Yushiho Jennifer Oshima |
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2024-08-30 12:18:32 |
Japan | I graduated from Tsurumi University in 2024. | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | Youth group reader |
Yoshiyuki Kikuchi |
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Japan | working adult | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Abhay-Soni |
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Abhi-Janamanchi |
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Abier-Abd-Al-Daim |
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Arman G. Pedro |
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Never |
Philippines | I am the Church Administrator of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines, Inc. (UUCP) since 2016 up to the present. I was ordained to the UU Ministry in 2019 after I graduated with Master of Arts in Religion in Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2017. Aside from being the Chief Financial Officer of UUCP I also wrote several project proposal for the church and conducted trainings & workshops for various district and congregational leaders in UUCP in relation to finance and administration. Prior to my election as the Church Administrator in the national office of UUCP I was a Lay Leader in a small UU Congregation in my hometown since 2003. I finished Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in my college and worked for multinational company before I discover Unitarian Universalism. I was also elected as Council member in my home village from 2007-2018 and had spent time working with the marginalized sector. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Unitarian Universalist Church Philippines | N/A |
Akeno Mitsuguchi |
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Japan | I’m a housewife. I’m a member of RKK. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Alicia-Forde |
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Anne-Greenwood |
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Anne Greenwood |
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Never |
United States | I am a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley in Kensington CA, USA. I have been involved with IARF since I attended the 1984 Congress in Tokyo Japan. | US Chapter | Unitarian Universalist Association | CA |
Annemarie-Gerretsen |
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Annette Percy |
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United Kingdom | Member of the British Chapter since 1966.
Former Membership Secretary of the Chapter (32 years)
British Unitarian with 60 years association with Unitarians in Central Europe, especially Czech Republic, Hungary and Transylvania. Member of Altrincham and Prague Unitarians. | British Chapter | General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches | Member |
Annette-Percy |
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ANuj-Raghuwanshi |
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arul-prakasam |
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2024-10-30 06:16:07 |
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Barothi-Brigitta |
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Bert-Companjen |
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Never |
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Betsy Darr |
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Never |
United States | I am a retired UU religious educator, a mother of three and grandmother of three. Strong interests include Climate Action (XR) and choral singing. | US Chapter | Unitarian Universalist Association | Former council member; former chapter president |
Ma. Elvira Sienes |
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Philippines | I am Rev. Ma. Elvira P Sienes from Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines. Currently, I am the Director of the Department of Ministry and Faith Advocacy. | | | |
Bjarne-D. |
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2024-10-10 16:56:30 |
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Bob Carroll |
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2024-10-02 00:15:22 |
Israel and the USA | I am a Modern Orthodox Rabbi, and former university chaplain. Also a former IT consultant and project manager for Fortune 500 companies. I have spent some years doing doctoral work in comparative mysticism which is what initially drew me to interfaith work. Military veteran. Currently serving as a Council Member of IARF and Board Chair of the Interfaith Encounter Association, based in Jerusalem. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Interfaith Encounter Association | I am currently the Board Chair and co-chair several of our interfaith encounter groups. Also serve as an IARF Council member. |
Andreas Bolhàr-Nordenkampf |
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Austria | I will gladly share my bio with anyone asking about it | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | Former spiritual leader UUF Austria |
Brigitta-Barothi |
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Never |
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Britto Arul |
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Never |
India | | India Chapter | Caussanel Interreligious Students’ Movement | Secretary, IARF India Chapter |
C-A-Hayhurst |
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Never |
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Chihiro |
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Never |
Japan | RK External Relations Group | No, I'm a member of a Member Organisation | Rissho Kosei-kai | RK |
Chikage Omoto |
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Never |
日本 | IARF日本チャプター広島地区代表 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
中川知代 |
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Never |
日本 | IARF日本チャプター広島地区会員です。(令和3年より)RKK会員です。趣味は三味線とヨガです。 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | 主任 支部教務員 |
Chizuko Sugiyama |
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Never |
Japan | I’m housewife who like to cook. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
cka |
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Never |
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Daijiro Ai |
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Japan | a director of Ittoen museum "Kosoin". | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Ittoen | |
眞野かをり |
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日本 | 日本 | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | 島根県 |
Manish Daniel |
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India | Immanuel hails from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh(MP), India. He holds degree in Master’s in Business Administration in faculty of marketing and finance from IIPM, Delhi, India. To has ~10 years corporate experience, he presently works with HCL Technologies as cluster head for talent sourcing department. He received his formal orientation with IARF-RFYN during the International Summit held in 2012 at Maduria, Tamil Nadu, India. He strongly believes IARF has given him a new aura of plethora to work upon. He felt that the program at Madurai profoundly demonstrated means and ways to protect fundamental human rights and inspired him act towards community welfare. He then decided to cascade the knowledge to the rural areas of MP. He has bagged many human rights education training program, interfaith and community welfare programs under the banner of IARF. His zealous attitude towards society welfare has been recognized by government of MP and Human Rights Commission of MP. He has earned the Greeley Award in 2014 by IARF for introducing Human Rights awareness for the people “Patalkot” which is located to the most remote location with no roads and transport facility. He acted as a defender and help provide Govt. identifications proofs to the tribal of Patalkot. He organized “On the Spot Solution” program in which the government officials participated and provided the solutions to tribal for the basic recognition as resident of India and availing basic needs as water and electricity. He was given golden opportunity to participate in 34th and 35th World Congress and he looks forward to meet like minded people from various countries, exchange thoughts and build a strong network in 36th Word Congress which in turn help him to do better planning for his upcoming Human Rights and Interfaith activities in his region. | India Chapter | RFYN | Member - RFYN India |
Derek McAuley |
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United Kingdom | Former Chief Officer of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian churches in the United Kingdom. Vice President of the International Council of Unitarians and Univeralists 2018 to 2022. Trustee of the Inter Faith Network of the UK 2013 - 2014. Chair of the Hibbert Trust. | British Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Chair of British Chapter |
Wilko vom Hagen |
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Deutschland | | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft Freien Glaubens | |
DOAK M MANSFIELD |
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United States | Ordained 1976 by Heritage UU Church - Cincinnati, OH
M.Div. 1976 United Theological Seminary - Dayton, OH
D.Min. 1996 Graduate Theological Foundation - Sarasota, FL
Halftime Minister ~ UU Fellowship of Sussex County - Newton, NJ | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | NJ |
Dorothee Gehrmann |
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2024-10-30 11:02:09 |
Germany | I'm Dorothee (Dorle) Gehrmann from Stuttgart. My connection with IARF began in 1952 when I joined the Free-religious youth group, and it's been a love story ever since. My husband, Diether Gehrmann, served as the IARF general secretary, and together, we've dedicated over 50 years to liberal religion, raising our four sons along the way. This journey has been my family's venture and my lifelong passion. I'm looking forward to connecting with you all! | German Chapter | Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands | Chapter member Germany |
sachiko oshima |
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Never |
Japan | Working Adult | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
蛯子直美 |
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Never |
日本 | メンバー二年目 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Eiko Suzuki |
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Never |
Japan | I am a housewife. I am a member of RKK. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Zsolt Elekes |
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Never |
Románia | | No, I'm a member of a Member Organisation | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Romania |
Emőd FARKAS |
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Románia | I was born in Kolozsvár (Cluj Napoca) in 1968.
