List of Contributors to Mosaic

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Full List of Contributors to A World of Prayer

1. Swami Agnivesh – social justice and human rights activist; India
2. Chungliang Al Huang – Taoist, philosopher, performing artist and Tao master; USA/China
3. James Alison – Catholic, priest-theologian, author and retreat leader; Brazil/UK
4. Brother Alois – Catholic, Prior of Taizé; France
5. Dr. Suhair Hassan Al Qurashi – Muslim, President of Dar Al-Hekma College for women, interfaith dialogue practitioner; Kingdom of Saudi Arabiav
6. Dr. Swee Chai Ang – Christian, doctor, co-founder Medical Aid for Palestinians; UK
7. M. Syafi’i Anwar – Muslim, Senior Research Fellow Indonesia Program at Harvard Kennedy School, former Executive Director of International Center for Islam and Pluralism, Indonesia; USA/Indonesia
8. Zainah Anwar – Muslim, founding member Sisters in Islam and Musawah, author and columnist; Malaysia
9. Imam Dr. Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa – Muslim, co-founder and co-director of The Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna; Nigeria
10. His All Holiness Bartholomew – Orthodox Christian, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome & Ecumenical Patriarch; Turkey
11. Camila Batmanghelidjh – a woman of all faiths, psychotherapist, founder of The Place 2 Be and Kid’s Company; UK
12. The Revd. Marta Benavides – Christian, peace and human rights activist, leader Global Movement for Culture of Peace; El Salvador
13. Paulus Berensohn – potter, poet, visual artist, and dancer; USA
14. Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. – Catholic, priest, peace activist and poet, founding member of Plowshares Movement; USA
15. Dr. Pushpa Bhardwaj -Wood – Hindu, interfaith and peace activist; New Zealand
16. Leonardo Boff – Catholic (Franciscan), liberation theologian, author; Brazil
17. Faole Bokoi – Christian (Seventh Day Adventist), “Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel,” Manari Village Chairman; Mt Koiari, Papua New Guinea
18. Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke – Christian (Anglican), author and President of the World Congress of Faiths; UK
19. Rev. Ernesto Cardenal – Catholic, revolutionary priest and poet; Nicaragua
20. Dr. Sheila Cassidy – doctor, human rights activist and psychotherapist; UK
21. Archbishop Elias Chacour – Christian, Palestinian, Israeli citizen, Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee; Israel
22. Vannath Chea, MPA – Buddhist, sociologist and past President of Centre for Social Development; Cambodia
23. Sr. Joan D. Chittister, OSB – Catholic, Benedictine nun, author and international speaker; USA
24. Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron – Buddhist, American Tibetan Buddhist nun, teacher, author, founder and Abbess of Sravasti Abbey; USA
25. Fr. Boyet Concepcion – Catholic, missionary worker, missionary worker, Philippines
26. Venerable Robina Courtin – Tibetan Buddhist, nun, teacher and founder Liberation Prison Project; USA/Australia
27. Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio, S.J. – Syriac priest, Islamic-Christian harmony builder, Mar Musa Monastery; Syria
28. Mrs. de Lys Mariama Walet Mohamed – Muslim, Director West Africa tours; Mali
29. John Dear – Catholic, peace activist, author and lecturer; USA
30. Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni – Buddhist, teacher, feminist and abbess of Songdhammakalyani Monastery; Thailand
31. Liz Budd Ellmann, MDiv – Catholic, Executive Director of Spiritual Directors International; USA
32. Fr. Laurence Freeman, OSB – Catholic, Benedictine monk, Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation; UK
33. Professor Maureena Fritz, PhD, NDS – Catholic (Our Lady of Sion Sister), author and founder of the Bat Kol Institute, Jerusalem; Israel
34. Dr. Rubina Gillani – Muslim, medical doctor and public health specialist, Country Manager for The Fred Hollows Foundation; Pakistan
35. Fethullah Gülen – Muslim, scholar, spiritual leader and poet; USA/Turkey
