Fernandes, Angelo
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Homer A. Jack Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-063
Abstract
Homer A. Jack (1916-1993) was a Unitarian Universalist clergyman and denominational official who sought to apply religious values to national and international affairs. Jack was executive secretary of the Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination (1943-1948), executive director of SANE (1960-1964), and secretary general of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (1970-1983). He had been minister of churches in Lawrence, Kansas (1942-1943), Evanston, Illinois (1948-1959),...
Dates:
1930-1995
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
World Conference on Religion and Peace Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-078
Abstract
The World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) is an international organization of representatives of the world's major religious traditions who meet to study and act upon global problems affecting peace, justice, and human survival. Five world conferences have been held (Kyoto, 1970; Louvain, 1974; Princeton, 1979; Nairobi, 1984; and Melbourne, 1989) as well as numerous regional assemblies. From 1970-1984, the international headquarters in New York was directed by Homer A. Jack,...
Dates:
1967-1995
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
