Greetings and Welcome
Dear
Colleagues and Friends,
It is my pleasure and honour to welcome you
to the conference. In these global and too often troubled times, we need
new perspectives and models so that we can find humane answers to the challenge
of globalisation, based on a profound respect for the diversity of cultures and
religions in our world community. As global events demonstrate, there is
a desperate need to reintroduce spirituality, ethics, morality and faith into
the debate on globalisation.
Looking at the conference programme, without
doubt and hesitation, we can see that our accomplished speakers have risen well
to this challenge. The conference is truly privileged to have speakers of
this calibre, sharing their views with us. Without them there would have
been no conference, and with them, I hope we can travel together to mend the
troubled and torn cultures of our time and pave the way to global justice,
peace, harmony and healing. I wish to express the conferences respect
and sincere gratitude to each of our presenters for their extraordinary
commitment in being a part of this vital effort by giving their time and
expertise freely. Each one of our speakers brings a missing and essential
piece that completes the process, leading to a better understanding of what
globalisation is all about. Hopefully, together, we can clearly argue for
and insist on social and economic alternatives that address the roots of global
injustice and inhumanity.
I am also grateful to and thank all the
conference delegates who have come from near and far to be with us. It is
wonderful for academics and non-academics to get involved and engaged with one
another, so that we can all share each others varied experiences. All of
us must be given a voice to be heard.
I would also like to thank my co-convenor,
Dr. Tatiana Roskoshnaya. Without her support, love and hard work there
would not have been a conference in St. Petersburg. I am also grateful to
Mr. Igor Ogurtsov, President, St. Petersburg Social Welfare (charity) for his
very generous support to the conference. Special thanks must be given to
Mr. Gleb Koukhalev of Monomax for his professionalism and dedication to the
conference. I am grateful to Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha for
sponsoring the production of this booklet. Thanks also to my friend and
colleague Dr. Josef Boehle for his continuous hard work in maintaining the
commongood website. I must thank my wife and my sons for their support
and help with the administration of the conference. Finally, and
hopefully for future conferences people of goodwill can translate their words
of praise into action by helping us more fully so that an admin team can take
over the necessary arrangements. We have to prove St. Francis of Assisi
right that it is in giving that we receive!
This week, all of us, experienced and
newcomers, young and old, students and teachers together will form a community,
committed to exploring and debating visions and ideas for celebrating
diversity, appreciating uniqueness, enabling us to transform disagreements into
understanding and mutual respect.
In addition to plenary sessions and
workshops, there will be opportunities for informal spontaneous meetings and
dialogue between participants all through the week. This, I sincerely
hope will result in invaluable collaborative learning experiences and
networking as well as rich personal interactions. Please try to
participate also in the cultural and social activities to cement further the
newly formed friendships. I hope you will take full advantage of all
these activities.
In conclusion, I invite you to share a
common belief in the potential of each one of us to become self-directed,
empowered, and active in defining this time in the world as opportunity for
positive change and healing and for the true formation of a culture of peace by
giving thanks, spreading joy, sharing love, seeing miracles, discovering
goodness, embracing kindness, practicing patience, teaching tolerance,
encouraging laughter, celebrating diversity, showing compassion, turning from
hatred, practicing forgiveness, peacefully resolving conflicts, communicating
non-violently, choosing happiness and enjoying life.
Have a wonderful conference.
Have
a wonderful time.
Kamran
Mofid
Founder-Convenor
In
association with Dr.Tatiana Roskoshnaya
Friday, 25th April
|
From 2.00pm |
Arrivals
and Registration |
|
6.30 7.45pm |
Dinner |
|
8.00-9.00pm
|
Introductions
and Welcome |
Saturday, 26th April
|
8.00
8.45am |
Breakfast |
|
10.15 - 12.00pm |
Opening Ceremony |
|
|
Word of Welcome: Bishop
Tihvinsky Konstantin. opening ceremony will take place at the Big Hall, St. Petersburg University. Bus will leave Znamenka Palace at 8.45am. At 12.30 a light lunch will be served in St. Petersburg and at 1.45 pm the guided tour of St. Petersburg will commence. In the evening we will go to the theatre |
Sunday 27th April
|
8.00 - 8.45am |
Breakfast |
|
9.00 11.00 am |
Building Global Inter-faith Consensus for Peace |
|
|
Moderator:
Rev. Marcus Braybrooke Professor
Joseph Camilleri Global
Spirituality and the Dialogue of Civilisations. Dr.
