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 Seminars & Lectures
Center, Wat Dhammaram, the Thai Buddhist Temple of Chicago. Ven. Dr. Phisit Kotsupho-Deputy Director, Graduate School, Mahachula Buddhist University, Bangkok, Thailand (1989-92); Wat Dhammaram, Thai Buddhist Temple of Chicago.
Dr. Ananda Wickremeratne-Visiting Professor in Religion, Loyola University, Chicago; Visiting Fellow and Associate Member, Committee on Southern Asian Studies, University of Chicago. Prof. David Kalupahana-Ph.D.; Professor of Philosophy and Director, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hawaii.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Dearborn Wing #1 "The Global Health Care Crisis:
An Assessment and a Vision"
Richard T. Czerniejewski; May Khadem
This workshop explores the global nature of the health care crisis confronting humankind with its varied manifestations in different areas of the world, the major issues affecting the health of humanity, and changes required to redress the present problems. Richard T. Czerniejewski-M.D., Chairman, Board of Directors,
Health for Humanity, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Rush-Presbyterian, St. Luke's Medical Center.
May Khadem M.D., Secretary, Board of Directors, Health for Humanity, Assistant professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Northwestern Medical School.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Dearborn Wing #2
"The Mystical Dimensions
of Death and Dying"
Joan Kellogg, MA
Workshop will begin with a lecture developing an overview and historical perspective on death and dying, featuring mystical experience such as near death experience and out of body experience as a normal dimension of dying. Workshop will conclude with meditation.
Joan Kellogg --M.A.; Co-founder and co-director of Mary's Place, a healing center offering traditional and natural healing therapies; has served as a hospice bereavement counselor; in private practice as a grief therapist and counseling astrologer.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Dearborn Wing #3 "Spiritual Dimensions of Health and Healing"
Dr. Onslow Wilson
In these days of high tech and high stress, it is important to understand that psychologically, stress and related diseases result from an interaction between the individual sense of self and the environment. Spiritually, however, stress is the result of an unconscious lack of confidence in the divine within.
Becoming conscious of our individual stress-triggers liberates us from negative thought patterns, improves health, allows for conscious control of our creative energies, and facilitates communion with the divine spark within.
Dr. Onslow Wilson-President and CEO, CIRCES International, Inc.; Biochemist trained in Investigative Medicine, former President of Rose-Croix University International, author of many publications; conducts workshops internationally on spiritual and health issues; former Professor and Vice-Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #1
"The Relevance for Our Time
of the Mysteries of the Round Table: The Individual and the Community" Rene Querido
The symbolism of the Round Table and the Quest for the Holy Grail have been a source of deep interest for generations. Today, in a transformed manner, these themes are relevant for day-to-day
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life. This workshop will explore many of the most fascinating aspects of this intriguing topic.
Rene Querido General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America; former Director, Rudolf Steiner College, Sacramento, California; 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.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #2
"Stories: Memories of Life, Art of Faith" Alice Cecilie Rubio
This demonstration/workshop will introduce participants to several of the world's legendary, mythic and religious story traditions including the Jataka Tales (Buddha Birth Stories), the Panchachantra, stories from several African and American Indian cultures, and Jesus Tales. The workshop will address how stories can be used in formal and informal situations to enhance the experience of faith.
Alice Cecilie Rubio-storyteller for over 10 years; much of her work relates to curriculum relevance and enhancement, personal enrichment and spiritual growth.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #3
"The Importance of Ancient Visions and Prophecies in Contemporary Times"
Ras Boanages; Mikael Gabriel; Ras McPherson; Tzaddi Waadadah I; Isaiah Ferguson; Abraaham Alemu Each panel member will offer a brief presentation on the visions and prophecies of the Ancients and how they apply to the world todday, from a Rastafarian perspective. Time will be allocated for questions and answers.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #4
"The Literature of Fiction and Fantasy: Constructive or Deconstructive of Faith?" Judith E. Espenschied
Many religions have employed stories as pedagogical and mnemonic devices to transmit the common history, and as parables to teach ethical principles. Published works of fiction and fantasy, officially unconnected with any religious tradition, deliberately convey obvious metaphysical and ethical messages. Yet religious leaders have, from time to time, expressed outrage at particular works of fiction (e.g., Rushdie's Satanic Verses, Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz). It appears that there is sometimes a subculture problem. If fiction can be constructive and deconstructive of religious faith, then perhaps the mechanisms by which fictions move us ought to be of concern to philosophers and theologians as well as to literary critics.
Judith E. Espenschied-has taught philosophy, led the Philadelphia Ethical Society, and published fiction and articles; former president, Liberal Ministers of the Delaware Valley and president, the National Leaders' Council, the American Ethical Union.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM LaSalle Wing #5
"The Near-Death Experience
as a Basis for Religious Unity"
Dr. Robert S. Ellwood
This workshop will, with input and discussion from participants, explore the similarities of near-death experiences and consider how they enhance appreciation of a core perception of the spiritual universe shared by the world's diverse religions. Recently quite a bit of interest has been aroused by reports of experiences by persons near death, or even brought back from clinical death, which seem to some to give significant insight into the post