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
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Aslam Abdullah has a masters in Arabic and Islamic Studies, as well as in Sociology, and a Ph.D. in Journalism. He was editor of Arabia Magazine published in London from 1980 to 1987. Currently he edits the Minaret (a monthly) and the Observer (a weekly) from the States. He is the president of the American Federation of Muslims from India.
JELOVED
4:00 PM-4:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.56 Report on Interreligious Cooperation within the Religions Consultation Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics
Dr. Benjamin J. Hubbard; Dr. John C. Raines; Rev. Marvin Ellison; Tavivat Puntarigvivat; Dr. Farid Esack This presentation will explore the work of the Religions Consultation, which brings scholars of diverse faiths together to cooperate in producing innovative research on the interrelated topics of population, ecology, reproductive health, women's rights, and ethics. The presenter will be joined by several scholars who have participated in the Religions Consultation's
activities.
Dr. Benjamin Hubbard chairs the Department of Comparative Religion at California State University-Fullerton. He co-authored America's Religions: An Educator's Guide to Beliefs and Practices (Libraries Unlimited. 1997) and is currently working on Whose Religion is True? An Introduction to Religious Diversity.
Dr. John C. Raines teaches in the Department of Religion at Temple University in Philadelphia. He received his Ph. D. from Union Theological Seminary in 1967. He has written several books, including Islam and the West: A Coming Clash of Civilizations? (Petaling Jaya, 1995) and Modern Work and Human Meaning (Westminster Press. 1986).
Rev. Marvin Ellison teaches at Bangor Theological Seminary in Portland, Maine. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is the author of Erotic Justice: A Liberating Ethic of Sexuality (Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1986).
Dr. Tavivat Puntarigvivat teaches in the graduate program of Comparative Religion at Mahidol University in Thailand. His expertise is in Buddhism. His books include The Way of Mahayana Buddhism Sukkhapapjai. 1989) and Sages and Buddhadasa Bhikku (Paramita, 1987).
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 theologian who has studied in Pakistan, the United Kingdom and South Africa.
4:00 PM-4:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.44 Torture and Its Longterm Effects: A Call to the Faith Community
ARTER
The Rev. Evelyn Lennon
The use of torture is condoned or sanctioned in 120 countries of the world. It is estimated that 15-30% of the 20 million refugees worldwide have survived politically-motivated torture. The long term psychological and physical effects of torture affect individuals, their families, and entire communities. What is the response of people of faith (from various traditions) to the pain of torture victims? What can be done to assist recovery? What principles do we find in our faith traditions that guide our response?
Evelyn Lennon is a Program Coordinator and Health Education Specialist for The Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received a Master's Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in Program Development, Policy, and Administration from Augsburg College in 1994. Ms. Lennon earned a graduate degree in theology from United Seminary in 1992 and was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church in 1996. She worked as an African refugee resettlement caseworker for four years.
THE
WORLD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4
S RELIGIONS
4:00 PM-5:00 PM IN THEATER 5
War and Peace: Role of Religion Living One's Faith in Charity and Tolerance on the Eve of the Third Millennium
Bishop Jean Marie Roger Kozik; Brigitte Marie Bravo; Philippe Marie Meuret; Marie Sabine Legrand
A lecture will be given on this topic, that will be supported by videos and/or a slide show. A question and answer session will follow, in relation to the needs of religious freedom, improved harmony among peoples, and respect for their traditions. There will be a strong emphasis on people's right to believe and think according to their conscience.
Bishop Jean Marie Roger Kozik is the Founder and Superior General of Fraternite Notre Dame, a religious and humanitarian organization in consultative status with ECOSOC, which is also correspondent with UNICEF and has over a hundred religious members in several countries around the world including the USA France, Africa, Mongolia and Haiti. He has solid experience in ecumenical programs and a strong charisma to promote peace, tolerance and unity among people from varied backgrounds, and has initiated countless projects in neglected areas (like the Harlem or Austin neighborhoods, in New York City and Chicago respectively) and developing countries (several are on the African Continent), to relieve the plight of the poor, the sick and all those who are rejected. The Most Reverend is greatly appreciated by, and has become the special advisor of many prominent persons both in the public and private arenas on the international level, including Heads of States, Ministers and Ambassadors.
Sister Brigitte Marie Bravo is a graduate from one of France's well-known Universities and also served as a teacher and head of school in the past. Her main skills are languages, history and economics. She now dedicates her entire life to helping orphans, the blind, and lepers in Niger, Western Africa. Using her amazing experience in education, she is very active in fighting against adult and children's illiteracy in that country.
Father Philippe Maris Mauret has been working with Bishop Kozik for 15 years and is now one of his advisors; he served as a missionary priest in a number of projects around the globe (the USA, Cameroon and Rwanda, Mongolia, etc.) and acquired a fair experience in many areas including the poor, the sick, those afflicted with AIDS, and prisoners. He also serves as the Bishop's interpreter in lectures and meetings and as his representative at the UN in New York.
Sister Marie Sabine Legrand is a graduate in speech therapy and head of a private school in South Western France. She is the Organization's UN representative in Geneva and is very active in areas like human rights. children and woman's rights and the protection of minorities. She also served as a missionary in foreign countries where people struggle against discrimination and poverty.
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