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NRMs, Death and Dying
Saturday, 5 May
2007; 9.30am to 5pm
New Theatre,
London School of Economics & Political Science
(Online clickable map available at:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.htm.)
Death and
dying are universal facts of life to which all faith traditions offer responses.
The doctrinal and practical responses of the mainstream religions are well
known, but some new religious movements develop startlingly novel ways of coping
with death and dying. Speakers at the seminar will examine the topic from a
variety of perspectives. The views of scholars will be considered alongside
those of the movements' members and former members.
PROGRAMME
Inform
Seminars are intended to help participants to understand, or at least recognise,
different perspectives. The presence of speakers on an Inform programme does not
mean that Inform endorses their position.
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9.30am -
10.00am: |
Registration
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10.00am
- 10.10am: |
Welcome and Introduction
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10.10am
- 10.35am: |
Prof
Eileen Barker
Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics; Chair and Honorary
Director, Inform
The
Undiscover'd Country from Whose Bourn No Traveller Returns: What claims?
What fears? What hopes?
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10.35am
- 11.00am: |
Dr
Masoud Banisadr
Writer and Former Member of the Mujaheddin el Khalq
The
Use of the Philosophy of Martyrdom within Religious Cults for Acts of
Terrorism
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11.00am
- 11.30am: |
Coffee
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11.30am
- 11.55am:
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Mr
Robin Herne
Deputy Interfaith Officer for the Pagan Federation and Chair of the
Ipswich Pagan Council
Pagan
Religions Then and Now: The Grave and Beyond
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11.55am
- 12.20pm: |
Dr
Anna King
Religious Studies, University of Winchester
The
Glorious Disappearance (Death) of Vaishnavas
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12.20pm
- 1.10pm: |
Group
Discussions
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1.10pm -
2.10pm: |
Lunch
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2.10pm -
2.35pm: |
Member of the Spiritualist Community
– to be confirmed
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2.35pm -
3.00pm: |
Dr
David Hanna
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
A
Unificationist Perspective on Death and Dying
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3.00pm -
3.25pm:
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Professor Douglas Davies
Department of Theology, Durham University
Death Conquest -The Mormon Case
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3.25pm -
3.55pm: |
Tea
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3.55pm -
4.20pm: |
Dr
Kennet Granholm
Department for Comparative Religion, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Death
as Initiation: Left-Hand Path Spirituality and Approaches to Death
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4.20pm -
4.45pm: |
Panel
Discussion
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