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 T ILE WORLD'S RELIGIONS DIALOGUE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4
some of the ideas from his recently published book entitled Quest for Truth: Critical Reflections on Interfaith Cooperation. Following this presentation, Dr. Traer will moderate a discussion on the topic Dr. Robert Traer is the General Secretary of the International Association for Religious Freedom, which was founded in 1900, and he is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He has a Ph.D. in Comparative Religious Studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, a D Min from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and a J.D. from the Martin Luther King, Jr. School of Law at the University of California at Davis
Marcus Braybrooke is a Trustee of the International Interfaith Centre and President of the World Congress of Faiths as well as author of several books on interfaith work and co-editor of All in Good Faith, a resource book for multifaith. Herbert Bronstein teaches Comparative Religion at Lake Forest College and has been a Senior Scholar at the North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Hlinois for over 25 years. He has combined a successful vocation as a congregational rabbi with life long achievements in scholarship, academic teaching, and lecturing at various universities Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati is the founder of Kashi Ashram an Interfaith spiritual community that embraces the sacred practices of many traditions. Ma's teachings are based upon a commitment to humanity through service. She founded the River Fund dedicated to serving people with AIDS and other life challenging illnesses and the River School which educates students in an environment that weaves spirituality and service into the curculum. Ma is a Trustee of the Parliament of the World's Religions and works with other religious and spiritual leaders to promote interfaith dialogue and global cooperation for peace. In 1997. Ma established World Tibet Day to raise awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people and support for international freedom of religion for everyone Sister Pratima is the Director of Brahma Kumaris in Chicago and is a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. She has been a teacher in Raja Yoga Meditation for over 25 years. Businesswoman; Trustee, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, representing Chicago's Hindu community. Dutch Calvinist minister. Trustee, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Former CFO, Baxter Laboratories: Trustee, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions George Kilcourse is Professor of Theulogy 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.) Senior Minister. First Unitarian Universalist Church and founding member, Interfaith Round Table, Ann Arbor, Michigan. St. Georgene Wilson, Order of St. Francis, is both a facilitator and a witness in this lecture. She is a contemplative and a teacher of spirituality, who lives, moves, and has her being at Wisdom Webbings Anchorhold in Wheaton, Illinois, USA Ven. Dr. Phangcham was the president of the Buddhist Council of the Midwest (BCM), from 1993-1997 and is currently president emeritus of the BCM. He has been on the Board of Trustees for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR) since 1993. He is also consultant to the International Buddhist Committee and coordinator of International Visahka Festival in Washington D.C. 1999. Ven. Dr Phangcham received his BA from Muhachular Buddhist University and a MEd, a M.Phil. (1982), Ph.D. in Education (1985) from Delhi University. Delhi, India Ven. Dr. Phangcham has been an educator for over three decades and a Buddhist Monk since he was 19.
11:00 AM-11:45 AM IN COMMERCE 2.60 Religion and Health Connections: Recent Research Dr. Harbans Lal There is an explosion of research demonstrating that spiritual belief and practices are beneficial to health. They reduce risk of developing a number of Ninesses and facilitate healing when combined with modern medicine. Religious people tend to cope better in life and generally live longer. These observations led a majority of the medical schools in the U.S.A. to start curriculums in spirituality and medicine. Implications for practice of religion in the next century will be discussed. Dr. Lal, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, the University of North Texas Health Science Center, is a graduate of Punjab University. He received a Masters degree from the University of Kansas and a Doctoral degree from the University of Chicago. In academic Circles, he is known for his research in the areas of behavioral medicine, substance abuse, and on prolongation of healthy life spans. He serves on many national and international science advisory boards including serving for 14 years as the Editor of the monthly journal, Drug Development Research
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN COMMERCE 4.20 A New Buckle on the Bible Belt: Interfaith Dialogue in Central Florida Dr. Yudit Kornberg Greenberg This presentation will describe and assess formal and informal activities in Central Florida in recent years that have contributed to interfaith cooperation and dialogue. In a rapidly changing religious environment, with a proliferation in the number of immigrants and religious centers, a major challenge for existing interfaith organizations and other institutions has been to embrace these new communities. As an affiliate of Harvard University's Pluralism Project, the Rollins research team has been conducting field work into the new religious demography in Central Florida, mapping out new religious centers and documenting the changes in demographics that are taking root in our community. Dr. Yudit Kornberg Greenberg has been a professor of religious studies at Rollins College for the past 13 years. A native of Israel with academic specialization in Jewish studies, women's studies, and cross-cultural concepts of the body. Dr. Greenberg has been a very active voice and presence in the religious and spiritual life of the Central Florida community
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10:00 AM–12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 3.55 Workshop on Peace Promotion Ms. Edna Rooth This interactive, hands-on workshop will focus on the promotion of peace. Participants will, through a multidimensional process of individual and group work, perform music, paint and play. This workshop is intended to move the participants from experiencing individual peace to thinking and working towards world peace. Edna Rooth has a Masters in Educational Psychology, with work experiences that include teaching and lecturing She taught in a rural Northern Province for seven years at Tsonga school, and lectured for four years at the University of Venda. Since 1989 she has been the Director of the Lifeskills Projects at the University of Cape Town. She is the author of several books and is currently working on further publications
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN COMMERCE 1.33 Divine Diversity Mr. Phillip J. Krawitz The lecture explores the benefits of businesses and organisations embracing the glorious diversity of our society This presentation will also stress the common principles of religious morality as a fundamental ethic in building a responsible business environment. Philip J. Krawitz is the Chief Executive of the Cape Union Mart Group of Companies, and was the Past President of the South African Chamber of Business, Director of the Cape Town 2004 Olympic Bid Company, and Past Chairman of the Cape Town Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization
11:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 1 Quest for Truth: Critical Reflections on Interfaith Cooperation Dr. Robert Traer In this presentation the Secretary General of the International Association for Religious Freedom, Dr. Robert Traer, will present
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