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"The 1999 Parliament of the World's Religions"

Sep 10, 1998 06:28 PM
by Rodolfo Don


I thought that some members on this list would be interested in this
announcement.  This weekend I'll create a link on my web page to CPWR's web
page.

http://www.cpwr.org/


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                                                      1999 Parliament
                                                      of the World's
                                                      Religions

                                                      Cape Town, South Africa
                                                      December 1-8, 1999

                                                      Council for a
                                                      Parliament of the
                                                      World's Religions

                                                      A New Day Dawning:
                                                      Spiritual Yearnings
                                                      and Sacred Possibilities

                                                      The Council for a
Parliament of the
                                                      World's Religions is
delighted to announce
                                                      the convening of the
1999 Parliament of
                                                      the World's
Religions, December 1-8, 1999,
                                                      in Cape Town, South
Africa.

                                                      Cape Town, South Africa
                                                      Nestled against Table
Mountain and
                                                      overlooking the
Atlantic and Indian
                                                      Oceans, Cape Town is
home to many
                                                      races, religious
traditions, and cultural
                                                      varieties. Religious,
spiritual, cultural, and
                                                      civic leaders,
groups, and communities
                                                      there are working in
partnership with
                                                      CPWR to make the 1999
Parliament an
                                                      unforgettable gift to
the world.

                                                      The Parliament Experience
                                                      In a period of
heightened spiritual interest
                                                      and renewal, the 1999
Parliament will
                                                      offer countless
opportunities for
                                                      discovery and inquiry.

                                                      Participants will:

                                                      ~ Touch their own
traditions at deeper
                                                      levels

                                                      ~ Explore the
origins, development, and
                                                      perspectives of
unfamiliar paths

                                                      ~ Compare and
contrast beliefs and
                                                      practices from widely
separated places
                                                      and times

                                                      Through lectures,
workshops, and plenary
                                                      sessions, through
worship, prayer, or
                                                      meditation, and
through chance meetings
                                                      with people from
around the world, the
                                                      Parliament event will
offer everything
                                                      from occasions for
personal spiritual
                                                      growth and exposure
to transformative
                                                      approaches to social
engagement, to new
                                                      friendships and an
enduring experience of
                                                      the sacred.

                                                      Five powerful themes
will shape the
                                                      Parliament program:

                                                      ~ Encountering
Religion & Spirituality

                                                      ~ Making Connections

                                                      ~ Calling for
Creative Engagement:
                                                      Religion and the
Guiding Institutions

                                                      ~ Offering Gifts of
Service

                                                      ~ Embracing South Africa

web: http://www.garlic.com/~rdon/MyPage.html


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