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
CRITICAL ISSUES
over 800 people attended a national gathering at Wellesley College to explore issues of religious pluralism and spirituality in American higher education. At this workshop, religionists and educators from various parts of the world will have an opportunity to discuss these themes from an international perspective, and to develop partnerships toward implementing related programs in their own cultures.
Dr. Peter Laurence is Director of the Education as Transformation Project at Wellesley College and also serves as Chair of the Board of the North American Interfaith Network.
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The Rev. Victor H. Kazanian, Jr. is Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at Wellesley College, and is Senior Advisor to the Education as Transformation Project.
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Diane Dana is the coordinator of the EDUCATION as Transformation (East) Project. based at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. She works with teams from institutions of higher education to explore religious pluralism and spirituality and to make changes to institutional structures and educational programs as called for through the process of exploration. Prior to coming to EasT, Ms. Dana was the founder and coordinator of the Massachusetts School-Based Community Service Learning (CSL) Program at the Massachusetts Department of Education, and was one of the early leaders in the community service movement in the United States. Ms. Dana is a graduate of Duke University, NC, USA.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.22 Freedom of Religion in a Pluralist World
Ms. Elizabeth C. Warren
Respect for the right of all the world's people to practice their religions freely was incorporated in a Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948. Over the past 50 years the nations of the world have come together a number of times to reaffirm this and other human rights for all people. Nevertheless, most of the religions of the world have encountered some form of discrimination or abuse, either by government or by other, usually dominant, religious organizations. This lecture will identify governmental practices and inter-religious group conflicts around the world as they impact the religious freedom of people, and will note available means to promote religious freedom and resolve conflicts. Elizabeth Warren received a B. A degree from Bryn Mawr College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in Political Science. Her special fields of interest are American government with emphasis on policy-making and urban studies.
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2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.68 May the New Millennium be Kinder to All Beings
Mrs. Louise Van Der Merwe
The lecture will offer an explanation of why animals need to be given priority in the new millennium. This lecture will explore how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission parallels of the oppression of animals and humans, and why humans need to free themselves from the burden of cruelty.
Founder and Editor of Animal Voice, which has been in operation for a decade with a following of several thousand.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.13
Neo-Buddhism & Rising Activism for Human Rights in India
Dr. Rahul Deepankar, M.D.
This paper describes the historical and current condition of exuntouchables in India, who number about 200 million people. Their search for equality and human dignity has resulted in the rise of Neo-Buddhism. The paper also addresses issues of increasing struggle for human rights, with particular emphasis on the role of Neo-Buddhism in the success and failure of activism aimed at improving human rights for these people in India. The writer also advocates that the rise of Buddhism creates conditions conducive for increased social harmony and
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Dr. Deepankar has been a practicing physician in the Chicago area for the past 18 years. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois. In his nonprofessional life he has been engaged in the struggle for human rights and justice for Dalits "ex-untouchables," Neo-Buddhist, Muslims, Christians, and other minorities for the 21st century. Dr. Deepankar is also President of the New Republic of India International, and Vice President of the Association of Indians in America.
RELIGIONS
2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN THEATER 4
PROUT-A Socio-Economic Theory for a New Millennium
Acharya Shambushivanada Avadhuta
This program will address the five fundamental principles of PROUT (Progressive Utilization of Resources Theory) which calls for the progressive utilization and rational distribution of the physical, metaphysical and spiritual resources of the universe. It stresses the importance of first addressing the basic needs of all, before allowing superfluity for a few.
Acharya Avadhuta is the recipient of International Mahatma Gandhi Award and Karya Shiromani Award and is a celebrated speaker on Yoga and contemporary Issues. He is currently the Kulapari (Chancellor) of International Gurukula Network based in Anondanogar, India. His latest talks on co-creating Public Philosophy are now being published by the University of Tokyo Press. He is also author of several books: Proof Economics, Cardinal Human Values, andGurukul Education and Planning.....Interventions in Developing Countries.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.56 The Social Effects of Different Religions Mr. Frederic E. Lamond
Religious beliefs and myths are general theories of life with which we structure our experiences and view of the Universe, and which influence our response to life. It follows that different belief and myth structures will influence their believers' behavior in different ways. In this lecture, a comparison will be made of the different effects that Protestant Christianity and Roman Catholicism have had on the countries in which they have each been the majority religion since the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Some possible causes of these differences may be found in their belief and worship structures. Can a study of these differences and their social effects help us find the religious pattern most conducive to human survival in the third millennium?
Frederic Lamond is a 68-year old economist and computer consultant. Comparative religion and the social and psychological effects of different religions have been his main (spare time) interest since he had two mystical experiences in his 20s. He has written extensively on religious topics. His proposed lecture expresses his own views as a student and observer of religion.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENG 3.60 Unraveling Harmony, the Dilemma for Economic Survival
Ms. Patricia Locke; Mr. Fred LeaderCharge; Mr. Herman Agoyo
Chronic unemployment and the unending cycle of poverty faced by many American Indian communities frequently forces tribal leaders to disregard their cultural traditions that hold all land to be sacred. The more immediate economic needs of the community often result in the exploitation of the land and its resources so as to lessen the edge of poverty. This presentation highlights some of the dilemmas, and/or challenges, faced by native leaders as they try to alleviate poverty.
Patricia Locke is a Hunk Papa, Lakota/Dakota-White Earth Chippewa and lives on the Standing Rock Reservation. She currently teaches at the University of Southern Maine. She has taught at 28 colleges and is the author of 29 publications/papers. As a McArthur Fellow, she worked to help indigenous people recover their language and self determination in 179 www.jainelibrary.org