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
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Sandburg Wing #4 "Want to Start an Ecumenical, Cross Cultural Small Group?" Hal Edwards The workshop illustrates stories of spiritual pilgrims who search for love and compassion and truth in small communities. Hal Edwards President, Christian Laity of Chicago, ecumenical and
cross-cultural organization which promotes spirituality and service in small groups.
"do it yourself" and you'll leave knowing why it works. Gabriel Halpern-Director of The Yoga Circle in Chicago; degrees in
Philosophy and Psychology, and has been committed to growth and
support groups since 1967 2:00 PM–3:15 PM Sandburg Wing #1 "Peace and Building Community: A Lutheran Perspective" John Stumme World peace, it can be argued, depends on world community. Human beings, however, are finite persons who inhabit limited and therefore very different communities. What then is meant by "world community"? How do religious people, who live within a particular community, contribute to the building of a world community that embraces people of many different communities? The workshop addresses these questions from a Lutheran perspective. In so doing, it invites others to consider the same questions from within their own religious community. When people from different religious traditions speak together about peace, are there ways of building the bonds of unity while respecting genuine differences? John Stumme Associate Director of Studies, Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, since 1977. Missionary and Seminary Professor, Argentina, 1977-1987; Associate Director for Studies, DCS, ELCA, since 1988
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Sandburg Wing #5 "The New Family: Non-Monastic Religious/Spiritual Community" Regina Sara Ryan, M.A. Individualism, isolation and independence have wrought havoc on the family in contemporary culture. But, side by side with the deterioration of the family structure within industrialized nations, there are emerging models of spiritual community which incorporate family within a larger context. This presentation wil discuss the challenges faced and the lessons learned in the evolution of a contemporary spiritual culture. Regina Sara Ryan, M.A.- former Catholic nun; member of a spiritual
community of Western Bauls; instructor at Prescott College in the Department of Human Development; a principle coordinator of the First Conference on Crazy Wisdom and Divine Madness in 1992; currently working on the October 1993 conference.
2:00 PM–4:00 PM Sandburg Wing #6 "Discussion of 'What Shall We Do?' Plenary Session" Dr. Gerald O. Barney; Jane Blewett; Kristen Barney Follow-up session to the Plenary Session (Sunday, August 29, 2:00 p.m.) entitled, "What Shall We Do?" A chance for registrants to dialogue with the three authors of the Millennium Institute's report to the Parliament, entitled Global 2000 Revisited: What Shall We Do? Dr. Gerald O. Barney-Executive Director, Millennium Institute;
Director for the Global 2000 Report to President Jimmy Carter;
author, Global 2000 Revisited: What Shall We Do? Jane Blewett-Executive Director, EarthCommunity Center, Chief
Liaison for the Center of Concern to the United Nations, author, lecturer, leader of workshops on the role humans play within the total
community of life. Kristen Barney--Program Associate, Millennium Institute; M.A.,
Spanish, University of Wisconsin.
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Sandburg Wing #2 "Implementing an Anti-Bias Curriculum in a Suburban Community" Nancy Peddle; Margaret Ariens; LaVita Lyons; Kurt Henning The panel's purpose in presenting this information is based on their unyielding belief in an anti-bias, multi-cultural curriculum and environment; the foundation of their congregational church; the geographic setting (white suburban, affluent community); and our conviction to be advocates of change for the next generation. "We must never forget that we serve All God's children" is Harkness House for Children's key philosophy. Nancy Peddie M.S., Director of The Harkness House for Children;
member of the Steering Committee for the National Ecumenical Child Care Network; Advisor for the Chicago Metropolitan Association for the Education of Young Children's (Chicago Metro
AEYC) Anti-Bias Project; Editor, Congregations and Child Care. Margaret Ariens-M.A.; Assistant Director of the Harkness House for
Children; teacher, parent, educator, and trainer. LaVita Lyons-Lead Teacher with children four through six years old;
has been focusing her efforts on anti-bias work in herself, at HHC, in
her studies and in the greater early childhood community. Kurt Henning-M.S., Assistant Teacher 2:00 PM–3:15 PM Sandburg Wing #3 "Community Development Banking" Jean Pogge This workshop will describe the spiral of decline that results from disinvestment and what has been learned about how to reverse this destructive process and reinvigorate local markets. The range of types of community development financial institutions in the United States will be described. These include community development banks, community loan funds, community development credit unions, and microloan funds. Jean Pogge-Vice President, south Shore Bank, Chicago; manager,
Development DepositsTM for South Shore Bank, the premier com. munity development bank in the U.S.; The $130 million Development Deposits portfolio of deposits from individuals, businesses, and institutions from across the country provides the resources for the community development loans made by the bank.
4:00 PM–5:30 PM Burnham Wing #3 "Sharing the Planet" Rev. Phoebe Wray This presentation offers an ethic for dealing with environmental conflicts, arguing that we are not "saving" the whales or the rain forests or the swamps, rather we are dividing what's left of the planet's resources. People should and must become involved at every level of society in the process of sharing, and religion should and must take a more active, vocal, and aggressive role in educating people for change. Rev. Phoebe Wray-Priestess of Sekhmet, Temple Scribe, The Lyceum
of Venus of Healing, Ayer, Massachusetts, Professor of Theater, Boston Conservatory; Executive Director, The Center for Action on Endangered Species; twenty years experience as international advocate for endangered species, marine mammals, and environmental issues, author, The Whalebook, and Ethical Questions in Whaling: numerous lectures, monographs, papers, seminars, videos, member, US delegations to Treaty Organizations.
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