(b. 1936) This Muslim Prince of Pakistani origin has lived most of his life traveling around the world. As a person with global exposure since childhood he has become a leader in a worldwide educational movement to equip people to live in a diverse world rather than give in to the fears of a “clash of… Read more »
Category: North America
E. Stanley Jones
(1884-1973) Peace is a by-product of conditions out of which peace naturally comes. —E. Stanley Jones A Christian missionary evangelist as an interfaith hero? A man who held open-air evangelistic meetings with thousands of people in a predominantly non-Christian country, called the “Billy Graham of India,” as a role model in learning from other faiths?… Read more »
Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Thomas Merton was a Christian Trappist monk, mystic, writer, and social activist who became involved in interfaith exploration, developing deep friendships.
Haym Salomon (1740-1785)
Haym Salomon was a Jewish American financial broker who played a pivotal role in the American Revolution and early financial establishment of the U.S.
Juliet Garretson Hollister
(1916-2000) Juliet Hollister was “just a nice little mother,” in her words, when her life was transformed by a vision born over peanut butter sandwiches at her kitchen table. It was 1960, and the Cold War was at its height with nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union and the United States aimed threateningly at each… Read more »