In recent weeks I have received a couple of different queries about how and why one should forgive. One reader wrote asking if he should forgive those who had so seriously hurt him in his workplace, ...

Nelson Mandela was many things: a change agent, a revolutionary, and for 15 years the first Black President of South Africa chosen through a transformational, multi-racial, democratic electoral ...

Every once in a very great while, we get these people who rise above the confines of self. Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at the age of 95, was one of those. He navigated his life by the ...

Though Nelson Mandela never stepped foot in the Dayton area, he left his mark on many in the community. John R. Smith, 85, of Dayton, saw Mandela in person when Mandela was elected South Africa’s ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I was amazed when the South African pro golfer Ernie Els addressed President Nelson Mandela after winning this year's British Open. Els emotionally and boldly thanked Mandela for the opportunity he ...

As the world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, one of the most revered human rights activists in history, tributes have poured in from world leaders, including President Barack Obama, as well as ...

April marks the anniversary of both Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 and the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994. It is therefore fitting that we reflect on lessons of leadership from ...