Fourth
Parliament of World’s Religions
Barcelona, Spain: July 7-13, 2004
PANEL
Religion in a World at War:
The Transformation from Hate to Love of Our "Enemies"
Convened by the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, USA
Monday, July 12, 2004
11:30 am-1:00 pm
This panel will offer an honest and direct look at the harsh realities of how people are treated in war and confront the challenge that this inhumane treatment presents to the world's religions. The impulse to dehumanize one's "enemies" in warfare will be directly addressed. The transformative role which the world's religions can bring to re-imaging this sense that one's "enemies" are subhuman will be explored and the question of what it means to have genuine love and compassion for others will be specifically addressed in terms of the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Confucian, and Christian Traditions.
Panelists:
Joseph Runzo
Executive Director,
Global Ethics and Religion Forum
Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies, Chapman University
Philip Rossi, S.J.
Professor of Theology, Marquette University
Trustee, Creighton University
Irfan Omar
Assistant Professor of Islamic
Thought, Marquette University
Judith Mayotte
Visiting Professor, Marquette University
Member, Board of Directors of the Desmond Tutu Foundation
Nancy M. Martin
Associate Director, Global Ethics and Religion Forum
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Chapman University
Xinzhong Yao
Professor of Confucian Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter