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Arthur Simon (July 28, 1930 – November 14, 2023) was an American Lutheran minister, founder and president of Bread for the World, a citizens' lobby on hunger, which he served for almost two decades.[1]
Life and career
Arthur Simon was born in
His book Bread for the World won the national Religious Book Award, and was described by the Nobel Prize economist Gunnar Myrdal as a "clear and convincing" analysis of world hunger.[1] His most recent book is Silence Can Kill: Speaking Up to End Hunger and Make our Economy Work for Everyone. In 2009 he published The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger. Prior to that, he authored, with David Beckmann, Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World. His previous books include Faces of Poverty and Harvesting Peace: The Arms Race and Human Need. He has also had articles published in many national newspapers and journals.[4]
Simon received a number of awards and
Simon died at his Maryland home on November 14, 2023, at the age of 93.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Profile Archived October 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine: Southern Illinois University Carbondale website.
- ^ St. Ambrose University (Davenport, Iowa) website
- ^ a b "Bread Mourns the Passing of Founder Rev. Art Simon". Bread for the World. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Further profile: Center for Public Justice website.
- ^ Smietana, Bob; Banks, Adelle M. (November 17, 2023). "Art Simon, founder of Christian anti-hunger group Bread for the World, dies at 93". Religion News Service. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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