Dr. Thomas Ward: Leftist to Unificationist [Podcast Ep. 1]

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Today we’re joined by Dr. Thomas Ward, former President of the Unification Theological Seminary in New York City and Professor of Peace and Development since the summer of 2019. He teaches graduate studies in the NGO and Public Leadership program at UTS. His work on Peace and Development studies has been published in several major journals and by Paragon House and by the London publishing firm E-International Relations.

At the tender age of 22, he met the Unification movement, which changed the course of his life. Today we want to share about his spiritual journey from active leftist to passionate Unificationist.

He has been a Fulbright scholar in France, a Foreign Ministry Research Fellow in Taiwan, a Guest Lecturer at the Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing and at the National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies in Santiago, Chile. Dr. Ward has been a professional educator for more than four decades.