Raymond Hamden Globalisation
and Peace through Tawhid Understanding. Sidney
Shipton World
Peace Through World Religions. |
|
11.00
-11.20am |
Morning
Coffee/Tea |
|
11.30 1.30pm |
Ethics, Morality and Globalisation |
|
|
Moderator:
Dr. David Coleman Rev.
Marcus Braybrooke Wealth
Creation and Distribution for the Common Good: A World Faith Perspective. Professor
Predrag Cicovacki We
live in a Broken World: The Dangers of Globalisation and a Search
for Different Values. Dr
Kirill Roshkov. Globalisation
and New Economy. |
|
1.30
- 2.45pm |
Lunch |
|
3.00 4.30pm |
Ecological Aspects of Globalisation |
|
|
Moderator: Audrey Kitagawa Dr.Galina
Titova Economic
Paradigm of Use of Nature under Conditions of Globalisation. Dr
Vecheslav Pavlov and Klimentiy Zolotorevich Social
Equity and Economic Validity. Annick
de Witt Our
Spiritual Nature: An Exploration into Nature Perception, Spirituality and
Environmental Change. |
|
6.30
7.45pm |
Dinner |
|
8.00 9.30pm |
Transforming Globalisation - Engaging Religions Session 1 |
|
|
Moderator: Dr. Raymond Hamden Dr.
Chitta Unni War
and Desire: Religious Imagination in Battlefield Scenarios. Dr.
David Coleman Responses
to the Sacred: Globalisation and Religious Movements, It Takes More
Than Being Tolerant. |
Monday 28th April
|
8.00
8.45am |
Breakfast |
|
9.00 11.00am |
Transforming Globalisation Engaging Religion Session 2 |
|
|
Moderator: Professor
Joseph Camilleri Bhai
Sahib Mohinder Singh Ethics
and Spirituality in the Age of Globalisation: A Sikh Perspective. Dr.
Josef Boehle Inter-Religious
Cooperation and Global Change. Katrien
Hertog Religion
and Peace Building: Islam in Chechnya. |
|
11.00
11.20am |
Morning
Coffee/Tea |
|
11.30 1.00pm |
Transforming Globalisation- Engaging Religions Session 3 |
|
|
Moderator:
Dr.
Josef Boehle Audrey
Kitagawa Spirituality
and Global Citizenship in a Globalised World. Richard
Pearce Can
the Spiritual Factor Challenge the Generally Accepted Ideas in Economics? Reverend
John Carmichael Can
Morals Transcend Cultures and Ensure Global Survival? |
|
1.15
2.15pm |
Lunch |
|
2.30 4.30pm |
Globalisation and Russia Session 1 |
|
|
Moderator:
Professor
Johannes Lahnemann Prof. Frojanov St-Petersburg State University Globalisation
and Russia. Igor
Ogurtsov Experience
of Soviet Internationalisation and Perestrojka. Lessons of Globalisation. Dr.
Pavel Kasyanov Critical
Situation in Russia Caused by Globalisation. |
|
4.30
5.00pm |
Afternoon Coffee/Tea |
|
5.00 6.15pm |
Globalisation and Russia Session 2 |
|
|
Moderator: Rev. Mrs.
Sharmin DeMoss
Dr.
Xenia Mialo Is
there a Russian Response to Globalisation? Gennadij
Osipov Globalism
and Russia. Dr
Vecheslav Potapov Demographic
Potential of Russia in conditions of Globalisation |
|
6.30
- 7.45pm |
Dinner |
|
8.00 9.45pm |
Religion and Politics |
|
|
Moderator: Dr. Chitta Unni Dr.
Sergey Alexeev Ethical
Problems of Economy: Christian Humanism, Faith, Hope and Love Prof.
Alexander Korolkov Common and National in Culture. Professor
Mumtaz Ali Khan Sociological
Analysis of Inter-Faith Practices in Multi-Religious Societies: An Indian
Experience. |
Tuesday 29th April
|
8.00 -8.45 |
Breakfast |
|
9.00 11.00am |
The Importance of Education Session 1 |
|
|
Moderator: Sidney
Shipton Fyodor
Kozyrev Humanitarian
Religious Education: A Concept for Russian State Schools. Prof.
