Activities:
Colloquium: Religious traditions and social responsibility

Tuesday February 17, 2004

Goals :
Acquiring a better understanding of the perspectives and  specific contributions of different religious traditions to social action.  The collquium will also explore the issue of cultural/religious diversity and social responsability by engaging in interreligious dialogue.

Questions focused in the colloquium:
          -     What does each tradition propose in terms of our social responsibility?
          -     Is interreligious dialogue in itself considered to be a part of social responsibility 
            from the point of view of your tradition ?
          -     Can social responsibility be taken with an interreligious approach ?

Spiritual leaders from 6 religious traditions (Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Hindu, Bouddhist, Christian)  will share their perpectives on these questions in order to stimulate a discussion among all participants.

Target group:
        - Members of different religious traditions;
        - Quebecois and ethnocultural community organizations;
        - Anyone interested in this reflection process.

Program :

MORNING 

Jewish tradition :
Rabbin Chaim Steinmetz, 
Congregation Tiferet Beth David Jerusalem

Bouddhist tradition: 
Rev. Pho Thin,  Tam Bao Temple

Christian tradition : 
Brian Mc Donough, Archdiocese of Montreal

Questions and comments

Sikh tradition: 
Devinder Singh Chahal, 
Institute for understanding Sikhism

Muslim tradition:
Saïd Jaziri, 
Coranic Association of Montreal

Hindu tradition:
Professor T.S. Rukmani, Chair of Hinduism, Concordia University

Questions and comments

 ---- Lunch ----

AFTERNOON:

      Small-groups discussion
Synthesis

 * Panelists will speak in French or in English.  Translation will be provided.

With the financial support of