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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Tuesday, August 31 Seminars & Lectures
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #1
"Stories of the Spirit"
Joseph Bruchac
Traditional tales of native peoples touch our mind and heart and help us to develop greater awareness of ourselves and others. Through stories we deepen the spiritual understanding which helps to connect us to the Earth and to each other. Abenaki storyteller, Joseph Bruchac, will entrance and engage us with stories from his tribe and other native cultures.
Joseph Bruchac-poet, writer, international storyteller, and a keeper of the traditions of the Abenaki tribe; "Publishers Weekly" has called him "perhaps the best-known contemporary Native American storyteller"; author of such books as: Keepers of the Earth; Keepers of the Animals, co-authored with Michael Caduto, and most recently, Dawn Land; editor and publisher of the "Greenfield Review Press"; on the Board of the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling; an editorial advisor and regular contributer to Parabola Magazinee; in 1992 was Chairman, 1st National Conference of Native American Writers and Poets.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #2
"Our Vision for the Earth:
A Call to Loving Action"
Judith Elia Brosius; Albert Brosius; Barry Bryant; Rosemary Fillmore Rhea
Each of us weaves a unique and irreplacable thread in the rainbow tapestry of Earth. This creative worship experience will honor the individual spiritual journey of each participant while encouraging sharing the diverse cultural, religious, and spiritual traditions of all the peoples of the Earth. We will contemplate, meditate, sing, dance, and listen to the heartbeat of the drum. We will ask one another: "What are the practical spiritual solutions to the apparent world problems?" Our answers will be presented through the co-creation of an affirmative ritual for Hope, Healing, and Harmony for the Whole World.
Judith Elia Brosius-Marriage and Family Therapist: trained exten
sively with Virginia Satir; has organized conferences for World Peace, Holistic Medicine, and World Religious Unity in the U.S. and India; has been leading transformative workshops internationally since 1985; currently a ministerial student at Unity School for Religious Studies.
Albert Brosius-investment banker for over twenty-five years, and since 1987 has been studying intensively with indigenous spiritual teachers; has been initiated into the ancient Shamanic tradition by Native Healers throughout Brazil and Peru; gifted spiritual healer and an inspiring group facilitator.
Barry Bryant-Artistic Director of Samaya Foundation and author of The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala.
Rosemary Fillmore Rhea-Granddaughter of Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, co-founders of the Unity Movement; has served most of her life in the media field, producing and hosting Unity's fiveminute TV broadcast "The Daily Word" and co-directing "The Word" with over 1000 radio and TV stations.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #3
"Economic Justice:
Women's Strategies for Change"
Selena Derry; Judy Vaughn
An experiential workshop focusing on understanding present economic realities and injustices in the lives of women. A "faith reflection" on women's vision of economic justice, followed by exploration of strategies for realizing this vision. Discussion of women's economic cooperatives will be included.
Selena Derry-Founder of IBEJI, an economic cooperative aimed at responding to the cultural and economic needs of women; member of the National Assembly of Religious Women. Judy Vaughn-On the National Office Team of NARW.
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10:00 AM-10:45 AM LaSalle Wing #4 "Spiritometry-the Scientific Step Towards God"
Dr. Shreenivas Samdarshi
Spiritometry is verification (analysis) or inference, experience, and realization of Spirit (the absolute, the Divine Supreme Self). It is the subjective synthesis of objective analysis, getting to comprehend the Self and the unmanifested manifest.
Dr. Shreenivas Samdarshi-founder and director of the Indira Ghandi Institute of Cardiology, and the chairman of both the Indian Institute of Business Management and the International Institute of Polypathy; author of such books as Trin Venu; He and We Spiritometry; and Shringinad: the Voice of divine Trumpet.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #1
"Women in Islam"
Amina McCloud; Mary Ali; Suad Al-Fatih; Dr. Riffat Hassan; Sheila Musaji; Nancy Ali; Nasiha al-Sakina
This seminar will deal with the roles of women in Islam. There will be emphasis on value strong family and social structure; Muslim women as mothers; Muslim women raising future generations of Muslims; and the responsibilities of Muslim women. Amina McCloud-Assistant Professor, Islamic Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.
Sheila Musaji-Editor, American Muslim magazine, St. Louis, Missouri. Mary Ali-Registrar, American Islamic College, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Riffat Hassan-Chairperson of the Religious Studies Program at the University of Louisville; born in Lahore, Pakistan of a Syed Muslim family, she has done pioneer work in developing feminist theology in the context of the Islamic tradition; extensive work in Jewish-Christian-Muslim dialogue; co-creator of Women's and Men's Liberation: Testimonies of the Spirit.
Nancy Ali-Muslim activist.
Nasiha al-Sakina clinical psychologist; anchor, television program, "Islam," California.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #2
"The Unfoldment of a World Civilization" Sovaida Ma'ani; Brent Poirier
The establishment of world peace requires an international legal structure as well as a spiritual foundation. New international institutions, headed by men and women with a combination of spiritual qualities, freedom from prejudice against any nation, and a knowledge of international laws must be brought into being. This approach will be compared and contrasted with those of Tolstoy and Gandhi. This workshop seeks to bridge the theological and intellectual gap between workers for peace who advocate renunciation of all force, and those who believe that force as the servant of new peace-making institutions is neccessary for international law enforcement.
Sovaida Ma'ani-member, Board of Directors of the Bahá'í Justice Society, and its present Chair; qualified Barrister-at-Law in England and Wales; member of the Washington, D.C. Bar; L.L.M. in Public International Law, Cambridge University; master's degree, Comparative Law, George Washington University.
Brent Poirier-member of the Board of Directors of the Bahá'í Justice Society; founder and first chair of the Section of International and Immigration Law of the State Bar of New Mexico; former intern, legal offices of UNIDO, United Nations, Vienna; practices law in southern New Mexico.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #3
"The Zoroastrian Way of Life for Modern Men, Women, and Families"
Mehroo M. Patel
The teachings of Zarathushtra emphasize equality and interdependence of men and women in the overall design of human