Valerij Manerin Values
and Purports of Life in a Structure of a Young Man's Personality. Rev.
Mrs. Sharmin DeMoss Learning
to Enjoy the Chaos: Uniting Education, Dialogue and Liberation
Theologies. |
|
11.00 11.20am |
Morning Coffee / Tea |
|
11.30 12.45pm |
The Importance of Education Session 2 |
|
|
Moderator: Professor
Predrag Cicovacki Professor
Johannes Lahnemann Christianity
in Textbooks of Countries with an Islamic Tradition: A Contribution to the
Dialogue Among Civilisations. Dr. Marina Zakharchenko National Culture and Globalism. |
|
1.00 2.00pm |
Lunch |
|
2.15 4.15pm |
Civilisations, Religions and Cultures |
|
|
Moderator: Dr. Sergey Alexeev
Prof. Vladimir Shchuchenko Global Standardisation and Spiritual
Individualisation. Archimandrite Nicon Christian Apocalyptics and a History of
Universal Empires. Dr.
Sayeed Hassan Hoseini Religious Pluralism and Global Theology:
Fundamental Theological Approaches. |
|
4.15 4.45pm |
Afternoon Tea |
|
4.45 6.30pm |
Civilisations, Religions, Cultures
and Politics |
|
|
Moderator: Dr. Sayeed Hassan Hoseini Dr. Vladimir Arseniyev Correction
of Civilisation: Is it Needed and Possible? Parujr
Airekyan State
and Democracy in the Aspect of Globalisation. Mark
N. Liubomudrov National Problems of Contemporary Russia. |
|
7.15pm |
Conference Banquet |
|
|
|
Wednesday, 30th April
|
8.00 8.45am |
Breakfast |
|
9.00
10.30am |
An Inter-faith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common
Good: The Way
Forward Open Forum |
|
|
Moderator:
Dr. Kamran Mofid |
|
10.30 11.00pm |
Morning Coffee/Tea |
|
11.00 12.00pm |
A
workshop by Dr. Raymond Hamden Psychology
of Terrorist and Terrorism in the Age of Globalisation |
|
1.00pm - |
Lunch and Departure |
Speakers
and the title of their presentations in Russian
(Not
including those confirmed after 1st April 2003)
Д-р
Маркус
Брейбрук,
Президент,
Всемирный конгресс
религий и
со-основатель
Форума трех
конфессий
Богатство,
создание и
распределение
на благо
всех: мировая
перспектива
с позиции
верований
Проф.
Джозеф
Камиллери,
Международные
отношения,
Университет
"La Torbe", Мельбурн,
Австралия
Опасности
глобализации
и поиск
другой системы
ценностей
Проф.
Предрад
Сиковацки
Проф.
Дэвид
Колеман,
Кафедра
Гуманитарных
наук и
изящных искусств,
Университет
Чаминейд,
Гонолулу, США
Глобализация
и
религиозное
движение: будем
терпимы
Преподобная
Шармин
ДеМосс,
Магистр
Теологии,
кандидат во
Всемирные
религии
освобождения
и
межконфессионального
культурного
диалога,
Школа
богословия,
Христианский
университет,
Техас, США
Учимся
наслаждаться
хаосом:
объединение образования,
диалог и
теологии
освобождения
Д-р
Реймонд
Хамден,
Психолог,
Директор
Комплексного
медицинского
центра,
Дубай, ОАЭ
Глобализация
и мир через
призму
понимания Tawhid
Д-р Саид
Хассан
Хосейни,
Факультет
философии естественных
наук,
Технический
университет
Шариф,
Тегеран, Иран
Религиозный
плюрализм и
глобальная
теология:
фундаментальные
теологические
подходы
Проф.
Мамтаз Али
Хан,
Социология
села, Университет
сельскохозяйственных
наук,
Бангалор,
Индия
Социологический
анализ
межконфессиональной
практики в
мульти
религиозных
обществах:
опыт Индии
Одри
Китагава,
Советник,
Канцелярия
специального
представителя
Генерального
секретаря
ООН по делам
детей и
вооруженным
конфликтам,
Нью-Йорк, США
Духовность
и мировое
гражданство
в глобализируемом
мире
Проф.