36. Kirsty Sword Gusmao – Goodwill Ambassador for Education Timor-Leste, founding Chair of Alola Foundation, Chair of UNESCO’s National Commission;Timor-Leste/Australia
37. Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama – Buddhist, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists; India/Tibet
38. Brenda Heather-Latu – Christian (Protestant), lawyer, Samoa’s first female Attorney-General, Chair of the Pacific Leadership Foundation Board; Samoa
39. Dr. Obery M. Hendricks Jr. – Professor, author and commentator on American religion and politics; USA
40. The Rt. Revd. Richard Holloway – Scottish Episcopalian/Anglican, former Bishop of Edinburgh; Scotland
41. Daisaku Ikeda – Buddhist, President of Soka Gakkai International; Japan
42. Yusuf Islam|Cat Stevens – Muslim, musician and philanthropist; Dubai, UAE
43. B.K.S. Iyengar – world renowned yogi and yoga teacher; Pune, India
44. Dadi Janki – Administrative Head, Brahma Kumaris; Mount Abu , Rajasthan; India
45. Monica Jeddah Otto – Christian, development activist and feminist; Papua New Guinea
46. Shaykh Muhammed Hisham Kabbani – Muslim, Islamic scholar and deputy leader of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order; USA
47. Dr. Inderjit Kaur – Sikh, Head of Pingalwara; India
48. Bruce Kent – Catholic, peace activist, Vice-President Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Pax Christi UK; UK
49. Simon Keyes – Director, St Ethelburga’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation; UK
50. Azim Khamisa – Muslim, peace activist, award-winning author, founder Tariq Khamisa Foundation; USA
51. Daisy Khan – Muslim, Executive Director American Society for Muslim Advancement; USA
52. Shaykha Halima Krausen – Muslim, local Imam, founder of Initiative of Islamic studies; Germany
53. Dr. Sunitha Krishnan – anti-trafficking campaigner; India
54. The Revd. Una Kroll – Anglican, doctor, female priest, author and ecumenist; UK
55. Professor Dr. Hans Küng – Catholic, renowned theologian, founder and President of Global Ethic Foundation; Germany
56. Professor Chung Hyun Kyung – Christian (Presbyterian)/Buddhist, theologian, eco-feminist, teacher Korean Zen Buddhism; USA/S. Korea
57. Dr. Joanna Macy – Buddhist, scholar of Buddhism, systems theory and deep ecology; USA
58. Mairead Corrigan Maguire – Catholic, peace activist, Nobel Peace Laureate, Co-founder Peace People, Northern Ireland, and Vice Chair, Nobel Women’s Initiative; Northern Ireland.
59. Nelson Mandela – international statesman and visionary, Nobel Peace Laureate and first President of a democratic South Africa; South Africa
60. Katherine Marshall – Senior Fellow Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, international development activist; USA
61. Dr. Wanjiku Mathenge – Christian (Protestant), doctor, Regional Medical Advisor to The Fred Hollows Foundation; Kenya
62. Elizabeth May – Christian (Anglican), leader of the Green Party, and Member of Parliament; Canada
63. Rabbi Michael Melchior – Jewish, Israeli former Minister and member of Knesset, Rabbi in Jerusalem, interfaith leader, Chief Rabbi of Norway; Israel/Denmark
64. Amjad Mohamed-Saleem – Muslim, Head of Communications, The Cordoba Foundation; UK
65. Didacienne Mukahabeshimana – Catholic, peace and reconciliation activist; Rwanda
66. Professor Chandra Muzaffar – Muslim, social justice activist, President of the International Movement for a Just World; Malaysia
67. Dr. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani – Baha’i, author and teacher; France
68. Professor Chris O’Brien, AO – Catholic, surgeon, established Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia’s largest comprehensive and integrated cancer care facility; Australia
69. Canon Dr. Paul Oestreicher – Anglican/Quaker, human rights and peace activist; UK
70. Jacqueline Ogega – Catholic, peace activist and feminist, Director of Women’s Program, Religions for Peace; USA/Kenya
71. Dr. Eboo Patel – Muslim, founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core; USA
72. Zoya Phan – Burmese peace activist, International Coordinator Burma Campaign UK; UK/Burma
73. Dr. Jenny Plane Te Paa – Anglican/Maori, first indigenous Anglican seminary Dean; New Zealand
