New York, USA—The 2018 double issue of Dialogue & Alliance, a journal of UPF, is now available. The theme of this issue is “Voices for Peace.”
This Volume 32, 2018 double issue of Dialogue and Alliance contains essays that derive from two major conference programs organized by the Universal Peace Federation, as part of its International Leadership Conference (ILC) series. The first of the two ILCs was convened in Korea on November 9-14, 2017, and had two inter-related foci: first, the inauguration of a new interfaith initiative of UPF, known as the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD); and second, participants in the ILC, including the many religious leaders who represented the IAPD, joined a public rally on November 11, 2018 when 80,000 people gathered at one of South Korea’s World Cup football stadiums, dedicated to a call for peace and unification on the Korean peninsula. The second ILC was convened, also in Korea, on February 18-22, 2018.
The first set of articles which appear in this volume under the heading “Global Rally for Peace on the Korean Peninsula” were presentations delivered in the presence of 80,000 people.The next section, entitled, “Parliamentarians for Peace,” consists of seven articles by distinguished members of the UPF’s International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace, which UPF launched in 2016.
Our next section, “Interfaith Perspectives on Peace,” features twenty-five statements from distinguished religious leaders, interfaith activists, and representatives of faith-based organizations. There are a wide variety of perspectives from many of our world’s religious traditions. Amidst the great diversity of nationality, ethnicity, culture and religion, there are common themes and shared values that underscore the existence of common ground and universally shared aspirations for peace, aspirations that are advocated by all our world’s religions. And we conclude this issue with two essays in a section titled, “Scholarly Perspectives on Peace.”
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Dialogue & Alliance
Vol. 32 No. 1&2, Summer/Winter 2018
Voices for Peace
Introduction
Global Rally for Peace on the Korean Peninsula
A Prayer for Peace
Bishop Don D. Meares, Senior Pastor, Evangel Cathedral, USA
God’s Kingdom of Peace
Archbishop Dr. Johannes Ndanga, Founder and Director, Pentecostal Church Of Christ International, Zimbabwe
The Search for Peace and Interfaith Cooperation
Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, Joint-President of the World Congress of Faiths, Co-Founder Of the Faith & Belief Forum, United Kingdom
Building Peace and Freedom
Amb. R. James Woolsey, Jr., Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, USA
Toward A New Culture of Heart and Filial Love
Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Co-Founder, UPF; Founder, IAPP and IAPD
Parliamentarians for Peace
In Pursuit Of Lasting Peace
Hon. Jose De Venecia, Jr., Five-Time Speaker of House of Representatives, Philippines; International Co-Chair of IAPP
Parliamentarians for Peace
Hon. Dan Burton, Congressman (1983-2013), House of Representatives, USA; International Co-Chair of IAPP
Toward Denuclearization
Hon. Shim Jaekwon, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Korea
Upholding Spiritual and Moral Ideals
Hon. Dr. Jiko Fatafehi Luveni, Speaker of the House, Fiji
Universal Values
Hon. Andy Daniel, President, Senate, St. Lucia
Authenticity in Leadership
Hon. Netani B. Rika, Member Of Parliament, Fiji
On Parliamentary Democracy
Hon. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, Member Of Parliament, India
Interfaith Perspectives on Peace
Archmandrite Vladimir Milovic,
Diocese Budimlje-Niksic, Serbian Orthodox Church, Montenegro
Dr. Yun Kai Tong,
Chairman of International Confucian Association and President of Hong Kong Confucian Academy
Rev. Seishi Moriyama,
Buddhist Monk, Fukuchiji Temple the Sōtō School of Zen Buddhism, Japan
Prof. Syafaatun Almirzanah,
Professor of Religious Studies, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Indonesia
Ms. Jennifer Gray,
Director of Interfaith Outreach, State of Maryland Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives, USA
Rev. Yoshio Kawakami,
Professor Emeritus, Tezukayama Gakuin University, Japan
Dr. Hamdi Murad,
Professor, International Islamic University, Jordan
Ven. Prof. Dr. Medagampitiye Wijithadhamma,
Head of Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Ven. Sobhita,
Principal, International Buddhist Educational Center, Myanmar
Rev. Suamalie Naisali Tafaki Iosefa Naisali,
Chairman, United Reformed Christian Church of Kiribati and Tuvalu in New Zealand
Dr. Sheikh Hojjat Ramzy,
Director, Oxford Islamic Information Centre, United Kingdom
Fr. Joseph Saghbini,
Parish Priest, Basilian Salvatorian Order, Lebanon
Dr. Emad Abu Alrub,
Head, Ukrainian Dialogue and Communication Center, Ukraine
Ms. Nadia Hassan,
Executive Director, Young Leaders Institute, USA
Rev. Ari Van Buuren,
Former Chairman, United Religions Initiative, Netherlands
Mrs. Johanna Mitra Rambaran,
President, United Religions Initiative (Uri), Netherlands
Rev. Joseph M. Kanuku,
Bishop Emeritus, Anglican Church of Kenya
Ven. Lama Lobzang,
President, Asoka Mission, India
Hajji Baba Edmond Brahimaj,
World Leader, Bektashi Order (Islamic Sufi), Albania
Dr. Khattar Salami El Kuntar,
Vice President, Lebanese Canadian University, Lebanon
Rev. Dr. Igor Onyshchuk,
Patriarchal Curia Communications Officer, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukraine
Dr. Lek Thaveetermsakul,
Vice Chairman, UPF-Asia, Thailand
Fr. Georges Iskandar,
President, Inter-Eparchial Tribunal, Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lebanon
Ven. Dr. Udugampola Hemaratana,
Vice Principal, Sri Bodhiraja Dhamma School, Bllanawila Rajamaha Vianaraya, Boralsgamu, Sri Lanka
Rev. Hjoertur Magni Johannsson,
Head Minister/Director, Free Lutheran Church of Reykjavik, Iceland
Scholarly Perspectives on Peace
Trust-Building Measures
Dr. Vladimir Petrovskiy, Chief Researcher, Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Reflections on Machiavelli and Montesquieu
Dr. Slawomir Redo, Senior Advisor, Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), Austria