I graduated from the Báthory István High School in 1986, and completed my university studies at the Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Informatics.
My mother tongue is Hungarian, and I speak English and Romanian at a high level, Finnish and French at a basic level.
Since the beginning of June 2001 I have been working as an office manager at the Sapientia Foundation. My main responsibilities include managing the office of the Foundation, which administers the budgetary support of a Hungarian language private university network, organising the meetings of the Board of Trustees and supervising the practical implementation of the decisions of the Board. Previously, between 1999 and 2001, I worked as a democracy expert at the American Embassy in Cluj-Napoca.
From 1994 to 1999, I was responsible for the Soros Foundation's civil society and interethnic programmes and served as the director of its specialised library.
In addition to my full-time job, I also work as an English-Hungarian-Romanian translator and (simultaneous) interpreter, but I have also been a teacher of IT at the Unitarian College and an English language teacher at the Heltai Gáspár Foundation Language School.
Since 2006 I have been a member of the Unitarian Church Consistory, since 2004 of the General Assembly and since 2008 of the Synod. I have been involved in several church committees. For more than 20 years, from 1990 to the early 2010s, I was actively involved in partner church programs with the Unitarian Universalist Association of America.
I got married in 1996, my wife Judit Kiss is a journalist (Krónika daily), editor-in-chief (Hungarian Public Education). Our children, Anna Ágnes and Janka Ilona, were students at the János Zsigmond Unitarian College, and are now university students.
On December 5, 2014, in Odorheiu Secuiesc, the General Council of the Hungarian Unitarian Church elected me as Lay President. Since then, I have chaired the meetings of the General Assembly, the Consistory and the Synod as Senior Lay President, and I consider this the greatest honour of my life. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Lay President, Hungarian Unitarian Church |
Felipe-Ribeiro |
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Francisco-Javier-Lagunes-Gaitan |
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Friederike-Rica-Kaufel |
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FUMIKO BABA |
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JAPAN | 佼成会会員 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
George M Williams |
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2024-10-23 02:50:20 |
USA | George M. Williams is a retired historian of religions, having spent a lifetime studying religions that liberate. He has written and made videos about the Hindu Renaissance, religion in modern Japan, and religion in Hawaii. | US Chapter | Kanenuiakea | President |
Lecretia J Williams |
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United States | An aspirant seminarian in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, interested in ethics, worship, research, chaplanicy, movement work, and public facing aspects of relgious professionals. | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | NY |
Gregory-Stevens |
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John Gubbings |
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2024-10-01 22:25:49 |
United States | I am a retired US Navy officer and Lockheed Martin Systems Test Manager with a Bachelor's degree with Economics major from Columbia College of Columbia University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration (systems analysis and Management Information Systems) from The American University. I am a Unitarian Universalist acitive in social justice organizations, particularly UUS for Social Justice, and The Poor People's Campaign, a National Call for Moral Revival. Treasurer and Board member of IARF US Chapter. Supporter of proposed UUA Bylaws change making its purpose transforming the world through liberating love. | US Chapter | Unitarian Universalist Association | Board member and Treasurer, US Chapter |
Gudrun Hahn |
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2024-10-01 13:08:16 |
Deutschland | I was born into my Unitarian Congregation in Frankfurt, Germany. During my youth I was a member of the Youth Organization "International Religious Fellowship". Since 2020 I am the head of the German Chapter and work together with the European wide active people (EME). I have been at several IARF congresses and conferences. I also visit the IALRW events. (International Association of Liberal Religious Women). | German Chapter | Unitarische Freie Religionsgemeinde Frankfurt | Head of the German Chapter (DMI) |
Janhvi Gupte |
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India | Vice President, International Council Member, RFYN representative to the council (2014-18, 2018-23) | India Chapter | RFYN | Vice President - RFYN India |
G Harrison Kingsley |
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India | IC member and minister Unitarian Christian Church, chennai-7,India | India Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | General Secretary of India Chapter |
CHIKARA HATTORI |
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Never |
Japan | I am a member of RKK. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Heidi vom Hagen |
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Heidi vom Hagen |
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2024-09-24 18:42:36 |
Germany | Member of Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft freien Glaubens with protestant roots.
