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
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6
undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the 19th and the 20th century South African church and missionary history, the Anglo-Saxon church, Celtic Christianity and Christian spirituality. Now retired, she continues to engage in teaching, workshops and retreats on Celtic spirituality
10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN COMMERCE 1.37 Appreciative Interviews- Offering A Foundation of Friendship Ms. Sally M. Ackerly What exactly is it that happens in the intimacy of an appreciative inquiry interview that creates momentum for change often beyond people's expectations? Appreciative interviews create opportunities for people to speak from the heart about what is meaningful in their lives. The appreciative interview has proven extraordinarily successful as a way to build friendships among people from different backgrounds and to release the highest vision of what is possible. This workshop will invite people to experience an appreciative interview and reflect upon its value in creating a safe place for inter-religious cooperation. Sally Mahe Ackerly is a full-time project manager with the United Religions Initiative, with offices in the San Francisco Presidio. She holds an M.Ed. from Harvard and also a Masters degree in Spiritual Direction from General Episcopal Seminary in New York City. She taught Civics for twelve years, during which time she created a textbook series for junior high school students entitled, Law in Action, West Publishing Co., 1975, 1980. For ten years she worked as a spiritual counselor focusing on spiritual education for adults and children, Sally has worked with the United Religions Initiative since its inception, and serves in the area of organizational development.
10:00 AM-10:45 AM IN THEATER 9 Education: Entrust the Future Forward Ms. Suzanne Greenwald Teaching understanding and tolerance should be and must be more than just a celebration of heroes and holidays, because tolerance is a way of thinking, feeling, and acting towards ourselves and others. In Susie Greenwald's middle school classes, the emphasis is on thinking about one's own thinking. This process influences students to become more openminded, recognize their own assumptions, deal with complexity, accept ambiguity, and envision and work towards a better world. How can riddles, perceptual puzzles, poetry. and problem solving promote tolerance. What methods did her students use to successfully tackle problems in the Chicago area? This will be an interactive workshop presentation. The program will also highlight the SHALOM gift/project offered by Ms. Greenwald and her students. Susie Greenwald teaches Problem Solving in Highland Park, IL She believes when students get involved, self esteem soars, adults pay attention, children learn they can make a difference, and the world benefits. Her students have preserved the ravines, changed teen smoking laws, fed the hungry, and most recently joined hands with Israeli Problem Solvers in creating Project. Shalom,
10:00 AM-10:45 AM GOOD HOPE ARENA Bridging Medical Science, Healing and Spirituality: The MANTRA Study Project Mitchell W. Krucoff; Ms. Suzanne Crater Treatment of heart attacks involves the application of advanced medical technologies which have clearly benefited clinical outcomes. Despite the fact that patients suffer both physical and spiritual pain during such acute life and death illness, the role of human contact, compassion, relaxation and prayer have not been systematically examined as a part of health care in this setting. The MANTRA Study Project combines a prospective randomized clinical outcomes research model with the study of healing touch, imagery, stress relaxation and prayer in cardiac patients. Dr. Mitchell W. Krucoff is an interventional cardiologist at Duke University Medical Center, Director of the Cardiovascular Laboratories at the Durham VA Medical Center and Director of the Monitoring & Actualization of Noetic TRAinings (MANTRAJ Study Project at the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina He serves on the Board of Directors of the Sri Satya Sai Baba Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi India Suzanne Crater is a Nurse Practitioner in cardiology at Duke Medical Center. She has coordinated clinical research in patients with advanced coronary heart disease for 10 years. She has a Master's degree in nursing and is an advanced practitioner of healing touch and imagery. Ms. Crater is the Co-Director of the MANTRA Study Project.
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10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 4.15 Enhancing Trust and Vitality within and among Faith Communities Rev. Paul Chaffee 'Appreciative inquiry is a methodology developed by David Cooperrider and others in the field of organizational development. It has been used as the guiding approach of the United Religions Initiative and in a variety of ways at the Interfaith Center at the Presidio. As a Founding member of both these projects, the presenter has seen appreciative inquiry at work in various settings. He has also brought appreciative inquiry to congregations and clergy for use not only in their interfaith activities but within their individual faith families and in relations with various other communities. This workshop is a practical exercise focused on the best benefit of appreciative inquiry (for this presenter) and its ability to enhance trust and vitality within and among groups of people, beginning with our one-on-one relationships. The workshop would (1) briefly cover some basic principles and values in an appreciative approach; (2) offer time to 'do' appreciative inquiry instead of Just learning about it; (3) provide resources so people can continue learning about this discipline; and (4) leave some time for questions and to consider what's been learned before breaking up. The son of Presbyterian missionaries, Paul Chaffee grew up in Asia. He is ordained in the United Church of Christ (USAI, the founding Executive Director of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, and member of the Board of Directors of the United Religious initiative. The revised edition of his Accountable Leadership A Resource Guide for Sustaining Legal, Financial and Ethical Integrity in Today's Congregations Jossey Bass) was published in 1997.
10:00 AM–11:30 AM IN COMMERCE 2.70 Celtic Spirituality and its Relevance to Africa Prof. Margaret Donaldson An exploration of the parallel between Celtic spirituality and African spirituality. Spirituality in Ireland, Wales and Scotland was deeply influenced by pre-Christian Celtic culture which appropriated and "baptized" rather than stamped out This is in contrast to the African experience of the 19th century when missionaries sought to destroy rather than preserve and transform indigenous cultures. Thus Celtic culture reminds us of the need to revere the created world, the need for a holistic, all embracing Christian faith, and presents a model for cultural continuity and transformation at a time when many churches are seeking ways to make Christianity more "African." Professor Margaret Donaldson lectured in Ecclesiastical History at Rhodes University from 1975 to 1995. Her teaching included both
10:00 AM–11:30 AM IN COMMERCE 2.54 Islam, Muslims, and Media: Bridging the Gap Dr. Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi Most Muslims look at media as a hostile institution misrepresenting Islam and Muslims, most contemporary media lack proper understanding of Islam, Muslims and their culture.
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