Love, Wisdom, and Dr. King
As a philosopher and theologian, MLK’s vision was about more than just politics, says scholar and author Charles Johnson.
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson is a scholar, award-winning novelist, essayist, cartoonist, and martial arts teacher. His latest book is Grand: A Grandparent’s Wisdom for a Happy Life.
May Our Grandchildren Break Free
A lesson on interconnection for the next generation
Turning Word
A novelist, philosopher, and Soto Zen practitioner talks about what Buddhist book has made a significant impact on his practice.
The Dharma and the Artist’s Eye
A Tricycle contributing editor recounts how his religious practice and creative work became expressions of one another.
Every 28 Hours
The case of Trayvon Martin
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Satyagraha Special Section: Blueprints of Freedom
How Martin Luther King, Jr., brought satyagraha to the U.S. and revolutionized the civil rights movement.
The Dharma of Social Transformation
Charles Johnson argues that in cutting the root of our own suffering, we can't help but confront the suffering of society.
Going Beyond Ethnic Dualism
Author Charles Johnson reviews two new books by African-American Buddhists.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Politics
“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry made his famous declaration at the Second Virginia Convention in 1775 and it was with similar conviction that the Buddha sat down beneath the fig tree in Bodhgaya 2,500 years ago, vowing to […]
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