February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945
Spirituality
Fr. Pedro Casaldáliga
Pedro Casaldáliga was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was one of the best-known exponents of liberation theology. He was a forceful advocate in support of indigenous peoples. Casaldàliga co-founded the Conselho Indigenista Missionário in 1972, an organ...
Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr.
June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006
Fr. Mariano Puga Concha
Mariano Puga Concha was a Chilean Roman Catholic priest and a human rights activist. Born into wealth and prestige, Puga was exposed to extreme poverty in Santiago prompting him to abandon ambitions to become an architect to study for the priesthood. By 1972 he had...
Mahatma Gandhi
October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948
Rev. Peter J. Gomes
May 22, 1942 – February 28, 2011
Rev. Robert Graetz
Lutheran Clergyman and Civil Rights Leader Rev. Robert Graetz's first full-time job as pastor was to a Black congregation, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Montgomery. He began working there in 1955, the year of the Montgomery bus boycott. A personal friend and...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 15, 1929 – January 4, 1968
Herbert Leuninger
Herbert Leuninger was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was a human rights activist for asylum in Germany, a co-founder and speaker of Pro Asyl, a human rights organization for refugees seeking asylum in Germany, and a member of the board of the European...