I am self-employed and work as a teacher in adult education for German and English. | German Chapter | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft Freien Glaubens | delegate for foreign affairs for Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft freien Glaubens |
hinakoomura |
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Never |
日本 | matsuekyoukai | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | 鳥取県 |
鈴木弘子 |
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Never |
日本 | 看護師 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
山本浩子 |
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Never |
日本 | rkk松江 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
itaru kondo |
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Never |
日本 | 会社員 | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | 日本支部 |
Kazuichi Ichikawa |
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Never |
Japan | 日本チャプター事務局 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Ilona Szent Ivanyi |
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Never |
Hungary | Unitarian minister Budapest, Hungary | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Budapest |
Ilona-Popa |
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Never |
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Istvan-Kovacs |
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Never |
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itaru-kondo |
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Never |
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日本チャプター委員 |
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Never |
日本 | 教会長 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | 日本チャプター委員 |
狐鼻利智子 |
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Never |
日本 | 釜石教会前総務部長 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | 日本支部 |
Shashvat Jain |
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India | Shashvat Jain, hailing from Chhindwara, a recent graduate of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce (B.Com) and aspires to pursue a career in finance. Alongside his academic pursuits, He actively participates in social initiatives, including blood donation camps and planting 1000 trees to promote environmental sustainability. He generously donates clothes and essential items to underprivileged individuals, and has also contributed to a fundraising campaign for a disabled child's medical needs. Furthermore, he was a part of fruit distribution drive at a local hospital during Mahavir Jayanti, spreading joy and providing nourishment to patients. His commitment to social welfare reflects his compassion and responsible citizenship. | India Chapter | RFYN | Member - RFYN India |
James Williams |
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Never |
India | Was part of IARF-India (Chennai) since 1988 when we hosted IARF National Conference. Was Vice-President WCRP, Chennai and part of URI too. Currently serving on the council of World Federalist Movement.
Since 2000, was serving in conflict and post-conflict countries (Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and South Sudan), India as Country Director of Oxfam, Action Aid, Lutheran World Relief, Johanniter, Kindernothilfe, Mennonites, INTERSOS amongst others. Through these organizations was able to address religiously motivated violence and provide relief and development to the survivors.
Currently working as Country Director- Sri Lanka for Asian Youth Centre promoting mangroves in coastal areas. | India Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Jarken |
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Never |
India | Religious philosophy, World politics, Inclusive governance and Narrative building. | | | |
Jarek Kubacki |
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2024-08-01 19:14:54 |
Nederland | Jarek Kubacki, theologian, pastor, volunteer, publicist. Born in Poland, I have lived in the Netherlands for more than 25 years. Minister of the United Mennonite Congregation in Beverwijk near Amsterdam and in the liberal community of faith Vrijzinnigen Nederland, a remote member of the Unitarian Congregation in Cork (which is why I chose as an affiliation the Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland, which may seem strange to someone, but the Cork congregation belongs to this very denomination) . In love with Ukraine, where I spend every free moment. | Dutch Chapter | Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland | |
JeKaren-Olaoya |
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Never |
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JEREMIAS,JR. B. BACALING |
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Philippines | Jeremias B. Bacaling Jr.
UUCP minister | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | UUCP |
Mr. Junichi Morikawa |
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Japan | A Councilor of Rissho Kosei-kai | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | Representative of Tokyo Area |
John Nicholas ("Nick") Schweitzer |
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Never |
United States | Nick Schweitzer is past president and current vice-president of the FCSC, founded in 1852 by immigrants from what is now Germany, and which is the last German Freethought (Freie Gemeinde) congregation in the U.S. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Free Congregation of Sauk County | Member organization representative |
Johannes Spindler |
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Germany | Hello there 🙂 | German Chapter | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft Freien Glaubens | |
John L Young |
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2024-10-14 23:30:14 |
USA | Graduate of Meadville-Lombard Seminary 1971
Senior Minister at: Bloomington, IN UU; Paramus, NJ UU; Sacramento, CA UU; Jacksonville, FL UU (Emeritus)
Retired since 2009
Active in social justice efforts in San Francisco, Ca, with the UU Society of San Francisco between 2010 - 2022
Member of UU Church of Marin, San Rafael, Ca since 2023
Active US Chapter IARF since 1972
President US Chapter IARF since 2022
Council member IARF since 2022 | US Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | IARF-US Chapter President, IARF Council member |
Julie Steinbach |
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USA | | US Chapter | Unitarian Universalist Association | |
Junko Oishi |
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Never |
Japan | A staff member of the External Relations Group, Rissho Kosei-kai.
I have experience welcoming hundreds of participants from around the world to the Tokyo Congress in 1984. I also have attended several Congresses in Hamburg 1990, Kochi, Birmingham, and Whashington DC. | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Jay Atkinson |
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USA | The Rev'd Dr Jay Atkinson retired in 2011 from 32 years of full-time service in Unitarian Universalist parish ministry, most recently twelve years in Studio City (Los Angeles) and, before that, thirteen years in Davis, Calif. During those ministries he also served at various times on the adjunct faculties of our UU seminaries in Chicago (Meadville Lombard Theological School) and Berkeley (Starr King School for the Ministry). Before turning to professional ministry, he did research in nuclear physics for eleven years. Currently he is a Research Scholar at Starr King with a focus on UU history and sometimes a bit of theology. | US Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Keiko Mizusaka |
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日本 | IARF日本委員会 広島地区副代表 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Karen Kortsch |
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USA | Board president of the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women | US Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Karsten-Urban |
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KatsuyaMitsuguchi |
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Kazuichi Ichikawa |
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Japan | 日本チャプター事務局次長
Deputy Secretary General of the Japan Chapter | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Kazuhiro Kato |
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2024-09-20 23:51:00 |
Japan | IARF日本チャプター委員 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Kazuo Ryuuge |
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Never |
Japan | I am a member of RKK. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Kazuyoshi SATO |
