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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Major Presentations
1999
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3:00 PM-4:00 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.60 Religion Ahead: Relevance or Growing Irrelevance Fr. Msizi Garth Michelson
This lecture will explore the role of religion in the next century. The presenter will illustrate the current issues and concerns about the role of religion in a secular world. The presenter will explain what the religions of the world must do to meet this challenge, such as respecting differences, seeking common ground for dialogue and collaborating with God for the common good. The presenter will also describe one such interreligious community of reconciliation that has answered that challenge. This community was founded in South Africa at the height of structural oppression of apartheid and the violent resistance for liberation it spurred.
Fr. Michaelson was born in South Africa of a Roman Catholic father and a Methodist mother. He completed five years of tertiary education in Rome, during the period of Second Vatican Council, and was awarded a Doctorate in Theology from Pontifical Gregorian University. He has been involved over 3 decades in ecumenism and interreligious encounter, and is currently a member of the Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue of the South African Catholic Bishops Conference.
3:00 PM-4:00 PM IN THEATER 6
Religion and Ethics: A Millennial Audit
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Prof. Martin Prozesky
This lecture takes stock of the immense contributions, and the shortcomings, of our religions in relation to the ethical upliftment of humanity. The presenter will explore and prescribe ways in which our religions can make a profound future contribution to global well-being.
Director of the Unilever Center for Comparative and Applied Ethics at the University of Natal. He was formerly a Professor of Religious Studies and author of several books in this field.
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3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN THEATER 5 Religious and Spiritual Resources for Responding to Adversity
Bishop Willy Romelus
Bishop Romelus will present on the past and current hardships that the Haitian people face and the strides that the Catholic Church has made in helping the people of Haiti prevent future problems. Bishop Romelus will show how the Church of Haiti is attempting to establish a self sustainable society in Haiti that relies upon positive community spirit and communication. Bishop Romelus was ordained as a priest on July 13, 1958 in Les Cayes, Haiti. Since his ordination, he has been active in creating support services for the people of Haiti. A leading voice on human rights in Haiti, Bishop Romelus was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1994 for his work with and for the oppressed peoples of Haiti during the military coup. Bishop Romelus has been responsible for building most of the infrastructure in his Diocese of Grande Anse.
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3:00 PM-4:00 PM IN PODIUM HALL Repatriation: Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Mr. Herman Agoyo; Dr. George Kanentiio Sacred spiritual objects of the American Indians are stored and held in Museums and Universities. These items need to be returned to their rightful owners, the American Indians. It is estimated that the human remains of over 500,000 American Indian people have been dug up and removed from their burial sites. Repatriation means that these institutions return the sacred objects to the rightful owners, the American Indian Nations, and that the American Indians will have access to traditional sites for reburial of the remains of those stolen ancestors and the items buried with them. Herman Agoyo will
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provide a brief history of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a case study of the Jemez Pueblo, and the on-going consultation process. Douglas George Kenentiio will discuss the efforts directed at reclaiming and repatriating sacred objects, and more specifically, the return of the Wampum Belts to his nation, the Mohawk Nation. Herman Agoyo, San Juan Pueblo, is active in repatriation issues in his community. He is a life time councilman, 4 times Lt. Governor, 1 term Governor, and term Chairman of All Indian Pueblo Council for the Pueblo and New Mexico Indian Tribes.
Mr. Kanentio, a Mohawk, is the Director of Round Dance Productions, and he is also columnist for the Syracuse Herald Journal.
3:00 PM-5:00 PM GOOD HOPE ARENA
Spirituality, Sexuality and World Transformation Ms. Pregs Govender
It's "inferiority" has been justified by the belief systems of patriarchal religions- the resulting oppression of especially the violence against and is directly connected to the ideas about our bodies, our sexuality, our being. There is an alternativecan the partriarchal religion have the courage to take up the challenge and help end the violence against people and children.
Ms Govender was a political activist in students or civic structures and orgs, trade union mkt. in 70's, 80's and 90's against apartheid. A school teacher and UDW. Educator (national) -SACTU head-1st workers college in SA, headed WNC charter, ANC MP, Chair of Comm. on quality of life and status of and through JSCOF-initiated SA's and budget. Change laws IRT violence AG and cust law, maintenance etc. Through getting these prioritised by Parliament. Mother of Parusha.
3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN THEATER 4
The United Religions Initiative
Rev. Charles P. Gibbs; Ms. Sally M. Ackerly
Members of the United Religions Initiative will share the history of this global effort to create a permanent forum where people of diverse faith gather in mutual respect to pursue justice, healing, and peace, with reverence for all life and engage in a discussion about this vision.
For the past three and a half years. Canon Charles Gibbs has served as Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative, a global movement where people of the world's religious, spiritual, and indigenous communities gather in mutual respect, dialogue, and cooperative action to end religious violence and create cultures of peace and justice as a sacred trust for future generations. The URI is based in San Francisco and active on every continent. Before coming to the URI, he served as the Rector of the Épiscopal Church of the incarnation in San Francisco, CA and before that as Executive Director of the San Rafael Canal Ministry, an interfaith service organization working primarily with immigrants and refugees.
Sally Mahe Ackerly is a full-time project manager with the United Religions Initiative, with offices in the San Francisco Presidio. She holds an M.Ed. from Harvard and also a Masters degree in Spiritual Direction from General Episcopal Seminary in New York City. She taught civics for twelve years, during which time she created a textbook series for junior high school students entitled, Law in Action, West Publishing Co., 1975, 1980. For ten years she worked as a spiritual counselor focusing on spiritual education for adults and children. Sally has worked with the United Religions Initiative since its inception, and serves in the area of organizational development.
4:00 PM-4:45 PM IN THEATER 6 Basic Ideas and Teachings of Judaism Rabbi Herman Schaalman
This is an introductory lecture on the fundamentals of the Jewish faith as it has developed over the last three thousand years. Major religious teachings regarding G-d, revelation, covenant, birth and death, and major festive occasions will be touched on. After the lecture there will be a question and answer session.
Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman, Emeritus Rabbi of Emanuel Congregation