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Violence and Human Dignity:
Perspectives from the World Religions

 Events in Southern California April 25-May 1

April 25^th                        “Can War be Just?”               Chapman University
Panel and Discussion, 10:00 - 12:00
  Place:  Argyros Forum 208

            Panel:   Joseph Runzo (Chapman University)
                        “Religion and the Injustice of War”
                        David Chappell (Soka University of America)
                         “Buddhism and War”
                        Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University)
                        “Jainism, Ahimsa and Gandhi”

  April 25^th            “Victory Over Violence?”      Soka University of America
     Presentation 1:30-3:00

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April 29-30^th                   Conference                 California Lutheran University

 “Violence and Human Dignity: Perspectives from the World Religions” 

Monday April 29:
Place:  Samuelson Chapel

8:30-9:00            Registration (Samuelson Chapel Foyer)
9:00-9:30            Introduction and announcements

1. Religious Militancy and Terrorism
9:30-11:45

                        Chair: Deborah Sills (California Lutheran University)
 Paper #1 Amir Hussain (California State University, Northridge)
                 “Images of Islam After September 11, 2001”
 Paper #2 D. R. Sar Desai (University of California, Los Angeles)
                “Madrassas produce Jihadi Talibans:
                       Religion and Violence in Southwest Asia”
 Paper # 3 John Chathanatt, S.J. (Georgetown University and Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi)
                “Religion and Social Violence:  The Manipulation of
                       Religion for Personal Ends”

 Breakout Sessions

 11:45-1:00       Lunch

2. Violence and Religion in the Media
1:00-3:00

                        Chair: Joe Everson (California Lutheran University)
Panel: Guy Erwin (California Lutheran University; Director,  Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture)
Philip Rossi, S.J. (Marquette University)
        “The 'Poisoned Chalice' of Religion:
                Transcendence, Violence and our 'Media Selves'”
William Fore (Editor-at-large Christian Century)

3. Religion and Social Violence
3:00-5:00

                        Chair:  Xiang Chen (California Lutheran University)
Paper #1: Phyllis Herman (California State University, Northridge)
            “Perceiving the Other: Rape, Rama, and Rakshasas” |
Paper #2: Robin Wang (Loyola Marymount University)
            “Confucian Virtues and the Dignity of Women”  
Paper #3: Gail Thomas ( Soka University of America)
             “Violence Against Women: the Role of Religion and Society”

Breakout Session: Focus on Homosexuality
Breakout Session: Moorpark College Breakout
Breakout Session: Focus on Women and Religion

4. Plenary Address                “War and the Destruction of the Soul”
7:30-9:00                                 Joseph Runzo (Chapman University)

Tuesday April 30

  8:30-9:00         Registration, Preus-Brandt Forum

5. Philosophical & Theological Foundations of Violence  & Non-Violence
Place:  Preus-Brandt Forum
9:00-11:45

                        Chair:  Michael Brint
Paper #1: C. Ram-Prasad (University of Lancaster, England)
               “Seeing the World in Terms of “Others”: the Source of Violence”
Paper #2: Jane Linahan (St. Francis Seminary)
               “The Crucified God: Violence Glorified or Violence Resisted?” 

Commentator: William Wainwright (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)

Breakout Sessions

11:45-1:00             Lunch

6. Religion and Human Dignity
Place: Samuelson Chapel
1:00-3:00

                        Chair: Mareque Steele (California Lutheran University
                        Paper #1: Nathan Tierney (California Lutheran University)
                                       “Foundations of Human Dignity”
                        Paper #2: Arvind Sharma (McGill University, Canada)
                                    “Religion, Violence and Human Rights: A Hindu Perspective”  
                        Paper #3: Charlotte Fonrobert (Stanford University)
                                    “Ethical Constraints against Enmity in Judaism”

7. Prospects for the Future
Place: Samuelson Chapel
3:15-5:30

                        Chair - Herbert Gooch (California Lutheran University).
Panel: Amir Hussain (California State University, Northridge)
           James Fredericks (Loyola Marymount University)
           Bhante Chao Chu (President, Los Angeles Buddhist Union)
           David Chappell (Soka University of America)
           Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University)
           Joseph Runzo (Chapman University).

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  May 1^st                          Lecture                   Cal State University, Northridge

  “Nonviolence and How We See the ‘Other’”
 C. Ram-Prasad (University of Lancaster, England)
Thousand Oaks Room, University Student Union
11:00-12:30

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These events organized and sponsored by the Global Ethics and Religion Forum www.GERForum.org Contact person:  Dr. Joseph Runzo (714) 633-3556 (runzo@earthlink.net) Chapman University Panel and Discussion sponsored by the KARMA Club Contact person: Dr. Nancy Martin (714) 997-6608  (nmartin@chapman.edu) Soka University of America Presentation  Contact person: Dr. David Chappell (949) 480-4022 California Lutheran University Conference sponsored by the Knutson Foundation, the Departments of Religion and Philosophy, and the Segerhammer Center for Faith and Culture Contact person: Dr. Nathan Tierney (805) 493-3232 (tierney@clunet.edu) California State University, Northridge, Lecture sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies, the College of the Humanities, and the Department of Religious Studies Contact person: Dr. Phyllis Herman (818) 677-3925 (phyllis.k.herman@csun.edu)  

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