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Never |
JAPAN | Chancellor of Otani Gakuen Univ. (Rev.) | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Konko Church of Izuo | |
Kees de Haas |
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2024-08-05 09:01:41 |
NL | acb | Dutch Chapter | Association of Liberal Protestants (VVP) | |
Kimi Takaya |
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Never |
Japan | I am a volunteer for Ittoen. I'm interested in IARF. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Ittoen | |
kimie kitamura |
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Never |
日本 | 警察少年補導員
地域の青少年育成活動委員
カウンセラー | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
KIMIHIKO |
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Never |
Japan | semiconductor engineer
Member of Rissho Koseikai
IARF Japan Tama area member | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | IARF Japan |
Székely Kinga Réka |
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Never |
Romania | I was born in 1972. I attended school in my native village, later in Kolozsvar/Cluj. After the fall of the dictator I was admitted to Seminary, and graduated in 1995. Since that time I have been serving in the village-congregation of Homorodszentpeter. I'm a mother of 4 kids. First time I attended an IARF event was in 1997, Hilversum, NL. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Council member |
森絹代 |
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日本 | 一般会員 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | 中京 |
Kinuyo Saito |
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日本 | A staff of Rissho Kosei-kai. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Kirsten-Hunter |
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Never |
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今野喜代美 |
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日本 | IARF | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
KOZUE MUROIWA |
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日本 | IARF日本チャプター北海道地区所属
立正佼成会札幌北教会所属 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | 01.北海道 |
Krisztina Sándor |
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Never |
Románia | | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
kriya-sri |
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| | Japan Chapter | IALRW | Chapter Secretary |
Kathy Ramos Matsui |
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2024-08-12 11:13:08 |
Japan | Ph.D., professor at the Department of Global Citizenship Studies, Seisen University (Tokyo, Japan), teaches courses on conflict resolution and peace related subjects. She works with peace researchers and educators internationally in International Institute on Peace Education and Global Partnership for Prevention of Armed Conflict. As a peace educator, she recently focuses her activities on Northeast Asia Regional Peacebuilding Institute (NARPI), held annually to train participants from Northeast Asia to facilitate peace education activities. She is also active in inter-religious dialogue and cooperation for world peace as a member of the Women's Executive Committee, Peace Research Institute and the Reconciliation Education Task Force of World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP). She is also IALRW Japan Chairperson and a member of IARF Japan Chapter. | Japan Chapter | IALRW | Japan Chapter Steering Committee Member |
Kunihiko terasawa |
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United States | Born in Japan. Now US citizen. I am an associate professor of religion/philosophy at Wartburg College, Iowa, US., teaching World Religions in Dialogue, Buddhism, Religions of China/Japan, and Islam and modern world. I have been involved in many interreligious dialogue and activities. | US Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | Iowa |
Kunihiko Terasawa, PhD |
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United States | Hello! I was born in Japan and now a US citizen. I am an associate professor of religion at Wartburg College, Iowa, USA, teaching World Religions in Dialogue, Buddhism, Religions of China/Japan, and Islam and Modern World. I have been involved in many Interreligious Dialogue activities; such as an International Advisor of The Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, as well as US chapter of IARF and a lot of conversations with IARF in Japan. I am a member of the ELCA (the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America) and RKK (Rissho Kosei-kai). | US Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | US chapter |
Kurt-Bangert |
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Kyoko Hirota |
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2024-08-30 00:24:28 |
Japan | | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Kyoko Hirota |
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Never |
Japan | | No, I'm a member of a Member Organisation | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Lawrence Adera |
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2024-09-06 19:59:58 |
Kenya | I am 50 years old, ordained minister, ministry administrator since 2006, Administrator at Kenya Union of Journalists, Administrative Secretary of International Fellowship of Covenant Churches for East and Central Africa, Coach and trainer of talent and career development for youths, director of Family Resource Center, Secretary of IARF Kenya Chapter, lead coach for Stage One in Action in Kenya, The president of Cestoball Kenya Federation. | Kenya Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Secretary General |
Lawrence Adera |
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Never |
Kenya | I am 50 years old, ordained minister, ministry administrator since 2006, Administrator at Kenya Union of Journalists, Administrative Secretary of International Fellowship of Covenant Churches for East and Central Africa, Coach and trainer of talent and career development for youths, director of Family Resource Center, Secretary of IARF Kenya Chapter | Kenya Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Secretary of the Kenya Chapter |
Lajos Lorinczi |
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Never |
Románia | Unitarian Minister
Director af Public Affairs, Hungarian Unitarian Church | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Lucie Meijer |
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2024-10-14 07:29:21 |
Netherlands | Studied Pedagogy at University of Utrecht. Was President of the International Religious Fellowship (IRF, youth organisaiton affiliated to IARF) 1973-1975. Worked for the Liberal Centre for Social Concerns (serving IARF member groups) in Utrecht 1974-1979. Was staff member at the IARF head office secretariat in Frankfurt 1979-1992. Was staff member at the head office of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) in Amsterdam 1992-2020. Now retired. Currently Treasurer of the IARF Europe/Middle East Region (EME) and Secretary/Treasurer of the Dutch Chapter of IARF. | Dutch Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Secretary/Treasurer of Dutch chapter and EME |
Lukasz (Luke) Liniewicz |
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2024-10-21 23:17:59 |
The Netherlands | Lukasz Liniewicz is the Executive Secretary at the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF). Born in Poland, he now lives in the Netherlands and is a member of the Dutch Chapter and the Europe and Middle East region. He has a background in international law and philosophy, and is also a translator. Lukasz is involved in all aspects of IARF's work and can be contacted at luke@iarf.net. | Dutch Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Executive Secretary |
Matthias Pilger-Strohl |
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2024-08-17 00:06:12 |
Germany | Matthias Pilger-Strohl (MPS) is lifetime member of the free-religious congregation of Offenbach, Germany, having learned under Rev. Helmut Manteuffel. He studied Protestant theology, sociology, paedagogics an comparative religion in Frankfurt and Marburg and holds a Master degree in comparative religion as well as a diploma degree in paedagogics. He was active member in his congregation since he was 14 and later served for 6 months as Minister in the Free Religious Congregation of the Pfalz. He finished his professional career as minister working for the former Free Religious Congregation of Hessen in 1998. After this he was acitve as social worker, mainly working in different roles in family cases. A special focus he layed on the work with and for foster children. He also serves as funural speaker.
