Plenary Speakers

BRO. KARL GASPAR, CSSR

Bro. Karl Gaspar is a noted scholar of interfaith dialogue in the Philippines. For the Conference, he will deliver a paper on "Theories and Practices of Interfaith Dialogue in the Philippines: A Mindanao Experience." Among his recent books are To be Poor and Obscure: The spiritual sojourn of a Mindanawon [©2004] - a 31-essay collection written by this Redemptorist missionary, justice and peace development worker, and respected social scientist. Published by Institute of Spirituality in Asia. Forthcoming title from Ateneo de Manila Press is Manobo Dreams in Arakan: A People’s Struggle to Keep their Homeland.

To view his complete profile please click this link

Dr. Mashur Bin-Ghalib Jundam

is a PCID fellow and is currently the Dean of the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman. He earned his master's degree (Asian Studies) and obtained his doctorate in Philosophy from said university after his BSEED course where he graduated magna cum laude from the Notre Dame of Jolo College in Sulu. He also served as SPCPD-ARMM Policy Adviser on Educational Affairs in 1998.

He launched his book "Tunggal Hulah-Duwah Sarah: Adat and Shareeah - Laws in the Life of the Tausug" in 2007. According to Manaros Boransing, Under-secretary for Muslim Affairs of the Department of Education "the book has a trifold contribution: First, it educates more fully the non-Muslims about Islam as a religion and a way of life. Second, the Muslims will enhance their knowledge about the values and belief system of Islam. Lastly and most important, this book can help facilitate the building of bridge between and among people of varied religious affiliations and cultural upbringing." text from AIM website (http://aimislamicforum.com/speaker.html)

DR. SUSAN REYES

Dr. Susan Reyes is a full-time professor of ASIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTE. She will deliver a lecture on KALOOBAN AT DAYALOGO: Culturally-Rooted Contemplative Education and Dialogue. To know more of ASI please follow the link.

Dr. Leni dlR. Garcia is the current director of the Research and Publications Office of the College of Liberal Arts at De La Salle University-Manila. She is also the lead organizer of the recently concluded first 2008 DLSU Arts Congress: Expressions and Research in the Arts, an event which provided a platform for creative researches of the members of the academic institution. Dr. Garcia has published widely on Phenomenology, Philosophy of Religion, Existentialism and Literature, among others. She is also a popular educator. In this conference, she will present a paper on Narrating our Faiths Anew: New Myths for a Pluralistic Attitude Toward Religion.

PARALLEL SPEAKERS

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Dr. Leonardo N. Mercado, SVD, “The Human Person and Interfaith Dialogue”

Dr. Ismael Maningas, Jr.(De La Salle University), "Integrative Aspect of Interfaith Dialogue"

Fr.Delfo Cortina Canceran, O.P. (Aquinas University), "Representing the Other: Limits of Interfaith Dialogue"

Mr. Mike Hawkins (University of the Philippines), “Muslim Integration in the Philippines: A Historiographical Survey”

Mr. Chito Generoso, "Appreciating Interfaith Experiences in Support of Peace Processes"

Prof. Serafin A. Arviola Jr.(Phil. Normal University), "Community Based Peace Building Program: The Case of Bual Zone of Peace, Philippines"

Dr. Ed Domingo (De La Salle University), "Muslim-Christian Dialogue in the Philippines: Contexts and Perspectives"

Dr. Rito Baring (De La Salle University), "Analyzing Empirical Notion of Suffering: Advancing Youth Dialogue in Hindu and Christian Perspectives"

Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr.(De La Salle Health Sciences Institute), “Mind – Body Techniques In Complementary Health Care Can Also Be Used In Enhancing Inter-Faith Dialogue In The Philippines”. Please view the website of De La Salle HSI, Res. Services Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine at http://kaginhawahan.livejournal.com/

Dr. Crescencia C. Gabijan (FOCOLARE), "The Spiritual Vision of Chiara Lubich: Pathways of Interreligious Dialogue"

Dr. Napoleon Mabaquiao, Jr (De La Salle University-Manila) " The Possibility And Prospects Of Interfaith Dialogue:Three Kinds Of Philosophical Questions"

Mr. Mark Joseph Calano (University of the Philippines) "Religious Language Game: Ludwig Wittgenstein on the Supernatural"

Mr. Dante Leoncini (De La Salle University-Manila)"A pagan model for (inter-faith) dialogue—Heraclitus as teacher"

Dr. Maxwel Felicilda (San Beda College) "Inter Faith Dialogue in the Light of Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action"

Dr. Ma. Cecilia Medina, "Catholic Church Initiatives in Promoting Inter-cultural and Inter-religious Dialogue and Peace in Mindanao"

Prof. Yusuf Roque Morales ( Asian Academy of Business and Computers) "Islamic Pluralism as a tool for understanding others". Visit his website at http://lamundofloss.blogspot.com/
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Mr. Jeremiah Joven Jaoquin (De La Salle University-Manila) "The Primacy of the Person or The Impossibility of Interfaith Dialogue."

Ms. Leonila Taray (St. Louis University) “Towards a Christian Understanding of Ancestor Reverence in the Benguet Kankananey Religion”

Mr. Joseph T. Raymond (Siliman University) “Colonial Apostles: A Discourse on Syncretism and the Early American Protestant Missions in the Philippines”

2008 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN THE PHILIPPINES

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