Our Five Most-Read Articles of the Year, and More Gifts
Dear Reader,
It has been a year of transformation at Kosmos. You played a key role in the journey, as we transitioned from our legacy print journal to the new Kosmos Quarterly. I received many warm and encouraging letters and offers of assistance as I stepped into the role of editor. Thank you for your patience and your trust. It is very nourishing to know we have such a loyal and loving…
Merle Lefkoff
Merle Lefkoff is Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Emergent Diplomacy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After receiving her PhD in Political Science from Emory University, Lefkoff became a teacher, curriculum developer, consultant, and mediator for governments, civil society organizations, universities, and private industry around the world experiencing the conflicts that accompany…
Kurt Johnson
Dr. Kurt Johnson (www.interspirituality.com) has worked in professional science and comparative religion over 40 years. A prominent figure on international committees, particularly at the United Nations, he is author of the influential book The Coming Interspiritual Age (2013) and two award-winning books in science: Nabokov’s Blues (2000) and Fine Lines (2015).
Kurt has served on the faculty…
Michael Foley
After twenty years in academia, Michael Foley began farming first in southern Maryland, and then in Willits, California, where he, his wife, and oldest daughter currently operate the small, diversified Green Uprising Farm. Foley is co-founder of the School of Adaptive Agriculture and currently manages his local farmers market. He has also served as vice president of the Mendocino County Farmers’…
Daniel Perell
Daniel Perell joined the Baha'i International Community’s United Nations Office as a Representative in 2011. His areas of work include social and sustainable development, global citizenship, human rights, the role of religion in society, and defense of the Baha'i Community. He is currently a Global Organizing Partner of the NGO Major Group and the Chair of the NGO Committee for Social…
Bruna Kadletz
Bruna Kadletz is a former dentist from Brazil who shifted to sacred activism, public speaking, and writing. She is passionate about caring for the soul of humanity through bringing together spiritual awareness and humanitarian work. Bruna is the co-founder and director of Circles of Hospitality, an organisation which develops social, cultural, and educational initiatives for refugees, asylum…
Community as Refuge and Path
Dear Reader,
It will be remembered as a great irony that when we needed each other more than ever, our societies grew more divided. We long for answers to the world's thorniest dilemmas and pray that this aching in our hearts will lead us to healing and change. Yet we see the rising tide of intolerance and indifference...and we wonder. Is it too late?
That is why community is so very…
80 Years Since the Holocaust Began: Can We Stop Fascism Today?
By Martin Winiecki, via Common Dreams
"November 9 this year marks the 80th anniversary of what went down in history as “Kristallnacht” or the “Night of Broken Glass.” On the night of November 9, 1938, the Nazis burned down 1000 synagogues and 7000 Jewish businesses all over Germany. This orchestrated attack marked the beginning of the Holocaust, resulting in six million Jews killed in less…