In 1977, he joined the International Religious Fellowship (IRF) and though got involved in IARF as well, attending congresses in Oxford and Holland, helping out in the office under Rev. Diether Gehrmann and Robert Trear, finally beeing in charge of the IARF young adult programm during the Bangalore congress in 1993. | German Chapter | Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands | |
Marie Louise Dutilh |
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Netherlands | Remonstrant minister in Unitarian church of Wassenaar, NL. | Dutch Chapter | Remonstrants | Former member of the board of the Dutch chapter |
妹尾 万理子 |
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日本 | 松江 | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Martin |
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Germany | I'm archaeologist, living in southwestern Germany with my family. I'm lay leader of Unitarians in Rheinland-Pfalz. | German Chapter | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft Freien Glaubens | |
MASAKO HORIKOSHI |
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Japan | thank you | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Mauk-van-Heemstra |
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MAYUMI UESHIMA |
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Never |
日本 | 立正佼成会会員 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | 埼玉県 |
Michiel Verhagen |
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Never |
Netherlands | retired MD, former technical supporter IARF congresses | Dutch Chapter | Remonstrants | |
太田美千代 |
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Never |
日本 | | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
祖田美和子 |
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Never |
日本 | 日本 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Miki Katuki |
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Never |
Japan | Japan | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Mio Katsuki |
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Japan | My name is Mio Katsuki. I am Junior at Seisen University, a Catholic women's university. My major is Global Citizenship Studies. I want to major to Religious Societies Studeis at graduate school. I think that religous literacy is low in Japan. I will work solve it. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | International Association of Liberal Religious Women | N/A |
大貫美佐子 |
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Never |
日本 | 立正佼成会会員 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | 埼玉支部 |
Katsuya Mitsuguchi |
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Never |
Japan | Retired from job of MFG and Export and Import of goods
Volunteer for the community
Learning and practicing the life of Buddhism | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Miyu Yamazaki |
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Japan | My name is Miyu Yamazaki. I am a Senior at Seisen University, a Catholic women's university. My major is Global Citizenship Studies. As a global citizen, I think about local and global issues that I can solve. My research is on human and animal dignity. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | International Association of Liberal Religious Women | N/A |
Mohammed-Nafeeq |
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2024-10-29 04:11:53 |
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Morgana Sythove |
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2024-09-24 15:40:52 |
Netherlands | Morgana is Anglo/Dutch and lives in the Netherlands. She is a practising pagan and is a Wiccan Priestess. As International Coordinator for PFI/Pagan Federation International, she travels extensively giving talks and workshops about Wicca and Paganism.
She is also a board member of URI Netherlands and a URI Global Trustee Multiregion. She represented PFI & URI at the Parliament of the World’s Religions/ PWR in 2004/ Barcelona, 2015/ Salt Lake City, 2018 Toronto, Virtual 2021
Her passion is to protect and defend ‘the Living Environment’ in all its diversity and manifestations. She is still very much the activist – the Eco-warrior but also the peace-builder – as People of the Earth, she believes that we have so much to offer – to support each other, to offer spiritual resilience when necessary and to speak up for all those living beings who have no voice. Unity in Community! | Dutch Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
MUE-Sajtoiroda |
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Muroiwa |
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Japan | 日本 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Musu-No-Gekko |
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Toshifumi Takisawa |
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Never |
日本 | Member of Mutsumi-kai | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Nagy-Gizella |
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Never |
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Nagy-Norbert |
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Never |
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長谷川かずえ |
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Never |
日本 | hokkaido | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Rácz Norbert Zsolt |
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Romania | Norbert Zsolt RÁCZ is the minister of the Downtown Unitarian Congregation of Kolozsvár / Cluj-Napoca. Prior to this position he served as youth minister in his church. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Unitarian Minister |
Hideyuki Inoue |
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Japan | 入会年:2017年 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Pascal Schilling |
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2024-10-08 12:40:06 |
Germany | He has been working for the Free Religious Congregation in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, Germany since 2014. He studied Linguistics, Psychology, Cultural Studies and History and focused on religious content in these disciplines. In 2016 he was elected minister of his congregation in Offenbach and strengthened his connections with the IARF by visiting the World Congress 2014 in Birmingham. In 2018 he became the chair of the IARF group for Europe and the Middle East and the vice chair of the German Chapter of IARF. His congregation is rooted in a tradition of working with and for the IARF because the Rev. Diether Gehrmann, who was reverend in Offenbach from 1958 till 1967, and after that was a Unitarian minister in the USA, was the first full time General Secretary of the IARF and served the Association from 1972-1990. | German Chapter | Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands | Chair of the EME (the Europe and Middle East Region) |
Peter le Poole |
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2024-10-14 19:36:29 |
Nederland | Retired foreign service officer, worked over 40 years at Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies. Member of (Dutch Chapter of) IARF since 2014. | Dutch Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Narava Prakasa Rao |
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India | Professor emeritus from the Department of Commerce and Management at the Andhra University.
Founder and President of the BV Foundation for Peace and Harmony located in Visakhaptnam, South India. Now in his sixties, he has been associated with IARF since 1983.
Currently he holds the position of senior Vice-President of IARF’s India Chapter. | India Chapter | Bala Vikasa Foundation | |
Esther Suter |
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2024-08-03 13:25:24 |
Switzerland | Rev. Dr. Suter is an ordained minister in the Swiss Reformed Church, with a diverse background spanning various roles and engagements. She has served as a pastor, university hospital chaplain, and volunteer pastor in a disadvantaged area of Manhattan, New York. Her passion for ecumenism and interfaith dialogue led her to focus on Peace and Reconciliation, particularly through her involvement in partnership programs between the Federation of Swiss Reformed Churches and Presbyterian Churches in South Korea.
Throughout her career, Rev. Dr. Suter has embarked on significant journeys to Latin America and Africa, undertaking projects such as establishing a shelter for street children in Santiago de Chile during a military dictatorship. She has also been an active participant in various United Nations World Conferences of Women and served as a delegate for the World Council of Churches. Her commitment to women's rights and human rights has led her to engage with organizations like the International Association of Liberal Religious Women and the International Association for Religious Freedom, where she serves as an NGO representative at the United Nations.
