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| having knowledge; conscious; cognizant |
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| correctness or orthodoxy of action or practice |
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| the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc |
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| orthodox belief or practice |
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| this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations |
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| to leave off (work) or stop (working) as a coercive measure, or as at the close of the day |
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| ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something |
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| to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion |
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| mutually dependent; depending on each other |
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| an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity |
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| practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills |
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| The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world |
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| the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and nonpayment of taxes |
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| Non Violent Non Cooperation |
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| a method or practice, as that established in India by Gandhi, of showing opposition to acts or policies of the government by refusing to participate in civic and political life or to obey governmental regulations |
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| any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, esp. an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing |
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| individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, esp. organized action toward social reform |
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| a term used in the social sciences to refer to patterned social arrangements which form the society as a whole, and which determine, to some varying degree, the actions of the individuals socialised into that structure |
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| Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it. |
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| Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it. |
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| Wrote Amazing Grace, was a slave ship captain, adn had a spiritual conversion |
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| John Paul II has been acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. It is widely held that he was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe as well as significantly improving the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. Though criticised by some for his opposition to contraception and the ordination of women, as well as his support for the Second Vatican Council and its reform of the Liturgy, he has also been praised for his firm, orthodox Catholic stances in these areas |
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| the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa or total nonviolence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world |
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| a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780 and became the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he underwent a conversion experience and became an evangelical Christian, resulting in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform |
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| one of the most prominent Africans involved in the British movement of the abolition for the slave trade. His autobiography depicted the horrors of slavery and helped influence British lawmakers to abolish the slave trade |
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