Йоханнес
Лахнеманн,
Председатель,
Религиозное
образование,
Университет
Эрланге-Нурембург,
Германия и
Председатель
Постоянной
комиссии по
образованию
организации
"Религии за
мир"
Христианство
в учебниках
стран
исламской
традиции:
вклад в
диалог
цивилизаций
Ричард
Пиарс,
Практикующий
инженер,
Инициативы
перемен,
Новая
Зеландия
Может ли
духовный
фактор
бросить
вызов общепринятым
в экономике
идеям
Сидней
Шиптон,
Координатор,
Форум трех конфессий,
Великобритания
Мир в
мире и
мировые
религии
Бхай
Мохиндер
Сикх,
Председатель,
Гуру Нанак
Нишкам Севак
Джата,
Бирмингем,
Великобритания
Этика и
духовность в
период
глобализации:
сикхская
перспектива
Проф.
Дэвид Смит,
Педагогика,Университет
провинции
Альберта,
Канада
Религиозный
фундаментализм
как модель проблем
в
образовании
Проф.
Читта Унни,
Философия,
Университет
Гонолулу, США
Война и
желание:
религиозный
образ в сценариях
военных
действий
Д-р Анник
де Витт,
Социальная
экология,
Католический
университет
Ниймеген,
Нидерланды,
Центр изучения
религии и
общества,
Университет
Виктории,
провинция
Британская
Колумбия, Канада
Наша
духовная
сущность:
исследование
природы
восприятия,
духовности и
изменений окружающей
среды
Епископ
Тихвинский
Константин,
Ректор,
Санкт-Петербургская
Духовная Академия
Приветствие
Архимандрит
Никон,
Санкт-Петербургская
Духовная
Академия
«Христианская
апокалиптика
и история универсальных
империй»
Академик
Дмитрий
С.Львов,
Российская
Академия
наук, Москва
«Нравственность
и
глобализация»
Академик
Игорь
А.Шафаревич,
Российская Академия
наук, Москва
Тема
будет
названа
позднее
Проф.
Сергей
М.Глазьев,
Депутат
Государственной
Думы
Федерального
Собрания
Тема
будет
названа
позднее
Д-р
Галина
Д.Титова,
Центр
экологической
безопасности,
Российская
Академия
наук, Вице-президент,
Фонд "Земля и
благосостояние
общества",
Санкт-Петербург
Экономическая
парадигма
природопользования
в эпоху
глобализации
Проф.
Александр
А.Панарин,
Философский
факультет,
Московский
Государственный
университет
Тема
будет
названа
позднее
Проф.
Фроянов,
Исторический
факультет,
Санкт-Петербургский
государственный
университет
Глобализация
и Россия
Д-р
Сергей
И.Алексеев,
Президент,
Фонд "Новая
экономическая
перспектива",
Москва
Взаимоотношения
Государства
и Церкви:
духовность
и
глобализация
Проф.
Александр
А.Корольков,
Санкт-Петербургский
государственный
педагогический
университет
им. Герцена
«Общечеловеческое
и
национальное
в культуре»
Проф.
Валерий
Х.Манерин,
Санкт-Петербургский
государственный
педагогический
университет
им.Герцена
«Ценности и
смыслы жизни
в структуре
личности
молодого
человека»
Проф.Владимир
А.Щученко
Санкт-Петербургский
государственный
университет
культуры
«Глобальная
стандартизация
и духовная индивидуализация»
Игорь
В.Огурцов,
Президент,
Санкт-Петербургский
благотворительный
фонд
"Милосердие",
член Парижской
секции
Пен-клуба
Опыт
советской
интернационализации
и перестройки.
Уроки
глобализации
Федор
Н.Козырев,
Директор,
Центр
религиозной
педагогики
"Апостольский
город -
Невский
проспект"
межцерковная
образовательная
организация
и
декан,
факультет
религиозной
педагогики, Российский
христианский
институт
изучения
гуманитарных
наук
Гуманитарное
религиозное
образование:
концепция
для
российских
государственных
школ
Леонид
И.Бородин,
Главный
редактор
журнала
"Москва"
Тема
будет
названа
позднее
Паруйр
А.Айрекян,
Председатель,
Христианская
партия
Армении
Государство
и демократия
в аспекте
глобализации
Геннадий В.Осипов, Директор, Институт Социально-политических исследований, Предсе