William Schulz

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William Schulz (* 1949 ) is an American pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), author and was Executive Director of Amnesty International USA from March 1994 to 2006 .

Schulz studied at the University of Chicago and received a Master's Degree in Theology in 1973 and a Doctor of Ministry in 1975 from the Meadville / Lombard Theological School .

As elected President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in 1985 , Schulz was involved in many international and social issues. For example, he cited the first visit by Congress members to Romania in January 1990. He was involved in human rights issues around the world.

Schulz has appeared on numerous television and radio shows and talk shows 60 Minutes , 20/20 , The Today Show , Good Morning America , All Things Considered , Talk of the Nation , ABC World News , Larry King Live , Nightline , Politically Incorrect . He has also served as a speaker at many universities and colleges in the United States. For example, he taught a seminar on religion in international social and political conflicts at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University .

Schulz politically supports the Democrats in the United States . He is listed on Who's Who in America .

Schulz is married to UUA pastor Beth Graham and lives with her in New York City . He has two children from a previous marriage. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and an Adjunct Professor of International Relations at The New School .

Works (selection)

  • Transforming Words: Six Essays on Preaching , 1996
  • The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide , 1998
  • In Our Own Best Interests: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All , (Beacon Press, 2002) ISBN 0-8070-0227-5
  • Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights (Nation Books, 2003), ISBN 1-56025-489-0
  • Making the Manifesto: The Birth of Religious Humanism , 148 pages, 2002
  • The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary , 389 pages, 2007

Quote about Schulz

  • "William Schulz, the director of Amnesty International USA, has done more than anyone in the American human rights movement to make human rights issues known in the United States." ( The New York Review Books , June 2002)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AmnestyUSA.org ( Memento from November 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ GPIA ( Memento from October 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Data from the Federal Election Commission of the US
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Schulz, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schulz, William F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pastor and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1949