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An Iranian cleric who criticised the modernisation efforts of the Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi), Khomeini called for a fundamentalist Islamic state in Iran.
Calvin became an important influence in the Reformation, and his theological beliefs, known as Calvinism, have become integral to many of today's major Protestant churches.
A spiritual leader now working in India, Sai Baba encourages individuals to lead whole lives by reaching for his ideals of love, peace, nonviolence, and right conduct.
The first woman to serve as the president of the American Society of Biblical Literature, Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza is a biblical scholar as well as a respected feminist theolog...
Swedenborg is credited as being the major intellectual of Sweden for the early eighteenth century. Interested in spiritual matters, he wrote prolifically about his beliefs.
After making a miraculous recovery from a terrible injury, Mary Baker Eddy devoted her life to developing her own system of faith. Always a controversial figure, Eddy is remembered...
As the head of Tibetan Buddhism, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is known throughout the world as a spiritual leader. Despite the seemingly narrow scope of his faith, the Dalai...
Known as the "Mahatma" or "Great Soul", Gandhi is one of history's best-known spiritual leaders. Through a campaign of nonviolence developed through devotion to Hindu ideals, Gandh...
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