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| Born in Basle, Switzerland in 1907, Frithjof Schuon was the twentieth century's pre-eminent spokesman for the perennialist school of comparative religious thought.
The leitmotif of Schuon's work was foreshadowed in an encounter during his youth with a marabout who had accompanied some members of his Senegalese village....[more] |
| Rabbi Moshe Goldberger is a prolific writer and lecturer on popular Jewish Subjects.
You can follow his daily "Gems" at www.GemsOfTorah.com and audio classes at http://bit.ly/cUPzZi on Kol Halashon
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| Jurgen Habermas is a German sociologist who studied at the universities of Gottingen, Zurich, and Bonn. He taught at Frankfurt am Main, Marburg, and Heidelberg before becoming professor of philosophy at the University of Frankfurt. His works, widely translated, have made him one of the most influential social theorists....[more] |
| Peter Ochs (Phd Yale; MA Jewish Theological Seminary)is Edgar Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies at the University of Virginia, where he also directs Religious Studies graduate programs in “Scripture, Interpretation, and Practice” – an interdisciplinary approach to the Abrahamic traditions and more. He is co-f....[more] |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274) was a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order known for his philosophy and theology work. “Aquinas” indicates his residence – not his surname – so he is sometimes referred to as Thomas. Thomas is the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology. He was the foremos....[more] |
| Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was German Jewish self-described political theorist. She is considered by many to be one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. Arendt’s subject matter revolved around political theory, modernity, and the philosophy of history. She....[more] |
| An emperor and a philosopher, Marcus Aurelius is considered the last ruler of the golden age of Rome. Born in 121, Aurelius was tutored at home where one of his teachers convinced him at a young age to take up the habits of a philosopher, which included wearing a rough cloak and sleeping on the ground. Aurelius would s....[more] |
| Also known as Ibn Rushd. Averroes was a man of many talents, including mathematics, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, and physics. Born in modern day Spain in 1126, Averroes’ career began in earnest when he was tasked with providing a better Arabic translation of Aristotle’s works. Eventually, just like his father and g....[more] |
| A knight, a lawyer and philosopher among other titles, Sir Francis Bacon was born in 1561 in London, England, where he was tutored at home due to his poor health. Eventually, at age 12, he was deemed well enough to attend Trinity College where he excelled and soon caught the eye of Queen Elizabeth, who took to calling ....[more] |
| Martin Buber (February 8, 1878 - died June 13, 1965)— died June 13, 1965) Buber born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died in Jerusalem. He was the son of Carl Buber and Elise Wurgast, who divorced when he was three years old, and for the next ten years he was raised by his grandparents, Solomon and Adele Buber. He was....[more] |
| E. A. Wallis Budge (Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge) (July 27, 1857 - November 23, 1934)
Budge was born in Bodmin, Cornwall, England to Mary Ann Budge. His father is unknown. He went to live with his grandmother and aunt in London as a young man. He was interested in languages by the age of ten, but left s....[more] |
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