74. Canon Patience Purchas – Anglican, one of England’s first women ordained priests, Director of Ordinands; UK
75. Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP – Catholic, author, former Master of the Dominican Order; UK
76. Tariq Ramadan – Muslim, Islamic scholar, author and academic; UK/Switzerland
77. Christina Rees – Anglican, writer, broadcaster, consultant and campaigner for women in the Church; UK
78. Sogyal Rinpoche – Buddhist, author, teacher and spiritual director of Rigpa; France/Tibet
79. Patricia Roberts – Christian/Taoist, Spiritual Director and Tai Ji teacher; Arequipa, Peru
80. Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM – Catholic (Franciscan), priest and founding Director of the Center for Action and Contemplation, New Mexico; USA
81. Rabbi Dr. David Rosen, CBE,KSG – Jewish, International Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee; Israel
82. Zainab Salbi – Muslim, founder of Women for Women International; USA/Iraq
83. Swami Niranjan Saraswati – Indian, Sannyasin, Spiritual successor to Swami Satyananda Saraswati; Bihar, India
84. Pete Seeger – American folk singer, civil rights and peace activist, environmentalist; USA
85. Rula Shubeita – Christian (Greek Orthodox), Arab Palestinian, tour leader and guide of Holy Land pilgrimages, peace activist; Israel
86. His Holiness Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj – leading spiritual master, head of Science of Spirituality, Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission; USA
87. Bhai Sahib, Bhai (Dr.) Mohinder Singh – Sikh, Chair of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (GNNSJ); Birmingham, UK
88. Dr. Huston Smith – author, comparative religions scholar and Professor of Religion; USA
89. The Rt. Revd. John Shelby Spong – Christian (Anglican), progressive theologian, retired Bishop of Newark; USA
90. Rev. Helen Summers – Interfaith Minister, founder and Director of The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne; Australia
91. Rabbi Jacqueline Tabick – Jewish, first UK female rabbi, Chair of the World Congress of Faiths; UK
92. Dr. Elsa Tamez – Christian (Methodist), Liberation Theologian and author; Costa Rica
93. Tshering Tashi – Buddhist, author and businessman; Bhutan
94. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu – Christian (Anglican), Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town; South Africa
95. Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit – Lutheran pastor, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches; Switzerland/Norway
96. Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann AM – Catholic/Indigenous Aboriginal, teacher, artist and writer; Australia
97. Lily Venizelos – environmentalist, President of Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles (MEDASSET); Greece
98. Professor Dr. Amina Wadud – Muslim scholar and feminist; USA
99. Yenny Wahid – Muslim, Director of The Wahid Institute; Indonesia
100. Lech Walesa – Catholic, founder of Solidarity, Nobel Peace Laureate and former Polish President; Poland
101. Dr. Val Webb – progressive theologian and author; Australia/USA
102. Dr. Deborah Weissman – Jewish, teacher, President of the International Council of Christians and Jews; Israel
103. Claudette Antoine Werleigh – Catholic, former Prime Minister of Haiti and Secretary-General of Pax Christi International, peace envoy; Haiti
104. Archbishop Rowan Williams – Christian (Anglican), Archbishop of Canterbury; UK
105. Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg – Jewish, Senior Rabbi, Masorti Synagogues, interfaith practitioner; UK
106. Pastor Dr. James Movel Wuye – Christian, co-founder and co-director of The Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna; Nigeria
107. Xinran – author, journalist and broadcaster on Chinese culture; UK/China
108. Dr. Sakena Yacoobi – Muslim, social activist, educator, founder of Afghan Institute of Learning; Afghanistan
109. Hamza Yusuf – Muslim, scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College; USA

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