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In the following chapters we present a concise history of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). Fascinating though this history is, for reasons of available space and research time it regrettably was out of the question to write a rigorously thorough and definitive historical study. Instead, we have tried to give a readable mix of what was important and what was interesting. Major developments in IHEU's internal developments alternate with sketches of IHEU's varied activities and impressions of its interaction with the world it was part of. For those who want to know more, we have added a final chapter describing our main sources and giving suggestions for further reading. The main text of the chapters in this part was written by Hans van Deukeren, with topical contributions from Pieter Edelman, Wouter Kuijlman and Jan Loman, all employed at the Humanist Archives. Bert Gasenbeek was directly involved with the concept, content, and conclusions. We thank Levi Fragell, Nettie Klein and Paul Kurtz for their willingness to read and comment on the draft texts-Nettie Klein also volunteered to correct our language errors-, and all the others who supported us in this project. However, for any remaining errors, inaccuracies or debatable views we are, of course, fully responsible.

Hans van Deukeren*

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* Hans van Deukeren (1952, the Netherlands) is a historian. He works as Office Manager at the Humanist Archives.

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International Humanist and Ethical Union 1952-2002
Past, present and future
Bert Gasenbeek and Babu Gogineni (eds.)
Copyright © 2002 by De Tijdstroom uitgeverij.
Republished 2006 at http://www.iheu.org with permission
ISBN 90 5898 041 3 nur 730, 740
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