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In 1982, Dr Willem A. Visser 't Hooft received the award for Freedom of Worship. He received the award for his outstanding contributions to the ecumenical movement and the definition of universal moral values.
More about Visser ‘t Hooft
Willem Adolf Visser 't Hooft was born in 1900 in Haarlem. He was secretary-general of several Christian youth organisations. As the first secretary-general of the World Council of Churches, Visser 't Hooft linked ecumenical church communities with many churches from developing countries and communist Eastern Europe. He died on July 4, 1985.
Positions and articles
Visser 't Hooft wrote about 1.500 printed publications, including 15 books in various languages. Some of his works include:
● Die Welt war meine Gemeinde. Autobiographie. R. Piper&Co. Verlag, Munchen, 1972.
● No Other Name: The Choice between Syncretism and Christian Universalism, London, SMC, 1963.
● The Pressure of Our Common Calling, New York, Doubledya, 1959.
● Memoires. Een leven in de oecumene, Amsterdam, 1971.
Other laureates from 1982
Juliana Princess of the Netherlands
Max van der Stoel
H. Johannes Witteveen
