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Michael N. Nagler (born January 20, 1937) is an American academic and peace activist. He graduated from New York University, and University of California, Berkeley with an M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. He is Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley. He founded and was at various times chair of the Peace And Conflict Studies Program. Nagler has served as the co-Chair of the Peace and Justice Studies Association since 2008. He is also on the advisory board of FFIPP-USA (Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace-USA), a network of Palestinian, Israeli, and International faculty, and students, working in for an end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and just peace. He is currently president of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Education, an organization which tries to raise public awareness of nonviolence and keep activists informed. Nagler is also a Contributing Author for the online news and commentary site New Clear Vision.
| Current Institution | University of California, Berkeley |
| Department | Classics |
| Disciplines | |
| Birthday | January 20,1937 |
| Address | 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley California 94701 United States Phone: 510-642-6000 |
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Education
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.,
Comparative Literature
University of California, Berkeley
M.A.,
Comparative Literature
Work Experience
Professor Emeritus
University of California, Berkeley
Co-Chair
Peace and Justice Studies Association
(2008 - Present)
Achievements
General
Publication Summary
Books and Pamphlets
- Hope or Terror: Gandhi and the Other 9/11. (free pdf download) 2006.
- The Search for a Nonviolent Future: a Promise of Peace for Ourselves, Our Families, and Our World. Inner Ocean Publishing, 2004. (Original edition: Is There No Other Way?: The Search for a Nonviolent Future. Berkeley Hills Books, 2001) Winner of American Book Award, 2002.
- Our Spiritual Crisis: Recovering Human Wisdom in a Time of Violence. Open Court, 2005.
- The Steps of Nonviolence. (currently out of print, electronic version coming soon), Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1999.
- The Upanishads (with Eknath Easwaran). Nilgiri Press, 1987.
Recent Writing
- The Cassandra Syndrome Truthout, April 14, 2009
- Fight Violence with Nonviolence Christian Science Monitor, March 27, 2008.
- Spirit and Science in the Vedanta Tikkun, January 2008.
- Response to Paul Lewis (On Mockery of Public Figures) Tikkun, December 2007.
- Burma and the Press Common Dreams, October 1, 2007.
- Spirit Rising Yes Magazine, Winter 2006.
- The Time For Nonviolence Has Come Yes Magazine, Summer 2003.
- Words and the Mind: Thoughts on an Ancient and a Contemporary Technique of Meditation Religion East and West, June 2003.
- Building a New Force Yes Magazine, Fall 2002.
- Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, a Man To Match His Mountains Yes Magazine, Summer 2002.
- Compassion the Radicalism of This Age Yes Magazine, Fall 1998.
Books
The Upanishads (Classic of Indian Spirituality)Among the oldest of India's spiritual texts, the Upanishads are records of intensive question-and-answer sessions given by illumined sages to their students - in ashrams, at family gatherings...
The search for a nonviolent futureBeginning with the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, and following the legacy of nonviolence through the struggles against Nazism in Europe, racism in America, oppression in China and Latin America... |
Other Publications
