Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

Page 160

1999
PARLIAMENT O F
DIALOGUE
Dr. Siddiqi will examine the portrayal of Islam and Muslims in Media (mostly U.S. and European), including examples of positive and negative coverage, and an analysis of the reasons for such coverage. Media kits and tools will also be discussed and presented.
Dr. Siddiqi is a Professor of Journalism at Western Illinois University, Vice President, American Islamic College, Chicago. Secretary General of the North American Association of Muslim Professionals and Scholars (NAAMPS). He is on the editorial board of The Minaret (a monthly), and the Muslim Observer (a weekly); and the editor of Islam: A Contemporary Perspective(1993) and authored islam, Muslims and Media: Myths and Realities (1998).
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10:00 AM-10:45 AM IN COMMERCE 2.56
Modern Psychospirituality
Mr. Michael O'Brien
There is a profound interface between modern psychotherapy and modern spirituality. Of particular importance is the renewed entry of metaphysics into both areas. This is of particular relevance to ethics based on the awareness of personal choice (integrity/integration) and the possibility of consciously creating reality and relationship to a higher self. Michael O'Brien is a former Dominican priest and clerical psychologist. He is the chairperson of Allied Health Professions Statutory Council and a member of various national health policy committees. He lectures extensively.
10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN THEATER 4 We Left Our Hearts in South Africa-Building Bridges Between the U.S. and South Africa
Ms. Leslie Temple-Thurston; Mrs. Christine Arundell; Mr. Brad Laughlin; Mrs. Judith Baker Miller; Ms. Barbara Blackwill
Inspired by South Africa's commitment to truth, reconciliation and forgiveness, a group of presenters traveled there on a CoreLight Meditations For Peace journey. As pilgrims traveling throughout the country with the intention of honoring Mother Africa, we received many inspirational gifts from her, and we offered our gift of peaceful meditation and prayer. The presenters will share the inspirational gifts we have received from South Africa and her people. They will generate a discussion about how they propose to give something back to South Africa. Some of the possibilities are: a South African center offering humanitarian services and teaching programs; exchange programs; and bringing people together for spiritual communion. Presenters will invite participation and feedback from anyone. CoreLight is a non-profit organization dedicated to humanitarian service and to fostering outer peace in the world through developing inner peace.
Ms. Leslie Temple-Thurston was born and raised in South Africa, and she currently lives and works in the United States. As a Western yogi, she teaches the principles of personal transformation and spiritual
awakening. She is author of the book The Marriage of Spirit, and is the founder of the non-profit organization CoreLight, which is dedicated to humanitarian service and to fostering world peace through developing personal inner peace.
Christine Arundell currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and works with the non-profit organization CoreLight. She is deeply committed to the principles of selfless service and the Oneness of all creation.
Mr. Brad Laughlin is the Executive Director of the non-profit organization CoreLight and is co-author of the book "Of Spirit and Matter". He currently lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Judith Baker Miller is a transpersonal counselor and yoga teacher. She is a lover of Africa who seeks a means of connecting with and being in service to South Africa. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon, and she has practiced and taught "Yoga as Prayer" in classes and workshops for fifteen years.
Barbara Blackwill has been a transformational consultant for individuals and organizations for over 25 years. The work synthesizes the teachings of spiritual transformation and new science. She has twice traveled to South Africa with Corelight's Meditations for Peace and currently lives in California.
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11:00 AM-11:45 AM IN COMMERCE 1.33 Reconciliation and Spiritual Renaissance
Ms. Nancy Coker
As children of the Divine, we are each gatekeepers to the rebirth of our souls and the world's. From inner to outer transformation, the limits to our greatness are self-imposed, but are we ready to sacrifice our precious collection of half-truths? This lecture will explore the journey which frees the peacemaker in our hearts, so that we may look towards a compassionate future.
Nancy Coker is a staff member of The Theosophical Society, International Headquarters, Pasadena. She is also an author, international lecturer, businesswoman, community worker, and was a lecturer at 1993 CPWR in Chicago.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM IN THEATER 4
A Neighborhood of World Religions: An Exploration of Collaborative Approaches to the Teaching of World Religions in a Pluralistic Society
Mr. Joseph Michael Thometz; Richard Hunt; Ronald Y. Nakasone; Jennifer Howe Peace; Rev. Heng Sure Panelists experienced in teaching world religions in a variety of formal and informal venues employ a conversational pedagogy in settings where students are religiously and culturally diverse. Drawing from their collaborative approach to teaching, the speakers will share their method of how they incorporate into their respective curriculum the rich diversity of students' backgrounds. This conversational approach promotes a deepened awareness of the value and integrity all faith traditions by drawing out, in dialogue, the presuppositions students have of their own faith traditions, and how these presuppositions might mediate the understanding of their neighbor's faith.
Joseph Thometz, a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Theological Union, has taught world religions at Notre Dame High School. Sherman Oaks, California, and recently served as lecturer in the Religious Studies Department at the University of San Francisco. I lis dissertation focuses on the dilemma of expressing ineffable religious truth through language. In words, it is a comparative study of Christian apophaticism and Indian Mahayana Buddhism.
Richard Hunt, an ordained Methodist minister, is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Theological Union. He holds an M. Div. from the school of Theology at Claremont, and an MFA in writing from the University of Montana. He is presently doing dissertation research on William Blake, the Bhagavad Gita, and the mysticism of non-duality. He intends to enter the Methodist minstry full-time upon completion of his doctoral studies. Rev. Ronald Y. Nakasone, Buddhist cleric, is a professor of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Rev. Nakasone studied Buddhist art and thought in Kyoto Japan, the University of Hawall, Harvard University and at the Univeristy of Wisconsin, where he took his doctorate in Buddhist studies. He has written extensively on bioethical issues, such as cloning, organ transplants, euthanasia, and the unique spirituality needs of ethnic elders.
Jennifer Peace is the Curriculum Coordinator for the Center for Women and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the United Religions Inititative. Currently she is in the forth year of her doctoral studies in the Historical and Cultural Study of Religions at the GTU. Reverend Heng Sure is the Director of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery in Berkeley, CA and serves as a Board member of the United Religions Initiative.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN COMMERCE 2.60 Bearing Faithful Witness: Challenging AntiSemitism Within the Christian Church
Rev. Clint Mooney
A major study underway within the United Church of Canada explores the nature of anti-semitism implicit within Christian scriptures and the practices of the church. The study document, which will be shared in this workshop, offers
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