In 2018, Rev. Dr. Suter co-founded Swiss Interfaith Women, a member of the International Association of Liberal Religious Women. Under her leadership, they organized an interfaith and intercultural Youth Camp focused on religion, art, and peace for young women. Additionally, she has made notable contributions during the COVID-19 lockdown by promoting her Doctoral Thesis in Systematic Theology on Fritz Buri's existential understanding.
Rev. Dr. Suter's diverse interests encompass women's rights, feminist theology, ecumenism, interreligious dialogue, nuclear disarmament, peace advocacy, language proficiency (German, French, English, Spanish, Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Chinese), and Chinese medicine. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | International Association of Liberal Religious Women | IARF Council member for IALRW/Main Representative to UN-Geneva/Deputy president of IALRW |
Torok Istvan |
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2024-08-06 11:42:27 |
Románia | - | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Braşov |
Revti-Choure |
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Richard-Boeke |
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Ritsuko Ushio |
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Never |
Japan | | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Konko Church of Izuo | OSAKA |
利代子 西江 |
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Never |
日本 | 地域の老人をサポートしています | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Robert Papini |
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England | Robert was editing the website up to 2015. | No, I'm a member of a Member Organisation | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Former Administrator |
Robert Ince |
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2024-10-09 13:26:55 |
England | Robert is a member Unitarian Church in the United Kingdom having served as its Treasurer for 2 years and as Convenor for 3 years until 2017. He still retains a number of significant roles within the Unitarian movement as well as management roles in various other organisations.
He trained as a design engineer and spent a working career in petrochemicals and banking. He spent over 15 years living and working abroad, generally in the Middle East, but travelling extensively all over the world. He continues to travel extensively and even find moments to spend more time with his 4 children. | British Chapter | General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches | President |
Rodger Mattlage |
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USA | A member of First Parish UU in Concord, Massachusetts, partnered with the Hungarian Unitarian congregation in Székelykeresztúr, Transylvania, Romania | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | |
Rosemary-Bray-McNatt |
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Ruzbeh Vistasp Hodiwala |
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United Kingdom | Ruzbeh has been active in the field of Religious Harmony and Human Rights since 2013. He attended the 34th World Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) held in London in 2014 as a Zoroastrian representative and IV Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan in 2013, besides other national and international interfaith conferences. He has served as a a committee member of the International Association for Religious Freedom's - London Chapter and regularly represents the Zoroastrian community at various interfaith forums. | British Chapter | World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation | Council Member |
Said-Touhami |
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Sandor-Simo |
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Sarthak verma |
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India | | India Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Biswajit Roy |
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India | At present secretary of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. Professionally into Management and Information Technology Consulting. Serving Sadharan Brahmo Samaj as a Social worker for more than 15 years. Also managing educational and social organizations of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Sadharan Brahmo Samaj | |
Service Account |
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2024-08-03 19:39:11 |
The Internet | Hi! I'm a service account and I'm here to help with troubleshooting and let people temporarily log in and use the community platform. | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | |
Kosuke Shiba |
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日本 | Assistant high priest at Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Japan | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Secretary General of Japan Chapter |
早苗 清水 |
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Never |
日本 | IARF多摩地区で会計担当
地域でお花を広めるサポート | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Sakshi Shrmaiya |
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India | Sakshi hails from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India. She hold a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal, India. She has 2 years of work experience in corporate, currently working with Koo - The Voice of India (India's first social media microblogging platform) as a Business Development Executive.
During Covid pandemic, Sakshi has started learning about her religion. She discovered how youth can focus their minds through worshiping to bring patience in their lives and grow on their career.
As a Student, Sakshi has also contributed in social work along with her studies. In which She was involved in social activities with Sony Computer Education such as Health camps, Plantation, Cloth distribution, Free career counseling and many more. | India Chapter | RFYN | Member - RFYN India |
Shunkichi-Inokuma |
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2024-08-17 04:00:46 |
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中嶋靜子 |
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Never |
日本 | カウンセラー
老人サポート
障害者カウンセラー | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Iarf多摩 |
Aayush Soni |
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2024-10-27 03:14:10 |
India | Aayush hails from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh(MP), India. He hold a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. He has ~ 2 years of corporate experience, currently works with Lowe’s India (a US based company) as an Associate Software Engineer.
During Covid pandemic, Aayush has performed research and suggested multiple platforms & solutions for career of youth as well as educators to study/work with limited resources.
For students that practiced coding but didn’t had any laptop to test, provided a solution that offered them to write & execute code in mobile.
Has also contributed in motivating and directing youth for competitive exams and career guidance. Through creative presentations, attracted viewers to understand newer technologies and help them understand the benefits one can get.
On his 22nd birthday, started a new initiative "G-VAN", focusing on Climate Change and Environmental sustainability.
As his interest drives, volunteered in Medical camps, Cloth Distribution camp and many more | India Chapter | RFYN | Member - RFYN India |
Sori-Jafari |
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Souru Tanino |
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日本 | Soul (Soru) TANINO was born and raised in Ittoen, Kyoto in 1992.
After graduating from Otani University, he served in the secretariat of the Religions for Peace Japan for three years, where he was involved in various issues (climate change, refugees, reconciliation education, disaster recovery, etc.) occurring in Japan and around the world on the basis of religious cooperation.
He then worked for one year at Sunmesse Nichinan Corporation in Miyazaki Prefecture, a park which is themed on ”the place where forming connections with the life of being accepted by the Earth”, before returning to Ittoen in 2019.
