SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION, CULTURE, & PEACE

Dr. Linda Groff & Dr. Paul Smoker
Co-Directors, Global Options

SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION, CULTURE, & PEACE:
Exploring the Foundations for Inner-Outer Peace
Through Interreligious Dialogue HOME PAGE

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RELEVANT TOPICS:

Introduction/Overview of Topic
Brief History of the Religion & Peace Field
Range of Views Dealing with Religion & Peace Perspectives
Characteristics of a Religion & Peace Perspective
Time Periods for Studying Religion & Peace
Holistic/Systems View of Our Place in the Universe (as Systems within Systems within Systems)
Key Subjects Studied Relating to Religion & Peace
Methodologies for Studying Religion & Peace
Steps in Designing an Alternative Futures on Religion & Peace
Key Organizations Involved in the Study of Religion & Peace
Conferences Relating to Religion & Peace
Declarations of Organizations and/or Conferences Related to Religion & Peace
Universities and Programs Relating to Religion & Peace

Relevant Writing (Abstracts/Outlines, Papers, & Articles) From Global Options (Co-Directors: Dr. Linda Groff & Dr. Paul Smoker):

See Paper on "Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace: Exploring the Foundations for Inner-Outer Peace in the 21st Century" (1996).

See Course Syllabus for "Intercultural Communication and Interreligious Dialogue" Class.

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Dr. Paul Smoker
Dr. Linda Groff

CONTACT CO-DIRECTORS, GLOBAL OPTIONS, VIA E-MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Dr. Linda Groff . ljgroff@dhvx20.csudh.edu

Dr. Paul Smoker . psmoker@college.antioch.edu

Also contact Co-Directors, Global Options, if you have important information that you think should be added to this Home Page, or other related Home Pages. Thank you.

This Home Page Last Updated May 1, 1996

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RELEVANT TOPICS:

Introduction/Overview: Why Studying Spirituality, Religion, Culture,& Peace is Important

Brief History of the Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace Field

Range of Views and Perspectives in the Religion and Peace Dialogue

Characteristics of a "Religion and Peace" Perspective

Time Periods for Studying Spirituality, Religion, Culture, and Peace

Holistic/Systems View of Our Place in the Universe (as Systems within Systems within Systems)--as This Relates to Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace

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Key Subjects Studied by People Interested in Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace

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See also the extensive list of Topics Studied by Futurists, many of which also have relevance to topics of interest to those studying Spirituality, Religion, Culture, and Peace;

Methodologies for Studying Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace, AND Interreligious Dialogue

Steps in Designing an Preferable Future World That Honors Our Common Spirituality and the Diversity of the World's Religious Traditions, and That Promotes Interreligious Dialogue That Supports Both Inner and Outer Peace

Key Organizations Involved in the Study of Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace,including:

The World Conference on Religion & Peace
UNESCO and UNESCO Centre de Catalunya, Two Conferences on "The Contribution By Religions to the Culture of Peace"
The World Parliament of World Religions. Located in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Peace Council. Chicago, Illionois. A proposed small council of interreligious leaders to help implements the recommendations of The World Parliament of World Religions.
The International Peace Research Association (IPRA), Section on "Religion & Peace"
The World Future Society (WFS), Section on "Religious Futures." Located in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, & Research (SIETAR), Section on "Spirituality, Worldviews, & Culture"

Conferences Relating to Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace, including:

The World Conference on Religion & Peace: Conference: Riva Del Garda, Italy, November 3-9, 1994, and earlier conferences.
UNESCO and UNESCO Centre de Catalunya, Two Conferences on "The Contribution By Religions to the Culture of Peace": Conferences: Barcelona, Spain, April 1993, and December 12-18, 1994.
The World Parliament of World Religions: Conferences: Chicago, Illinois, 1893 (First Parliament) and 1993 (Second Parliament).
The International Peace Research Association (IPRA), Section on "Religion & Peace": Conferences: Malta, November 1994, Brisbane, Australia, July 1996, and earlier dates (every two years).
The World Future Society (WFS), Section on "Religious Futures." Conferences: Atlanta, July 1995; Washington, D.C., July 1996; and earlier dates (annually).
The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, & Research (SIETAR), Section on "Spirituality, Worldviews, & Culture" Conferences: Munich, Germany, May-June 1996; and serious discussions at two previous annual conferences about forming such a section.
Peace Studies Association, Conference on "Peace and Social Change: Religion, Spirituality, and Politics," Eighth Annual Meeting, Earlham College and School of Religion, April 18-21, 1996.

Declarations of Organizations and/or Conferences Related to Spirituality, Religion, Culture, & Peace

Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration). Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1993.
The Riva Del Garda Declaration (Final Draft). World Conference on Religion and Peace, Sixth Assembly, Riva Del Garda, Italy, November 3-9, 1994.
Declaration on the Role of Religion in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace. UNESCO Conference on "The Contribution By Religions to the Culture of Peace," Barcelona, Spain, December 12-18, 1994.