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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SYMPOSIUM
TUES-FRI, 8/31-9/3
This symposium will bring together representatives of a number of prominent religious and cultural traditions to address one of the most critical issues now facing the religious community. Can religions participate actively in the search for solutions to the problem of religious violence and violence in general? The presentations will address the causes of conflict, war, and religious violence as well as a variety of solutions which have been proposed. The Symposium will include focus groups addressing particular areas of religious conflict, including: India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Middle East. The Staff wishes to thank Ronald Kidd, of the Institute for World Spirituality, and William Vendley, of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, for their contributions to this symposium.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
10:00 AM-10:45 AM Salon II
"The Role of Religion in Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking"
William Vendley
Dr. Vendley will introduce the topic of the role of religion in conflict resolution and peacemaking, noting modern examples of religious cooperation as well as extraordinary contemporary challenges. The wide range of peacemaking roles for religious communities will be explored.
William Vendley-Secretary-General, World Conference on Religion and Peace/International; Director International Secretariat staff, New York, Geneva, Tokyo and Melbourne; former Dean, Doctor of Ministry and Master of Arts in Theology programs and Professor of Theology, Roman Catholic Major Seminary, Long Island; Ph.D., Fordham University.
11:00 AM-11:45 AM Salon II
"Overcoming the Institution of War"
Dr. Richard Falk
Dr. Richard Falk-Albert Milbank Professor of International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center of International Studies, Princeton, New Jersey.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Salon II
"Jealousy, Envy and Hatred Among the World's Religions I: Exploring the Shadow Side of Religious Psychology-Jealousy, Hatred, and the Overcoming of Tribalism"
Robert L. Moore
Opening address. "Exploring the Shadow Side of Religious Psychology: Jealousy, Envy and Hate in Religious Tribalism." Robert L. Moore-President, Institute for World Spirituality; Professor, Chicago Theological Seminary and C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago; Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice; co-author of King, Warrior, Magician, Lover and other works setting forth a masculine psychology and spirituality for our times; lectures coast to coast in the U.S. and Canada.
3:15 PM-5:30 PM Salon II
"Jealousy, Envy and Hatred Among the World's Religions II: The Indo-Pakistani World" Madan Singh; Dr. Anantanand Rambachan; Dr. Ernest Hamilton; Acharya Sushil Kumarji; Dr. Raja Mrigendra Singh The panel is chaired by Dr. Madan Singh. An exploration of jealousy, envy and hatred in the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh traditions, with reference to the Indian-Pakistani subcontinent. The ways to work constructively with other religions.
Madan Singh Dr. Singh is President and co-founder of T.O.U.C.H.
"Religion and Violence"
(The Organization for Universal Communal Harmony), Chicago; former Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology; currently President and C.E.O., Engineers International, Oakbrook, Illinois. Dr. Anantanand Rambachan-Professor of Religion, St. Olaf College, Minnesota; keynote, North America Interfaith Network Conference, Seattle, 1990; author, The Limits of Scripture: Vivekananda's Reinterpretation of the Authority of the Vedas, and numerous scholarly articles. Dr. Ernest Hamilton-Professor of Philosophy and English, Montgomery College, Maryland; former managing editor, Muslim World; Research Associate, Center for Jewish-Christian Studies, Chicago; Fullbright Professor, Hassan II University, Morocco and Damascus University, Syria; author, A Topical Concordance of the Qur'an.
Acharya Sushil Kumarji-Jain Master, founder of Jain Monastery and Temple in New Jersey; leading humanitarian, orator and writer, world traveler, and crusader for peace and non-violence; participant, the 1992 Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro; founder member, the World Movement of Non-violence for Peace and Environment. Dr. Raja Mrigendra Singh-Professor (retired) of Oriental Comparative Philosophy of World Religions, State University of New York, Purchase; appointments in comparative philosophy at City College of New York and in Indian classical music at Yale University; author of many scholarly studies in Sikhism published in the U.S. and in India.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
10:00 AM-10:45 AM Salon II
"Religion and the Healing Function in Political Conflict Resolution" Joseph V. Montville; Dr. M. Aram; Norma Levitt The transactional dynamics of interpersonal healing are examined for what insight they can offer for the resolution of communal and ethnic conflict. The special roles of religious communities and traditions in healing political conflict will be addressed. Joseph V. Montville-Senior Associate and Director of the Conflict
Resolution Project; Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.; lecturer on Psychiatry, Cambridge Hospital, Harvard University Medical School.
Dr. M. Aram-founder and president of Shanti Ashram, India, and former Vice-Chancellor of the Gandhigram Rural University. Norma Levitt-Honorary Vice Chair, Union of American Hebrew Congregations; Honorary Life Vice-President, World Union of Progressive Judaism; an International President of the World Conference on Religion and Peace; United Nations NonGovernmental Organization (NGO) Representative; Honorary President, National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods.
11:00 AM-11:45 AM Salon II
"Religion and the Struggle for Peace in South Africa"
Dr. Fareed Essack; Dr. M. Aram
Focusing on South Africa, the workshop will look at the ways in which religious traditions have been used or abused in situations of conflict and injustice, and to see how religious traditions can concretely contribute to rebuilding communities.
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