Parliament of the World 's Religions - wikipedia Parliament of the World 's Religions Parliament of the World 's Religions Chicago Meeting, 1893 Status Active Genre Conference, Exhibits Inaugurated 1893 Most recent October 15 - 19, 2015 Next event November 1 - 7, 2018 Website parliamentofreligions.org There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World 's Religions, the first being the World 's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The event was celebrated by another conference on its centenary in 1993. This led to a new series of conferences under the official title Parliament of the World 's Religions. Contents 1 Organization 2 History 2.1 1893 Parliament 2.2 1993 Parliament 2.3 1999 Parliament 2.4 2004 Parliament 2.5 2009 Parliament 2.6 2015 Parliament 2.7 2018 Parliament 3 Related Events 3.1 Great Religious Exposition 3.2 2007 Monterrey Forum of Cultures 3.3 2016 Central European Interfaith Forum ( CEIF 2016 ) 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links 8 References Organization An organization was incorporated in 1988 to carry out the tradition of the Parliament of the World 's Religions by marking the centennial of the first Parliament. The Council for a Parliament of the World 's Religions is headquartered in Chicago. Its board of trustees are elected from various faith communities. Rev. Dr. Larry Greenfield serves as its executive director. History 1893 Parliament Swami Vivekananda on the platform of the Parliament of Religions September 1893. On the platform ( left to right ) Virchand Gandhi, Dharmapala, Swami Vivekananda and G. Bonet Maury. In 1893, the city of Chicago hosted the World Columbian Exposition, an early world 's fair. So many people were coming to Chicago from all over the world that many smaller conferences, called Congresses and Parliaments, were scheduled to take advantage of this unprecedented gathering. One of these was the World 's Parliament of Religions, an initiative of the Swedenborgian layman ( and judge ) Charles Carroll Bonney. The Parliament of Religions was by far the largest of the congresses held in conjunction with the Exposition. John Henry Barrows, a clergyman, was appointed as the first chairman of the General Committee of the 1893 Parliament by Charles Bonney. Play media Vivekananda Welcome Speech 1893 The Parliament of Religions opened on 11 September 1893 at the World 's Congress Auxiliary Building which is now The Art Institute of Chicago, and ran from 11 to 27 September, marking it the first organized interfaith gathering. Today it is recognized as the occasion of the birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide, with representatives of a wide variety of religions and new religious movements, including : The Jain preacher Virchand Gandhi was invited as a representative of Jainism. The Buddhist preacher Anagarika Dharmapala was invited as a representative of `` Southern Buddhism, '' the term applied at that time to the Theravada. Soyen Shaku, the `` First American Ancestor '' of Zen, made the trip. An essay by the Japanese Pure Land master Kiyozawa Manshi, `` Skeleton of the philosophy of religion '' was read in his absence. Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism as a delegate, introducing Hinduism at the opening session of the Parliament on 11 September. Though initially nervous, he bowed to Saraswati, then began his speech with salutation, `` Sisters and brothers of America ! ''. To these words he got a standing ovation from a crowd of seven thousand, which lasted for two minutes. When silence was restored he began his address. He greeted the youngest of the nations on behalf of `` the most ancient order of monks in the world, the Vedic order of sannyasins, a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. ! '' Islam was represented by Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, an Anglo - American convert to Islam and the former US ambassador to Philippine. Rev. Henry Jessup addressing the World Parliament of Religions was the first to publicly discuss the Bahá'í Faith in the United States ( it had previously been known in Europe ). Since then Bahá'ís have become active participants. Theism or the Brahmo Samaj was represented by Pratap Chandra Majumdar New religious movements of the time, such as Spiritualism and Christian Science. The latter was represented by Septimus J. Hanna, who read an address written by its founder Mary Baker Eddy. Absent from this event were Native American religious figures, Sikhs and other Indigenous and Earth centered religionists ; it would not be until the 1993 Parliament that these religions and spiritual traditions would be represented. 