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
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School of Theology in Chicago. He was recently appointed Executive Director of the newly established South African Council of Churches Desk on Economic Matter. He was a State of Emergency Detainee from 1986 to 1988 in South Africa.
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Islam in the West and the Changing Nature of the History of Religions: The Case of Islam in American Religious History
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Prof. Patrice Brodeur
American Religious History is a sub-discipline within the History of Religions. It has developed primarily out of the study of the unique historical developments undergone by various Christian communities (and more recently Jewish) implanted in the United States over the last five hundred years. With the new immigration laws of 1965, the United States has witnessed the growth in religious practices from around the world. How has this new religious pluralism, and especially the presence of Muslims, impacted the methodologies used in American Religious History? This lecture provides a brief overview of the growth of Islam in the United States. It then focuses on the recent training of Islamicists from various departments of Religious Studies to address this new phenomenon in American religious history as well as the recent academic production in this new sub-discipline of American Religious History.
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Psychopathology and Religion
Moral Development in the Pluralistic Society Dr. Robert Bruce McLaren
It has become commonplace to note that the 20th century was born in on a tidal wave of optimism, due to the unprecedented advances in science, invention, commerce and other elements of culture. It is an equally threadbare truism that our era has devolved into a spate of wars (250 wars, holocausts and ethnic cleansing resulting in more than 180 million deaths, mostly civilian), with the specter of possible annihilation of all life on the planet. Optimism, for many, has given way to anxiety, cynicism and despair. We will explore the prospects for interfaith dialogue providing conditions for world peace. Robert B. McLaren, Ph.D., is Professor of Human Development, in the California State University, Fullerton, CA, and holds degrees in Psychology, Theology, Education, and Philosophy. He has taught Philosophy, World Religions, and Human Development; is author of five books, more than 60 articles, and has lectured in Canada, England, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Russia.
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Dr. George N. Malek
In this lecture, Dr. George Malek will explore Psychopathology and Religion. He will illustrate cases when Religion becomes Psychopathologic and when Pathology becomes Religious.
Dr. George N. Malek is a United States citizen born in Alexandria, Egypt. He is currently Director of the Economical Pastoral Institute Cape Town, and a Professor of Theology. Pastoral Care and Pathology at various
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Sharing My Interfaith Experience Through 'Peace' Gathering
Ven. T.Kenjitsu Nakagaki
This presenter will offer descriptions of the annual Interfaith Peace' Gathering to commemorate the Hiroshima/Nagasaki atomic bombing memorial, sponsored by the New York Buddhist Church. The presenter will also discuss how peace
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gatherings have been eye-opening for him and a meaningful way to maintain peace on earth.
Ven. Nakagaki is the Head Minister of the New York Buddhist Church and Vice President of the Buddhist Council of New York. He is actively involved with the Interfaith Center of New York, World Conference on Religions and Peace, and the Interfaith Council of Greater New York. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Japanese American Association of New York.
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The Way to Become Ecumenical in a Globalized World
Mr. Luciano Meira
This lecture intends to show how spiritual leaders can build harmonious relationships between each other by exploring differences between religious tolerance and ecumenism. Furthermore, the ecumenical code of ethics for all nations should be based on universal and spiritual principles to inaugurate the New Millennium. Lastly, the lecture emphasizes that Christians and non-Christians should understand that Jesus' message should not only be considered religious doctrine, but also a universal philosophy applicable to the economy, education, politics, art, sport, etc.
Luciano Meira, poet and journalist is the advisor to the President of Legion of Good Will and Temple of Good Will, Jose de Paiva Netto. Meira is the liaison of the Legion to the United Nations and the chairman of the International Liaisons of the International Association of Educators for World Peace.
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When the Heart Is Right: Thomas Merton on the Contemplative's Contribution to Interreligious Dialogue
Fr.. George Kilcourse
As Thomas Merton matured in his Christian contemplative life, he awakened to new possibilities for interreligious dialogue with the contemplative traditions in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. The presentation examines Merton's conviction that the comtemplative's experience of God unmasks the illusion of divided world religions. Merton developed an interreligious dialectic of being together in "intervals of silence" and entering a depth of spiritual conversation articulated in "honest and undogmatic speech." His own life encounters with contemplatives of other religions, culminating in his journey to Asia, pioneered a new paradigm for interreligious dialogue which is appraised in this presentation. In one of his poems, Merton described it: "When the heart is right/For and against are forgotten.
George Kilcourse is Professor of Theology at Bellarmine College in Louisville, KY, USA. He is the author of Ace of Freedoms: Thomas Merton's Christ, and editor of volumes 6, 9, and 11 of the Merton Annual. His essays on Merton have appeared in Cistercian Studies Quarterly, Cross Currents, Mid-Stream, Thought, and The Merton Annual. In the Fall of 1998, he was a Visiting Scholar at Tantur, the Ecumenical Institute, in Jerusalem.)
4:00 PM-5:30 PM IN COMMERCE 2.57 Cooperation between Abrahamic Faiths: 25 Years of Muslim Interfaith Work in Europe and America Prof. Amir Al-Islam; Justice P.K. Shamshuddin
In the 21st century, we are looking forward to more cooperation among the followers of the three monotheistic Abrahamic faiths. The presenters will use their past experiences in interfaith work to show that successful attempts have been made in Europe and America. Their hope is that others may learn from their experiences. There will be time for discussion at the end of the session.
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
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