This Day (20 July) In History
20 July 1304 Francesca Petrarcha, Italian philosopher and “Father of Renaissance Humanism” was born. Petrarcha (1304-1374) was a major force ushering in the Renaissance and modernity–with all the gains and losses that entails.
20 July 1925 Frantz Fanon, psychiatrist and anti-Colonial revolutionary and Marxist theorist was born. Fanon (1925-1962), who lived in the island nation of Martinique, was the author of Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961), two major texts in post-colonial thought.
20 July 1969 American astronauts Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on Earth’s moon.
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Michael L. Westmoreland-White, Ph.D. I live in Louisville, KY USA with my wife, Kate, and our two wonderful daughters. My wife, Kate, is a Baptist minister who works at a Catholic charity (the Society of St. Vincent de Paul) to provide assisted housing to homeless people. Our daughters are Molly (’95) and Miriam (’99). I am a former soldier converted to gospel nonviolence and a once (and future?) academic theologian turned peace activist, author, and peace educator. Contact me at [email protected]
The Levellers were a 17th C. movement during the English Civil War. They were a religiously-inspired political movement for democracy, human rights, justice for the poor, and peace. Their strongest leader was Richard Overton, a pacifist General Baptist influenced by Dutch Mennonites. Although I write on a wide range of topics, most often this blog deals with the intersection of faith, especially Christian faith, and work for social justice and peace. So, I have named the blog and dedicated it to the spirit of Richard Overton and the 17th C. Levellers.
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