is a world-renowned sociologist, author, and activist who has done pineering work in the fields of women's studies, peace research, and futurism. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. Her latest book, with an introduction by Federico Mayer, is Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History (Syracuse University Press).
Staff writer met her when she gave a talk to the Boston Clergy and Religious Leaders Group at the Boston Church of the New Jerusalem earlier this year. Together they discussed some of the ideas she shared then, and went on to explore several other issues relating to the achievement of peace in the world.
"We need to infuse the spirituality of peace in our education of children and young adults," says Ms. Boulding, "and bring it about in our worship. So many people do not know that peacemaking is one of our most essential activities as human beings. Many of us do know it, because it's part of our tradition. But the real challenge is how to continually infuse it in people in such a way that it becomes an instinctive response.
