Archives: Authors
David Kaczynski
David Kaczynski is executive director of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty. He and his wife Linda Patrik received national attention in 1996 when it was revealed that David’s brother, Theodore, known as the Unabomber, had been turned in by his own family.
Peter Singer
Peter Singer is a moral philosopher whose work addresses altruism, human and animal rights, economics, world poverty, and religion. He is a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, and a laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Singer has authored and co-authored many books, including <em>The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically</em>, and the seminal <em>Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for our Treatment of Animals. </em>
Julia Wise
Julia Wise is a communications researcher at the Centre for Effective Altruism in Oxford, England, which runs and supports projects that promote altruistic ideas and aims. She also serves on the board of GiveWell, an independent, nonprofit charity evaluator. As well, she organizes effective altruism meetups in Boston, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and child. Wise writes regularly on her website, <em>Giving Gladly: Altruism & The Good Life.</em>
Gretchen Rohr
Gretchen Rohr is founder of Justice in Balance, a restorative justice forum dedicated to reconciling communities impacted by violence. She serves as a magistrate judge at the D.C. Superior Court.
Douglas Abrams
Douglas Abrams is the founder and president of Idea Architects, a creative book and media agency helping visionaries to create a wiser, healthier, and more just word. He is also the co-founder with Pam Omidyar and Desmond Tutu of HumanJourney.com, a public benefit company working to share life- and world-changing ideas. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, retired as Archbishop of Capetown, South Africa, in 1996. He is active as a lecturer throughout the world and was recently a visiting professor at Emory University in Atlanta.
Christopher Ford
Dr. Christopher Ford worked for the last four years as a political appointee in senior policy positions at the U.S. State Department and on the National Security Council staff. He received <em>jukai</em> from Roshi Joan Halifax and is an ordained Buddhist chaplain.
Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. His books include <em>The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism</em> (with Robert E. Buswell, Jr.), <em>The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography</em>, and <em>The Lotus Sutra: A Biography</em>. He lives in Ann Abor, Michigan.
Sean Elder
Sean Elder is a contributing editor at Newsweek and co-author, with Amos Kamil, of the forthcoming book </em>Great Is the Truth: Secrecy, Scandal, and the Quest for Justice at the Horace Mann School <em>(Farrar, Strauss and Giroux).</em>
Mark Nepo
Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark Nepo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller <em>The Book of Awakening</em>. His new book is <em>The One Life We’re Given: Finding the Wisdom that Waits in Your Heart</em> (Atria, July 2016). In fall of 2016, Mark will have a new book of poetry, <em>The Way Under the Way</em>. For more, visit: <a href="http://www.MarkNepo.com/">MarkNepo.com</a>
Spring Washam
Spring Washam is one of the founders of the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, and a member of the teachers council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is the author of the forthcoming <em>A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Wisdom, and Courage in Any Moment</em> (Parallax Press).
David Weinstein
David Weinstein is the supervising teacher of the Pacific Zen Institute in Santa Rosa, California, and directing teacher of the Rockridge Meditation Community in Oakland.
Venerable Pannavati
Venerable Pannavati is cofounder of Embracing Simplicity Hermitage in Hendersonville, North Carolina. A Theravada nun, she has also received dharma transmission from Roshi Bernie Glassman of Zen Peacemakers.
Ejo McMullen
Ejo McMullen moved to Japan in his late teens and stayed into his twenties, teaching secondary school and eventually receiving ordination and training at Daijoji Monastery in Kanazawa. He is the abbot of Buddha Eye Temple in Eugene, Oregon, where he has served since its founding in 2004, and is also secretary of the Soto Zen Buddhism North America Office in Los Angeles.
Myles McDonough
Myles McDonough is a writer currently based in Knoxville, TN. He graduated from Harvard University in 2015, and is a candidate for an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Tennessee. His work has appeared on LionsRoar.com and in <i>The Saturday Evening Post.</i>
Shinzen Young
Shinzen Young leads meditation retreats throughout North America and has helped establish many mindfulness centers and programs. He consults on meditation-related research at Harvard Medical School, Carnegie Mellon University, and other institutions. He lives in Vermont. His website is shinzen.org.
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso is a well-known scholar and yogi in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan buddhism who has taught extensively in the west for many years.