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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XIII – 2021
Volume XII, 2020

totalitarian tyranny and coercion to conform, alien to western civilisation. …
• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies

Without fail and at a sacrifice, the Unitarian church represents these western and
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc).
Christian ideals in all their purity.
• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends

included in the main text file.
Purity and sacrifice: again, these are terms from Martyrology, which are here
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
applied to the actions and sufferings of the politically vulnerable Unitarian church.
consistent for the entire article.
The letter closes with a candid declaration of solidarity:
Article Structure
These sacrifices have to and will be repaid. All those for whom your
Each article should contain the following :
church is a source of spiritual inspiration will rally to provide com-
pensation. From abroad, I will contribute to this effort with the means of
• Title
• Short title for page headings
an author who does not write for a mass audience. And I ask you, dear
minister Fritchman, to give my kindest wishes for Christmas and the
• Authors and their affiliations
new year to your congregation. They are wishes of peace and they are
• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
for a humankind united in their progress towards what is good.
• Key words
• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
Your friend Thomas Mann.
Methods, Results and Conclusion
Yet, no other document illustrates the spiritual affinity between the two men
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in
more clearly than a portrait photograph which Thomas Mann sent to Fritchman in
the text)
March 1951, with the handwritten the dedication: “To Stephen H. Fritchman. Def-
Abstract
ender of American evangelic freedom. Thomas Mann.” He does not say “protestant”
The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.

but “evangelic” – meaning that he appreciates Fritchman’s actions as according to
It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
a Gospel, the freedom of which is democratic and, in this sense, an “American
results and conclusions.
Freedom.”
Ethical Guidelines
The “true sympathy” lasted even after death. For a long time, Fritchman would
cite Thomas Mann as a friend and as a teacher. When Mann died in 1955, Fritchman
Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and

Methods section that
gave a moving memorial speech in his congregation. Addressing attempts to
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
play off Thomas Mann, the apostle of democracy, against the renowned poet,
parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
Fritchman praises Mann’s selfless courage in the face of derisive attacks – a courage
institutional review board having approved the project;
which puts him in line with saints and prophets. “Dr. Mann was dedicated with the

2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
dedication of a Saint to the task of holding unreason in check. […] Like an Old
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
Testament prophet, an Ezekiel or a Jeremiah, he delivered himself at times of a
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
magnificent, though to some people absurd confidence in the resources of
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.
mankind.”

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