Exploring Unification Theology Edited by M. Darrol Bryant and Susan Hodges

Biographical Sketches Of Unification Church Participants

Janine Anderson, 24, studied philosophy at Reed College in Oregon. She has lived in Italy for several years and speaks Russian, French, and Spanish in addition to Italian. She joined the Unification Church three years ago and is a member of the class of 1978 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Christa Dabeck, 25, is from Germany, where she met the Unification Church five years ago. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Regensburg where she studied history, sociology, and German literature. She is a member of the class of 1978 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Adri de Groot, 27, graduated from the Unification Theological Seminary in 1977 and is currently in a Master of Divinity program at Boston University. His intent is ultimately to obtain his doctorate. He is a native of Holland, where he met the Unification Church five years ago.

Lloyd Eby, 34, has been a member of the Unification Church for four years. Already the possessor of a Master's degree in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis, he graduated from the Unification Theological Seminary in 1977 and is currently considering pursuing his doctorate. In addition to philosophy and theology, Lloyd has studied film making and is the producer/director of a short film about the Unification Theological Seminary.

David Jarvis, 30 years old, a 1977 graduate of the Unification Theological Seminary is the possessor of two B. A. degrees and is currently doing graduate work at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. He has been a Unification Church member almost three years.

Michael Jenkins, 25, received his B.S. in zoology from Ohio State University. He has been a member of the Unification Church for four years and graduated from the Unification Theological Seminary in 1977.

Betsy Jones, 34, did undergraduate work in nursing at Boston College and received a Master's in psychiatric nursing through Columbia Teachers College. She is married to Farley Jones and is the mother of three children.

Farley Jones, 34, received his B.A. in English from Princeton University. He has been a Church member for eleven years and will graduate in 1978 from the Unification Theological Seminary.

Lynn Kim, 29, is a ten-year member of the Unification Church. She graduated from Lawrence University in Wisconsin in foreign languages.

Klaus Lindner, 25, graduated from the Unification Theological Seminary in 1977 and is currently enrolled in a Master's of Theology program at Harvard Divinity School, where he would like to pursue doctoral studies. He met the Unification Church five years ago in his native Germany.

Guido Lombardi, 27, has been a member of the Unification Church for five years. He is an Italian citizen and did undergraduate work in sciences at the University of Rome. He was a member of the class of 1977 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Lokesh Mazumdar, born in India, graduated from Montana State University with a B.S. in commerce. He is 32 years old and for six years has been a member of the Unification Church. He belonged to the class of 1977 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Linda Mitchell, 25, for three years a member of the Unification Church, studied Italian and Portuguese at California State University. She is a member of the class of 1978 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Diana Muxworthy, 26, joined the Unification Church three years ago. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire in social sciences. Diana belonged to the class of 1977 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Thomas Selover, 26, has been a member of the Unification Church for three years. He graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College with a B.A. in education and was a teacher in the Waldorf school program. A member of the class of 1977 at the Unification Theological Seminary, Tom is presently considering obtaining his doctorate.

Tirza Shilgi, 31, was born in Israel and met the Unification Church four years ago in America. She graduated from the Becalel Academy of Fine Arts where she did work in sculpturing, woodcutting, and silkscreen. She is in the class of 1978 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Joe Stein, age 28, has been a member of the Unification Church since 1969. He did undergraduate work in psychology at the University of Rochester and intends to pursue doctoral studies. He is a member of the class of 1978 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Joe Stenson, age 27, has been a member of the Unification Church for three years. He graduated from the Catholic University of America and belonged to the class of 1977 at the Unification Theological Seminary.

Jonathan Wells, 35, has been a Church member for three and one half years. He earned an A.B. in physical science from the University of California at Berkeley. He is in the class of 1978 at the Unification Theological Seminary and he plans to study for a doctorate. 

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