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 PARLIAMENTO F THE WORLD S RELIGIONS Ρ Α R L Ι Α Μ Ε Ν Τ S Υ Μ Ρ Ο S Ι Α
Session B: Lecture Room B The Internet, Religious Communities, and Sustainable Development Brent Reynolds, Intern, Web of Creation, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL USA In this workshop, we will discuss using the Internet as a tool for learning about and connecting with others who are engaged in religiously based environmental activism/sustainable development. What resources are currently available? How might they be utilized by local religious communities? Session C: Lecture Room C Sustainable Agriculture in the City Job Ebenezer, Director for Environmental Stewardship. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, IL USA 4 December, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Room 2D Major Presentation Sustainable Development: the Story of South Africa In this session, The Most Reverend Ndungane will speak to the issues and dynamics of Sustainable Development in South Africa The Most Reverend Njongonkulu W. H. Ndungane is the Head of the Anglican Church of the Province of Southern Africa. This includes South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Angola, and the island of St. Helena 5 December, 10:00 am - 11:00 a.m., Room 2D Major Presentation The Natural Step: A Guide Towards Sustainability In this session, Dr. Karl Henrik Henrik-Robèrt will share his experience in working for sustainable development as chairman of The Natural Step. Dr. Karl Henrik-Robert, M.D., Ph.D., is founder and chairman of The Natural Step, a non-profit organization which provides a framework for societal sustainability from its branches in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Africa. Dr. Robert is also Adjunct Professor of Resource Theory, University of Gothenburg, Member of the College of Sciences Advisory Board at Georgia Institute of Technology and fellow of the World Business Academy. Concurrent Sesssions 5 December, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m, Session A: Lecture Room A The Earth Charter: Ethics of Sustainability In this session, Professor Rockefeller will share with participants the principles and ethics of the Earth Charter, which has sustainability as a core value. Prof. Steven Rockefeller is Chair of the Drafting Committee, Earth Charter Campaign. He is also a Professor of Religion at Middlebury College, Vermont, USA Session B: Lecture Room B Engaging Religious Communities in Sustainable Development Stephen A. Perkins, Director, Interreligious Sustainability Project, Chicago, IL USA if the transition to sustainable development is to occur, it needs to connect to and be motivated by our deepest beliefs and commitments. Every religious tradition calls its members to their highest self and supports thern in converting that striving into action. How can religious congregations plum the depths of their own traditions as a source of understanding and motivation for a compelling vision of sustainability? How can that vision be turned into a comprehensive program? 5 December, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Room 2D
Major Presentation Spiritual Citizenship and Social Work in Rio de Janeiro In order to share the experience of Viva Rio, Mr. Porto will focus on the following issues: Community Development: Public Safety and Human Rights; Education for Youth and Adults: Peacemaking Campaigns and Events;- Interfaith Network. Then briefly there will be an overview on the connection of social service and spirituality in Brazil in order to explore the meaning of spiritual citizenship. Mr. Andre Porto is a 28 year old Brazilian, and has coordinated interfaith initiatives in Rio de Janeiro, since 1992. During the Earth Summit, he produced an all night interfaith vigil called One Day for the Earth. He produced a documentary video about the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1993 in Chicago. Since 1997, Mr. Porto has represented the United Religions Initiative in Brazil. Since its inception in 1993, he has also worked as the producer of Viva Rio, an NGO, active in the fields of human rights, community development, and actions for peace. Concurrent Sesssions 5 December, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session A Lecture Room A Urban Sustainability: Scriptural Understandings of the City Rev. Richard Luecke, Lutheran minister, Board Member, Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago, IL, USA "No destiny can possibly be conceived in the world, or even out of it, other than that of a city - Oliver O-Donovan, The Desire of the Nations. This can be argued on demographic, economic, ecological and cultural grounds but is most passionately, graphically and perennially affirmed in the scriptures of the world's religions. This dialogue will explore how a scriptural recovery of profound judgment and imaginative vision lends significance to what people now do in their cities, and to the style with which they do it. Session B: Lecture Room B Justice in the Land: Religious Responses to Environmental Racism Marie Leaner, Community Activist, Chicago, IL USA 5 December, 4:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m., Room 2D Major Presentation Sustainable Development? The Choice Is Ours In this session, Mr. Shilling will share with participants his experience as head of the Environment and Sustainability Program at the World Bank. He will share lessons learned from the work of the World Bank, and will urge participants to see Sustainable Development as a choice — a challenge we must meet for the care of the Earth and the human community. Mr. Jed Shilling is head of the Environment and Sustainability Program at the World Bank. He joined the World Bank in 1973 after serving as an economic advisor to the Prime Minister of Morocco and teaching economics at Boston College. He initially worked in the World Bank's Economic Analysis and Projections Department and later in the East Asia Department. Mr. Shilling has also been involved in a number of Bank-wide activities promoting information technology and improving economic analysis. He has also served as served as senior advisor to external organizations on economic and environmental issues.
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