Peninsular Malaysia Conference on Ecumenical and Interreligious Ministry October 10 & 11, 2009

Rev. Fr. Michael Chua, (speaker and main organizer)

Ecclesiastical Assistant, Archdiocesan Ministry of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

Topic: “The Catholic Church & Interreligious Dialogue: Global and Local Perspectives”

 

Rev. Fr. Jojo Fung S.J. (speaker/panel discussant)

Director, Diocesan Ministry of Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue

Diocese of Melaka Johor

Topic: “Intercultural Dialogue and Indigenous Spiritualities”


Dr. Sherman Kuek, SFO (speaker/ panel discussant)           

Director & Research Fellow, Diocesan Pastoral Institute

Diocese of Melaka Johor

Topic: “Ecumenism: Opportunities and Challenges in Malaysia

 

Dr. Asma Abdullah (speaker)

Corporate trainer and specialist in intercultural management,

training and education in Esso Production Malaysia Inc., Kuala Lumpur.

Author of several books on multi-culturalism

Former Fullbright Grant Recipient

Topic: “Understanding Multicultural Malaysia

 

Dr. Claude F. Jacobs (speaker)

Director, Centre for Study of Religion and Society,

Mr. William McNeece (speaker)

Director of Photography, Pluralism Project

University of Michigan-Dearborn,

Topic: “Religious Pluralism in America: The Case of Multicultural Diversity in Detroit

Photo-Exhibition: Pluralism Project

 

Dr. Patricia Martinez (speaker)

Former Senior Research Fellow for Religion and Culture and head of the I

ntercultural Studies Research at the Asia-Europe Institute of the University of Malaya.

She is the first non-Muslim Malaysian with a Ph.D. in Religion, specialization Islam,

She has been awarded a Fulbright in Islamic Studies at Ohio and Stanford Universities

for 2003-4.

Topic: “Islamisation in Malaysia and the Church’s Response”

 

Rt Rev Bishop Antony Selvanayagam D.D.

Bishop of Penang,

President of Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs,

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

Keynote Address

 

Rev. Fr. William Larousse, MM

Secretary, Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (OEIA)

Federation of Asian Bishops Conference

Topic: “Dialogue in Asia                       

 

 
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