Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

SR No.: 529503
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 242
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Parliament of World Religion, & USA
File Size: 10 MB

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1 9 9 9 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS DIALOGUE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4
latter. She has also been active in United Nations NGO affairs. She is currently editing a human rights anthology with Dr. Charles Fishman and is working on A Daily Guide to the Revolution, a book to revitalize the spirit and spur all to action. Deborah Moldow is the Director of the World Peace Prayer Society world headquarters in New York City. She represents the Society at the United Nations, where she co-chairs the Values Caucus. She is also an Interfaith Minister, and works with the United Religions Initiative.
legitimate object of European evangelization. This view legitimized European colonization of Africa and enslavement of Africans, which was being contested in Troeltsch's Germany by both Catholic and Socialist parties. Constance L. Benson is a research associate at the City University of New York's Center on Violence and Human Survival, and author of God and Caesar with a foreword by Cornell Wesl. She holds an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School and a M.Phil. from Columbia University and Union Seminary in New York
3:00 PM–3:45 PM IN COMMERCE 2.54 The African American Religious Tradition: A Functional Model for Religious Pluralism Dr. Richard A. Rose A paper will be presented which examines the way in which African American religious leaders of the 20th Century have drawn on several religious traditions to express a theology of freedom and liberation. The religious philosophies of pivotal thinkers such as Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Howard Thurman, and Martin L. King Jr. will be used to illustrate the functional dynamics of this view. Particular attention will be given to the influence of Gandhi on the development of this tradition as expressed in the work of Howard Thurman and Martin L. King Jr. Dr. Richard Rose, Assistant Professor Religion and Philosophy, the University of LaVerne. He received his Ph.D. from The Claremont Graduate School in 1995. His dissertation centered upon "Howard Thurman's Life and Thought: Implications for Religious Pluralism and Interaith Dialogue"
3:00 PM–4:30 PM IN THEATER 7 Hindus and Muslims: Learning from the Past and Directions for the Future Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan; Ms. Sandya D. Dandamudi-Rao Given their religious ideals and aspirations, Hindus and Muslims have great potential for working together to make this world a better place. The two panelists will analyze why, sometimes in the past, they have failed to do so and how a brighter future is possible. Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan, a graduate of science (1952). Muslim Theology(1956) and Western Philosophy (Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois at Chicago), taught Western and Islamic Philosophy at Aligarh Muslim University, India, and various academic institutions in the US. He is a Trustee of CPWR and the International Peace Council and convener of International Association of Muslims for Inter-Religious Relations. Sandya Dandamudi Rao holds a Graduate degree in Cross-cultural Communications. She has been involved with the Parliament since 1992 She is a community leader in Chicago and has served as a Vice chair for the Parliament of World's Religions since 1995.
3:00 PM–3:45 PM IN COMMERCE 3.70 The Anthropic Principle as a source for an Interreligious, Global Ethic Mr. James Kraft Foundational to the Anthropic Principle is the scientific confirmation of the incredible fine-tuning in the universe
in order to produce intelligent life. fine-tuning all the way from the Big Bang to the formation of molecules The Anthropic Principle concludes that belief in an agent of design and purpose is perhaps more rational than believing the universe came to support rational life purely by chance. After presenting the Anthropic Principle in its most convincing form, the paper evaluates the ability of its conclusions to serve as a basis for a global ethic. If this Principle succeeds in saying something true about the universe as a whole and its purposeful creation, then it perhaps can be put further to use for a truly global ethic. James Kralt is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California He is working on a dissertation on universal truth claims in interreligious dialogue. He is interested in the relationship between faith and reason and the relationship betwen science and religion. He received an MA from GTU in 1991 with a thesis on Sartre's Understanding of God.
3:00 PM–3:45 PM IN COMMERCE 1.33 Intercultural Tolerance: A Personal Experience Mrs. Lerato Scherpenhuyzen The presenter teils a moving story about a black South African woman who marries a South African Hollander. During this period, the woman becomes a traditional sangoma and a spiritual healer Lorato Scherpenhuyzen has been involved with rural communities for many years, running upliftment programmes. African traditional healer and sangoma.
3:00 PM–3:45 PM GOOD HOPE ARENA Interfaith Harmony in the 21st Century Dr. Karan Singh The presentation will highlight the fact that the 20th century has been the most lethal in human history and that religious clashes have been responsible for wide scale death and destruction. This continues down to the present day. Unless we establish inter religious harmony, we will never succeed in ensuring world peace. The emergence of a sane and harmonious global society depends largely upon the interfaith movement. Dr. Karan Singh is the former Indian Ambassador to the United States. An educator, statesman, and scholar, Dr. Singh is a renowned thinker and speaker on philosophy, religion, culture, politics, and the environment He is the Chairman of the Temple's Board of Directors and has established several Temple of Understanding chapters throughout India
3:00 PM-4:00 PM IN COMMERCE 3.60 Beyond Religious Apartheid: A Critique of Ernst Troeltsch on World Religions Ms. Constance L. Benson Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923) is one of the most respected and renowned figures in mainstream Protestant thought. His religious relativism is commonly considered to be a contribution to religious equality and tolerance. However, this interpretation presupposes Enlightenment values that are actually foreign the eminent thinker, who subscribed to theories that would today be called racist. In his essay, "The Place of Christianity among the World Religions," (1923) Troeltsch argues that Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam are of value only for their own "races within their respective territories, dismissing the smaller cults of African and other "primitive races" as inferior and a
3:00 PM–5:00 PM IN COMMERCE 1.37 Interfaith Perspectives on Religious Freedom: Asian and Middle Eastern Perspectives Dr. J. Gordon Melton; Bahiyyih G. Tahzib The program will feature presentations from around the world on the problems of diverse faith communities faced with religious discrimination and persecution. Session time will then be devoted to reflecting upon the manner in which interfaith
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