IIC Lectures
Over the years, the IIC has hosted a number of outstanding speakers, some of which have graciously allowed for their lectures to be published on our website. When available, a click on the lecture title will lead you to a full-text version:
"Values and Transformation: Changing World Economics." (1999)
In dialogue: Satish Kumar, Editor of Resurgence Journal
Andrew Rogerson, World Bank
Wendy Tynedale, World Faiths Development Dialogue.
Chaired by Peggy Morgan, Religious Experience Research Centre."African Spirituality and Interfaith Relations." (1998)
Presenter: Dr Elizabeth Amoah, University of Ghana
Respondent: Dr James Cox, Westminster College, Oxford"The Lotus Sutra: A Philosophy of Integration." (1997)
Presenter: Dr Mischio Shinozaki, Dean of the Rissho Kosei-kai Seminary in Tokyo
Respondent: Dr Elizabeth Harris, Secretary to the Methodist Church's Committee for Relations with Other Faiths."The Attitude of Muslim Mystics towards Unity of Faiths." (1997) (text unavailable)
Presenter: Professor Nagah El-Ghonimy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo; Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Selly Oak"From Conflict to Harmony: A Confucian Response to Interfaith Dialogue." (1996)
Presenter: Dr Xinzhong Yao, University of Wales
Respondent: Dr Ram Prasad, Trinity College, Oxford."The Eco-Human Crisis: Interreligious Dialogue and Global Responsibility." (1995)
Presenter: Professor Paul Knitter of Xavier University, USA.
Respondent: Dr Farid Esack of the University of the Southern Cape, South Africa"Religions and Conservation: A Hindu Perspective." (1995)
Presenter: Dr K.L. Seshagiri Rao"The Relation between Religions in the Light of the Environmental Crisis." (1994)
Presenter: Prof Seyyed Hossein Nasr, of The George Washington University, USA.