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Dr. Richard Kirby
Farewell Dr. Richard S. Kirby (1949-2009)
Sept 27, 2009
 It is with profound sorrow that the World Network of Religious Futurists inform its membership that Dr. Richard S. Kirby, chaplain and former chairman of this network from 1993 to 2005, passed away September 24, 2009 in Edmonds, WA, at his home. He was only 60 years old, and died suddenly from what appears to have been a brain aneurysm. He was an inspiration to the religious futures movement. He is best known as the author of Temples of Tomorrow
(1993) with the late Earl Brewer, and also The Leadership of Civilization Building (2002) with Richard J. Spady. In 2005 he became the first President and Chaplain of Kepler University, an astronomical and
theological college. It is clear that all those
within WNRF were so very much affected by his friendship and vision and
worked on so many different projects to actualize these visions. Click here for details.
About
Book Preview: Temples of Tomorrow
Jun 30, 1993
A preview of "The Temples of Tomorrow," the foundational textbook of religious futurism by Earl D.C. Brewer and Richard S. Kirby. "Temples" is the first major book to arise from the interaction of the futures studies movement and multi-faith scholarship.
Dr. Richard Kirby
The Future of Ideal Language
Sep 24, 1998
Dr. Richard S. Kirby calls on all religious communities to rebuild social discourse using ideal language. This article was typical of Dr. Kirby's numerous essays or speeches, he chose to view crises as opportunities to recreate our vision of a preferred future.
Jewish Futures
Redirecting Holocaust Memorialization Toward Humanization
Oct 5, 2009
Dr. Art Shostak, an American labor futurist, believes the future of religion in the next quarter century hinges in some unknowable way on the quality of Holocaust memorialization, as this involves Jews and non-Jews alike. He is concerned that over 60 years of memorialization emphasis only on the Horror has grievously under-valued the humanistic content hidden from sight (literally and figuratively) in the lives of millions of prisoners in over 2,000 concentration/labor camps.
Top News
The Future of Religious Leadership
Sept 11, 2009
The Elijah Interfaith Institute of Jerusalem is conducting a survey this month, polling people on their atttitudes toward their religious leadership, both local and global. Those who take the 10 minute survey can request the results.
Muslim Futures
The Tone and the Music
June 5, 2009
'I have come here to Cairo seek a new beginning,' claimed Obama. The President
spoke in Cairo to the Muslim World--and Israeli center listened. Catch Obama's
'new
beginning' speech and then consider Uri Avnery's commentary, 'The Tone and the Music,' and its significance for the Arab
world.
Jewish Futures
Virtual New Jerusalem Game Proposed to Google
Jan 11, 2009
Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man, Jewish scholar and cyber-architext has proposed that a virtual New Jerusalem global multi-user computer game system be built to fulfill the redemptive visions of the prophets of Israel.
Muslim Futures
Creating a Future Islamic Civilization
Dec 4, 2008
Rashid Shaz of MilliTimes, New Delhi, has released a new book entitled, Creating a Future Islamic Civilization. Appearing initially as editorials pieces at futureislam.com, this book is an open invitation to create an Islamic civilization, as a pan-Islamic alternative in the midst of a crumbling capitalist civilization. Read Shaz' preface.
Dr. Richard Kirby
Kirby Calls for a New Wall Street
Oct 10, 2008
 Could the foundations of a new money encompass both human risk and divine grace? In this 12-minute interview, WNRF's chaplain, Dr. Richard Kirby discusses the moral meaning of the recent Wall Street meltdown and the opportunity it presents to Americans.
Christian Futures
Is McCain's VP Choice Post-Denominational?
Aug 31, 2008
When news broke that McCain had chosen a woman, Sarah Palin, an unknown Governor from Alaska, religious journalists scrambled to understand her relationship to Christianity. After eight years of a unpopular Evangelical in the White House, would Palin be a sign of that the Religious Right has a future? John Allen, Jr., an NCR senior correspondent, weights in on the subject, while Dr. Jay Gary of ChristianFutures.com weighs the temperament that should guide the future leaders of the free world.
Muslim Futures
New Sharia law marriage contract gives Muslim women rights
Aug 8, 2008
Muslim women are to be guaranteed equal rights in marriage under a new wedding contract negotiated by leading Islamic organisations and clerics in Britain. Hailed as the biggest change in Sharia law in Britain for 100 years, a married Muslim couple will now have equal rights. A husband will have to waive his right to polygamy, allowed under Islamic law, in the new contract which has been described as 'revolutionary'.
Christian Futures
Beyond Today's Cyber-Church
Aug 5, 2008
Is the church poised to address the technological and genetic advancements that will demand the church’s attention in three to four decades? Steve Raimo, executive pastor, asks how emerging robotics and artificial intelligence might change the trajectory of the today's cyber-church.
Jewish Futures
Emory Jewish Law Expert on Bioethics
May 29, 2008
Israeli President Shimon Peres invited Emory Law Professor Michael J. Broyde to address biotechnology and ethics at the 'Facing Tomorrow' conference held in conjunction with Israel's 60th birthday in Jerusalem earlier this month. Broyde, a senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) at Emory, is ordained as a rabbi by Yeshiva University and is a member (dayan) of the Beth Din of America, the largest Jewish law court in America. Here Broyde shares his thoughts on bioethics
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