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
guidelines for the use of Scripture and challenges to a number of traditional theological understanding undergirding antisemitism. Rev. Clint Mooney is an ordained minister of The United Church of Canada (UCC), living in Calgary, Alberta. He serves on the UCC'S Interchurch Interfaith Committee, and was one of the writers and the editor for the study, Bearing Faithful Witness: United Church - Jewish Relations Today. He is an active member of the Canadian Council of Christians & Jews, Alberta Region, the Gandhi Society of Calgary, the Interfaith Action Committee of Calgary, and the Calgary Council of Churches.
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN COMMERCE 1.33 I Know What I Think You Mean, You Know What You Think I Mean - But What Do We Mean and How Do We Know? Ms. Min McLoughlin Opening with a simple 10 minute exercise, this presentation explains how human beings process information and how they end up with a feeling, a physiology and a behavior, as a result of what they think the other person means. These "states" can include fear, anger and suspicion. This seminar presents a powerful model of how human beings can take responsibility for their communication and their experience of dialogue. It also suggests some unusual ways of thinking that can be profoundly transformational Min McLoughlin is a positive, energetic and challenging public speaker and seminar Icader. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, Drama and Religious Studies, and a postgraduate Diploma for Educators of Adults, both from the University of Cape Town. She is also a Certified Trainer of Neuro Linquistic Programming (NLP), Time-line Therapy, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, and is a teacher of Tai Chi
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN COMMERCE 4.15 Sharing First People Wisdom (The Prairyerth Experience) Ms. Melinda Perrin Trapped in modernity, many of us have lost the ability to live in harmony with the Earth, acknowledging the unity of all life. We have forgotten the ceremonies that support all of Creation with our thanksgiving and help us synchronize with the rhythms of nature. In our forgetting, we have ceased to regard the Earth as sacred and in our arrogance seriously interfered with the health of our planet. Seeking to create harmony between the land and its people, a group of people in Chicago, Illinois banded together to work toward sustainability and natural healing through creating a link between First People wisdom and metropolitan reality. The Prairyerth Fellowship is an Earth-centered congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Ms. Melinda Perrin is a founding member and president of Prairyerth Fellowship. She has served on the Continental boards of the Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation, the UUA Seventh Principle Project, and the Midwest Women & Religion committee. She is a certified teacher of the Seneca indian Wolf Clan, a Plant Spirit Medicine practitioner, and is currently working on her degree in Natural Religion and Earth Law with an emphasis in Ethnobotany from Northeastern Minois University. Melinda has been a television producer for over 25 years, working for PBS, independent film companies, large advertising agencies, and Post Effects/Chicago
2:00 PM–2:45 PM IN COMMERCE 3.60 The World as "One Place": Globalization, Global Ethics and the Negotiation of Religious Difference Prof. Richard H. Roberts The economic and informational integration of the world through the globalization process promotes patterns of uniformity (through MacDonaldization and managerialism), yet it also frequently provokes a sharpening of local identities in the global/local matrix. Religion and spiritualities, as 'sacred markers' may aggravate such conflict, yet the mythical, ethical and experiential resolution of analogous tensions within religions may also provide a positive and indispensable cultural resource for the world. Richard Roberts holds a Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Lancaster, England and prior to that held the Chair of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Until recently he was President of Research Committee 22 Sociology of Religion of the International Sociological Association Professor Roberts has a particular concern with social theory, globalization, 'nature religion', the renewal of ritual and ecology. He wrote a standard sociological study of the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN COMMERCE 2.57 Patriarchal Religions and Goddess Cultures: Time for a Truth Commission Ms. Annelie De Wet Addressing the practice of ancient (and not so ancient) Goddess worship has important ethical consequences for current spiritual and religious disciplines, as well as social and political attitudes. The existence of Goddess worship as an active, life generating and universal religion is often shrouded in mystery because of its pre-historic roots. This does not have to be so. Today we know that not only women, but that all of humankind and nature is suffering because it is prohibiting the female spirit from contributing to key areas in life. Annelie De Wet is a Philosophy Hons. graduate, ex-journalist and currently a scriptwriter and director of training and documentary videos She is also the administrator of a Trust fund for four indigenous Nama communities in the Richtersveld. Her work focuses on religious myths and practises which create gender warfare and inequality
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3:00 PM–3:45 PM IN COMMERCE 2.57 The 10 Principles of Sustainability on Which All Faiths Can Unite
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN COMMERCE 2.54 The Sacred Art of Listening Ms. Kay Lindahl This workshop will elaborate on how listening is a creative force that transforms relationships. Listening to yourself elicits full self expression: speaking from your soul. Listening is being fully present to the Source, to self, and to others. Listening is a key element in interfaith work. It is more than simply hearing what another has to say. This workshop explores a spiritual approach to the sacred art of listening. Experience the healing power of listening fully to another and being fully listened to by others. Discover what it's like to be a listening presence. Kay Lindahl is the founder of the Alliance for Spiritual Community and The Listening Center. She leads workshops on Centering Prayer and The Sacred Art of Listening. She serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Interfaith Network and is a regional coordinator for the United Religions Initiative.
Ms. Diana Schumacher All major decisions are now evaluated on a macro economic criteria, rather than on spiritual, environmental, or community related values. Whatever the religious, political, and social background of certain communities, the environment and sustainability are topics of concern shared by all. Diana Schumacher is a partner in the Schumacher Projects, a management and environmental consultancy and an executive director of Work Structuring Limited, a company focused on organizational change. She is also a frequent contributor to journals and magazines on the subject of energy and the environment.
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