A.J. Muste: Peacemaker, Prophet, Pragmatist

An Interdisciplinary Conference on His Achievement and Legacy

March 21–23, 2024

Haworth Hotel and Conference Center
Hope College, Holland, Michigan

This celebration of the life and work of renowned pacifist the Rev. A.J. Muste (1885-1967) was held on the campus of his alma mater. Featured speakers included grandson Peter Muste and biographers Leilah Danielson and Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson.

Conference Lectures

Hope Elizabeth May and Keith Snedegar: Two Mid-twentieth-century Peace Activists | Muste Conference

JoAnn Robinson: Peace is the Way and Violence Is a Many-Headed Hydra

Israel/Palestine after October 7, Joshua Vis and Rev. Chris DeBlaay

A.J.’s Response to the US/Israel War on Gaza, Mary Neznek

A.J. Muste and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Ariel Gold

The A.J. Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice, Heidi Boghosian and Johanna Fernandez

Muste, Rustin, and Two Holy Experiments, Martha Reineke

A.J. Muste and Bertrand Russell: Opposing Worldview, Kindred Spirits

A.J. Muste and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Ariel Gold

With the World in Crisis, What Would A.J. Muste Propose

Mr. Bradford Lyttle: A.J. Muste As I Knew Him

“What the Rustin Film Gets Wrong about A. J. Muste and Why It Matters” by Leilah Danielson