The World Congress of Religions 2012
The World Congress of Religions 2012 will explore the relevance of religion and spirituality in addressing the critical issues of poverty, the empowerment of women, human rights and peacemaking.
The gathering will bring together engaged leaders, scholars, activists and members from diverse religious and spiritual communities, engaged actors in the local and global interreligious movements, as well as influential policy makers and civil society actors from guiding institutions such as government, business, education, science, media, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The event is inspired and informed by the message of the religious and social visionary, Swami Vivekananda, on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Save the Date: The World Congress of Religions 2012
November 30, 2012 – December 2, 2012
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
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Vision: To use the interfaith search for shared values and mutual respect in promoting a more peaceful and sustainable world. To use religious beliefs and spiritual practices as the basis for efforts to eliminate poverty and support women’s rights. To hold up Swami Vivekananda’s embodiment of this work to the world and share the ongoing relevance of his message to the global interreligious movement.
Opportunity: The World Congress of Religions 2012 offers an opportunity to pave the path for a new era of cooperative action among the world’s religious and spiritual communities as well as civil and political societies. Such a gathering is urgently needed in the present context of the global interreligious movement and the striving for world peace.
Swami Vivekanand (1863-1902) is among the foremost makers of modern India. He revived Vedanta as the core of Indian philosophy, aroused unalloyed nationalism, and gave a clarion call to rescue millions of India from abject poverty by transforming social service into a spiritual sadhana. Read more about him here.
Organized by the Institute of World Religions of Washington Kali Temple in association with the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions