Nobel Peace Prize: politics and history
Alfred Nobel said the Peace Prize should be awarded to an individual who had contributed to “fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”
On December 10, 2010, In Jewish News, by admin
Nobel Peace Prize: politics and history Alfred Nobel said the Peace Prize should be awarded to an individual who had contributed to “fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”
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www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions — Islam, Judaism, Christianity — have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should [...]
www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions — Islam, Judaism, Christianity — have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion — to help restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.
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Ela Bhatt conferred Japan’s Niwano Peace Prize Ela Ramesh Bhatt, founder of Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), has been conferred the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize in recognition of her contribution to improving the lives of millions of oppressed women of India.
Ela Bhatt conferred Japan’s Niwano Peace Prize
Ela Ramesh Bhatt, founder of Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), has been conferred the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize in recognition of her contribution to improving the lives of millions of oppressed women of India.
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US geneticist wins $1.5 million religion prize WASHINGTON (AP) – A one-time priest turned evolutionary geneticist and molecular biologist who has helped scientifically refute creationism is being awarded one of the world’s top religion prizes.
US geneticist wins $1.5 million religion prize
WASHINGTON (AP) – A one-time priest turned evolutionary geneticist and molecular biologist who has helped scientifically refute creationism is being awarded one of the world’s top religion prizes.
On February 5, 2010, In Uncategorized, by admin
Stanford grads share top Jewish book prize The 2010 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature will be awarded to two authors, Sarah Abrevaya Stein, for her book “Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce,” and Kenneth B. Moss for his book “Jewish Renaissance in the Russian Revolution.”
Stanford grads share top Jewish book prize
The 2010 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature will be awarded to two authors, Sarah Abrevaya Stein, for her book “Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce,” and Kenneth B. Moss for his book “Jewish Renaissance in the Russian Revolution.”
