Hans Ucko | |
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Born | 1946 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Minister Church of Sweden |
Known for | Interfaith Dialog |
Hans Ucko (born 1946) is a priest of the Church of Sweden and a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC). He has been extensively involved in interfaith dialog, particularly between Christians and Jews. He has written a number of books on the subject.
Hans Ucko was born in 1946 in Sweden and educated in France, Sweden, Israel, and India. [1] He studied in Paris at the "Institut Eglise et Monde Juif" and in Jerusalem at the Swedish Theological Institute and at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He obtained a Ph.D. in Theology from Serampore College, Calcutta. [2]
From 1981 to 1989 Ucko was the Church of Sweden's Executive Secretary for Jewish-Christian Relations, interreligious dialogue and East Asian Relations. [2] Ucko was appointed Program Secretary in the WCC's Office on Interreligious Relations and Dialogue. [1] He was President of Religions for Peace Europe. [2] In 2003 he delivered the Dr Stanley Samartha Memorial lecture to the Bangalore Initiative for Religious Dialogue, speaking on the topic: "Towards an ethical code of conduct for conversion". [3] This became the subject of an article in "Current Dialogue". [4]
Ucko edits the WCC's "Current Dialogue" publication. [1] He sits on the Board of Trustees of Hartford Seminary. He is an official observer at the International Council of Christians and Jews. [5] As of 2012 he was a member of the council of the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, and co-chair of the Arigatou Foundation's joint campaign with UNICEF. [2]
Ucko has written several books and articles on inter-religious dialog.
Hans Ucko | |
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Born | 1946 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Minister Church of Sweden |
Known for | Interfaith Dialog |
Hans Ucko (born 1946) is a priest of the Church of Sweden and a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC). He has been extensively involved in interfaith dialog, particularly between Christians and Jews. He has written a number of books on the subject.
Hans Ucko was born in 1946 in Sweden and educated in France, Sweden, Israel, and India. [1] He studied in Paris at the "Institut Eglise et Monde Juif" and in Jerusalem at the Swedish Theological Institute and at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He obtained a Ph.D. in Theology from Serampore College, Calcutta. [2]
From 1981 to 1989 Ucko was the Church of Sweden's Executive Secretary for Jewish-Christian Relations, interreligious dialogue and East Asian Relations. [2] Ucko was appointed Program Secretary in the WCC's Office on Interreligious Relations and Dialogue. [1] He was President of Religions for Peace Europe. [2] In 2003 he delivered the Dr Stanley Samartha Memorial lecture to the Bangalore Initiative for Religious Dialogue, speaking on the topic: "Towards an ethical code of conduct for conversion". [3] This became the subject of an article in "Current Dialogue". [4]
Ucko edits the WCC's "Current Dialogue" publication. [1] He sits on the Board of Trustees of Hartford Seminary. He is an official observer at the International Council of Christians and Jews. [5] As of 2012 he was a member of the council of the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, and co-chair of the Arigatou Foundation's joint campaign with UNICEF. [2]
Ucko has written several books and articles on inter-religious dialog.