Douglas V. Steere

Douglas Van Steere (August 31, 1901 – February 6, 1995) was an American Quaker ecumenist.

Steere organized Quaker post-war relief work in Finland, Norway and Poland, was invited to participate as an ecumenical observer in the Second Vatican Council and co-founded the Ecumenical Institute of Spirituality.

He authored, edited, translated and wrote introductions for many books on Quakerism, as well as other religions and philosophy.

He corresponded often with Thomas Merton, a popular Trappist monk.

[2] In 1987, he was awarded the Decoration of Knight 1st Class of the White Rose of Finland, in recognition of his post-war relief work in that country.