John Nevin Sayre (February 4, 1884 – September 13, 1977) was an American Episcopal priest,

peace activist A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world p ...

, and author. He was an active member of the

Fellowship of Reconciliation The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR or FOR) is the name used by a number of religious nonviolent organizations, particularly in English-speaking countries. They are linked by affiliation to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR). ...

(FOR) and helped found the Episcopal Pacifist Fellowship (now the ''Episcopal Peace Fellowship''). The US State Department official Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. was his brother.

Reputation

Sayre promoted peace and supported conscientious objectors throughout the world through magazines he edited ( ''The World Tomorrow'' and ''Fellowship''), books that he wrote, and various peace organizations he belonged to or founded.

Academics

Sayre taught nonviolent techniques at the Brookwood Labor College.

Hiss Case

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's wife Esther Shemitz and her friend

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worked for Sayre on the staff of ''The World Tomorrow'' magazine during the 1920s. Later, Sayre's brother Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. had

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reporting to him at the State Department, then declined to testify on Hiss's behalf.

References

External links

Episcopal Church
- John Nevin Sayre Award (1979)

- John Nevin Sayre: Records, 1885–1982; (bulk, 1922–1967)
Thomas Merton Center
- Thomas Merton's Correspondence with: Sayre, John Nevin, 1885-1982

- John Nevin Sayre

- Marriage Announcement (November 17, 1913)

- 85 Years of the FOR

- Noble Endeavor: Memoir of FOR in the 20th Century

- Living in an Extraordinary Time

- Is War Good for Nonviolence?
Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF)''An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church''
1884 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American Episcopal priests Activists from Pennsylvania American anti-war activists American Christian pacifists Anglican pacifists Christians from Pennsylvania Princeton University alumni Religious leaders from Pennsylvania Union Theological Seminary alumni Writers from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania {{Anglicanism-stub