Monday, July 21, 2003
TOP LEADERS
Who are some of the stand-out leaders of contemporary society?
Here are some people who, says James Donahue, president and professor of ethics at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, "have enormous insight into the human condition in ways that most people don't." None, however, is perfect, he adds.
• Desmond Tutu: South African archbishop and Nobel peace laureate; speaks about peace and reconciliation.
• The Dalai Lama: Tibetian Buddhism's exiled leader espouses peace and unity.
• Pope John Paul II: Travels internationally to try to reach out to other nations.
• Bill Moyers: Public TV's heralded broadcaster "has the ability to get at the big picture."
• Alice Walker: Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Color Purple." She "names truths that have transcended groups."
• Maya Angelou: Poet who, like Walker, has revealed "hidden voices from history."
• Robert Bly: Poet whose work with the men's movement tried "to give voice to a different portrait of manhood."
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