Can Love Be A Force for Social Justice?

Anne Firth Murray, a professor at Stanford University, teaches courses on international women's health and one called, "Love as a Force of Social Justice." In this interview, she describes introducing students to the different concepts of love, empowering them to be conscious of the power of love and the possibility of practicing it in every day life, and highlighting the idea of love as a force for social justice. Drawing on the works and inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rumi, bell hooks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, she is on an unwavering pursuit of truth and nonviolent action using love as a tool for change. Her course brings her students along with her. 

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