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Limits of Tolerance and Liberal Religion
Seyran Ateş
At the IARF Europe and Middle East conference on September 12, 2025, lawyer and liberal mosque founder Seyran Ates delivered a keynote address on…
Svami Vivekananda: From the Apostle of Hinduism to the Religion Eternal, the Unity of All Religions
Prof. George Mason Williams, Jr.
This article by George M. Williams examines Swami Vivekananda's influential role at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions. It analyzes his journey from being…
Svami Vivekananda: Archetypal Hero or Doubting Saint?
Prof. George Mason Williams, Jr.
This article by George M. Williams offers a critical examination of the life and spiritual development of Swami Vivekananda. Williams contrasts the popular, heroic…
Methodological Problems in Documenting Religious Change When Change is Denied: Svāmi Vivekānanda's Early Years
Prof. George Mason Williams, Jr.
This scholarly article by George M. Williams, Jr. explores the complexities historians face when documenting religious change, especially when the subject's tradition or hagiographies…
The Dharmic Journey of Svâmî Vivekânanda: From the Apostle of Hinduism Universalism to Hinduism as the Religion Eternal
Prof. George Mason Williams, Jr.
A keynote lecture by George M. Williams at the 1997 Simla Conference. This article explores the significant role of Svâmî Vivekânanda at the World's…
Vallás és Szabadság: Readings from the 1903 Amsterdam Congress of the International Council of Unitarian and Other Liberal Religious Thinkers and Workers
Unitarian Pastors and Teachers
This book is a Hungarian translation of selected papers and readings presented at the second congress of the International Council of Unitarian and Other…
The Need for Religious Harmony
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
An address on the importance of interfaith harmony, delivered at a seminar organized by the International Association for Religious Freedom in Leh. His Holiness…
Buddhism & The Age of Science: Two Addresses
U Chan Htoon
This book contains two insightful addresses by the Honourable Justice U Chan Htoon of Burma, delivered in August 1958. The first speech, 'Buddhism', was…
IARF: A Personal History
Richard Boeke
A personal history of the IARF by Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke, recipient of the 2018 IARF Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Boeke recounts his journey…
Proceedings and Papers of the Fifth International Congress of Free Christianity and Religious Progress, Berlin, 1910
Charles William Wendte, V. D. Davis
A comprehensive record of the Fifth International Congress of Free Christianity and Religious Progress, held in Berlin in 1910. This volume, edited by Charles…
