Parliament of Worlds Religion 2009 Melbourne Australia

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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PROGRA
Friday, December 4, 2009
2:30-4:00pm ENGAGEMENT SESSION
interreligious dialogue and the public university Sharon Kugler is Chaplain to Yale University and previously to Johns Hopkics University. She holds a Master's degree from Georgetown University. With twenty years of experience in higher education ministry. interfaith collaboration, and pastoral and social ministry. Sharon focuses on further cultivating a chaplaincy that defines itself by serving the needs of people who hold richly diverse religious and spiritual traditions. Sharon is past president of the National Association of College and University Chaplains and the Association of College and University Religious Affairs Imam Abdul Hai Patel shares an Islamic and multifaith perspective. He has the rich experience of chaplaincy in universities, police facilities, correctional facilities, hospitals and the military. He is Muslim Chaplain at the University of Toronto, Chaplain of the York Regional Police, a member of the Canadian Association of Police Chaplains, and President of the Ontario Multifaith Council, responsible for ensuring religious and spiritual care in jails, senior homes and hospitals in Ontario. He also sits on the Interfaith Advisory Council of Federal Jails.
the allure of fundamentalism and the call of terrorism what are Asian religions offering toward a manageable future for humans and the Earth? This session will focus on Southeast Asia. Donald K Swearer is the Director for the Center for the Study of World Religions and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He was previously the Charles and Harriet Cox McDowell Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College. His publications on Buddhism, comparative religions and interreligious dialogue include "Dialogue: The key to Understanding Other Religions and 'For the sake of the World: The Spirit of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism. Professor Padmasiri de Silva is a Buddhist philosopher in the Theravada tradition and has written a number of books about Buddhism in the modern context. He has held teaching positions in Sri Lanka, Singapore, the US and New Zealand, and is at present a research associate with the School of Historical Studies at Monash University. Sulak Sivaraska, of the Sant Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organisations and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include 'Seeds of Peace: a Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society' and 'Loyalty Demands Dissent'. Dr Chandra Muzaffar is a political scientist and founding president of the Malaysian-based NGO International Movement for a Just World [www.just-international orgl, which seeks to raise public consciousness on the moral and intellectual basis of global justice. He also served as the first director of the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue at the University of Malaya, In addition to writings on civilisational dialogue, he has published extensively on religion, human rights, Malaysian politics and international relations. Fachrudin Mangunjaya (Rudyl graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Biology at the National University in Jakarta and was a graduate student in conservation biology at the University of Indonesia He is interested in bringing religion to bear to help conservation goals, Rudy is a member of the Harvard Forum of Religion and Ecology. He has also published more than 100 articles on the environment and conservation in the national Indonesia media.
Developing a Dynamic Interfaith Movement for Your City or Area Paul Eppinger NV Shamasundar Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa John Giles Rev Dr Mitzi Lynton Rev Kyra Baehr Room 215 Panel Discussion This program will explain the main components of the Arizona Interfaith Movement (AIFM) and its 24 different faiths groups. Some of the educational elements include monthly faith forums and presentations to college and university classes, churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. Dialogue opportunities are enhanced by visiting places of Worship, the Experience Interfaith Dinner/ Dialogue Exchange and discussions initiated through our interfaith resource guidebook, Voices of Faith. Services include building Habitat for Humanity Houses and Youth Feed the Hungry workdays. A vital and integral component of our work in AIFM is the Arizona Golden Rule Educational Effort (AGREE). The common thread throughout world religions is the concept of the Golden Rule. AGREE is committed to sharing its philosophy and promoting its implementation through a state-wide educational effort. It initiated a State Resolution that proclaimed Arizona to be a Golden Rule State and to create Arizona license plates that proclaim 'Live the Golden Rule. The session will detail how AIFM is funded and supported and it will also present some of the challenges AIFM has faced as it has expanded.
Being a University Chaplain in the 21st Century Patricia Blundell RSM Sharon Kugler Abdul Hai Patel Room 214 Interactive Workshop Chaplaincies in universities operate from many models and approaches and have adapted to the changing multicultural and multifaith contexts of university campuses. By exploring the possibilities for chaplaincy in the 21st century, chaplains and others will contribute to making a world of difference, particularly through exploring interreligious relations and dialogue. This workshop will explore visions for university chaplaincies in global multifaith contexts, focusing specifically on conditions for community. deepening spirituality, and encouraging personal transformation. The workshop's interactive format will include time for audience contribution and discussion. Dr Patricia Blundell RSM is Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network, Religions for Peace, and President of the Tertiary Campus Ministry Association (Australial, the professional association of Australian University Chaplains. She is Secretary of the International Association of Chaplains in Higher Education and is Co-ordinating Ecumenical Chaplain at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Her doctoral dissertation is on
Paul Eppinger is the founder and executive director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement. From 1993 to 2002 he was executive director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council and in 1992 he directed A Victory Together, a campaign to establish the Martin Luther King holiday in Arizona. Dr
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