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Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5
religions and human rights in Africa Dr. Tayob will speak about Islam and religious freedom in the new South Africa,
10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN THEATER 4 Dr. J. Gordon Melton is the Director of the Institute for the Study of
Testing the Global Ethic American Religion (Santa Barbara, California) and the research director of the Institute of World Spirituality (Chicago, IL). He is the author of more
Rev. Marcus C. R. Braybrooke than 30 books on contemporary religion and is the author/editor of the multi volume International Directory of the World's Religions, the first
In Testing the Global Ethic, members of several religions volume of which appeared in 1998.
explored the agreements and differences in the religious Rosalind IJ. Hackett is Lindsay Young Professor of the Humanities at the
teaching on the Four Directives of The Declaration Toward a University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She teaches in the Department of
Global Ethic and its relevance to both the moral education of Religious Studies, and is also an adjunct in the Department of Anthropology. She has published many articles and three books on
young people and preparing them for citizenship in an different aspects of religion in Africa new religious movements, gender,
Interdependent global society. The key points of Testing the art human rights, etc. She is currently working on "Nigeria: Religion in
Global Ethic will be summarized, leading to a discussion of the the Balance" for the US Institute of Peace. Serving as Deputy Secretary
best way to use the Declaration Toward A Global Ethic in the General of the International Association for the History of Religions and Treasurer and Founding Member of the African Association for the Study
moral education of young people. Those active in the of Religions, she is also Program Chair for the next AHR Congress in
education of young people in moral values and citizenship are Durban 2000.
invited to share their experiences. Well known Islamic scholar in the fields of Islamic historiography, Islamic
Marcus Braybrooke is a Trustee of the International Interfaith Centre and movements and contemporary Islamic thought: Deputy Director of the
President of the World Congress of Faiths as well as author of several Center for Contemporary Islam at the University of Cape Town
books on interfaith work and co-editor of All in Good Faith, a resource
book for multifaith. Dr. Abdullahi An-Naim is an internationally recognized scholar of Islam and human rights, and human rights in cross-cultural perspectives Professor An-Na'im taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Khartoum, Sudan, until 1985. Since then, he has held a variety of positions,
10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN COMMERCE 2.54 including: visiting professor at UCLA School of Law, 1985-87: Fellow. Woodrow Wilson international Center for Scholars, Washington DC
True Significance of Religion 1987-88, Ariel F. Sallows Professor of Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada (1988-89); Olof Palme Visiting Professor at
Dr. Osamu Rosan Yoshida Uppsala University, Sweden and Scholar-in-residence, The Ford
In this workshop, Dr. Yoshida discusses how the true Foundation Office for the Middle East and North Africa (1992-92). Prior to joining the Faculty of Emory University School of Law, Dr. An-Na'im
significance of religion in the history of life fits birth, was the Executive Director of Human Rights/Africa, 1993-95. Professor
development, goal, principle and practice, etc.) is pursued in An-Na'im now teaches at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
order to promote the paths of religions for the future of our common world.
Dr. Yoshida is the Founder and Director of the Missouri Zen Center, USA 10:00 AM–12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 2.57
He is an ordained priest of the Soto Zen Tradition. He is also Professor of Intra-Jewish Dialogue - Is It Possible?
Philosophy at Tokyo Univ. Jr. College in Japan. Rabbi David Hoffman
11:00 AM–11:45 AM IN ST. MARKS This workshop will explore the state of intra Jewish dialogue in South Africa and around the world. This exploration will use
Beyond Dialogue - Interfaith Solidarity for the categories of Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and Pluralism to
Reconstruction and Reconciliation describe the state of the dialogues. Particular focus will be on
Dr. Farid Esack the unique South African Jewish sociology, and will propose that self-understanding is the key to improving intra-Jewish
In this presentation Farid Esack, Commissioner for Gender connectedness.
Equality of South Africa, will offer his reflections on the history Rabbi David I loffman recently celebrated his 10th anniversary with the
of the interfaith movement and the challenges confronting it if Cape Town Progressive Congregation. He is a delegate to the Vaad
the movement is to make a meaningful contribution to the lives Hapoel Hatzioni, the co-Chairman of the South African Association of
of ordinary people. This presentation will focus on Progressive Rabbis, and the National Chairman of Arzenu Southern
marginalization and interfaith action to confront this issue. Africa. He is also a member of the Assembly of the Parliament of the World's Religions.
Dr. Farid Esack is a Commissioner for Gender Equality in the South African government and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Religion,
Identity and Culture at the University of the Western Cape. He is a Muslim 10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN SCIENCE 2.70
theologian who has studied in Pakistan, the United Kingdom and South
Africa Muslim and Sikhs : Learning from the Past and Directions for the Future
2:00 PM–2:45 PM IN COMMERCE 2.70 Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra; Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan
1993 and 1999: Assessments and Suggestions The relationship between Muslims and Sikhs has had its share
from a Sociological Viewpoint of ups and downs throughout history. However, a critical evaluation of this relationship may lead to a common
Dr. Michael York; Dr. J. Gordon Melton; Prof. Richard H. understanding for future cooperation. It is required that a
Roberts commitment is made for a better relationship in the future.
This presentation explores the possibilities by which the Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra is a Professor of Physical Sciences at City
discipline of sociology as an institution beyond the borders of Colleges of Chicago. He is former President of the Sikh Religious Society
religion per se might be able to promote a foundation for interof Chicago: Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's
religious cooperation. These suggestions are framed in terms of Religion (CPWR), Vice Chair of CPWR, and Chair of HPC CPWR.
assessing the successes and failures of the 1993 Parliament in Dr Irfan Ahmad Khan, a graduate of science (1952), Muslim Theology 1956) and Western Philosophy (Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at
Chicago. Chicagoj, taught Western and Islamic Philosophy at Aligarh Muslim
Michael York lectures for the Study of Religions Department of the Bath University, India, and various academic institutions in the US. He is a
Spa University College and co-directs the London-based Acadenry for Trustee of CPWR and the International Peace Council and convener of
Cultural and Educational Studies which sponsors intercultural dialogue in International Association of Muslims for Inter-Religious Relations.
Britain and educational programs in India. Dr. J. Gordon Melton is the Director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion Santa Barbara, California) and the research director of the Institute of World Spirituality (Chicago, I4. He is the author of more than 30 books on contemporary religion and is the author/editor of the
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