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
MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
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10:00 AM-11:00 AM GOOD HOPE ARENA A Peaceful, Just, and Sustainable Future: The Challenge of the 21st Century for Religion Dr. Gerald O. Barney
The 21st century could become a very difficult path or a path to a peaceful, just, and sustainable future (see The Challenge and Opportunity of the 21st Century in the registration packet). The fundamental challenge humans face is identity and story. It is here that the world's religions, together with science, have much to contribute.
Executive Director - Millennium Institute, Author of Global 2000: Report to the President (to President Jimmy Carter) and the 1993 report to the Parliament, Global 2000 Revisited: What Shall We Do?. Formerly head of National Program, Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
10:00 AM-11:00 AM IN THEATER 1
The African Religion
Prof. Gabriel Setiloane
An introduction to the Indigenous religion of Africa. The African concept of God. The realities of ancestor worship will also be explored.
Mr. Setiloane is a Professor of Religious Studies at University of Cape Town, and was previously a Professor of Religious Studies at University of Botswana. He is currently the Reverend Missionary Secretary to the Swiss Mission in South Africa, and the General Secretary of Youth to the Commission for the All Africa Conference. He is also the author of African Theology - An Introduction.
10:00 AM-10:45 AM IN THEATRE 3
The Concept of Limited Human Responsibility in Islam
Dr. Abdul Malik Mujahid
Whereas the Qur'an encourages limitless human endeavor, the teaching of takalluf is an important concept which aims to stop human beings from excesses (zulm) against the choices of other beings. Dr. Mujahid will take a comprehensive look at this issue.
With Islamic studies from Darululoom Shah Waliullah and political Science from the Univ of Chicago, Abdul Malik Mujahid is a writer, producer and Friday Imam for Chicago Muslim Community in the USA. He is president of Sound Vision and the National Coordinator of Kosava Task Force, USA, an alliance of 16 national Muslim organizations in America.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 5 Inter-Faith Dialogue: A New Relevance Dr. Thillayvel Naidoo
This presentation will explain how the number of religions in South Africa appears to be growing. In a situation such as that offered by the Parliament of the World's Religions, people will present themselves as followers of the belief that all religions are true. Despite what people may say, many do not subscribe to this. The presenter will explore the need to provoke people to come to terms with the real, existential issues we face everyday. The presenter will also challenge participants to face the real relevance of interfaith dialogue.
Dr. Thillayvel Naidoo was a lecturer in the Department of Science and Religion at the University of Durban-Westville, and has recently retired.
RELIGIONS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3
THE WORLDS
10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN PODIUM HALL
Pathways of the Sun
Mr. Dean Liprini
This lecture will describe the process of unveiling the hidden mysteries of Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula. The presenter will illustrate how Table Mountain is an amazing Archeo-Astronomical and Geo-Mystical phenomenon that honours the vital force of the African spirit. Dean Liprini Ddiscovered the Pathways of the Sun and has over 10 years of research and experience of this phenomenon.
10:00 AM-11:00 AM IN THEATER 8 Rajayoga. and God
Experiencing the Essence of Peace
Sr. Jayanti Kripalani
Raja Yoga is the path to inner peace and union with the Supreme Being. This presentation explores the basic steps to experiencing inner peace and union in everyday life. Sister Jayanti is the Director of the London International Center of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. She is an international lecturer and the University's representative at the UN in Geneva. She has been practicing Raja Yoga for over 35 years.
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10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN THEATER 6
Religion and the New World Order
Dr. Sulayman Nyang; Saleha Mahmood Abedin; Dr. Ahmet Davutoglu
This panel deals with the challenges facing religions in the emerging world order. Panelists are asked to focus on questions relating to the following issues: identity and culture, socioeconomic power relations between groups, religious values and social justice in the New World Order, inter-religious cooperation and conflict in the New World Order.
Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang teaches African and Islamic Studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is well known in academic and interfaith circles and is a past President of the InterFaith Conference. His best known works are Islam, Christianity, and African Identity, and Islam in the USA.
Dr. Saleha S. Mahmood is the Chairperson of the International Islamic Committee for Woman and Child, the Director of the institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, London, and Chief Editor of the scholarly biannual publication Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. She is also a professor of sociology with a specialization in population and demography.
Dr. Ahmet Davutoglu has written extensively on contemporary political and philosophical issues. He teaches at the Dept. of Political Sicence. Marmare University, Istanbul, and heads the Foundation of the Studies in Arts and Science, Istanbul, Turkey. He is the author of Alternative Paradigms (University Press of America, 1994) and Civilizational Transformation and the Muslim World (Quill, 1994).
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10:00 AM-10:45 AM IN THEATER 4
Women in Islam: Sufi Women and Human Rights
Dr. Seyedeh Nahid Angha
The lecture will begin with a brief discussion of the historical role of women in Islam. Dr. Angha will then address current conceptual issues within the Muslim world, such as its cultural and religious values. Looking toward the next century and the increasing opportunities for women, she will introduce the Sufi Women Organizations (SWO), as a humanitarian, non-political, non-sectarian organization.
Dr. Seyedeh Nahid Angha, Ph.D., is the co-founder and co-director of the International Association of Sufism (IAS), founder of Sufi Women Organization (SWO), the executive editor of Sufism: An Inquiry, (an international quarterly journal), and the main NGO representative of the IAS to the United Nations. She is an internationally known author and a major Muslim Sufi teacher. She is President of the San Francisco's Interfaith Center at the Presidio.
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