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Posts Tagged: "Social Activism"

January 18, 2008: Abraham Joshua Heschel

January 18, 2008: Abraham Joshua Heschel

Heschel is widely considered to be one of the greatest American religious figures of the last century -- a rabbi, theologian, social activist and mystic admired by Christians as well as Jews. He would have been 101 years old this month.

Posted: Jan 18th, 2008  Comments: 3   Views: 2,666   
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September 28, 2007: Commentary: Donald W. Mitchell

September 28, 2007: Commentary: Donald W. Mitchell

Commentator Donald W. Mitchell, a religious studies professor at Purdue University, writes about the protests in Myanmar and "socially engaged Buddhism."

Posted: Sep 28th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 8   
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