The community of religions : voices and images of the Parliament of the World's Religions /: voices and images of the Parliament of the World's Religions. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Wayne Teasdale and George F. Cairns.
• Editors: Teasdale, Wayne; Cairns, George F
• Other Names: Parliament of the World's Religions
• Contents: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Harmony in the Midst of Great Diversity; Part I: HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1. The Importance of Religious Harmony; 2. The Two Parliaments, the 1893 Original and the Centennial of 1993: A Historian's View; The Spirits of Two Ages; Institutional Setting, Form, and Intention; Patterns of Dominance and Inclusivity; Continuities and Discontinuities; A Chain of Parliaments; Part II: THE 1993 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS; 3. Dancing Honeybees and Sacred Snakes; The Life of a Symbol in the ""Forest of Signs""; Stories and Memes The Image, the Sacred, and the New Paradigm4. A Parliament of the People; Overview of Process; The Program and Plenaries; Major Presentations, Workshops, and Special Symposia; Fine Arts; Communications and Networking; The Parliament of the People; Commentary; 5. Voices of Vision: The Parliament and Beyond; 6. Gazing into the Cosmic Soul: A Participant's Reflection on the Parliament; Part III: MAJOR PRESENTATIONS AT THE SECOND PARLIAMENT; 7. In Darkness Grows the Green; 8. What Shall We Do?; The Millennial Moment: Thinking Like Earth and Our Gifts; Optimism, Hope, and Confidence 9. The Catholic Church and Other Religions1. Aspects of Truth and Goodness Present in All Religions; 2. Dialogue: Pope Paul Vl's Teaching in Ecclesiam Suam; 3. Salvation; 4. Peace; 10. Elements of Nirvana; 11. Inward Journeys: Life as Art Form; 12. Until the Pain Is Over; 13. Sharing Our Visions: An Open Letter; 14. Socially Engaged Christianity: One Example of Contemplation and Action; 15. The Qur'anic Formula: To Save Humankind; 1. The Tawhidic Concept of One Community; 2. The Epistemic Dimension of Tawhid 3. However, in Leading the Evolution of Human Society God Has Been Working on Two Planes4. Unlike Angels Men Create Corruption and Cause Bloodshed! What is the Divine Wisdom in Creating Such a Creature?; 5. How Are the Hereafter and the Present Phase of Life Mutually Related?; 6. In the Light of the Above Elaborations the Meanings of the Surah #103 of the Qur'an Should Become Quite Clear; Part IV: MODELS FOR THE FUTURE; 16. The Parliament Experience: 1993 and Beyond; Identity, Dialogue, and the Critical Issues What Are the Traditional Teachings- and the Range of Other Opinions-within Your Faith on the Following IssuesBeyond 1993; The International Initiative; The International Initiative Has Three Essential Components:; 17. Toward a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration: Its Making and Its Future; 18. The Peace Council: An Initiative Inspired by the Parliament; The Nature of the Peace Council; Mission and Goals; Methods, Activities, and Initiatives; 19. The Chicago Model; 20. Religions on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century; The Axial Period; Axial and Primal Spirituality; The Second Axial Period
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 291; Interfaith relations; RELIGION / Comparative Religion; Religion; Religions; Religions -- Relations -- Congresses; Religion -- Congresses; Electronic books; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474280877; 1474280870
• Related ISBNs: 9781474280860; 1474280862
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 12, 2016).
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