University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg

ª Conference Theme: creating a multi-religious discourse

Programme

Friday

16:00 Registration

19:00 Opening Session: Bahá’í Scholarship in Africa

19:20-20:00 Developing a Culture of Learning
Maha Golestaneh and Cynthia Nash (multimedia presentation)

20:00-21:00 Plenary Discussion
Developing a culture of learning and Bahá’í Scholarship in Africa

08:00 Second Session: Multi-Religious Dialogue

08:00-08:30 Devotions

08:30-09:10 The Principle of the Oneness of Religion and its Implications for Multi-Religious Dialogue
Robert Sarracino

09:10-09:50 The Bahá’í Community and Cross Cultural / Religious Development
Sharma Gopaul

09:50-10:30 Community Development and Interfaith Cooperation
Charles Grindlay

10:30-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-11:40 Elimination of Prejudice
Farhad Aghdasi

11:40-13:00 Workshop:
Letter to the Leaders of Religion and Address to the World Summit on Sustainable Development

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00 Third Session: Science, Religion and Development

14:00-14:40 Religion and Aspects of Development and Prosperity
James West

14:40-15:20 Harmony of a Universal Religion and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Sylvia Kaye

15:20-16:00 Tea Break

16:00-17:20 Workshop:
Science, Religion & Development, and the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity

17:20-19:00 Dinner

19:00 Fourth Session

19:00-20:00 “Insights into Life After Death”

08:00-08:30 Devotions

08:30 Fifth Session: Development in Practice

08:30-09:10 A Project with AIDS Orphans
Farshid Meidany

09:10-09:50 Researching the Ten Year Crusade
Lowell Johnson

09:50-10:30 Poetic Impressions
Parvaneh Farhangpour

10:30-11:00 Tea break

11:00-11:40 Call to Prophethood: How God Chose His Manifestation
Atieno and Taraz Samandari

11:40-13:00 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Closing Remarks

13:00-14:00 Lunch