He is serving in the secretary's office at Ittoen HQ. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Ittoen | |
Stephen (道説) Schwichow |
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2024-09-30 07:25:48 |
United States | Member: First UU Society-San Francisco, President: Nichiren Shu Shingan Temple, Vegetarian, LGBTQ+ Activist, Liberal Progressive, Esperanto speaker. | US Chapter | Unitarian Universalist Association | Council Member |
Tamura Sumiko |
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Never |
Japan | IARF日本チャプター委員 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
澄子 並河 |
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Never |
日本 | 高齢者の健康体操のサポートと相談サポートをしています | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Surendra-Brown |
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Takashi Nishida / 西田多戈止 |
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Japan | Takashi, or Takeshi, Nishida, born 1930, is the grandson of Rev. Tenko Nishida, the founder of Ittoen. After the founder’s death, he succeeded to the head of Ittoen and the executive president of Ittoen School in 1968. He served on the IARF Concil member from 2010 to 2014.He also has been a director of the Standing Committee of WCRP/Japan from 1989 to 2011. He is an adviser of the Association for Ophthalmic Cooperation in Asia (AOCA) after retiring honorary chairman. He also has assumed the post of a board of “Nippon Lighthouse” , the welfare centre for the blind. In 1996, He established the theme park “Sunmesse Nichinan” in Miyazaki Pref., and built there “the Bell of Thanksgiving for the Earth” through interfaith cooperation. Ittoen was awarded the Albert Schweitzer prize in 1993, at the 28th IARF World Congress at Bangalore in India. He was given the commendation by the Minister for Foreign Affairs for his effort in volunteer activities in Ophthalmic aid in Nepal in 1994. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Ittoen | |
Taka |
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日本 | 立正佼成会 | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Takahiro Miwa |
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Japan | Chief Priest of Hiyoshi Shinto Shrine | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | I was the supervisor of IARF from 2006~2010, and an exective of IARF from 2010~2014 |
玉川孝枝 |
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Never |
Japan | 日本 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
田中 静代 |
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日本 | hokkaido | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Tara Gregers |
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Denmark | Live in Frederiksberg (Copenhagen area).
Unitarian, ovo-vegetarian.
As comittee member in the Danish Unitarian Church I handle our international affairs.
Part-time bookkeeper/accountant. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Unitarian Church Denmark | Committee member Danish Unitarian Church |
佐藤さとみ |
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日本 | 5年前にIARFの会員になりました。 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
永瀬てる子 |
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Never |
日本 | RKK松江 | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Thomas-Mathew |
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Tina-Geels |
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Tanya Tiwari |
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India | Tanya Tiwari is a dynamic and passionate individual dedicated to making a positive impact in her community and beyond. Tanya is from Chhindwara(M.P.), and Tanya's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Arts from Govt. Autonomous P. G. College Chhindwara.
Currently Tanya is persuing a Master's degree in Political Science. With her studies she actively participates in other curricular activities. She actively seeks opportunities to apply her knowledge and skills by participating in community-driven initiatives, volunteering with local organizations, and engaging in awareness programs.
During covid pandemic Tanya started learning about religion and she sought to understand how religion plays a role in providing solace, guidance, and support to individuals and communities during times of crisis as well as for uplifting the society.
As a student Tanya has also contributed in social work along with her studies. She has done plantation, joined health campaigns, donate clothes and books to marginalized and vulnerables. | India Chapter | RFYN | Member - RFYN India |
Tomoko Ueda |
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Never |
JAPAN | Chief Managing Director of
NPO corporation The Hiroshima Religious
Co-operation and Peace Center (HRCP) | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
toshihide yamamoto |
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Never |
日本 | 総務部・広報部 | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Mutsumi-kai | |
toshihide yamamoto |
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Never |
日本 | 本部総務部・広報部 | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Mutsumi-kai | |
toshiki murata |
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Japan | the principal of ittoen school. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Ittoen | |
鈴木俊夫 |
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日本 | 立正佼成会岡崎教会教会スタッフ | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Toshiyo Sugiyama |
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Japan | I am a junior high school English teacher. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Sandor Szilard |
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Romania | Actually I am Unitarian minister in Szekelykal, Iszlo, Kisillye and Jara. Before I served Unitarian Churches as we go back in times 🙂 - Jobbagyfalva-Nyaradszereda, Szentharomsag-Kisadorján, Pipe-Szásznádas and I used to be intern minister at Eliot Unitaran Universalist Church in MI, before some years of 2000 🙂 . I participated on IARF conference in Budapest. ( For those who may be interested I am sharing the title of my dr dissertation . " Possible interpretations of the concept of patience and its manifestations in pastoral care ) I do voluntary pastoral care on Association Vis Vitalis. | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
V.maharani-rani |
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2024-10-27 14:06:06 |
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Vaishali-Patel |
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Etje Verhagen |
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2024-08-09 08:41:25 |
Nederland | As representative of the council of the IRF I was a member of the IARF-council in the early eighties. Visited congresses in Montreal, Oxford, took part in the organisation of the congress in Noordwijkerhout and traveled to Japan two times: once with an IARF-group and once with a youth delegation.
Having a busy family and job we disappeared from the IARF-scene, but now we are back and will try to catch up while the focus of the IARF is in our genes and too important to let go.
Educated as health care psychologist I took studies to become chaplain in palliative care. In our country one can be 'chaplain' without being connected to a church. A very interesting positon for a liberal religious person who does not want to be connected to a church with all kind of dogma's. And wants to be able to seen as a person who offers help to anybody, being believer or not.
Being remonstrant and member of Vrijzinnigen Nederland I wander around in more or less feeling christian or more general religious.
Nowadays the representation of Vrijzinnigen Nederland in the Dutch Chapter is an interesting task to fulfill.
