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-12:00 PM IN THEATER 4 Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter and Global Problems
Dr. Rosemary R. Ruether; Mr. Sulak Sivaraksa; Dr. David W. Chappell; Dr. Sehul Ogden; Ven. Dr. Yifa
Six members from the International Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter will reflect on their sixteen-year experience of dialogue and their joint work on issues of ecology, world peace, and the global economy.
Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether is the Georgia Harkness Professor of Applied Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, and the author or editor of 35 books and many articles in the area of feminist, liberation and ecological theologies and interreligious and intercultural relations.
Sulak Sivaraksa is a world-renowned Thai Buddhist social activist. Sulak is the author of Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society and Global Healing and is the founder of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists and is actively involved in the Buddhism and Social Welfare Project in South and Southeast Asia.
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David W. Chappell is the Director of the East-West Religions Project, a founding member and past president(1993-95) of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies and is currently a professor and Graduate Chair of the Religion Department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Sehul Ogden is a University Distinguished Professor of Theology Emeritus at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX., where he taught for thirty-four years. His most recent books are Is There Only One True Religion Or Are There Many? and Doing Theology Today.
Ven. Yifa is a Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhist Order, Bhikkhuni. Ven. Yifa received her Ph.D. from Yale University, USA.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN COMMERCE 2.57 Democracy, Liberalism, and Secularism — an Islamic Perspective
Prof. Syed Salman Nadvi; Dr. Zafar Ishaq Ansari; Advocate A.B. Mahomed
It is important to seek clarity about the definition of the terms Democracy, Liberalism and Secularism; as they play a fundamental role in the western political system and politics. This presentation will answer the question whether the differences between the Islamic perspective and that of the West are so fundamental that they cannot be bridged. The implications of the answer will also be explored.
Prof. Syed Salman Nadvi received his PH.D. from the University of Chicago in Islamic Studies. Presently, he is the Deputy Dean, and formerly the head of Islamic Studies, at the University of Durban Westville in South Africa. He also serves on the editorial boards of several Academic Journals, and is the author of many research articles.
Professor Zafar Ishaq Ansari graduated from the University of Karachi (MA) and McGill University (Ph.D.). He has published extensively, and now heads the prestigious Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
AB. Mahomed is a prominent Mulsim community leader, an attorney and author.
10:00 AM-11:00 AM IN THEATER 5 Get Together: Festival of Faiths
Ms. Michelle Staggs Doninger; Ms. Christina Lee Brown The lecture will begin with a brief history on the founding of The Cathedral Heritage Foundation and its role as a spiritual center for the community, which set in motion the revitalization of an urban community. The lecture will also touch upon the concept development, four year progression and international recognition of its Festival of Faiths. The presenters will discuss the strides that have been made with guiding institution partnerships with media and education. Lastly, there will be some discussion of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation's agenda for the future.
Michelle Staggs Doninger has been the Executive Director of Cathedral Heritage Foundation since 1997. Michelle, along with Christina Lee Brown, and hundreds of volunteers are responsible for developing and
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implementing the restoration and revitalization plans for CHF into one of the most significant cathedral projects in the country, and an internationally acclaimed festival celebrating the diversity and unity of our faiths.
Christina Lee Brown is the current president of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation and serves on its Board of Directors. She is a cofounder of CHF and has taken a leadership role since its beginning in 1985.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 8
The Journey: Fall and Rise of Man
Mr. Roy LittleSun
Roy LittleSun will describe the cycle of consciousness, which will ignite the memory of oneness from each cell of our Being. He will share how participants can find the beginning and the end within themselves - dissolving illusionary boundaries. This lecture will also explore the Circle of Hearts Medicine Wheel and the Hopi message of peace.
Roy LittleSun initiated the Circle of Hearts, and has been traveling around the world to help build it. His spiritual quest led to his studies with Titus Quomayumptewa, a Hopi elder and shaman. He has also created several ceremonies which activate the Wheel and offers complementary teachings depending on people's desire for involvement.
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10:00 AM-11:00 AM GOOD HOPE ARENA The Promise of Tomorrow in the Meeting of Generations
Dadi Janki
This lecture calls young people to explore spiritual values that are needed to create a harmonious and powerful tomorrow. The workshop will culminate in an open conversation with two elders, who are role models of a values-based leadership through their own spirituality.
One of the founding members of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, IMt. Abu, India. Spiritual teacher from 1971. One of the teachers of wisdom selected to participate in the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
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10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 3
Religious Activities of the African Indigenous Churches at the Durban Beaches
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Prof. GC Oosthuizen
This presentation will use video and commentary to illustrate why the Independent/Indigenous/Self-Initiated church is the most dynamic church movement in South Africa. Prof. Oosthuizen will describe the scope of the churches - one of which is presently the largest Christian denomination in South Africa. He will also explore the reasons for their popularity, which include the fact that they are self-supporting, selfgoverning and self-expanding. These churches also gain from being engaged in the the African Renaissance for more than a century establishing their own church orders in the African Indigenous context, their own hymns, liturgy, and church government.
Prof. Oosthuizen has studied and interacted with African Indigenous Churches for the past 30 years. He has studied in and received Senior Degrees in South Africa, Holland, and the United States. He has also lectured in Germany, the United States, Holland and South Africa.
10:00 AM-10:45 AM IN THEATER 6
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj's Message of Peace and Unity: A Vision of Personal Transformation for the New Millennium
Dr. Carlos Lozano; Mr. Raymond Holmes; Prof. Arthur Stein; Ms. Ernestina Thomas; Prof. Andrew Vidich
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is head of Swan Kirpal Ruhani Mission/Science of Spirituality. The Message of love, peace, and lasting happiness is achieved through meditation. His teachings
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