Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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2:00 PM-3:30 PM Clark Wing #1
"Theosophical Perceptions in Christian Orthodoxy" Dr. Geddes MacGregor
Of the innumerable interpretations of religion, some hold that the golden thread linking them all has been that ancient wisdom known as theosophy. This workshop explores how theosophy's principles including those of karma and reincarnation-stand in relation to the Torah, the Gospel, and the concept of Grace. The ancient wisdom can shed much light on liturgical expressions of the inner life which is the essential focus of all living religions. In the 21st century, the vitality of the Church may well turn on such visions of spirituality as that presented by theosophy.
Dr. Geddes MacGregor-Anglican priest and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California where he was Dean of the Graduate School of Religion; holds advanced degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Oxford, Sorbonne, and Hebrew Union College; author of 31 books including, Reincarnation in Christianity; Reincarnation as a Christian Hope; The Christening of Karma; Gnosis; and The Gospels as a Mandala of Wisdom.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Clark Wing #2
"The Universality of the Near Death Experience" Leon S. Rhodes; Rev. Donald L. Rose
Since 1976 when Dr. Raymond Moody's bestseller Life After Life made the Near Death Experience well known, it has been found that millions of people all over the world have had this experience. The vivid memories of those who have been "dead" tell us of a wonderful, pain-free existence full of love. Those who have experienced the NDE are profoundly changed, with new purposes in life and no fear of death.
Leon S. Rhodes lecturer and writer on the subject of the Near Death Experience for seventeen years; past Vice President of the International Association for Near Death Studies and editor the Association newsletter; editor, the Delaware Valey (Philadelphia) "Near Death Studies" newsletter..
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Clark Wing #3 "African Christianity from an African Perspective" Dr. Abraham Akrong
Africa is the location of the fastest growing church within Christianity. It is also the source for one of the most creative developments in Christianity within theology, liturgy, and the public role of religion.
Dr. Abraham Akrong-doctor of theology degree, Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, master and bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Ghana; native of Ghana and author of the forthcoming book, The Empowering Christ: An African Christology of Liberation.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Clark Wing #4
"Mystical Interfaith Healing Service" Rabbi Joseph Gelberman
Rabbi Gelberman will conduct a spiritul healing service based upon his experience in many traditions, particularly the Kabbalistic tradition.
Rabbi Joseph Gelberman--founder and President, the New Seminary, the world's only seminary educating and ordaining interfaith ministers; founder, American Interfaith University; student and teacher of Kabbalistic mysticism for over 40 years.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Clark Wing #5
"Jews and Poles: An Effective Model for Interreligious and Interethnic Dialogue" Dr. Byron Sherwin; Krystyna Zambrzycki Focusing on commonalities engendered by 1000 years of shared existence in Poland, The Joseph Cardinal Bernadin Center of Spertus College of Judaica (Chicago) has implemented an effec
Thursday, September 2⚫ Seminars & Lectures
tive and promising model for theological and cultural dialogue, both in Poland and in the United States. This model confronts ethnic and religious stereotypes by stressing what is shared rather than what separates these two religious/ethnic groups. This workshop will present and analyze the nature and the potentials of this model, and will discuss how it can serve as a basis for other initiatives in interreligious and interethnic dialogue. Dr. Byron Sherwin-Vice President for Academic Affairs and Verson Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism at Chicago's Spertus College of Judaica; author of 18 books and over 100 articles on Jewish theology, philosophy, mysticism, ethics, law and cultural history; in 1992, first recipient of the "Man of Reconciliation Award" by the Polish Council of Christians and Jews. Krystyna Zambrzycki-American-European Consultant of the Archdiocese of Chicago; has played active role both in Poland and the United States in Polish-American affairs and Jewish-Catholic dialogue.
2:00 PM-2:30 PM Clark Wing #6
"Philosophy of Tantra"
Dr. Swami Ajaya
Tantra is the philosophy which enables integration of the highest states of awareness with living in the world. Tantra transcends the traditional conflict found in religion with renunciation and living in the world. "Philosophy of Tantra" will describe three schools of tantra, their distinctions, and the relation of tantra to other philosophical schools, including Vedanta.
Dr. Swami Ajaya-clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City and Morristown, New Jersey; author of Psychotherapy East and West: A Unifying Paradigm, and Yoga Psychology; co-author of Yoga and Psychotherapy; and Emotion to Enlightenment; has studied yoga in India and lived with Sri Swami Rama in the Himalayas.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Clark Wing #9
"Vedic Epithets: Vedic Vision"
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy
The exposition and celebration of the Inaugural Dawn in the light of Sri Auribindo. A lecture prepared from Sri Aurobindo's epoch-making exposition, The Secret of the Veda, which is the profound expression of his own luminous experience of the Vedic truth and the word. The book Vedic Epiphany/Vedic Vision is the basis for this presentation.
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy-scholar of Aurobindo Philosophy; formerly Senior Professor of Philosophy at Osmania University, Hyderabad; and the Director of the Institute of Human Study - an advanced center of integral and future studies; presently Emeritus Fellow of the University Grants Commission in India; has travelled widely and has taught and lectured at numerous universities in the United States, Canada, and Europe as a UNESCO fellow (1961), a Fulbright Asian Professor (1969), and a visiting scholar, and has authored and edited more than twenty-five books.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Clark Wing #10
"The Effective Use of Museums in Preserving and Retaining the Religious and Spiritual History of Native Americans"
Jo Allyn Archambault; Martin Redbear
Museums are great resources for cultural preservation for American Indians. This panel discusses the various projects sponsored by the American Indian Program at the National History of the Smithsonian that have aided tribal goals and programs. Jo Allyn Archambault-Lakota, Ph.D., Director American Indian Program, Smithsonian Institution
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Dearborn Wing #1 "Foundations of Transpersonal Psychology: An Introduction"
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