My husband Michiel and I are eager to meet all our old friends and to make new connections! | Dutch Chapter | Vrijzinnigen.nl | representative of Vrijzinnigen Nederland in Dutch Chapter |
Vinita Paul |
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India | | India Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | Bangalore, India |
Vrijzinnigen Nederland |
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Never |
Netherlands | We are u liberal religious organization in the Netherlands | Dutch Chapter | Vrijzinnigen.nl | |
Max Wäldele |
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Never |
Germany | 29.09.1987 | German Chapter | Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands | |
yuko hasegawa |
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Never |
japan | Hokkaido | Japan Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt |
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United States | The Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt is President of Starr King School for the Ministry in Oakland, CA, one of two Unitarian Universalist seminaries in the United States. | No, I'm a member of a Member Organisation | Unitarian Universalist Association | CA |
Wolfgang Jantz |
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2024-10-30 07:02:31 |
Germany | | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft Freien Glaubens | German chapter: About 30 years Chair/ now member.Activ in Europe./ Board /Member of the membergroup : URFG |
WOLFGANG |
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2024-08-23 18:45:48 |
Germany | born 01.02.1944
Married
Berufs : Fernmeldemonteur | German Chapter | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft Freien Glaubens | Unitarier, Religionsgemeinschaft freien Glaubens Board Member |
Wytske Dijkstra |
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2024-08-06 19:59:53 |
De Bilt | Wytske Dijkstra (1956), Dutch, resides in The Netherlands. Joined the Remonstrant [Liberal Reformed] Fellowship in 1980, the Doopsgezinden (Dutch Mennonites) in 20018. In 2000 she succesfully completed the theological course of the Institute for Liberal Religious Pastoral Studies in Bilthoven with a thesis entitled “Beyond Boundaries” on the use and practice of international interfaith encounters and partnerships. Recently [2017] she has completed a course on Mennonite Theology. She currrently serves Remontrant, Reformed, Liberal, Mennonite, and independent congregations, preaching as a minister at large. Active for IARF since 1998, she initially served the Dutch Chapter and was the chair of the IARF European and Middle Eastern [IARF EME] regional council 2006-2016. As such, she led four regional conferences [Belfast, UK ‘06; Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany ‘07; Elspeet, Netherlands, ’12; Tetovo, Macedonia, ‘16] and strengthened its organizational framework. She served IARF as an IARF International Council member from 2010-2018. She was IARF President 2014-2018. At present, she is a member of the Dutch Chapter board. | Dutch Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | NLG Dutch Chapter, EME region |
Rev Dr At Ipenburg |
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The Netherlands | Study of Political Science, Systematic Theology and African History (PhD). Ordained Minister Remonstrant Church. Working as a Lecturer, Research Fellow and Minister in The Netherlands, Zambia and Indonesia. Past Chair of the Dutch Chapter. | Dutch Chapter | Remonstrants | Member |
山野辺 博子 |
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Japan | 入会歴:2008年 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Yasushi-Ueda |
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Yayoi KImura |
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2024-09-25 02:17:06 |
Japan | a secretary at Ittoen office since 2009 | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Ittoen | |
Yoshinobu Ogura |
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日本 | IARF日本チャプター会員 | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | 北海道 |
Yolanda Palacios Stefan |
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Deutschland | Ich bin in der katholische Kirche aufgewachsen, mittlerweile bin ich Mitglieder einer Freikirche in Worms und bin durch mein Partner, Bjarne Dimmler, der Mitglied der Unitarier ist, auf die IARF gestoßen. Ich möchte mich für freie Religion einsetzen. | German Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
原 良充 |
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Never |
日本 | 2015年4月 清水南中学入学
2018年3月 清水南中学卒業
2018年4月 清水南高校入学
2020年3月 清水南高校卒業
2020年4月 常葉大学入学 | I'm not a member, only a registered Congress participant | Rissho Kosei-kai | |
芳子 木原 |
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Never |
日本 | 地域の高齢者のサポートしています | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Yoshinobu Miyake |
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Never |
日本 | Rev. Yoshinobu Miyake studied at Doshisha University in Kyoto and at Harvard University.
He takes the important roll in his Konko Church as Superior General. For the past 4
decades he has been active worldwide in the interfaith field, such as RfP. In 1997 he
established RELNET Corporation, whose website publishes widely on religion-related
matters in Japanese. He is serving Chair of the Board of International Shinto Studies
Association. Most recently, he led G20 Interfaith Forum 2019 to success as Chair of
the Steering Committee. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Konko Church of Izuo | |
Yoshinori Inomata |
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Never |
Japan | I am a member of RKK. | Japan Chapter | I'm a member of a Chapter and not a Member Organisation | |
Yehuda Stolov |
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Never |
Israel | YEHUDA STOLOV is the executive director of the Interfaith Encounter Association (www.interfaith-encounter.org), an organization that works since 2001 to build peaceful inter-communal relations in the Holy Land by fostering mutual respect and trust between people and communities through active interfaith dialogue.
Dr. Stolov has lectured on the role of religious dialogue in peace-building throughout the world, including Jordan, India, Indonesia, Turkey, South Korea, North America and Europe. He also published many papers on related issues.
In 2006, he was awarded the Immortal Chaplains Foundation Prize for Humanity, which honors those who "risked all to protect others of a different faith or ethnic origin"; and in 2015 he was awarded the IIE Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East.
Among other activities, Dr. Stolov was a member of the International Council of the International Association for Religious Freedom and a member of the steering committee for the United Nations Decade of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace.
He holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Physics and a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is married and father of three children, living in Jerusalem. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Interfaith Encounter Association | |
Rev. Yukinobu Sahara |
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Never |
Japan | Yukinobu Sahara was born in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. He began serving for Rissho Kosei-kai as a staff member in 1993. He served as an area staff in Hokkaido from 1999, then ordained as the Minister of Muroran Dharma Center in 2010. He was assigned to the Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan in 2016 and was appointed as the Secretary General next year. Since December 2021, he has been serving as Deputy Director of the External Relations Group, General Affairs Department of Rissho Kosei-kai. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Rissho Kosei-kai | Council Member |
Zita Magyari |
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Never |
Romania | I was born in Marosvásárhely, in 1995.
Now I am serving as youth minister of Hungarian Unitarian Church. I am the president of Dávid Ferenc Unitarian Youth Association. | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | |
Zoltán Gál |
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Never |
Romania | I am a Unitarian Minister in Transylvania, Romania | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Unitarian Minister |
Zsofia Sztranyiczki |
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Never |
Romania/USA | I am A Unitarian from Transylvania living half the year in Houston, TX. I am the executive director of the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women (https://intlwomensconvo.org). | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | |
Zsolt Elekes |
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Romania | | I'm a member of a Member Organisation and not a Chapter | Hungarian Unitarian Church | Local organizer |