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| − | The '''New World Encyclopedia''' organizes human knowledge in a way that allow a reader to learn information, not just for its own sake, but for its value to the world as a whole. The underlying goal of the encyclopedia is to promote knowledge that leads to happiness, well-being, and world peace.
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| − | The ''New World Encyclopedia'' is an ever-expanding body of knowledge that currently contains thousands of carefully selected articles.
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| − | The ''New World Encyclopedia'' is intended for use by teachers and students who are drawn to the ease of use of Wikipedia, but are concerned about quality, consistency, and core values. ''New World Encyclopedia'' combines the great benefits of open source internet media with those of traditional and careful editorial supervision by scholars. Here we have the benefit of hyperlinks and greater detail found on-line encyclopedias, combined with the traditional review of facts, grammar, and values.
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| − | This encyclopedia transcends the metaphysical assumptions of both the Enlightenment and Modern Encyclopedias. The originator of this project is Sun Myung Moon. Thus, scholarly content carries and projects values tied to human purpose, the design of creation found in the world's great religions and spiritual traditions, as well as that which is clearly revealed through science and in the lives and work of people of conscience.
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| − | ===A Free Online Encyclopedia===
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| − | This encyclopedia designed for the general reader and is available online and is free to all people with internet access. It is greatly indebted to Wikipedia pioneers, and the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]. This path-breaking foundation combines with the devotion of NWE editors and writers who use Wikipedia articles as the basis for their articles and work to improve them based on training and expertise in their respective subject areas, and compliance with strict [[Info:Writers_Manual|writer guidelines]] for this project.
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| − | In keeping with the terms of the Free Document License, the article version of each document imported from Wikipedia is documented, rigorously cited, and hyperlinked to the Wikipedia article so that a complete history of its construction remains available.
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| − | ===Project Leadership===
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| − | *'''Project Chairman:''' Chung Hwan Kwak, [http://www.peacefederation.org UPF]
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| − | *'''Project Director:''' Thomas G. Walsh, [http://www.peacefederation.org UPF]
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| − | *'''Editor in Chief:''' Frank Kaufmann, [http://www.irfwp.org IRFWP]
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| − | *'''Chairman of the Editorial Review Board''' Andrew Wilson, [http://www.uts.edu UTS]
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| − | *'''Business Manager:''' Gordon Anderson, [http://www.paragonhouse.com Paragon House Publishers]
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| − | *'''Managing Editor:''' Robert Brooks, [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org New World Encyclopedia]
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| − | ===Project Funding===
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| − | This project is funded by a generous grant from [http://www.peacefederation.org UPF/IIFWP], and managed under contract, by [http://www.paragonhouse.com/catalog/default.php Paragon House Publishers].
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