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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Saturday, September 4. Major Presentations
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Salon I "The Contemporary Role of Religion in the Family and its Relevance to Our Daily Realities" Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji Happiness is the birthright of every human being. When we as individuals live conscious lives in harmony with our basic inner truth, life becomes a fulfilling harmonious flow. Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji-interna
tionally recognized religious and spiritual leader; chief Religious and Administrative Authority for Sikh Dharma of the Western
Hemisphere; founder, Peace Prayer Days. 9:00 AM–9:45 AM Salon II "Educational Values and the Fostering of a Global Perspective in the Coming Generation" Shandan Roychaudhuri Shandan Roychaudhuri--General Secretary, Asiatic Society, Calcutta,
India.
10:00 AM–10:45 AM Parlor H "Unity Leaves No One Out" James Dillet Freeman Unity's approach has always been to emphasize similarities and cooperation and harmony among the world religions. In this presentation, Mr. Freeman, Poet Laureat of the Unity Movement, will share his poems, prayers, and inspiration from 50 years of dedicated ministerial service. He is a dynamic speaker who has the ability to touch and express the heart of humankind. James Dillet Freeman--world renowned poet and author, began work
ing at Unity School in 1929 by the invitation of Myrtle Fillmore, cofounder of the Unity Movement; his poems have been translated into 15 languages, as well as taken to the moon on both the Apollo 11 and Apollo 15 missions.
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Salon III "Religious Fundamentalism" Dr. Abdel Aziz Sachadina Topics of this workshop are: What is fundamentalism? The forces behind the rise of fundamentalism in contemporary religions, modernity, spiritual vacuum, moral crisis, socio-economic injustices, etc. Islamic fundamentalism, its new features and future. Dr. Abdel Aziz Sachadina--Professor of Islamic Studies, West Virginia
University
10:00 AM–10:45 AM Salon III "Orthodox Christian Perspective on the Environment" Nicholas P. Constas Commentary on the Patriarchal Encyclical of the late Demetrios I, Patriarch of Constantinople; issued on the Day of the Protection of the Environment (Geneva, 1989); and the Proclamation on the Environment, authored by His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and signed by all the Primates of the Orthodox Christian Church on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, 1992 at the Phanar Constantinople, Turkey. Nicholas P. Constas-Ph.D. (Catholic University of America),
Patristics Historical Theology; M. Div. Summa cum Laude, Holy Cross School of Theology (Greek Orthodox); B.A., Summa cum Laude, Hellenic College, Brookline, Massachusetts.
10:00 AM-10:45 AM Adams Ballroom "Buddhism in the Modern World" Ven. Preah Maha Ghosananda Ven. Preah Maha Ghosananda--Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian
Buddhism.
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Grand and State Ballrooms "African American Mass Parliament Choir" Dr. Rose Jackson, Coordinator Music is an integral part of the African American religious and worship tradition. Choirs and choir members from around the city will make a joyful noise through song as they lift their collective voices and share the musical traditions of African Americans. A limited number of tickets for this event will be available at the Registration Center.
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Salon IV "The Silent but Singing Revolution: The Swadhyaya Movement in India" Betty Miller Unterberger; Jayashree Athavale-Talwalker; Shri R.K. Shrivastava Presentation on the Swadhyaya Movement, founded Shri Pandurangshastri Athavale, which has been bringing man closer to man, removing barriers based on race, color, religion, nationality, etc. An account of the various socio-economic experiences which have brought revolutionary changes in the lives of millions of people all over the globe. Betty Miller Unterberger-Professor of International History at Texas
A&M University; author of numerous books and articles; has lectured at International Symposia in India, Pakistan, Turkey, China and at the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences; first American scholar to
research and write about the Swadhyaya Movement. Jayashree Athavale-Talwalker---post graduate in Philosophy, Bombay
University, lectured for some time in Philosophy at the Elphinstone College, Bombay, has been principle representative of the Swadhyaya Family in international conferences like "Living With the Earth"; the central focus of her life is Swadyaya , dealing with the whole range of problems that beset our time; as the daughter of Shri Pandurang Shastri Athavale (Dadaji), the founder of the Swadhyaya Movement, she is also the symbol of its community. Shri R.K. Shrivastava-born in 1942, educated in Kanpur, Delhi and
London; Ph.D. in International Relations; Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; current research concerns are: developing problematique and sociology of religions and movements.
10:00 AM–10:45 AM Monroe Ballroom "Islam in America: Opportunities and Challenges" Imam Waris Din Mohammad; Dr. Asad Husain Topics of this workshop are: the advent of Islam. The North American continent. Muslim slaves from Africa during the 17th and 18th century. The recent wave of Muslim immigrants. The establishment and development of Muslim countries. The main features of African American and immigrant Islam. Is Islam a positive force for change or is it irrelevant in modern America?
Imam Waris Din Mohammad-Nation of Islam. Dr. Asad Husain-President, American Islamic College; Professor, Northeastern Illinois University, Director, Summer Institute of Islamic Studies.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM Red Lacquer Room "Reflections on Death and Dying" Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Elizabeth Kubler-Ross-pioneer in the modern inquiry into death,
dying, the near death experience; author of numerous books and articles, including, Death and Dying.
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