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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and economic justice.
Dr. Muzzamil Siddiqi graduated from the Islamic University of Medinah and Harvard (Ph.D). He is currently President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). He is Imam and Director of the Islamic Society of Orange County, California and teaches at California State University at Fullerton.
Sheik al-Sharif is a well known Islamic scholar from the Middle East. Director General of International Institute of Dawahand Relief with offices in Amman (Jordan). Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and Cairo (Egypt).
In the field of dawah and working with people of other faiths, Mawlani Nomani is the most influential Muslim religious leader ('alim), having international repute.
Amir Al-Islam is a Professor of African American History at Medgar Evers College, in Brooklyn, New York, where he also serves as the Associate Director of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Center for Global Affairs. Mr. AHslam was the former Secretary General of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, USA, an international interfaith organization affiliated with the United Nations. Prof. Al-Islam was instrumental in establishing one of the first interfaith councils in Sierra Leone, West Africa, in 1996.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN COMMERCE 1.33
The Jains: The Role of Jainism in Promoting Interfaith Creative Engagement
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Dr. N.P. Jain
There are many practical areas where the Jain religion can contribute to interfaith engagement in regard to its wellarticulated and well-practiced faith promoting compassion, tolerance, coexistence, peaceful co-prosperity and elimination of tensions. Illustrating case studies of successful projects done in different countries, this lecture will explore evolving common programs of environmental protection and population.
Dr. N.P. Jain is the former ambassador of India to the European Union, United Nations, Mexico, and Nepal. He is also the former Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a member of the World Spiritual Assembly, a writer, poet, economist and environmentalist.
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2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN COMMERCE 2.60 The Politics of Religious Education in S.A. and Present
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Ms. Manila Soni Amin
Religious Education has played a dominant role in South Africa since colonisation. This lecture briefly explores the tension between the dual role of the mission schools which on the one hand, brought literacy to many who had no other access to education, and on the other, often served to negate the religion, language and culture of the African population. This lecture will also explore the role of 'Religious Instruction' in apartheid education, with particular attention to the dynamics of the debate about religion and education since 1991. The main question this lecture will address is "What is the position of Religious Education today, and what are the realities with regard to its implementation?"
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Manila Amin is a lecturer at the University of the Western Cape, where she lectures in the Faculty of Education. She taught at South Africa's first truly multicultural school and was the first to teach multifaith Religious Education at the high school level. She serves on the Western Cape Department of Education's Curriculum Committee on Religious Education. She is coordinator and co-author of the book Rainbow Religions - A resource book for teachers and college students (1998).
2:00 PM-3:30 PM IN THEATER 1 Testimonies To Mutual Irradiation -Session I
Professor Huston Smith; Prof. Jennifer R. Joe; Rev. Dr. David R. Breed; Ms. Ann Kuhn; Flavio Soares; Ms. Flavia Seidl; The Very Rev. James P. Morton; Imam Rashied Omar; Dharma Master Hsin Tao; Ms. Maria Reis Habito
"Mutual Irradiation' will be briefly described from the writing of Douglas Steere. After side-by-dide silence, persons from five continents will set forth a striking illumination gained in the presence of a teaching, devotional practice, ceremony, or a
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holy (or horrific) site associated with a religion different from their own. Testimonies will include recovery of profound awe, of self-transcendence, benevolent gazing, regard for women, freedom from work, and enlivening adaptations of liturgynow translated in terms of the receivers. Each testimony will be followed by a response from the side of the the illuminating source or "the other."
Huston Smith is Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University, and a visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of many books including, The World's Religions, and is a subject of a recent Bill Moyers television series, The Wisdom Of Faith.
Dr. Jenny Joe is a member of the Dine (Navajo) Nation of Northern Arizona. She is a Professor in the Dept. of Family Medicine, a Medical Anthropologist, and the Director of the Native American Research and Training Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. She conducts research on American Indian physical and mental health issues.
David Breed is a consultant, teacher, and writer. He has published Yoking Religion and Science: The Life and Thought of Ralph Wendell Burhoe. He serves on the Boards of The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and the Institute for World Spirituality.
Ann Meisinger-Kuhn has a B. A. in Religious Studies and an M. A. in Spirituality. Thirteen years ago, she founded a small retreat house, OASIS, in Plano, IL. and is currently its director. She is a Spiritual Director, Retreat Facilitator, and a Covenant Member of the Wheaton Franciscans.
Brazilian representative of the Parliament Next Generation group. Brazilian representative of the Parliament Next Generation group Dean Emeritus, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, President, Interfaith Center of New York.
Imam Rashied Omar is an Imam at a Mosque in the City of Cape Town and is Co-Chair of Parliament of the World's Religions, South Africa. He is also the national Secretary of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, and has a Masters Degree in Comparative Religion from the University of Cape Town.
Dharma Master Hsin Tao was born in Burma in 1948, came to Taiwan at age 13, educated in the Buddhist order at age 25, spent 8 years in ascetic practice, founded Ling-chiu shan monastic community in Fulong in 1983. Established the WRM development foundation with branches in Taipei and New York in 1991. The Museum is due to open in Dec. 2000. Maria Reis Habito was born in Cologne, Germany and raised Roman Catholic. Maria studied Chinese language and culture at Taipei Normal University from 1979 to 1981. She did her Doctoral Studies in Chinese Buddhism at Kyoto University from 1986-89 and received her Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1990. She has practiced Zen Buddhism under the direction of Father Hugo Enomiya Lassalle and later under Yamada Koun Roshi of Kamakura, Japan. She is currently serving as a consultant for The World Religions Museum Preparatory Committee.
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3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN COMMERCE 4.20 Conversation and Religious Change: Problems of Identity
Mr. P. Pratap Kumar
This paper looks at the phenomenon of conversation in contemporary society. It also looks at the phenomenon from the standpoint of the issue of identity crisis as well as from the point of view of fundamental human rights. It provides an analysis and evaluation with a view to unpack broader questions of power (political/ economic).
Dr. Pratap Kumar is a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Durban-Westville in Durban, South Africa. He holds a doctorate in Comparative Religions and his specialization is Hindusim. Born in India, Dr. Kumar studied at the University of California and Harvard.
3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN PODIUM HALL
Engaging Religions and Businesses in Sustainable Economic Empowerment
Dr. Molefe Tsele
Sakhisizwe Trust is an interfaith organization in South Africa which aims to use the networks and influence of the churches to alleviate poverty and promote employment and small enterprise development. It has developed a unique model of economic empowerment in South Africa.
Molefe was born in Daveyton Township, Denoni, South Africa. He earned a Masters Degree and a Ph.D. in Political Ethics at the Lutheran