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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Conference on Pluralism: "Identity, Conflict and Globality"
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Parlor B
Working Session: "Conflict"
Dr. Arthur Waskow; Frida Kerner Furman; Ali Jaffrey Dr. Waskow will speak on conflicts within communities. Dr. Ali Jaffrey will be the Respondent. Moderated by Professor Frida Kerner Furman.
Dr. Arthur Waskow Director of The Shalom Center, Fellow of ALEPH/Alliance for Jewish Renewal; author, Godwrestling; Seasons of Our Joy; and Becoming Brothers; from 1982 until 1989, member of the faculty of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Frida Kerner Furman-Professor, DePaul University, Chicago Ali Jaffrey-Zarathustrian Assembly
4:00 PM-5:30 PM Parlor C
Workshop: "People's Church of Chicago"
Rev. Marguerite Voelkel; George Cairns
The People's Church of Chicago is a church made up of white, black, Asian, straight, gay, homeless, poor and middle class men and women. They engage in a street ministry for homeless and chronically mentally ill Chicagoans. This workshop will share the experiences of the People's Church.
Rev. Marguerite Voelkel--People's Church of Chicago George Cairns Ordained UCC minister; Shalom member; Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Chicago Theological Seminary; minister of Urban Mission, People's Church of Chicago.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Monroe Ballroom
Thematic Presentation: "ReligionParticularity, Universality, and Globality" Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Professor Nasr will deliver a major address in which he reflects on the "perennial philosophy" and considers the possibility of a "transcendent unity" of religions. Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr-University Professor of Islamic Studies and the History of Science, George Washington University; author, Ideals and Realities of Islam; An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines; Islamic Art and Spirituality; Knowledge and the Sacred; Sufi Essays; and Western Science and Asian Culture.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Parlor A
Working Session: "Globality"
Professor Paul F. Knitter; Ronald R. Kidd; Paul D. Numrich Professor Knitter will speak on globalization as the context for suggesting a unitive, common ground for addressing issues of pluralism. Upasaka Ronald R. Kidd will be the Respondent. Moderated by Professor Paul D. Numrich. Professor Paul F. Knitter-Professor of Theology, Xavier University; first became interested in interreligious dialogue as a member of the Society of Divine Word Missionaries; recent publications include: No Other Name? A Critical Survey of Christian Attitudes Toward the World Religions; Buddhist Emptiness and Christian Trinity; Pluralism and Oppression; and The Myth of Christian Uniqueness. Ronald R. Kidd-Executive Director, Institute for World Spirituality; director, Bultasa Zen Group.
Paul D. Numrich-Professor, College of St. Francis.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Parlor B
Working Session: "Globality"
Azim A. Nanji; James B. Wiggins; Ghulam Haider Aasi Professor Nanji will speak on religious/social scientific views of the emerging"global culture." Professor James Wiggins will be the Respondent. Moderated by Professor Ghulam Haider Aasi.
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Azim A. Nanji-Professor of Islamic Studies and Chair of the Department of Religion, University of Florida; born in Kenya, his travels and research have taken him to East Africa, Egypt, İran, Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, China, and Japan; his books include: The Nizari Ismaili Tradition; The Religious World; and the forthcoming Muslim Culture and History.
Ghulam Haider Aasi-Professor, American Islamic College, Chicago, and Loyola University, Chicago.
4:00 PM-5:30 PM Parlor C
Workshop: "The Indian Treaty
Rights Committee"
James Yellowbank
This workshop will explore American Indian treaty rights issues and cultural values, and their impact on local, national and inter national ecology and economy.
James Yellowbank-Winnebago; treaty rights activist; Native American community leader.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Monroe Ballroom
Panel: "Our Religions' in a Religiously Plural World"
Harvey Cox; Professor Arvind Shamra; Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr; Professor Tu Wei-ming; Prof. Masao Abe; Jeffrey Carlson
Topic: How is the presentation and self understanding of one's own religious tradition afected by the fact that one is making the presentation in a religiously plural world? Panelists: Professor Harvey Cox, Professor Arvind Sharma, Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor Tu Wei-ming, and Professor Masao Abe. Moderated by Prof. Jeffrey Carlson, DePaul University.
Professor Harvey Cox-noted Christian theologian.
Professor Arvind Shamra-scholar of American religions; author of numerous books and scholarly articles.
Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr-University Professor of Islamic Studies and the History of Science, George Washington University; author, Ideals and Realities of Islam; An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines; Islamic Art and Spirituality; Knowledge and the Sacred; Sufi Essays; and Western Science and Asian Culture. Professor Tu Wei-ming-Professor of Chinese History and
Philosophy, Harvard University; expert on Confucianism. Professor Masao Abe-Professor Emeritus, Buddhist Studies, Nara University, Japan; Visiting professor of Buddhism and Japanese phi losophy, Purdue University; member, Kyoto School of Philosophy; deeply involved in the comparative study of Buddhism and Western thought and in Buddhist-Jewish-Christian dialogue; publications include Zen and Western Thought; and Emptying God. Professor Jeffrey Carlson-Professor of Religious Studies, DePaul University, Chicago.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Monroe Ballroom
"Summation/Call to Action"
Robert J. Schreiter; Prof. Jeffrey Carlson
Professor Schreiter will be making the final presentation of the Conference on Pluralism, in which he will summarize and assess the major points raised during the earlier parts of the Conference, in such a way as to point toward the future. Moderated by Prof. Jeffrey Carlson, De Paul University. Robert J. Schreiter-Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Catholic Theological Union
Professor Jeffrey Carlson-Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.