Community of Religions: Voices and Images of the Parliament of the World's Religions

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Gathered on the centenary and in the same city of Chicago where the first Parliament took place, the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions was the largest interfaith gathering ever held. Representatives from minority, ethnic, and tribal religions took the podium as equals alongside representatives from the world's largest religious traditions. The Community of Religions is an essential record of this historic event, containing major addresses and reflections as well as numerous short evocations of the spirit ...
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Gathered on the centenary and in the same city of Chicago where the first Parliament took place, the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions was the largest interfaith gathering ever held. Representatives from minority, ethnic, and tribal religions took the podium as equals alongside representatives from the world's largest religious traditions. The Community of Religions is an essential record of this historic event, containing major addresses and reflections as well as numerous short evocations of the spirit of the Parliament.
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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
In 1993, representatives from the multitude of the world's great religious traditions met in Chicago to celebrate the centennial of the 1893 World Parliament of Religions. The speeches, poems and essays collected in this volume reflect the sense of harmony and community that emerged from the discussions among adherents of widely diverse religions. Included in the collection are the voices of religious leaders like the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Francesco Gioia, and of scholars like Paul Knitter and Byron Sherwin, discussing topics ranging from spiritual pluralism and religious ritual to global ethics and the future of religions. A helpful opening section provides a comparative historical overview of the 1893 and 1993 Parliaments while an extensive appendix offers a variety of resources available for exploring the impact of the two Parliaments upon the world's religious communities. By capturing the spirit of understanding and acceptance that marked the 1993 Parliament, this collection challenges and inspires the world's religions to move beyond narrow sectarianism to a wide religious pluralism as they seek to provide spiritual values to a culture increasingly enamored of material values. (Aug.)
Library Journal
Edited by Teasdale, a Catholic religious brother and trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR), and Cairns (applied theology and spirituality, Chicago Theological Seminary), this work is an eminently useful collection of essays by participants at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions, held in Chicago from August 28 to September 5, 1993. The purpose of the second parliament was not only to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first (also held in Chicago) but also to take current stock of the state of religion in contemporary secularized society and to present a new vision of religion's role in the third millennium. This collection of essays offers representative impressions, ideas, images, and proposed courses of action from contributors of diverse religious backgrounds (e.g. the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Francesco Gioria) who participated in the parliament's sessions. The book's appeal is probably more limited to those whose interests gravitate toward ecumenical/interfaith issues.Pius Murray, Holy Apostles Coll. and Seminary, Cromwell, Conn.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780826408990
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury
  • Publication date: 8/1/1996
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 6.19 (w) x 8.99 (h) x 0.77 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Harmony in the Midst of Great Diversity 11
1 The Importance of Religious Harmony 17
2 The Two Parliaments, the 1893 Original and the Centennial of 1993: A Historian's View 22
3 Dancing Honeybees and Sacred Snakes 37
4 A Parliament of the People 47
5 Voices of Vision: The Parliament and Beyond 59
6 Gazing into the Cosmic Soul: A Participant's Reflection on the Parliament 69
7 In Darkness Grows the Green 75
8 What Shall We Do? 77
9 The Catholic Church and Other Religions 83
10 Elements of Nirvana 91
11 Inward Journeys: Life as Art Form 93
12 Until the Pain Is Over 102
13 Sharing Our Visions: An Open Letter 110
14 Socially Engaged Christianity: One Example of Contemplation and Action 121
15 The Qur'anic Formula: To Save Humankind 125
16 The Parliament Experience: 1993 and Beyond 135
17 Toward a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration: Its Making and Its Future 143
18 The Peace Council: An Initiative Inspired by the Parliament 150
19 The Chicago Model 154
20 Religions on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century 158
21 The Planetary Parliament 171
22 The Role of Religions in the Twenty-First Century 182
23 The Great Circle Dance of the Religions 189
24 Pluralism and Oppression: Dialogue between the Many Religions and the Many Poor 198
25 The Interspiritual Age: Global Spirituality in the Third Millennium 209
26 Toward the Dialogue of Love 220
27 Music as a Way of Intuitive Wisdom and Self-Knowledge 222
28 Possibilities for an Ongoing Program 225
Epilogue: Continuing the Dance 231
App. A Towards a Global Ethic 238
App. B Resources for Study and Networking 241
Contributors 257
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