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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11:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 3 Confucianism and Ethnicity: A South African Perspective
Prof. Arthur Song
This lecture explores Confucianism as a peculiarly Chinese philosophical outlook on life. The presenter will examine the possibility of applying Confucian principles to the complex problems being experienced in South Africa.
Prof. Arthur Song is the Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Religion Studies. He is Chinese, and was born in South Africa.
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11:00 AM-12:00 PM GOOD HOPE ARENA How to Meet the Challenges of Life
Dr. Dada J.P. Vaswani
The right way to meet the challenges of life is to meet them with courage, hope, and love-the courage born of the realization that the man is never alone, God is always with him; the hope that the best is yet to come; and the love that turns every winter into spring.
Scientist and philosopher, humanitarian, and teacher, eminent practicalist and modern day saint. Dada J.P. Vaswani is one of the great spiritual leaders of modern India, a mantle inherited from his mentr Sadhu T.L Vaswani, a spiritual and intellectual giant of modern India.
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AR31 Cheshirer 11:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 1 Religion, Secularism, and God
Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan
Language, according to religion, is a phenomenon that is both human and natural in its connection with God. Some other languages (e.g. that of science) are also needed for our practical and intellectual purposes. God will not mind this temporary descent/abstraction from His vicinity if humans do not forget to come back to Him.
Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan, a graduate of science (1952), Muslim Theology(1956) and Western Philosophy (Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago), taught Western and Islamic Philosophy at Aligarh Muslim University, India, and various academic institutions in the US. He is a Trustee of CPWR and the International Peace Council and convener of International Association of Muslims for Inter-Religious Relations.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN THEATER 5
Are We Beyond the Limits to Growth? Mr. John A. Harris
This is an update of Beyond the Limits, which will be published in 1999-2000. The original computer study Limits To Growth, written in 1972 (which sold over 9 million copies in over 30 languages) predicted that, if trends in world population, food production, industrialization, and pollution continued, the limits to growth on this planet would be reached within the next 100 (now 70) years. These projections have proven correct. Mr. Harris has spent the last 30 years giving his time and money to organizations in the environmental, population, energy efficiency. agriculture and peace fields. Mr. Harris has served on several Boards of Directors, and occasionally chaired these groups.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN COMMERCE 2.57 Connections & Confluences Among The Meditation Paths
Swami Veda Bharati
Direct personal experience of the transcendent, whether or not given the name God, is the Source, Essence and Goal common to all religions. The processes and paths leading the realization of this source, essence and goal, are termed meditation. The presentation will give a summary of these parallels and
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confluences among the spiritual practices of various religions, those that are now prevalent as well as those that are now extinct.
Maha-mandaleshvara Swami Veda Bharati, formerly known as Usharbudh Arya D. Litt., was raised in the five-thousand-year-old tradition of Sanskrit-speaking scholars of India. He has been teaching and lecturing for the last 52 years. From 1952 to 1967, he served various communities in Africa, South America and elsewhere as a pandit and spiritual guide. From 1967 to 1972, he was professor of Sanskrit at the University of Minnesota, USA where he received the Distinguished Teacher Award. In 1996 he was appointed Spiritual Guide of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in Dehradun, President and Spiritual Guide of the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in India, and President and Spiritual Director of Swami Rama's Ashram (Sadhana Mandir) in Rishikesh where he resides. On March 15, 1999, he was honored by the Swamis of India who conferred on him the title of Maha-mandaleshvara, placing him among the top 30 or so leading Swamis of India.
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From Dialogue to Relationship: An Interfaith Women's Journey
Mrs. Diane D'Souza; Mr. Bruce Gregersen
The Interfaith Women's Journey was a joint project of the Henry Martyn Institute and the United Church of Canada involving nine women from Canada and India of Muslim, Christian, Indigenous, and Hindu traditions. The group traveled together first in India and then in Canada, with a dual objective of exploring interfaith perspectives on women's issues and a women's analysis of interfaith dialogue. This workshop will share the learnings of the journey including the importance of a women's agenda for interfaith enagagement and the significance of the journey model.
Diane D'souza is the assistant director at the Henry Martyn Institute in Charge of practical outreach and engagements. She is involved in the academic study of religion, as well as being an artist, and a student of the Bharatnatayam Dance Form.
Rev. Dr. Bruce Gregersen, Interfaith and South Asia/Pacific Secretary for the United Church of Canada, the Rev. Kerry Craig, Chairperson of the InterChurch Interfaith Committee of the United Church of Canada and the Rev. Rob Hankinson, a United Church minister and leader in Interfaith organizations including the Edmonton Centre for Interfaith Action and Education. All three have contributed towards the development of the document and continue to work extensively in Canada for interfaith action and awareness.
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From Ummah to Ubuntu
Prof. Fatima Meer
In this presentation, Fatima Meer of the Institute of Black Research will describe and explain the concepts of Ummah and Ubuntu, and explore their meaning in the South African context.
No biographical statement available at time of printing.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN ENGINEERING 1.13 Neo-Buddhism and Rising Activism for Human Rights in India
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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 peace.
Dr. Deepankar has been a practicing physician in the Chicago area for