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 OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3
in Chicago, was ordained at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1941. He began his studies in Berlin, Germany in 1935 having been born in Munich, Germany during World War I Rabbi Schaalman teaches at the Garret Evangelical Methodist Seminary in Evanston, IL. and at the Chicago Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Executive Committee for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, and is a board member for the Millennium Institute in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Education Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
4:00 PM–4:45 PM IN PODIUM HALL Remembrance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation Rev. Marcus C. R. Braybrooke History has too often been marked by religious prejudice and persecution. We may not be responsible for the actions of our forefathers, but we are often imprisoned by the legacy of religious hatred which they have left us. Forgiveness is not forgetting, only when past evil is acknowledged and confessed can we move on. Our religions should inspire us to seek reconciliation and to acknowledge our human unity. If religious people can say "I'm sorry, they can set an example of hope which will free the people of the world to enter the new Millennium without the heavy baggage of the past. Marcus Braybrooke is a Trustee of the International Interfaith Centre and President of the World Congress of Faiths as well as author of several books on interfaith work and co-editor of All in Good Faith, a resource book for multifaith.
4:00 PM–5:00 PM IN THEATER 5 Partnership: A Development Methodology for Equity and Community Building North & South Sr. Margaret M. Diener, O.P. Katalysis' Partnership, doing international microcredit development in four Central American countries with seven nationally-based NGOs, has developed and lived the Partnership methodology presented here over the past 15 years. This is the story of development based on partnership values and community building by way of creating equity primarily for and among women through micro-financing of microentrepeneurs, of the 22,000 Katalysis and Partners clients 85% are women. The transfer of resources and formation of "human capital" occur at all levels of the partnership network. Both business and organizational training of women and men is rooted in creating a community of support for the micro entrepeneurs, so that the transfer of economic resources will actually mature and become sustainable. The emphasis is on creating economic and "human capital" within the concept of community. This presentation will review the story, the evolution, and impact of this methodoloav. with reference to the transformation occurring for southerners and northerners Marget Diener, O.P., is a Dominican Sister of San Rafael, California, and Director of Administration for Katalysis Partnership, an international nonprofit committed to the economic and sustainable development of its southern partners and their clients. Margaret's efforts are directed to organizational and human resources development within the context of the larger development efforts of Katalysis. She has over 25 years experience in education, administration, and spirituality.
4:00 PM–4:45 PM IN THEATER 4 The Three Faiths Forum: Towards an Understanding between the Abrahamic Faiths Mr. Sidney Shipton The Three Faiths Forum, a Muslim/Christian/Jewish Council, is dedicated to promoting dialogue between the world's three major religions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity) that trace their origins to the Patriarch Abraham. The lecture will address the Three Faiths Forum's efforts to encourage friendship, goodwill, and understanding between the three Abrahamic monotheistic faiths in the UK and elsewhere. Sidney Shipton is a solicitor by profession, a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B, a Master of Business Administration, MBA, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, FRSA, a Fellow of the Institute of Management, FIMgt, and a Freeman of the City of London. He has been involved in communal and voluntary organizations all his life and is the coordinator of the Three Faiths Forum, a council of Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
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