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. Major Presentations
4:00 PM-4:45 PM Grand Ballroom "Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century" V. Rev. Dr. Thomas Hopko; His Grace ISAIAH The speaker will examine the question, How will the church survive-as a remnant of the past or as an example for the future? V. Rev. Dr. Thomas Hopko-Ph.D (Fordham), Dean, St. Vladimir's
Orthodox Theological Seminary, N.Y. Professor, Dogmatic Theology. His Grace ISAIAH Greek Orthodox Bishop of Denver, Extensive
Inter jurisdictional and Interfaith efforts throughout the country.
4:00 PM–4:45 PM State Ballroom "The Emergence of the Bahá'í Faith as a World Religion" Hoda Mahmoudi In 1893, the Bahá'í Community consisted of a small, loosely organized group of believers concentrated in Persia, Iraq and a handful of other eastern countries. Today, the Encyclopedia Britannica lists the Bahá'í Faith as the second most widespread religion in the world with significant organized communities of believers in virtually every country, save those few where the establishment of Bahá'í communities is prohibited. We will examine this process and some of its implications for the future. Hoda Mahmoudi-Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate
Professor and Chairperson of the Sociology and Administration of Justice Department at California Lutheran University; Advisory Board of the Journal of Bahá'í Studies; Board of Directors and Secretary, Women for International Peace and Arbitration.
4:00 PM–4:45 PM Parlor H "Peace and Justice-A Sikh Perspective" Dr. Kamaljit K. Sethi; Jaswant Singh Neki The presentation will focus on justice as a theological concept in the founding of the Sikh Faith (15th Century) the writings of Guru Granth Sahib that expound on the theme of peace and justice, how gurus exemplified this in their lives, and how justice and peace ensure religious harmony and secularity. It will be concludued by an overall perspective. (Introducer: Mr. Sukhjit S. Cheena) Dr. Kamaljit K. Sethi-anchor of "The Sikh Program," a weekly television
program addressing Sikh history, religion and news from 1988 to present; founding member of the Sikh Broadcasting Corporation; Judge at
the International Youth Symposium, Hemkunt Foundation, 1993. Jaswant Singh Neki-M.D., Ph.D.; eminent psychiatrist, former con
sultant to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development program; author of several books on Sikh philosophy
and theology; prominent Punjabi poet. 4:00 PM–4:45 PM Red Lacquer Room "Hinduism Today: A Religion in Renaissance" Satguru Sivaya Subrahmunyaswami An introduction of the Shaivite Hindu path that leads the soul from simple service to worshipful devotion to God, from disciplines of meditation and Yoga to the direct knowing of divinity within. Spiritual seekers are advised to live a life of Ahimsa, harmlessness to nature, people and creatures, an ethic that includes vegetarianism. There is a great need for Hindu Global Unity through communication, love and trust, which is the central theme of this presentation, Satguru Sivaya Subrahmunyaswami-initiated, at age 22, into the holy
order of Sannyasa in 1949 by his Guru Siva Yogaswami in Sri Lanka; on his Guru's instructions, returned to America and founded the Saiva Siddhanta Church; spent seven years in sadhana and in the aftermath of his Samadhi, burst into a series of Kundalini experiences which culminated in the profound aphorisms of the book, Raja Yoga; currently, the publisher of the international newspaper, Hinduism Today, in seven countries.
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Adams Ballroom "Mohammad the Model for Humanity: Myth or Reality" Dr. Abdo Yamini; Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi Topics of this workshop are: the concept of "perfect man" in Greek and westem traditions, the Islamic view of Insan Salih, the righteous man; Mohammad as the personification of the Qur'an. Dr. Abdo Yaminiformer Minister of Information, Saudi Arabia;
President, IQRA International, Saudi Arabia Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi-Islamic scholar; charismatic
leader of Indian Muslims; Rector, Darool-Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow, India.
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Monroe Ballroom "Convergence: The Sacred Wheel" Jim Kenney The sacred wheel: the spokes representing the varieties of religious expression, the rim representing the level of most superficial involvement in one's own tradition, the hub representing the shared heart of all religious wisdom. This presentation will offer a model for interreligious dialogue which goes beyond conversation to convergence. How is it that as I move toward the center of my own faith and practice, I come to know and to respect yours? Why does our diversity give life and energy to our unity? Why does an appreciation of the symbolic language of religion give life to interfaith exchange? What does it mean to "feel the other side"? Jim Kenney-Co-Founder and Executive Director, Common Ground
interfaith study center; Co-Editor, Fireball and the Lotus: Modern Spirituality from Ancient Roots; Vice-Chair and Program Chair, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
4:00 PM–4:45 PM Salon I "Permanent Healing: Breakthrough to Spiritual Awareness" Rev. Dr. Daniel R. Condron The curing of disease throughout the world, begins by examining the attitudes held, accepted, and taught which foster and produce that dis-ease. As the individual becomes empowered to produce mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing, spiritual awareness is accelerated and advanced, producing permanent healing. As wholeness of the Self is realized, health is experienced. When self-aware and whole individuals join together, global health will become a reality. Rev. Dr. Daniel R. Condron Doctorate in Metaphysics and a
Doctorate in Divinity; National President of the School of Metaphysics and CEO of the College of Metaphysics, author of Dreams of the Soul: the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali; minister, spiritual leader, counselor, teacher, and speaker.
5:00 PM-5:45 PM Parlor H "In the Spirit of the Earth: Redefining Spiritual Values for a Planet in Crisis" Andras Corban Arthen This presentation will examine the role that mainstream religion has played in creating or supporting many of the problems facing the Earth today. It will also discuss how a redefinition of spiritual values can help to address the resolution of these problems, particularly by examining the beliefs and practices of Pagan and Earthcentered traditions. Andras Corban Arthen--initiated into the traditional practices of a
Scottish family of Witches in 1969; Cunningman of the Glainn Sidh Order of Witches and Director of the EarthSpirit Community, one of the largest Pagan (organizations in the country, has served on the board of officers of Covenant of the Goddess, a national council of Witches, has recently released a recording of stories, titled, "Tales of Wonder".
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