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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The Academy-Friday, September 3
3:00 PM–3:30 PM Sandburg Wing #8 "The Negotiation of World Peace through Religion: The Postmodern Cause?" Dr. Michael York The understanding gained from advancing modernsim concerning social psychology and basic human needs, along with postmodernism's honoring of plurality, innovation, and tradition provide the framework for this presentation. It will be argued that the multi-cultural and multi-religious dialogue is possible in any effort toward problem solution and creative, collective advancement. Presenter cites the Parliament of the World's Relgions as a continual forum in which all religious viewpoints can be expressed, exchanged, validated and respected, as part of humanity's quest for a viable peace in which differences of belief and practice are not only preserved but encouraged. Dr. Michael York-Director, instructor, Academy of Cultural and
Religious Studies, London and Varanasi; Ph.D., History and Philosophy of Religion, King's College, Univ. of London; M.A., Social Science, International Relations, San Francisco State Univ., California.
SESSIONS 19-20, FRIDAY, 9/3 SESSION NINETEEN 10:00 AM–10:30 AM Sandburg Wing #7 "The Victorian Broad Church: Seedbed of Twentieth Century Religious Pluralism" Prof. Hal French, Ph. D. The Broad Church Movement carried with it the seeds of its own dissolution. Rather than intending to start a new party, contrasting with the High and Low Church parties, it sought to create a climate which could accommodate diverse beliefs under a wide the ologocal umbrella, and to make room, also, for the new insights from higher criticism and scientific thought. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, was a pivotal figure in this movement, and our attention will focus on him and other figures whose influence was seminal in faclitating subsequent dialogue and a generally more liberal, receptive spirit to new insights. Prof. Hal French, Ph.D.-McMaster University, STM, Boston
University, M. Div., United Seminary, author, co-author or editor of eight volumes on Asia and Asian religion, founder, Group on Religion in Modern India, American Academy of Religion; former President, Editor, and Chair of Local Arrangements, SE Conference, Association for Asian Studies.
SESSION 18 4:00 PM–4:30 PM Sandburg Wing #8 "Roman Catholicism and Genetic Engineering" Thomas A. Shannon This paper will discuss the foundations and issues (including context and specific issues) of genetic engineering in the context of Roman Catholicism. Ther will be a lecture followed by a question and answer period. Thomas A. Shannon-Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor of the
Humanities, Worchester Polytechnic Institute; author of several books including: Surrogate Motherhood, What are They Saying About Genetic Engineering: Introduction to Bioethics; and editor, Bioethics: Selected Readings
10:30 AM–11:00 AM Sandburg Wing #7 "The New Religions as Social Movements" Dr. Robert S. Ellwood The historic nineteen-sixties and early seventies were characterized partly by a provocative communicative phenomenon that some scholars described as "rhetoric of revolt." The Hare Krishna movement, Zen Buddhism, Subud, Meher Baba's followers, Transcendental Meditation, Sufism, Krishnamurti's students, the Vedanta movement, Tibetan Buddhism, and Humanistic Mysticism were some of the rhetorical movements described as "new religions." This presentation traces the growth of this phenomenon whose remnants are regarded in the nineties as "new age." Dr. Robert S. Ellwood-Professor in the School of religion at the
University of Southern California; author, over twenty books including: Many Peoples, Marty Faiths; Alternative Altars; Mysticism and Religion; Theosophy, and The History and Future of Faith; has lec tured extensively throughout the world.
4:30 PM–5:00 PM Sandburg Wing #7 "The Future of Buddhist Economics" Dr. Glen Alexandrin Dr. Glen Alexandrin professor of Economics and Statistics at
Villanova University in Pennsylvania; worked as an Economist fot the Federal Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada; author of many published papers on economics; honorary trustee of the Tibetan Learning Center, NJ, and a founding member of the Philadelphia Buddhist Association; has been a student of Buddhism for over 20 years.
5:00 PM-5:30 PM Sandburg Wing #8 "The Evolution of Catholic Philanthropy in America" Mary J. Oates Through their philanthropy, Catholics since 1790 have extended their interests beyond themselves to address evolving social needs in significant ways. Laity, bishops, clergy, and members of charitable religious communities united to develop and finance the extensive network of hospitals, orphanages, homes, schools, and social agencies which came to represent so visibly the Catholic way of giving. This paper considers how a church whose members were, until recent decades, heavily poor and working-class, established its benevolent priorities and strategies. It considers also why contemporary Catholics appear to be giving less to the charities of their church, relative to income, than their predecessors. Mary J. Oates Professor of Economics, Regis College, has written
extensively on the education and occupational choices of Catholic women; currently writing a book on the American Catholic philanthropic tradition; editor, Higher Education for Catholic Women: An Historical Anthology, author, Economic Change and the Character of Catholic Philanthropy.
11:00 AM–11:30 AM Sandburg Wing #7 "Christianity 'Born Again' for a New Age" Dr. James W. Crocker-Lakness While the source of great love and service to humanity, Traditional Christianity has also been the cause of great suffering and evil including imperialism, racism, oppression of women, and homophobia. In a postmodern age Christianity must respond to the challenge of cultural diversity, feminism, the 'enlightenment and the influence of Eastern thought. This workshop will describe several voices of New Age" Christianity, including the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ; New Thought and Unity; A Course in Miracles, and Elizabeth Claire Prophet. Has Christianity 'been born again'? Dr. James W. Crocker-Lakness-Professor of Communication,
University of Cincinnati; member, the Theosophical Society, Unitarian Universalist Church, and Religious Society of Friends; student of A Course in Miracles.
SESSION 20 10:00 AM–10:30 AM Sandburg Wing #8 "Theo-Monistic Mysticism and Religious Pluralism" Michael Stoeber, Ph.D. This paper will argue that, although monistic and theistic experi
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