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How did Elijah Muhammad's establishment of the Nation of Islam affect the civil rights movement in the United States? Philosophers and Religious Leaders answers that question and others as it presents 200 leaders whose lives and work have greatly influenced the world we live in today. Profiles include: Muhammad Abduh-architect of Islamic modernism. Mary Daly- influential feminist theologian and philosopher. Mary Baker Eddy-founder of Christian Science. Mencius (Meng K'o)-Confucian moral philosopher and interpreter. Shang Yang-Chinese philosopher of legalist school.