Frank Kaufmann

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Frank Kaufmann.

Frank Kaufmann is a leading Unificationist scholar in the field of comparative religion and a notable world peace activist. He is executive director of the IRFWP, editor in chief of the scholarly journal Dialogue and Alliance, and "editor in chief" of the online encyclopedia The New World Encyclopedia.

1 History and activity
2 Collaboration with religious leaders
3 Instruction areas and public life
- 3.1 University and graduate school teaching areas
- 3.2 Public life
4 Quotes
5 External links and references

[edit] History and activity

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Frank Kaufmann has worked in the area of religion and conflict resolution for 29 years in over 65 countries, at times in physical danger and life threatening circumstances.

Peace missions to areas of active conflict include

Israel and Palestine
Croatian Refugee Camps
Eritrea-Ethiopia border and refugee camps
Hindu-Muslim conflict in India and Pakistan
The southern Philippines
The Gulf War
Others.

[edit] Collaboration with religious leaders

Work with major, world religious figures includes:

Grand Muftis of Syria, Yemen, Israel and Gaza
Chief Rabbis in Israel
Major leaders of the Russian, Greek and Syrian Orthodox churches
Major leaders including Shankaracharyas of Hinduism (in all states and traditions)
Major Buddhist leaders (including Tibet, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Japan, and Korea)
In the US, widely across the spectrum of the Christian traditions on Christian ecumenism and Protestant-Catholic relations in North and Latin America.

[edit] Instruction areas and public life

[edit] University and graduate school teaching areas

World Religions
Church History
Systematic Theology
Religion and Conflict Resolution

[edit] Public life

Director Inter Religious Federation for World Peace

Advisor, consultant, board member:

Religion-Crisis Task Force
International Coalition for Religious Freedom.
Fundamentals of interfaith leadership

[edit] Quotes

To the best of my knowledge, no religion with a living founder has deliberately shut itself down. [1]
All experiences and states from bliss to despair offer the same fascinating array of responses. In this array always lies one that is most delightful and enchanting. This makes life pleasant.