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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Wednesday, September 1 • Major Presentations
Christianity in the Non-Christian World." Mirko Dobrijevic-theologian; educator, Loyola University, Chicago;
Regional Director and Executive Liason for International Orthodox Christian Charities in Serbia; consultant and spokesperson on civil
disorder in the current Balkan War. Fr. Nicholas Dahdal-pastor, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Parish,
Chicago; graduate, Beir College; received B.A. in U.S. and B.A. at lona College; theological studies, St. Vladimir Seminary, New York; currently serving on numerous boards in the Arab community, owing to his expertise in Middle Eastern affairs.
4:45 PM–5:30 PM Salon IV "Looking Backward, Moving Ahead: Jewish Women's Contributions to American Jewish Life" Prof. Ellen Umansky At the 1893 Parliament of Religions, Jewish women succeeded in gaining their own public platform from which to explore women's particular contributions to Judaism and subsequently established the National Council of Jewish Women to help transform the American Jewish community as a whole. One hundred years later, it is important to assess Jewish women's accomplishments along with the impact that women's contemporary understandings of Jewish self-identity continue to have on American Jewish life. Prof. Ellen Umansky-Adjunct Associate Profesor of Modern Jewish
History, Hebrew Union College, New York City; teaching associate of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL); co-editor, Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality: A Sourcebook.
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Adams Ballroom Understanding the Other as a Living Faith Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor Looking back over the past stages of interfaith dialogue, we see that we are now entering a new stage. Religious communities must be prepared to meet the new challenge of revealing the true nature of faith for the religious person. We must learn to see the believer, rather than simply studying about the belief. Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor-Director, Interreligious Affairs, Union
of American Hebrew Congregations; Associate Director, Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism; most recent book, written and edited with Andrea Weiss, Shalom/Salaam: A Resource for Jewish Muslim Dialogue.
4:00 PM-5:30 PM State Ballroom "Swami Vivekananda-The Awakener to Service of God in Man" Swami Gahanananda; Swami Prapannananda; Swami Tathagatananda; Swami Bhavyananda; Swami Swahananda; Swami Chidananda; Swami Chidbhasananda; Swami Shantarupananda After his participation in the Parliament of World Religions in 1893, Swami Vivekananda returned to India and founded the Ramakrishna Mission with the twin ideals of realizing the highest truth within and serving God in man. Through his teacher, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda had come to realize that God was present within all beings, and he taught that God could be worshipped by serving his human forms. Monks of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission will discuss this new doctrine of the worship of God in man. Program: 1) Vedic Invocation (Swami Chidananda); 2) Bhagavadgita Chanting (Swami Chidananda); 3) Keynote Address: "Swami Vivekananda-the Awakener to Service of God in Man" (Swami Gahanananda); 4) Devotional Songs on Swami Vivekananda (Swami Chidananda); 5: Panel Discussion (Moderator: Swami Chidbhasananda; Panelists: Swami Chidananda, Swami Bhavyananda, Swami Swahananda, Swami Tathagatananda, Swami Shantarupananda, Swami Prapannananda); 6. Questions and Answers: Audience and Panel; 7. Summary and Prognosis (Swami Chidbhasananda); 8. Closing Song (Swami Chidananda). Swami Gahanananda-joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1939,
ordained a monk in 1948; served as the Assistant Secretary of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission from 1979 to 1989 and as the General Secretary from 1989 to 1992, 1992, became Vice-President of
the Order. Swami Prapannananda-initiated disciple of Swami Vireswarananda,
tenth President of the Ramakrishna Order; twenty years of service in Rajkot, Gujarat State; sent to America in 1989 as Assistant Minister of Vedanta Society of Sacramento, California. Swami Tathagatananda--head, the Vedanta Society in New York;
joined the Ramakrishna Math and Mission in 1955; served for 11 years at Belur College; former head, the Ramakrishna Mission
Ashrama, Baranagore. Swami Bhavyananda--Minister-in-Charge, Ramakrishna Vedanta
Centre, London, UK, long involved in European interfaith activities. Swami Swahananda - Minister-in-Charge, Vedanta Society of
Southern California, Hollywood; two master's degrees; author of six books, including scholarly translations of classical Vedantic texts;
initiated by Swami Vijnananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Swami Chidananda--Associate Minister, Vivekananda Vedanta
Society, Chicago, Illinois, and Ganges, Michigan; former Assistant Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, Institute of Culture, Calcutta, India; initiated by revered Swami Yatiswarananda, one of the great
spiritual luminaries of the Ramakrishna Order. Swami Chidbhasananda-head, the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society,
Amsterdam, Netherlands; joined the Ramakrishna Math and Mission at Raipur, in 1962, former Law Officer for the Ramakrishna Math and Mission at its headquarters in Belur Math. Swami Shantarupananda-M.A. in Philosophy, Calcutta University;
former head, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, and Ramakrishna Mission, Along, Arunchal Pradesh in
1991, came to the Vedanta Society of Portland, Oregon as Assistant Minister.
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Crystal Room "God is Not Dead" Rev. Baroness Cara-Marguerite Drusilla The modern world heard the phrase "God is dead" in the cynical last half of this century. This presentation argues that God has never died, and sets forth the concept of infinite, everlasting Deity and our place as civilized people within the sphere of Deity. A reminder of our personal responsibilities to this planet and to ourselves, and a call to a new tolerance, a new beginning, in the name of the All God. Rev. Baroness Cara-Marguerite Drusilla-Founder and Priestess
Hierophant of The Lyceum of Venus of Healing, Ayer, Massachussetts, an Egyptian Temple serving a balanced Pantheon of Deities; professional writer and singer; has written extensively about aspects of pagan religion in the modern world; active in the world environmental movement.
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Parlor H "The Development of Gratitude, Wonder, and Responsibility in the Growing Child" Rene Querido Wonder, gratitude, and responsibility are not usually associated with the process of education. Often parents are more concerned about children "getting ahead" and the inner lives of the children are secondary. The child is more than the interaction of genes and environment; he/she has a spiritual core. This unique aspect of the child must be cultured and nurtured, and education is the process by which this can be accomplished. Rene Querido General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in
America; former Director, Rudolf Steiner College, Sacramento, CA active for many years in Europe as teacher and adult educator; has lectured widely in North America, Europe, and Japan; author of a number of books on educational and historical subjects, some of which have been translated into French, German, and Japanese.
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