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The Future of Buddhism
Nov. 25, 2009
In this YouTube video clip, Carter Phipps of EnlightenNext
magazine asks Sulak Sivaraksa
about the future of Buddhism to address a suffering world (Barcelona, 2004). Is
Buddhism still relevant in a complex world, where there is structural
violence?
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The Religion of Science Fiction
Oct 27, 2009
Sometimes the future of religion in outer space is conspicuous by its absence.
Consider this blog entry that compares the absence of religion on Star
Trek: The Next Generation, with its presence on Babylon 5.
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Why Religion Shapes the World's Future
Jan 21, 2008
'What does religion have to do with the future of the world?' Can we live together despite our deepest differences? Can we mitigate the clash between secularism and fundamentalism which is feeding the war on terrorism. Author Howard Pepper offers ways to transcend religious truisms and actively seek out common ground.
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Overcoming Patriarchal Gender Violence in Religion
Jan 7, 2007
The January 2008 issue of the Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence focuses on 'Religious Dimension of Sustainable Development.' The issue addresses religion as both indispensable and dangerous. It is indispensable to attain full human development beyond the physical, biological, and intellectual levels. It is dangerous when it degenerates into fanatical delusions about the absolute superiority of any particular religion, and then leads to religious intolerance and religious violence.
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No Tears for Mecca
Jul 23, 2007
In attending an Academy of Jerusalem conclave, U.S. Army Space Command scanner Ed Kiker speculates on the shifts within moderate Islam in a 'No Tears for Mecca' scenario, and then offers comments on the tenuous situation of the North Korean regime.
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H.G. Wells and the Genesis of Future Studies
Jan. 30, 1983
Historian and futurist W. Warren Wagar reviews the range of H.G. Wells's contributions to the founding of future studies.
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Christianity, the U.N., and Global Democracy
December 15, 2006
Is the United Nations a friend or foe of Christianity? Your answer indicates how you mentally frame the future of Earth and the role of religion.
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Beyond Reductionism
Nov 13, 2006
In the following essay, subtitled, inventing the sacred, biochemist Stuart Kauffman frames a new scientific world view of emergence and ceaseless creativity, which, he notes, is 'awesome in what has come to pass in reality, and God enough for me and many, where God is the creativity of the universe, yielding a global ethics of respect for all life, the planet, awe, wonder and spirituality cut free from a transcendent God.' [ Visit Website ]
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Celebrating Diversity in Unity
Mar 9, 2006
With religious zealots destroying society with 'holier than thou' paradigms, how can people of good will salvage humanity from its path of self-destruction? Dr. Saleem Ahmed suggest we turn to 'outside the box' thinking and recover the common message of all God's prophets.
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Future of Faith-Based Governance
Aug 16, 2003
In what has been perceived as a "crusade" against the Islamic faith in particular and against dissidence in general, the Christian leadership of the "free world," George Bush and Tony Blair, are now seeking to lead a "Coalition of the Willing." In this new paper, Dr. Anthony Judge offers an overview of faith-based initiatives, and attempts to point out flaws in previous approaches to religious governance. [ Visit Website ]
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