You know the names Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela. But have you heard of Roy Bourgeois, Neta Golan, or Sulak Sivaraksa? How about Vandana Shiva, Daniel and Philip Berrigan, or Janusz Korczak? They, and the dozens more spiritual activists in this book, are the heirs to that great tradition of faith-based activism. The spiritual activists in this book are environmentalists, gay-rights activists, peace workers, land reformers, and child advocates. They are Buddhists and Catholics, Hindus and Muslims, Baha'is, Jews, and Quakers. The stories of these modern-day prophets of positive change will inspire you, and the resources provided in each chapter will help you put your own beliefs to work in the world.
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Brooke Shelby Biggs is a journalist, an activist, and the author of Brave Hearts, Rebel Spirits. For more information please visit her website.
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Go out and do something!,
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Great stories of real people today who took a look at the world and didn't like what they saw. So they did something about it. Biggs is a great storyteller.
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Get up and do something!,
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These stories of modern day activists really give you a different perspective on the world we live in and what our role should be. Biggs is an excellent story teller.
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Best Book in History of English Language,
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Brooke Biggs is a literary master with the heart of a lion and excellent taste in sneakers. Her latest volume, a staggeringly huge triumph of the written word, should find its way to the shelf of every sentient being on Earth, nestled between "Das Kapital" and the complete Nancy Drew series.
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Here's a challenge: Name 10 tyrants, despots, or dictators who have wrought havoc and misery on the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Father Roy, United States Tel, Vinoba Bhave, Daniel Berrigan, Janusz Korczak, Latin America, Martin Luther King, Tent Embassy, Men of the Trees, Close the School of the Americas, Mel White, New York, San Francisco, United Kingdom, Barbe Baker, Bayard Rustin, Cesar Chavez, John Trudell, Nobel Peace Prize, Charles Perkins, Native American, Philip Berrigan, Roy Bourgeois, Catholic Church, Edgar Hoover New!
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Father Roy, United States Tel, Vinoba Bhave, Daniel Berrigan, Janusz Korczak, Latin America, Martin Luther King, Tent Embassy, Men of the Trees, Close the School of the Americas, Mel White, New York, San Francisco, United Kingdom, Barbe Baker, Bayard Rustin, Cesar Chavez, John Trudell, Nobel Peace Prize, Charles Perkins, Native American, Philip Berrigan, Roy Bourgeois, Catholic Church, Edgar Hoover New!
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- Letters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on page 218, and page 219
- To Dwell in Peace by Daniel Berrigan on page 14, and page 25
- Prison Journals of a Priest Revolutionary by Father Philip Berrigan on page 25
- A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on page 219
- Peace Agitator: Story of A. J. Muste by Hentoff on page 117
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