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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1999 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS DIALOGUE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2
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principles of interfaith work that were derived from a study on 10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN COMMERCE 1.37
its contents. Christ, Gandhi, and King in Dialogue
Dr. Hamid Abdul Hai is a writer, lecturer, physician, and he received his
Islamic education in India. He was Chairman of the Islamic Group at Rev. Nelkupa V. John
1993 Parliament. He has been active in Interfaith work for many years..
and he is currently a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the The lecture will present the psychohistories of Jesus Christ,
World's Religions. Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King. Why and how did
Mr. Ishak Mohamed is a Vietnamese Muslim living in Chicago. He is an they challenge the conventional wisdom? There will also be
Engineer by profession and is a serious Interfaith Islamic worker who some discussion on how we can continue their altruistic legacy
participated in the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions and release new spiritual energies for the renewal of our
Chicago area Muslim community leader. Very active in interfaith work, communities.
and a CPWR Trustee nominee Rev. John is a peace activist and director of Community Wholistic Growth Center, Inc. He is a professor of education and is currently teaching the
10:00 AM–12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 1.33 cultural history of India at Washington University, St. Louis
Liturgy: Master Key to Every Religion 10:00 AM–12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 2.60
Rabbi Herb Bronstein Christianity and Islam : Relationship and Dialogue
The premise of this session is the belief that in the core-liturgy of
a particular religious group from elaborate rites to methods of Dr. George N. Malek
silent meditation is found the crystallization in precis of every This presentation will explore the relationship of Christianity and
spirituality. The liturgy may even reveal the overarching story, Islam. The presenter will also describe the implications of this
or narration, or master story of the religious journey according relationship in the context of other world religions and politics.
to the spirituality from which it emerges. The presenter will Dr. George N. Malek is a United States Citizen born in Alexandria, Egypt.
endeavor to set forth this idea using core liturgy of Judaism He is currently Director of the Economical Pastoral Institute Cape Town,
and then will invite all those interested in liturgy from whatever and a Professor of Theology, Pastoral Care and Pathology at various
religious background or outlook to test this in the context of institutions
their own religious group and understanding of liturgy in
general. Thus the session will become a group consultation on 10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 4.15
the very meaning of liturgy itself.
Herbert Bronstein teaches Comparative Religion at Lake Forest College Creation and Confluence: Story Telling from the
and has been a Senior Scholar at the North Shore Congregation Israel in World's Faiths
Glencoe, Illinois for over 25 years. He has combined a successful
vocation as a congregational rabbi with life long achievements in Dr. Dorian Haarhof
scholarship, academic teaching, and lecturing at various universities In this lecture the presenter will share stories from many of the world's religious and spiritual traditions, and will facilitate
10:00 AM-11:30 AM GOOD HOPE ARENA dialogue with the participants on the meaning of these stories. Stories chosen will highlight the concept of mystery - and this
Resources for Multi-Faith Prayer session will celebrate that mystery
Rev. Marcus C. R. Braybrooke; Fr.. Albert Dorian Haarhof is a published writer and a former Namibian Professor of
Nambiaparambil; Dr. Elizabeth Espersen; Brahma Das; English Literature with a deep belief in the power of stories. He has conducted many workshops in different parts of Africa. His text. The
Imam Abduljalil Sajid Writer's voice: A workbook for Writers in Africa, was published in 1998.
The occasions when people of many religions join together for
prayer are a powerful witness to our human unity as children 10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN COMMERCE 3.60
of God. They offer hope and affirm the call of all people of faith
for justice, peace, an end to suffering, and to preserve the Global Ethic Ceremony Interfaith Liturgy -
planet. Yet many religious people refuse to pray with neighbors Workshop
of another religion. The resource book All in Good Faith looks Ms. Merrill Collins
at the attitudes of people of several religions on praying
together and gives examples of many such occasions. After an The workshop will be comprised of previously selected
introduction to All in Good Faith, there will be time for people nterfaith leaders, speakers, and musicians. The workshop will
to share their experiences of praying together and the effect it nclude a discussion on Global Ethic Principals and a choice of
has had on participants. 1 creative project: Visual Art, Dance, Music, Media Outreach,
Marcus Braybrooke is a Trustee of the international interfaith Centre and Culminating Event (a multi media presentation, combining all
President of the World Congress of Faiths as well as author of several who prepared in the workshop), and sharing.
books on interfaith work and co-editor of All in Good Faith, a resource
book for multifaith. Merrill Collins earned her Masters Degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on a full scholarship. Merrill's career has expanded
Fr.. Nambiparambil is the Secretary of the CBCI. He is the author of rom concert performances to multimedia pieces and humanitarian
Interreligious Dialogue My Pilgrimage of Hope in interreligious dialogue, projects. She has produced performances of original music for many
Secretary of the World Fellowship of Interreligious Councils: Secretary of najor events and broadcasts, including the 50th Anniversary of the
the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. Attended the Global Forum on Jnited Nations (1995). She is currently working on Public Service
Environment and Development for Survival (MOSCOW, January, 1990) as Innouncements to promote a Global Ethic.
a Spiritual Leader. Elizabeth Espersen has devoted her life to the pursuit of the spiritual as a
wellspring for practical and realistic contemporary living. Elizabeth is 10:00 AM–11:30 AM IN THEATER 4
currently the Executive Director and Executive Vice President of the
Thanksgiving Foundation. She recently published Meeting in Faith (Sage The Interfaith Work of Prophet Muhammad
International: 1996) Dr. Hamid Abdul Hai, M.D., FACC; Mr. Ishak Mohamed;
Brahma Das is the Executive Director of the Council for World Tibet Day.
He is serving as Media Director for two other organizations founded by yed Wahajuddin
Ma Jaya and he was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in History, as well as a t is not widely known that Prophet Muhammad (Peace be
National Correspondent from the U.S. Senate for Westinghouse
Broadcasting. He is now a writer, editor, and consultant on various upon him) was an advocate and a practitioner of interfaith
issues. He also teaches journalism and comparative religion at the River vork. The panel will discuss authentic ahadith (ie, recordings
School, a small private School in Sebastian, Florida. of the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad) and the basic
AbduljahilSajid is the Director of the Islamic Centre at Brighton, UK.
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