Research Committees
Past Boards
| President | Gabriel LEBRAS, France |
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| Secretary | Norman BIRNBAUM, USA |
| President & Delegate RC |
Norman BIRNBAUM, USA |
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| Vice-Presidents | Dimitri UGRINOVITSH, USSR Ivan VARGA, Hungary |
| Alternate RC | Hans MOL, Canada |
| Members | François HOUTART, Belgium Jacques VERSCHEURE, France Bryan WILSON, United Kingdom |
| President & Delegate RC |
Hans MOL, Canada |
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| Vice-Presidents | Kiyomi MORIOKA, Japan Dimitri UGRINOVITCH, USSR |
| Secretary | Karel DOBBELAERE, Belgium |
| Members | Norman BIRNBAUM, USA Olof KLOHR, GDR David MOBERG, USA Viktor TIMOFEEV, USSR Ivan VARGA, Canada Jacques VERSCHEURE, France Bryan WILSON, United KIngdom |
| President & Delegate RC |
Karel DOBBELAERE, Belgium |
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| Vice-Presidents | Taufik ABDULLAH, Indonesia Miklos TOMKA, Hungary |
| Alternate RC | James A. BECKFORD, United Kingdom |
| Members | Otto MADURO, Venezuela Meredith MCGUIRE, USA Dimitri UGRINOVITSH, USA Ivan VARGA, Canada |
| CISR Liaison | David A. MARTIN, United Kingdom Jacques VERSCHEURE, France |
| ASR Liaison | David O. MOBERG, USA |
| President & Delegate RC |
James A. BECKFORD, United Kingdom |
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| Vice-Presidents | Brai SINHA, India Miklos TOMKA, Hungary |
| Secretary | Nikos KOKOSALAKIS, United Kingdom |
| Members | Gustavo GUIZZARDI, Italy Adrianus KOSTER, Netherlands James T. RICHARDSON, USA Dimitri UGRINOVITSH, USSR |
| CISR Liaison | David A. MARTIN, United Kingdom Jacques VERSCHEURE, France |
| ASR Liaison | Meredith MCGUIRE, USA |
| Chairman | Nikos KOKOSALAKIS, United Kingdom |
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| Vice-Chairpersons | Eileen BARKER, United KIngdom Karol BOROWSKI, USA Ivan VARGA, Canada |
| Secretary | Roberto CIPRIANI, Italy |
| Members | K. GOPAL, India Gustavo GUIZZARDI, Italy Henna GOONATILATE, Sri Lanka Adrianus KOSTER, Netherlands Jakob K. OLUPONA, Nigeria James T. RICHARDSON, USA |
| CISR Liaison | Roland J. CAMPICHE, Switzerland |
| ASR-SSSR Liaison | Meredith MCGUIRE, USA |
| President | Roberto CIPRIANI, Italy |
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| Vice-Presidents | Thara BHAI L., India Karol H. BOROWSKI, USA Jan SWYNGEDOUW, Japan |
| Secretary | Raymond LEMIEUX, Canada |
| Members | Miquel BARBARA I ANGLES, Spain Grace DAVIE, United Kingdom Yves LAMBERT, France Remir A. LOPATKIN, USSR Luis Amós NASCIMENTO, Brazil Jakob K. OLUPONA, Nigeria Miklós TOMKA, Hungary Ivan VARGA, Canada |
| ASR Liaison | William H. SWATOS Jr., USA |
| ISSR Liaison | Enzo PACE, Italy |
| SSSR Liaison | Eileen BARKER, United Kingdom |
| President | Raymond LEMIEUX, Canada |
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| Honorary President | Ivan VARGA, Canada |
| Vice-Presidents | Roberto BLANCARTE, Mexico Tahar LABIB, Tunisia |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Willian E. BIERNATZKI, USA |
| Committee Members | Thara BHAI L., India Alan W. BLACK, Australia Yahya DIALLO, Senegal Emmanuel GUTMANN, Israel Yves LAMBERT, France Luis Amós NASCIMENTO, Brazil Arnaldo NESTI, Italy José A. PRADES, Canada Joseph THARAMANGALAM, Canada |
| ASR Liaison | William H. SWATOS Jr., USA |
| ISSR Liaison | Grace Davie, United Kingdom |
| SSSR Liaison | Eileen BARKER, United Kingdom |
| President | Alan W. BLACK Australia | |
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| Secretary | Luigi TOMASI, Italy | |
| Executive Committee | Africa | Tahar LABIB, Tunisia Yahya DIALLO, Senegal |
| Asia/Australia/Pacific | Alan W. BLACK, Australia T.K. OOMMEN, India |
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| Europe | Irena BOROWIK, Poland Karel DOBBELAERE, Belgium |
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| Latin America | Roberto MOTTA, Brazil Roberto BLANCARTE, Mexico |
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| North America | Helen RALSTON, Canada James T. RICHARDSON, USA |
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| President | Grace DAVIE, UK | |
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| Secretary/Treasurer | Roberto BLANCARTE PIMENTEL, Mexico | |
| Vice President | Adam POSSAMAI, Australia | |
| Board Members | Africa | Vacant |
| Asia/Australia/Pacific | Masayuki ITO, Japan Adam POSSAMAI, Australia |
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| Europe | Patrick MICHEL, France Thorleif PETTERSSON, Sweden |
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| Latin America | Roberto MOTTA, Brazil | |