1993 Parliament Play media Opening Ceremony 1993 In 1993, the Parliament convened at the Palmer House hotel in Chicago. Over 8,000 people from all over the world, from many diverse religions, gathered to celebrate, discuss and explore how religious traditions can work together on the critical issues which confront the world. A document, `` Towards a Global Ethic : An Initial Declaration '', mainly drafted by Hans Küng, set the tone for the subsequent ten days of discussion. This global ethic was endorsed by many of the attending religious and spiritual leaders who were part of the parliament assembly. Also created for the 1993 parliament was a book, A Sourcebook for the Community of Religions, by the late Joel Beversluis, which has become a standard textbook in religion classes. Unlike most textbooks of religion, each entry was written by members of the religion in question. The keynote address was given by the Dalai Lama on the closing day of the assembly. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin also participated. 1999 Parliament More than 7,000 individuals from over 80 countries attended 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. The Parliament began with a showing of the international AIDS Memorial Quilt to highlight the epidemic of AIDS in South Africa, and of the role that religious and spiritual traditions play in facing the critical issues that face the world. The event continued with hundreds of panels, symposia and workshops, offerings of prayer and meditation, plenaries and performances. The programs emphasized issues of religious, spiritual, and cultural identity, approaches to interreligious dialogue, and the role of religion in response to the critical issues facing the world today. The Parliament Assembly considered a document called A Call to Our Guiding Institutions, addressed to religion, government, business, education, and media inviting these institutions to reflect on and transform their roles at the threshold of the next century. In addition to the Call, the Parliament staff had created a book, Gifts of Service to the World, showcasing over 300 projects considered to be making a difference in the world. The Assembly members also deliberated about Gifts of Service which they could offer or could pledge to support among those projects gathered in the Gifts document. 2004 Parliament External video opening Ceremony 2004 It was celebrated in the Universal Forum of Cultures. More than 8,900 individuals attended the 2004 Parliament in Barcelona, Spain. Having created the declaration Towards a Global Ethic at the 1993 Parliament and attempted to engage guiding institutions at the 1999 Parliament, the 2004 Parliament concentrated on four pressing issues : mitigating religiously motivated violence, access to safe water, the fate of refugees worldwide, and the elimination of external debt in developing countries. Those attending were asked to make a commitment to a `` simple and profound act '' to work on one of these issues. 2009 Parliament Melbourne, Australia, hosted the 2009 Parliament of the World 's Religions. The 2009 parliament took place from 3 to 9 December. Over 6,000 people attended the parliament. The Melbourne parliament addressed issues of Aboriginal reconciliation. The issues of sustainability and global climate change were explored through the lens of indigenous spiritualities. Environmental issues and the spirituality of youth were also key areas of dialogue. The Council for a Parliament of the World 's Religions suggested that the Melbourne parliament would `` educate participants for global peace and justice '' through exploring religious conflict and globalization, creating community and cross-cultural networks and addressing issues of religious violence. It supported `` strengthening religious and spiritual communities '' by providing a special focus on indigenous and Aboriginal spiritualities ; facilitating cooperation between Pagan, Jewish, Christian, Bahá'í, Jain, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh and Hindu communities ; crafting new responses to religious extremism and confronting homegrown terrorism and violence. The Rev. Dirk Ficca served as the executive director at the time of the 2009 Parliament of Religions. Ms. Zabrina Santiago served as deputy director and partner cities director. 