John Lewis
One of the most notable leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement and the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 5th congressional district. Right from youth, Lewis subscribed to the philosophy, which considered suffering as redemptive.
Call for Essays: How can leaders change the world by promoting love and forgiveness?
The Love and Forgiveness in Governance project team at Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations is pleased to announce an essay contest on the topic of leaders whose work and promotion of forgiveness and love has, in some way, contributed to a...
Movie screening ‘Long Night’s Journey into Day’
As part of the public awareness campaign on “Love and forgiveness in government” We would like to invite you for a movie screening and discussion around forgiveness and reconciliation. ‘Long Night’s Journey into Day’ This documentary examines South...
Francois Nguyen Van Thuan
Nguyen Van Thuan was born into a prominent Vietnamese family with a long Catholic tradition. His relatives were among the Vietnamese martyrs since l698, including the assassinated Vietnam leader, President Diem. Father Van Thuan had premonition that he would suffer martyrdom just like his relatives, therefore his arrest and imprisonment by the communist regime did not come as a surprise. However, while Thuan was in prison, his jailers asked him why he was usually so happy and he replied, ”Because I have faith in my God.”[1] Father Van Thuan was appointed the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and was subsequently elevated to Cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor and a civil rights activist. He was noted for the significant role he played in bringing an end to the racial segregation of African American citizens in the United States. In pursuit of freedom and equality for African Americans, King was arrested and detained several times. He was stabbed and almost killed by an assailant in Harlem while on a speaking tour. However, he maintained resolute and continued non-violent struggle against racial discrimination for the African Americans, an idea he picked from Mohandas Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence in India.
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