Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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The Mystics Speak: Christian Mysticism and Social Commitment
Sr. Susan Rakoczy
The Christian mystical tradition contains rich resources for grounding a commitment to the work of justice and peace. The insights of Catherine of Siena, Ignatius of Loyola and Evelyn Underhill on the unity of prayer and action will be presented. The presenter will also explore the implications of their teachings for active engagement on social and political issues.
Susan Rakoczy, IHM, holds a Ph.D. and lectures in spirituality and systematic theology at St. Joseph's Theological Institute, in Cedara, South África. Her publications include Common Journey. Different Paths, Spiritual Direction in Cross Cultural Perspective and numerous articles on spirituality.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN SCIENCE 3.47
Poor School Children Speak
Ms. Margaret Elsworth
In this presentation, children's letters from South African schools are read by different voices, while the letters themselves are shown on overhead projector.
Margaret Elsworth is the organizer of the Poor School Children Speak project in South Africa.
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2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.71
Significance of the Bhagavad Gita for the New Millennium
Dr. Ashok Malhotra
The presentation will demonstrate the significance and the message of the Bhagavad Gita for the 20th and 21st centuries through its numerous translations and interpretations. A dozen interpretations, including those of Shankara, Tilak, Gandhi, Radhakrisnan, Hitler, T. S. Eliot, Bhaktivedanta, and Christian missionaries such as Weber, Garbe, and Farquhar will be discussed. Bhagavad Gita sets forth a religion of tolerating differences, which was not only suitable for past generations, but can also be a guide for the New Millennium.
Dr. Ashok Malhotra is Professor and Acting Chairman of the Philosophy Department at the University of New York, at Oneonta. He has published six books and more than fifty articles on Asian and comparative Philosophy. He is the director of the SUNY Learn and Serve Study Abroad Program in India.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN SCIENCE 2.65
The Spirit of Peace
Ms. Alison Elizabeth Cameron; Ms. Jessie Kaur Singh This workshop will assist us in coming into deeper contact with our spiritual essence so we can carry out our higher purpose in the cosmos. Techniques used will include the use of sound, color, and vibration through multi-chanting, meditation, and affirmation. The workshop will be facilitated by two world peace advocates, Jessie Kaur Singh and Alison Cameron, who are both experienced international workshop facilitators. counselors, and spiritual guides. Together, they display a rare and beautiful diversity and synergy as East meets West and young and elder share the wisdom of the ages.
At the age of 21, Alison is a qualified counselor, healer, and spiritual psychologist. She has worked as a volunteer with disadvantaged youths, runs a successful practice as a counselor and healer, has facilitated public meditations for over 150 people, and runs regular personal empowerment courses. She is also an experienced public speaker, a member of the Multifaith Association of South Australia and coordinator for an Adelaide millennium event called "World Peace 2000." This is an Adelaide event running as a part of the 72 hr. peace building project initiated by the United Religions Initiative and is being presented at this conference as a "Gift of Service to the World."
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Jessie Kaur Singh is the first President of the Multifaith Association of South Australia, an Associate Rights Advocate of S.A., and a member of the International Women's Committee of S.A. She is also a qualified health counselor at the University of South Australia, a spiritual teacher, facilitating meditation and personal development internationally, and a world peace advocate.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.45 Spiritual Transformation in this Age
Rev. Dr. Norma Sackhein
This lecture explores the teachings of Earnest Holmes, particularly his teaching on cause and effect. This lecture will emphasize personal transformation and self-healing.
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Norma currently lectures, ministers and counsels full-time in South Africa, UK and USA. In 1986 she founded the Sandton Church, receiving her ministerial ordination in 1989. In 1998 she was awarded her Doctorate (USA), and published first book Priviledge of Choice.
2:00 PM-5:30 PM IN PODIUM HALL
Walk Through Time: Living on the Edge of Evolution
Ms. Janet Boggia; Ms. Karen Harwell; Mr. Joe Kresse: Mr. Richard Rathbun; Dr. Amy Beare
This workshop addresses the significance of the times in which we live in the context of concepts from the wisdom traditions and cutting edge science. Also addressed are the ways in which one can become an effective, spiritually-based agent of change.
Janet Boggia has been a Public Entity Risk Manager for 19 years. She recently spent a month in the Transcaucasia helping to facilitate the fourth dialogue among professionals from the two warring countries. Karen Harwell, biologist and educator in evolutionary dynamics, creates workshops, seminars and courses for engagement into reinventing ourselves as humans within a more expansive context.
Joe Kresse is a retired partner of Arthur Anderson. For the last 10 years. Joe has been a full-time volunteer for FGC.
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Richard Rathbun, a former architect and current President of FGC, is actively involved in developing curriculum and planning new activities for the Foundation for Global Community.
Dr. Amy Beare, a mother of two sons, is a leader in her local community. She has designed and facilitated numerous courses, seminars, and group activities focused on enabling people to address current global challenges.
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3:00 PM-4:00 PM IN THEATER 5 Buddhist Ethic for World Peace
Dr. Achahn Phangcham
This lecture will address the objectives of Buddhist morality based on the Buddhist Ethic Train which consists of five precepts: not to kill or cause to kill, not to take what is not given, not to commit adultery and sexual misconduct, not to lie and avoid false speech, and not to take intoxicating drinks and harmful drugs.
Ven. Dr. Phangcham is currently president emeritus of the Buddhist Council of the Midwest. He has been on the Board of Trustees for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR) since 1993. He has been an educator for over three decades and a Buddhist Monk since he was 19.
3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN SCIENCE 3.89
Decolonising the Mind - Africa's Spiritual Gift to the World
Mr. Neal Garth Mandy O'Donnell
This lecture will explore how Africa is still in the throes of removing the shackles of colonisation. Significant reconstruction efforts continue on an economic level, however, the spiritual effect of the colonisation of the mind is sidelined. This presentation highlights this effect, and shows how Africa