| North America | Olga ODGERS ORTIZ, USA Anthony BLASI, USA Joseph THARAMANGALAM, Canada |
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| President | Roberto Blancarte Pimentel, Mexico | |
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| Vice-President | Sinisa Zrinscak, Zagreb University, Croatia | |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Adam Possamai, University of Western Sydney, Australia | |
| Board members | Asia/Australia/Pacific | Adam Possamai, University of Western Sydney, Australia Esmeralda Sanchez, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines |
| Europe | Sinisa Zrinscak, Zagreb University, Croatia Inger Furseth, KIFO Centre Church Research, Norway Claude Proeschel, GSRL, France |
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| North America | Otto Maduro, Drew University, USA James V. Spickard, University of Redlands, USA |
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| Latin America | Olga Odgers-Ortiz, El Colef/DES, USA Daniel Gutierrez-Martinez, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico |
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| Africa | Pratap Kumar Penumala, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Afe Adogame, University of Edinburgh, UK |
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| Honorary President | Ivan Varga, Queen's University, Canada | |
| President | Adam POSSAMAI, University of Western Sydney, Australia | |
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| Vice-Presidents | Sinisa ZRINSCAK, Zagreb University, Croatia Inger FURSETH, KIFO Centre Church Research, Norway |
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| Secretary/Treasurer | Afe ADOGAME, University of Edinburgh , UK | |
| Board members | Asia/Australia/Pacific | Esmeralda SANCHEZ, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines Seyed Hossein SERAJZADEH, Tarbiat Moallem University, Iran |
| Europe | Claude PROESCHEL, GSRL, France Per PETTERSSON, Uppsala University, Sweden |
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| North America | James V. SPICKARD, University of Redlands, USA Ephraim SHAPIRO, Columbia University, USA |
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| Latin America | Eloisa MARTIN, University of Brasilia, Brazil Daniel GUTIERREZ-MARTINEZ, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico |
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| Africa | Pratap Kumar Penumala, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Afe ADOGAME, University of Edinburgh , UK |
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| Past President | Roberto BLANCARTE, Mexico | |
| Honorary President | Ivan VARGA, Queen's University, Canada | |
| President | James V. SPICKARD, University of Redlands, USA |
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| Vice-President | Per PETTERSSON, University of Uppsala, Sweden |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Eloísa MARTÍN, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Board Members | Africa: Lovemore NDLOVU, Zimbabwe; Michael OKYEREFO, University of Ghana, Ghana Asia/Australia/Pacific: Yoshihide SAKURAI, Hokkaido University, Japan; Seyed Hossein SERAJZADEH, Kharazmi University of Tehran, Iran Europe: Olga BRESKAYA, European Humanities University, Lithuania; Miroljub JEVTIC, University of Belgrade, Serbia Latin America: Eloísa MARTÍN, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Hugo José SUAREZ, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico North America: Jualynne DODSON, Michigan State University, USA; Ephraim SHAPIRO, Columbia University, USA |
| President | Afe ADOGAME, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA |
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| Vice-President | Mar GRIERA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Cecilia DELGADO-MOLINA, Mexico (2021-2023) Anna HALAFOFF, Deakin University, Australia (2018-2020) |
| Board Members | Africa: Lovemore NDLOVU, Zimbabwe Michael P.K. OKYEREFO, University of Ghana, Ghana Asia/Pacific: Yoshihide SAKURAI, Hokkaido University, Japan Hossein GODAZGAR, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Europe: Olga BRESKAYA, University of Padova, Italy Milda ALISAUSKIENE, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania Latin America: Juan Cruz ESQUIVEL, CONICET, Argentina Roberta Bivar Carneiro CAMPOS, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil North America: Jualynne DODSON, Michigan State University, USA Conrad HACKETT, Pew Research Center, USA |
Program Coordinators for XX ISA World Congress 2023 were:
Susan CARLAND
Olga ODGERS ORTIZ
Michael P.K. OKYEREFO
Conrad HACKETT