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New York : Continuum, 1996.
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The papers in this volume form a record of the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions, which was one of the largest interfaith gatherings ever held. Representatives from minority, ethnic and tribal religions took the podium as equals alongside representatives from the world's largest religious traditions. This volume contains major addresses and reflections of this parliament, set in context by an introduction and conclusion by the editors.
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LibraryThing member vpfluke
This is report coming forth from the Parliament of World's Religions held in Chicago, August 28 - September 5, 1993. This ocngress was an attempt to reclaim the experience of the famous "Parliament" in 1893. The essays are a great mixture. The essays were a bit mixed. And how future Parliaments
I especially liked these essays:
Gazing into the Cosmic Soul: a Participant's Reflection on the Parliament, by Georgene L. Wilson
Sharing our Visions: An Open Letter, by Burton Pretty on Top (Native American)
Religions on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century, by Ewart Cousins
The Great Circle Dance of Religions, by Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B.
Robert L. Fastiggi, Toward the Dialogue of Love
and the poem:
In Darkness Grows the Green, by Magdalena Gómez
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will play out, this book does not really give a guide, in these more fractured times 18 years later. But the book was worth reading.I especially liked these essays:
Gazing into the Cosmic Soul: a Participant's Reflection on the Parliament, by Georgene L. Wilson
Sharing our Visions: An Open Letter, by Burton Pretty on Top (Native American)
Religions on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century, by Ewart Cousins
The Great Circle Dance of Religions, by Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B.
Robert L. Fastiggi, Toward the Dialogue of Love
and the poem:
In Darkness Grows the Green, by Magdalena Gómez
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259 p.; 23 cm
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0826408990 / 9780826408990
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