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Religious Education in Schools: Ideas and Experiences from around the World
Ms. Zarrín Caldwell
Published by the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) in 2002, this booklet contains essays from educators around the world on the topic of…
An Encounter with Change: Opening Perspectives beyond Europe and the US (The International Association for Religious Freedom / 1969–1975)
Semiramis Del Carmen V. Rodríguez
This article explores a pivotal period in the history of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) between 1969 and 1975, highlighting a paradigm…
Newsletter of the Dutch Chapter
International Association for Religious Freedom, Dutch Chapter
The newsletter of the Dutch Chapter of the IARF.
Japan Chapter Monthly Letter
International Association for Religious Freedom, Japan Chapter
The newsletter of the Japan Chapter of the IARF, published in Japanese and English since 2021.
Selected Writings on Free Religion (自由宗教) & Other Subjects
Andrew James Brown, Shin’ichirō Imaoka, George M. Williams, Graham Driver
A revised 2025 edition of selected essays by Imaoka Shin’ichirō (1881–1988), a major Japanese thinker associated with Free Religion (jiyū shūkyō), liberal religion, and…
Is God an American? An Anthropological Perspective on the Missionary Work of the Summer Institute of Linguistics
Søren Hvalkof, Peter Aaby
Is God an American? presents a critical anthropological perspective on the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), also known as Wycliffe Bible Translators, and their…
40 Jahre Bund für Freies Christentum: Marksteine - Entwicklungen - Persönlichkeiten
Andreas Rössler
In dieser Abhandlung zeichnet Andreas Rössler die Geschichte des Bundes für Freies Christentum nach. Ausgehend von der Gründungsversammlung 1948 in Frankfurt am Main beschreibt…
IARF Information Service
The official information service of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF).
Religious Liberals in Council: An Appreciation of the Sixth International Congress of Religious Progress
Charles William Wendte
A detailed account and appreciation of the Sixth International Congress of Free Christians and Other Religious Liberals held in Paris, July 16–22, 1913. The…
Travaux du 6e Congrès International du Progrès Religieux (Chrétiens Progressifs et Libres-Croyants): Paris 1913
Emile Boutroux, Charles William Wendte
The official proceedings and program of the 6th International Congress of Religious Progress, held in Paris in July 1913. This volume includes the schedule…
Sammilana: Commemorative Booklet for the Anniversary Celebrations of URI and IARF
C.N.N. Raju, R. Srinagesh
This booklet was released on December 13, 2025, to mark the joint celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the International Association for Religious Freedom…
Von Emerson zu Thomas Mann: Beiträge zur Geschichte unitarischen Denkens in Amerika und Deutschland
Dan McKanan, Heinrich Detering
This volume presents contributions from the 2012 Göttingen Symposium, exploring the history of Unitarian thought in America and Germany. It investigates the intellectual connections…
What is Christianity?
Adolf Harnack
A series of lectures delivered by Adolf Harnack at the University of Berlin during the Winter-Term 1899-1900, translated into English by Thomas Bailey Saunders.…
Liberal Religious Thought at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Addresses and Papers at the International Council of Unitarian and other Liberal Religious Thinkers and Workers, held in London, May, 1901
International Association for Religious Freedom, W. Copeland Bowie
This book is a collection of addresses and papers presented at the inaugural meeting of the 'International Council of Unitarian and other Liberal Religious…
The Seat of Authority in Religion
James Martineau
This theological work by James Martineau explores the foundations of religious authority. Originally conceived as a series of papers between 1872 and 1875, the…
Freedom and Fellowship in Religion: Proceedings and Papers of the Fourth International Congress of Religious Liberals
International Association for Religious Freedom, Charles William Wendte
This volume contains the proceedings, addresses, and papers of the Fourth International Congress of Religious Liberals, held in Boston, September 22-27, 1907, under the…
De Boodschap van het Vrijzinnig Christendom
Lambertus Jacobus van Holk
Published in 1939, 'De Boodschap van het Vrijzinnig Christendom' (The Message of Liberal Christianity) is a key theological work by Dutch professor Lambertus Jacobus…
Interfaith Service at the 2025 IARF EME Conference
International Association for Religious Freedom
Held during the 2025 conference of the International Association for Religious Freedom's Europe and Middle East region, this interfaith and multilingual service was a…
Women, Faith, and Global Action
Esther Suter
In this presentation, Esther Sutter, President of the International Association of Liberal Religious Women (IALRW), provides a comprehensive overview of the organization's 115-year history…
Interreligious and Interconvictional Dialogue on European Level
Gabriela Frey
Join Gabriela Frey of the Council of Europe for an insightful exploration of Europe's institutional landscape and the vital role of civil society in…
Panel: Navigating Doubt and Dogma in the Practice of Free Religion
Prof. George Mason Williams, Jr., Pascal Schilling, Seyran Ateş, Robert Ince, Renate Bauer
This panel from the 2025 IARF European and Middle East Conference features a discussion on the challenges of practicing and advocating for religious freedom.…
De Moderne Theologie in Nederland: Hare Voorbereiding en Eerste Periode
Karel Hendrik Roessingh
This book, written in Dutch by Dr. K. H. Roessingh, explores the history and development of modern theology in the Netherlands. It covers the…
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…
