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-11:45 AM IN THEATER 9 E pluribus Unum Project Ms. Beth Rocker; Mr. Paul Kraus; Ms. Colleen Rost This lecture will introduce the history and goals of the E Pluribus Unum Project. The focus will be on: academics, community service, spiritual arts and worship, volunteer service, and programs for educators, social activists, and clergy members. Beth Rocker is an undergraduate student at Capital University and Ohio State University. She is also a 1998 graduate of the E Pluribus Unum Project No biographical statement available for Mr. Kraus or Ms. Rost at time of printing
2:00 PM–3:30 PM IN COMMERCE 2.56 A Kaleidoscope of Christian Spirituality: African Spirituality Dr. Mongezi Guma; Ethel Mguli This workshop will examine the foundations and hallmarks of African Spirituality with a particular focus on African ideas about healing, reconciliation, and the building of community. Further, the presenters will explore how African Spirituality can inform and enrich initiatives to bring about healing of memories and reconciliation of differences. The challenge is to facilitatc a dialogic encounter between African spirituality and our faith. The presenters will also examine the spiritual dimension of the connection between self and land in African cosmology. This workshop will close with a liturgical ritual of cleansing, purification, and building of community. Dr. Mongezi Guma is an Anglican priest and works with the School for International Training. He holds a Doctorate in Ethics from Chicago Seminary. He is currently priest in charge of Holy Cross, Nyanga parish in South Africa Ethel Mguli is a staff member of the Centre for Christian Spirituality where she offers spiritual direction and assists in the spiritual care of terminally ill, Xhosa spcaking patients at St. Luke's Hospice,
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.
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.73 Anekantvada - The Axis of Jainism: An Extraordinary Doctrine to Understand a Multiplicity of Views Dr. Sadhvishri Shitapiji Tirthankara Mahavira said that it is hard to experience the ultimate truth and it is even harder to express this truth. We have seen through the ages that the truth expressed by different prophets in various contexts was understood differently. Perhaps this has given rise to many religions in the world. Tirthankara Mahavira taught the doctrine of Anekantavada - (a methodology to understand truth from different angles) the adoption of which will immediately demonstrate respect for other traditions. Sadhvishri Shilapiji is a Jain nun from Veerayatan, a Jain socio-religious institution located at Rajgir in the State of Bihar in north eastern India. She attained diksha (renunciation) in 1991. She joined King's College in London in 1995 and completed her master's degree in comparative Indian Religions. She is presently undertaking a Ph.D. at King's College,
11:00 AM–11:45 AM IN SCIENCE 2.71 Muslims Facing the New Millennium Dr. Farid Esack In this presentation, the Commissioner for Gender Equality in South Africa, Farid Esack, will offer his reflections on the sociopolitcal amd theological challenges facing Muslims across the world as they enter the new millennium in a world irrevocably intertwined. Dr. Farid Esack is a Commissioner for Gender Equality in the South African government and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Religion, Identity and Culture at the University of the Western Cape. He is a Muslim theologian who has studied in Pakistan, the United Kingdom and South Africa
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11:00 AM–11:45 AM IN SCIENCE 3.46 Universal Peace - The Covenant of the World Rev. Dr. Sheila Marie Benjamin Peace is the breath of our spirit. It wells up from within the depths of our being to refresh, to heal to inspire. Peace is our birthright. Its eternal presence exists within us as a memory of where we have come from and as a vision of where we yearn to go. Come learn how you can participate in creating world peace. Rev. Dr. Sheila Marie Benjamin is the President of the School of Metaphysics, a worldwide educational and spiritual organization. She has been a teacher for 20 years, is a minister in the Interfaith Church of Metaphysics, a counselor, and most of all, a friend.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN SCIENCE 3.49 The Cultural Unconscious and the Female Psyche: Religious Factors in the Liberation of the Female Self. Dr. Margaret Shanahan The presenter will address the contemporary challenge of healing the female psyche. A psychoanalytic approach will be used to examine the factors which effect the female psyche. The conclusion of this lecture will engage the pathological constructions of the feminine. This program is sponsored by the Institute for World Spirituality. Dr. Shanahan is a Jungian psychoanalyst and Co-director of the Program in Jung and Spirituality at the Institute for World Spirituality. She teaches at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and Chicago Theological Seminary.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.73 Where Judaism Differs Rabbi David Hoffman Using the Festival of Hanukkah as a basis, this lecture will explore the uniqueness of Classical and Rabbinic Judaism vis a vis the Pantheons of antiquity. The debate on the origins of anti-semitism will also be discussed. Rabbi David Hoffnan recently celebrated his 10th anniversary with the Cape Town Progressive Congregation. He is the National Chairman of Arzenu Southern Africa. He is also a member of the Assembly of the Parliament of the World's Religions.
2:00 PM–3:00 PM IN SCIENCE 3.45 Ecumenical Aspects of Guru Granth Dr. Harbans Lal Guru Granth is the eternal Guru of the Sikhs but its ecumenical composition protests religious strife, dogmatism, factionalism, and fanaticism. Divine reformers of all religious traditions contributed verses written in Mid-Eastern languages. Dr. Lal intends to show how seekers of unity among religions and
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