2015 Parliament In 2011, The Parliament of World 's Religions announced that the 2014 Parliament would take place in Brussels, Belgium. In November 2012, a joint statement from Brussels and CPWR announced that because of the financial crisis in Europe, Brussels was unable to raise the funds required for a Parliament. On 15 -- 19 October, the 2015 Parliament took place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 9,806 attendees, performers, and volunteers from 73 countries, 30 Major Religions and 548 Sub-Traditions participated in the Parliament. During the closing ceremony, Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid announced that the Parliament would now be held every two years, with the next gathering scheduled for 2017. This would later be changed to 2018. 2018 Parliament The Board of Trustees of the Parliament organization selected Toronto as the site of the 2018 Parliament of the World 's Religions at their April 2017 Board meeting. The event will be held from November 1 - 7, 2018. Related events Great religious Exposition From March to May 1930, Kyoto, Japan hosted a Great Religious Exposition ( 宗教 大 博覧 会, Shūkyō Dai - hakurankai ). Religious groups from across Japan and China exhibited at the fair. All of Japan 's traditional Buddhist sects had an exhibit, as well as Christianity. 2007 Monterrey Forum of Cultures Forum Monterrey 2007 was an international event which included Parliament - style events and dialogues. It was held as part of the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures, which featured international congresses, dialogues, exhibitions, and spectacles on the themes of peace, diversity, sustainability and knowledge. Special emphasis was placed on the eight objectives of the Millennium Development goals for eradicating abject poverty around the world. 2016 Central European Interfaith Forum ( CEIF 2016 ) On 25 July 2016 the Parliament of the World 's Religions -- Slovakia and the Slovak Esperanto Federation in collaboration with other partners organized in Nitra, Slovakia called the Central European Interfaith Forum. External video Video / of Fahad Abualnasr, Director General of KAICIID Dialog Center, who addressed the Central European Interfaith Forum 2016 held in Nitra, Slovakia. Besides Elisabeth Ziegler - Duregger, Ambassador of the Parliament of the World 's Religions, there were also more than 150 participants representing 20 nations, three continents, seven world religions as well as other religious, spiritual or humanist traditions convened for interfaith and civic exchanges in the search for solutions to the growing ethnic, cultural and religious tension in Europe and to jointly address some of humanity 's most vexing problems such as the alarming trends of nationalism, extremism and xenophobia in societies. The event resulted in a statement ( the Nitra statement ). See also Interfaith dialogue Ecumenism References Jump up ^ ParliamentofReligions.org, Official Site Jump up ^ `` Dr. Larry Greenfield Parliament of the World 's Religions ''. www.parliamentofreligions.org. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Chicago, September, 1893 on the platform ''. vivekananda.net. Retrieved 11 April 2012. Jump up ^ Marcus Braybrooke, Charles Bonney and the Idea for a World Parliament of Religions, The Interfaith Observer Jump up ^ Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology, World Parliament of Religions ( 1893 ) Jump up ^ McRae, John R. ( 1991 ). `` Oriental Verities on the American Frontier : The 1893 World 's Parliament of Religions and the Thought of Masao Abe ''. Buddhist - Christian Studies. University of Hawai'i Press. 11 : 7 -- 36. doi : 10.2307 / 1390252. JSTOR 1390252. Jump up ^ Michaud, Derek. An Analysis of Culture and Religion People.bu.edu. 14 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` Parliament of the World 's Religions '', Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, 23 October 2015 Jump up ^ Jain, Pankaz ; Pankaz Hingarh ; Bipin Doshi ; Smt. Priti Shah. `` Virchand Gandhi, A Gandhi before Gandhi ''. herenow4u. Retrieved 26 March 2014. Jump up ^ Ford, James Ishmael ( 2006 ). Zen Master Who ?. Wisdom Publications. pp. 59 -- 62. ISBN 0 - 86171 - 509 - 8. Jump up ^ Dutt 2005, p. 121 Jump up ^ `` First Public Mentions of the Bahá'í Faith ''. Bahá'í Information Office of the UK. 1998. Retrieved 25 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Baha'is participate in interfaith parliament ''. Bahá'í World News Service. Bahá'í International Community. