This Wednesday night, join us as we hear from guest speaker Ed Brown!
Ed Brown is Secretary General of the Stefanus Alliance International, a small Norwegian NGO focused on promoting and protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief for everyone and strengthening the presence of the church in areas of the world where there is extensive discrimination and persecution on the basis of religion or belief.
He has also worked as Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and as Leader of the Norwegian Secretariat of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief.
 
Previously, Ed was pastor for the International Baptist Church outside of Oslo, Norway, a small international congregation with members from a number of countries and cultures. In addition, Ed worked as a football (soccer) missionary for several years, travelling to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
 
Ed’s work has entailed teaching and facilitating seminars, workshops, and conferences on the topics of Freedom of Religion or Belief and Human Rights as well as engaging in lobby and advocacy work with grassroots religious leaders and top political leaders.
 
His fields of interest are: Human Rights, Freedom of Religion or Belief, Minority Rights, Religious Nationalism and Identity Politics, Islam, Hinduism, and issues related to caste discrimination, as well as broader rule of law and good governance issues. Ed has studied Psychology, Pedagogy, Religion, Theology, and Human Rights. Ed is an avid Frisbee golfer with a PDGA rating of 940.
Hosted by: Augsburg University Student Ministries
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