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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Friday, September 3. Seminars & Lectures
care centers, and many other institutions in the United States. In 1989 alone reports indicate that 50,000 people were killed in sacrificial ceremonies dedicated to the worship of Satan. This presentation will examine some of the reports as well as the methods used by American authorities in addressing reported manifestations of Satan. Robert Volkmann-founding member of the West Texas Society to
Advance Rational Thought, an affiliate of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. Mr. Volkmann is active in the oil and gas business in the U.S.; Master of Science degree in geology from the University of Wisconsin.
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Clark Wing #10 "Contributions of Islam in Southeast and East Asia" Atty. Hj. Abdul Rahman R.T. Linzag: Dr. Haji Ismail bin Ibrahim; KH Achmad Syaikhu; Zainul Abidin Rasheed; M. Anuar Tahir The cultures and influences that have shaped one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, that of Southeast Asia. These presentations will explore the tremendous cultural diversity of the region, and its powerful impact on Islam. Atty. Hj. Abdul Rahman R.T. Linzaq-President, Islamic Da'wah
Council of the Philippines. Dr. Haji Ismail bin Ibrahim-Director General, Institute of Islamic
Understanding, Malaysia. KH Achmad Syaikhu--President, Ittihadul Muballighan, Jakarta
Pusat, Indonesia. Zainul Abidin Rasheed-Chief Executive Officer, MENDAKI,
Singapore. M. Anuar Tahir-Malaysia.
communities, the prophetic and cominunity-building role of people with disabilities, and the function of the church as a 'sign' to the broader community. A particular focus will be on pastoral care for the family experiencing the birth of a child with disabilities, and the creation of effective networks of informal support. David P. Wetherow-Executive Director of the Association for
Community Living-Winnipeg, founding member of Prairie Housing, L'Avenir, and PRT Manufacturing Cooperatives-providing integrated housing, personal support and employment services. David is a trainer, speaker and consultant to community groups and governments throughout Canada and the U.S., senior editor of "The
Whole Community Catalogue." Claire Langton-the mother of a young woman with cerebral palsy,
she struggled to keep Mary-Anne connected to the family, church, education and employment life of the community, she and her daughter are pioneering members of a series of inter-connected cir
cles of support operating in Hartford, Connecticut Mary-Anne Langton Co-Director of Office of Persons with Disabilities
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, founding member of Communitas, an international network in the field of communitybuilding with people who have disabilities, and is the designer and
developer of the first inclusive housing cooperative in Connecticut. Scott Klassen-spent the first twenty-one years of his life in an institu
tion; eight years ago, a team of friends helped him move out of the institution and into the community; now, lives in his own home, works as a radio broadcaster, serves on the boards of several advocacy organizations, and has made major contributions to the disability rights movement in Canada.
2:00 PM–3:00 PM Dearborn Wing #1 "Vedic Astrology and its Relevance in Modern Times" Dr. Bangalore Sureshwara Over 5000 years ago, the ancient Indian (Vedic) seers and sages had the wisdom to integrate materialism with spiritualism to ensure toe continuation of human civilization. The Hindus had attained proficiency of a high order in both secular and spiritual knowledge. The Vedic masters not only developed the laws of movement of celestial bodies but also formulated moral and spiritual laws corresponding to these physical laws. These seers observed an intimate relationship between human life and the movements of the cosmos. Vedic astrology integrates human free will and destiny. We will discuss its relevance for modern times. Dr. Bangalore Sureshwara--regular contributor to The Astrological Magazine, published by B.V. Raman, Asia's leading astrological journal; has published articles in the areas of Vedic Astrology, Hindu theology, spiritualism, and Ramayana, currently doing further research in the area of Ramayana studies.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM LaSalle Wing #1 "Wiccan Devotionals" Brandy Williams As an emerging religion, Wicca is informed by the study of other religions which recognize the Goddess. Wiccan priestesses and priests create devotionals to the Goddess, as individually envisioned, and based on the cycle of seasons. Often, historical research forms the basis of a modern Wiccan devotional Scholars and students of other religions can benefit from the study of Wiccan re-enactment and adaptation of older pagan celebrations. Brandy Williams-Wiccan High Priestess; author of Ecstatic Ritual; lec
tures nationwide on subject of sacred sexuality and the history of pagan religion.
2:00 PM–3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #2 "Tangibility and Revelation" Joyce Bogusky; Gerry Armstrong; Rebecca Armstrong; Keith Cunningham; Ted Tollefson This presentation will examine the need and the dangers of giving form to the spiritual impluses in the psyche. It will include a discussion of healthy vs. toxic religious longings, as well as a performance of songs, stories and poems.
Joyce Bogusky-Jungian analyst. Rebecca Armstrong--musician, storyteller, and founder of The Joseph
Campbell Society in Chicago. Keith Cunningham-fimmaker and poet. Ted Tollefson-Co-founder of Mythos Institute.
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Dearborn Wing #3 "Restoring the Shattered Community for People with Disabilities" David P. Wetherow; Claire Langton; Mary-Anne Langton; Scott Klassen Series of presentations providing first-hand accounts of the role that congregations, clergy and lay leaders can play in welcoming people with disabilities into the church community, and in helping families who have experienced the birth of a child with a handicapping condition. The presenters (a parent, a church leader with disabilities, a community leader with disabilities, and an author and teacher) focus on central truth: including people with disabilities into the church and community enriches the lives of everyone. As a covenant community, the church has a unique role to play in overcoming patterns of rejection and isolation. The workshop explores the universal 'call' for congregations to become inclusive
2:00 PM–3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #3 "The Ancestral European Religious Vocabulary" Dr. Michael York The model for reconstruction of the religious vocabulary of the Proto-Indo-European language follows the seven fundamental configurations comprising the proto-pantheon: sun, moon, earth, heaven, dawn, fire, and lightning. Exploration of proto-designations the ancestral speaker may have used for the opponent to divinity, the principle of chaos, nothingness, and disorder. Examination of key areas of the ritual lexicon and terms for the numinous. Dr. Michael York--Director, instructor, Academy of Cultural and
Religious Studies, London and Varanasi; Ph.D., History and
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