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2015. Jump up ^ Peel, Robert ( 1977 ). Mary Baker Eddy : The Years of Discovery. New York : Holt, Rineheart and Winston, p. 51. Jump up ^ `` 1993 Chicago : Chicago 1993 parliamentofreligions.org ''. parliamentofreligions.org. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Global Ethic : About the Global Ethic parliamentofreligions.org ''. parliamentofreligions.org. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ 2004 Parliament of the World 's Religions Jump up ^ `` TOWARDS A GLOBAL ETHIC ''. kusala.org. 13 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` GUESTVIEW : Faiths meet at Parliament of World Religions ''. Reuters. 8 December 2009. Jump up ^ http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/index.cfm?n=8 Jump up ^ `` Brussels to Host the Parliament ''. Parliament of the World 's Religions. 21 March 2011. Jump up ^ `` Joint Statement About Brussels 2014 ''. 30 November 2012. Jump up ^ Winston, Kimberly. `` Parliament of World Religions convenes in Mormon country '', Religion News Service, 14 October 2015 Jump up ^ `` Parliament Follow Up Letter Inter Religious Federation for World Peace ''. www.irfwp.org. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 31. Jump up ^ Parliament of the World 's Religions in Salt Lake ' best ever, ' chairman says. Deseret News. Retrieved 2016 - 6 - 27. Jump up ^ `` 2018 Toronto : Toronto 2018 parliamentofreligions.org ''. parliamentofreligions.org. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ 村上 重良 「 評伝 出口 王 仁三郎 」 1978. p. 183. Jump up ^ Stalker, Nancy K. ( 2008 ). Prophet motive : Deguchi Onisaburō, Oomoto, and the rise of new religions in Imperial Japan. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 118 -- 130. ISBN 9780824831721. Jump up ^ 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures, Monterrey, Mexico. Jump up ^ `` Central European Interfaith Formum ''. CIEF. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Central European Interfaith Forum ''. World Esperanto Congress 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Forum of the World 's Religions ''. Our Forum 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` CEIF Central European Interfaith Forum '' ( PDF ). Nitra Statement. CEIF. Retrieved 4 August 2016. Further reading The World 's Congress of Religions -- The addresses and papers delivered before the Parliament, and the Abstract of the Congresses, held in Chicago, August 1893 to October 1893, under the Auspices of The World 's Columbian Exposition. Chicago, 1894. Rev. J.H. Barrows. The World 's Parliament of Religions. Chicago, 1893. Rev. J.L. Jones. A Chorus of faith as heard in Parliament of Religions held in Chicago, 10 -- 27 September 1893. Chicago, 1893. Rev. L.P. Mercer. Review of the World 's Religions Congresses of the World 's Congress Auxiliary of the World 's Columbian Exposition. Chicago, 1893. Prof. Walter R. Houghton. Neely 's History of the Parliament of Religions and Religious Congresses at the World 's Columbian Exposition. Chicago, 1893. Max Muller. Arens, December 1894. Boston. Bonnet Maury. Revue des deux mondes, 15 August 1894. R. Rev. Kean. Catholic family annual, 1893. Rev. J.H. Barrows. `` Results of the Parliament of Religions ''. The Forum, September 1894. G.D. Boardmann. The Parliament of Religions. Philadelphia, 1893. M. Zmigrodsky. `` Kongres Katolicki i Kongres wszech Religij w Chicago 1893 roku ''. Kraków, 1894. Gen. M.M. Trumbull. `` The Parliament of Religions ''. The Monist, April 1894. Dr. Paul Carus. `` The dawn of a new religious Era ''. The Forum, 1893. The Monist, April 1894. ^ Peel, Robert ( 1977 ). Mary Baker Eddy : The Years of Authority. New York : Holt, Rineheart and Winston, p. 51. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parliament of the World 's Religions. Wikibooks has a book on the topic of : God and Religious Toleration parliamentofreligions.org, Official Site Videos : Portal, Official Portal Das Weltparlament der Religionen in Chicago 1893 ( German ) Video of Fahad Abualnasr, Director General of KAICID on the occasion of the Central European Interfaith Forum 2016 held in Nitra, Slovakia. References Jump up ^ `` The Worlds Congress of Religions ''. Conkey Company. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 13. 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Question: who was the chairman of parliament of religions in chicago
Answer: John Henry Barrows, a clergyman