Chung Hwan Kwak (born 1936) is the leader of several key organizations of the Unification Movement and has been described as "Rev. Moon's right hand man." The Unification Movement is comprised of organizations and individuals associated with the church, that are dedicated to creating world peace through ideal families centered on God in accordance with the doctrines of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and is spearheaded by the Unification Church itself (renamed the Family Federation for World... Sun Myung Moon (born January 6, 1920) is the founder of the Unification Church (established on May 1, 1954, in Seoul, South Korea). ...
Educated in his native South Korea, he holds a B.A. in law from Sangji University and an M.A. in western philosophy from Kun Kook University Graduate School. He received an honorary Ph.D. in humanities in 1986 from the University of Baguio, the Philippines.
In the theology of the Unification Church, whole purpose and self purpose are two key concepts in human ethics. ... The Divine Principle is the main theological textbook of the Unification Church, held to have the status of scripture by members of the movement. ...
ChungHwanKwak, Chair of WANGOs International Council, holds a number of prominent positions in the worlds of academia, sports, and media, as well as in non-profit and religious organizations.
In academia, Rev. Kwak serves as Chairman of the Board for the University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT), Chairman of the Board for the World University Federation, and Chairman of the Professors World Peace Academy, an international association of university and college scholars.
Kwak serves as Chairman of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, Chairman of the Citizens Federation for the Unification of North and South Korea, and Chairman of the Board for both the International Cultural Foundation and for the International Religious Foundation.
ChungHwanKwak has been named its chairman, chief executive officer and president, according to a UPI Press Release.
Kwak is also chairman of the Moon-controlled University of Bridgeport, CT and Sun Moon University in Seoul, South Korea.
Kwak’s predecessor at UPI D.M. Joo, another Unification Church member, will continue to head Moon’s umbrella organization News World Communications Inc., which is the corporate entity that controls UPI, The Washington Times, Insight, the World and I, Tiempos del Mundo and other Moon publications.
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