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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1 9 9 9 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS CRITICAL ISSUES
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Dr. Cornel du Toit is head of the Research Institute for Theology and
world today. Mr. Devan will propose vigorous policies to Religion at the University of South Africa. He has published edited 14
combat the oppression of women which he finds manifested in books and has written contributions for 21 books. He received his doctorate in 1984 in Dogmatics and Christian Ethics.
rape, sex abuse, and AIDS. Mr. Devan (BA, B.Ed., and N.T.D.) is the former Superintendent of Education and former Minister of Housing and Agriculture. He is
currently the founder and President of Vivekananda Mission of South 2:00 PM–2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.22
Africa. Spirituality and Service in the 21st Century -A Model for Caring
3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.44 Ms. Bina Frank
Islam and World Peace The River Fund is a service organization founded by Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati. The presentation will focus on "hands on
Dr. Maneh Hammad Al-Johani service" and how the River House, a spiritual environment for
Islam is a religion of "peace." It is "submission to the will of God" people with life challenging illnesses, is changing the way
which leads the believers to the service of Mankind. However, people are cared for in the 21st Century. The River Fund
the present condition of the world calls for concern in a provides educational and AIDS awareness programs, volunteer
number of ways. In this presentation, Dr. Al-Johani emphasizes Outreach and is the Central Florida Chapter of Names Project
that Islam take a greater religious responsibility to act as a AIDS Memorial Quilt.
"peace force" for the world. Ms. Bina Frank is an Executive Director of the River Fund and Chandra
Dr. Maneh Al-Johani, born in 1942 in Saudi Arabia, obtained his MA and Devi, Head Nurse Practitioner.
Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, USA. where he specialized in linguistics. He taught at the English Department
of the King Saudi University. Presently, he is Secretary General of the 3:00 PM–3:45 PM IN THEATER 5
World Assembly of Muslim Youth, an independent International Muslim
youth organization and a NGO associated with UNO. He is the author Common Enemies Facing Faith Communities
and co-author of many papers and books and has participated in many
international conferences. H. E. Sayyed Musawi Common dangers facing the human society at large are the
3:00 PM-3:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.13 real enemy of all religious groups. Some examples of these perils are immoral wars, drugs, crime, and the misuse of
Journalism and Interreligious Dialogue religion for political gains. The presentation will focus on the need for Faith communities to cooperate and join efforts to
Mr. Irvinderpal Singh Babra tackle such common dangers.
The editor/publisher of the Sikh Press (published in Toronto Sayyed Musawi is head of a worldwide Shiite Muslim organization
since 1991) leads a discussion of the news media's coverage of covering 5 continents. He was head of the Interfaith Council of India,
religion and its role in interreligious dialogue. The Sikh Press and he is now head of Interfaith International, which is an NGO at the
reports on the activities of all religions and the presenter will United Nations. Mr. Musawi continually works with heads of state and leaders of various religious and international organizations to make the
explore the interactive, interfaith media today. world a better place.
Mr. Babra is an accredited journalist, editor, and publisher of experience in Kenya, Canada, USA, and India. He is trying to make Sikh Press a
colorful, weekly /daily newspaper by 2000. He has written over 500 3:00 PM–5:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.70
articles, special reports, and is currently working on a faith and media
book. He covered the 1993 Parliament in Chicago for many newspapers. Giving By Reducing One's Share: Toward Closing
He also covered Nelson Mandela's visit to Canada as a free citizen in the Gap Between the Haves and Have Nots
1990, and as the President of South Africa in 1998 to share the spirit of
Ubuntu (that profound African sense that we are human only through Dr. Martin Verhoeven
the humanity of other human beings. The richest fifth of the world's people consumes 86% of all goods and services, while the poorest fifth consumes just 1.3%.
3:00 PM–3:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.22 Any viable solution to this growing crisis must include some
Political Convergence in a Global World measure of restraint by the "overdeveloped" nations, as the earth cannot sustain its present consumption frenzy. Nor can
Dr. Lisinka Ulatowska the developing nations" be expected to limit their rising
In 1990, a group of representatives of Non-Governmental expectations unilaterally, while the richest fifth continues to
Organizations (NGOs) at the United Nations, working overindulge. Thus, it would seem that some call to action that
prepare for the Earth Summit, put their own organizational exhorted people in the more developed nations to give by reducing their share would be in keeping with basic tenets of
agendas aside. They began to help governments to converge
on a wide range of solutions to enviormmental and most faiths: to eschew greed and cherish giving Whether expressed as giving, sharing, simplicity, moderation, the
developmental problems. This presentation will focus on tools
and approaches to assist any individual or organization to share sacredness of life, compassion, or sane stewardship of
wisdom with their own goverments and with other creation the basic idea is something all religions could
governments at the UN. The theme is working together endorse.
worldwide in the spirit of unity in diversity. Martin Verhoeven received his Ph.D. from the University of WisconsinMadison on the American encounter with Asian religions. He was a
British subject. MA in German, UC Berkeley: PhD, Psychology, Union Buddhist monk for 18 years and is currently Associate Professor of History
Graduate School. Co-founded and chaired NGO Task Force on Financing and Asian Religion at the Institute for World Religions in Berkeley.
at the UN. Representative for three organizations at the UN. Novelist. California. He is also an Adjunct Professor of History & Religion at the Pacific School of Religion, Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
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We, The World: Manifesting the Vision of a World 3:00 PM–4:00 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.56
Where Every Life Matters Hindu Women Today
Mr. Rick Uifik Palanisamy 1. Devan
Through a series of international public events, a film release, This workshop will explore the role of Hindu women in the
and other programs, We, The World seeks to raise global 198 Jain Education Interational 2010_03 For Private & Personal Use Only
Critical Issues