Marcus Braybrooke: Interreligiöse Pioniere 1893 -1913 - Wirkungen des Weltparlaments der Religionen

Marcus  Braybrooke:
Interfaith Pioneers:
The Legacy of the 1893 World Parliament of Religions 

Braybrooke Press
Flat 6 Portland House,
TQ14 8BQ 01626 770189 (United Kingdom)
2023, 2nd edition,  122 pp.

• ISBN-Quelle für Seitenzahl ‏ : ‎ B0C4WZGJSR

Inhaltsverzeichnis & Leseprobe >>>

Vgl. Udo Tworuschka: 100 Jahre Religionsdialog,
in: Reinhard Kirste / Michael Klöcker /
Paul Schwarzenau / Udo Tworuschka (Hg.): Vison 2001. Die größere Ökumene.
Interrreligiöse Horizonte, Bd. 1. Köln u.a.: Böhlau 1999, S. 1-22

Inhaltsübersicht

1893 The World Parliament of Religions in Chicago
The modern interfaith movement dates from the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. Accounts of the Parliament often ignore the important fringe meetings. These forgotten gatherings are described here.
Interfaith Pioneers highlights the contribution of Asian participants: Jains, Zoroastrians, Shinto and especially Hindus, led by Swami Vivekananda and Buddhists, led by Dharmapala.
Also of two Jewish Congresses, one for men and one for women
and the Prophetic Voices of many women, including Julia Ward Howe, author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
The International Association for Religious Freedom was founded soon after the Parliament: but further progress was over-shadowed by the coming of war and by World War

> 1900 The Founding of IARF - The International Association for Religious Freedom

> Post World War One

The Religions of Empire Conference 1924
The first major post-war international inter-religious gathering was in London in 1924 for the Religions of Empire Conference. This was chaired by Denison Ross, who stressed the importance of the academic study of religions which was promoted by the International Congress of the History of Religions. Other speakers, especially Francis Younghusband highlighted the practical importance of meeting people of another religion and learning about their beliefs .

The Second of World Parliament of Religions 1933
In 1933, a Second Parliament of World Religions was held in Chicago, in which people of many faiths discussed what practical action could be taken to reduce antisemitism and the danger of war.

The World Congress of Faiths
Subsequently, Francis Younghusband was invited to take the lead in arranging a third Parliament of Religions in London. This became known as the World Congress of Faiths. Spiritual leaders and scholars came from across the world, including D.T Suzuki from Japan, Yusuf Ali, Savepalli Radhakrishnan and S N Das Gupta from India and Malalasekera from Ceylon.
A continuing body called the World Congress of Faiths (WCF) was established and the book describes the conferences held in Oxford,Cambridge and Paris

Looking to the Future
A Second World War made international gatherings impossible, but annual meetings were held in the UK. Even during the war some religious and political leaders were thinking about the post word war, as shown by the Atlantic Charter and The Three Faith Declaration. Faith leaders also shared in planning for the creation of the United Nations (UN).

Mary and Marcus Braybrooke

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Revd Dr Marcus Braybrooke,
(* 16.11.1938) - a parish priest -
with his wife Mary -
a social worker and magistrate - have worked with many peace and interfaith organisations, especially, the World Congress of Faiths, the Faith and Belief Forum, the International Peace Council, World Thanksgiving, the Temple of Understanding, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Parliament of World Religions, and the United Religions Initiative.
Their granddaughter Helen Hobin has written Afternoon Tea
with Mary and Marcus Braybrooke

>>> Featuring Marcus Brybrooke  (Paul Chaffee, The Interfaith Observer, Spring 2023) 

>>> Bücher und Bilder: Marcus Braybrooke
>>> Books by Marcus Braybrooke >>> (WCF)

Overview: Books

Marcus is the author of some fifty books 
            on faiths and spirituality, including: 
Pilgrimage of Hope.
               100 Years of Global Interfaith
                Dialogue (1992)
Beacons of Light. 
               100 People Who Have Shaped
                the Spiritual History
                of Humankind: 100 Holy People
                 Who Have Shaped the
                 History of Humanity (2009)

365 Meditations 
            for a Peaceful Heart
                and a Peaceful World (2004)

> Learn to Pray 

Marcus Braybrooke / James Harpur.
DER GROSSE BIBELATLAS >>>
 München: Pattloch 1998

> What Can we Learn from Islam,
> What Can we learn from Hinduism
> Sikhism: a Christian Approach
> Meeting Jewish Friends and Neighbours
> Life Lines
> Bridge of Stars

He also edited 1.000 World Prayers.