Wonderful website! Nina Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Peter Hayes <phayes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I would like to introduce members of GHA to the great work I am involved in > and to invite you review our website: www.globalpeace.org and specific to > the Center for Multi-Faith Partnerships you can review a recent convening at: > http://www.globalpeace.org/photo-g/center-for-multifaith-partnerships-hosts-forum-at-u-s-capitol > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM, <hisaleem@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Leo, et al, >> >> I would like to suggest Honolulu as a venue for such a conference. The city >> has first-rate facilities, and, with planning, we could get good rates at >> hotels far cheaper than New York. Most of our meetings are managed by >> volunteers, which reduces costs significantly. And, with participants >> bearing their own costs (unfortunately), the overall budget can be >> manageable. >> >> The Honolulu-based All Believers Network would be happy to serve as the >> local co-sponsor. >> >> Saleem Ahmed >> President, All Believers Network >> 1-808-371-9360 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: María Cristina Azcon >> a <mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: gha <gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Harry Gensler <harrygensler@xxxxxxxxx>; >> kurtjohnsonisd <kurtjohnsonisd@xxxxxxxxx>; interfaith >> <interfaith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 10:47 pm >> Subject: [gha] Re: My personal curriculum + Its development >> >> Dear María, >> >> This is a very interesting proposal, which will be real and practicable when >> GHA-USA will have the income from the GHA projects to fund annual meetings >> GHA. >> >> The sources of financing may become such projects GHA as CIHE (Interfaith >> Harmony Education), Harmony Academy, publishing business on republishing the >> ABC of Harmony and similar books, Harmony Counseling Centers for population >> (especially for women, children and families), Sociological Statistical >> Studies of social harmony and justice, Contests "Muse of Harmony", sculpture >> "Harmonious Civilization", TV Project "Harmony" and others. >> >> The realization of these projects requires an experienced businessman and a >> large manager with harmonious vision and venture capital. Unfortunately, we >> can not find such businessman before now. But we continue to look for, and >> we encourage members of the GHA invite similar businessmen and call >> appropriate candidates in the GHA CEO. >> >> I think the GHA-USA has the most opportunities to find such a manager to the >> GHA. But they may be also from Latin America, and Africa, and India, etc. >> What do you think about this? Could you suggest similar candidacy from your >> Argentina or other country? >> >> With love, best harmony wishes, >> >> Leo >> >> Dr Leo Semashko: >> State Councillor of St. Petersburg, >> Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony; >> Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia; >> Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA); >> Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org >> World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base: >> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541; >> GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony: >> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478; >> P/Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253; >> Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia >> Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko >> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: María Cristina Azcona, mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx >> To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx >> Sent: 15 апреля 2013 г., 0:40:08 >> Subject: [gha] Re: My personal curriculum + Its development >> >> >> >> Hi Leo >> >> It would be great to create an annual meeting for GHA at the USA, since this >> is a country where is very easy to create this kind of events as Evelin does >> the HD&HS annual congress >> >> Maria >> >> 2013/4/14 Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx> >> Dear Harry, >> >> First, I am happy to congratulate you on the publication this year of your >> great book: Ethics and the Golden Rule, Routledge, 2013, which will become >> the mandatory textbook for the GHA CIHE, along with the ABC of Harmony of >> GHA, The Coming Interspiritual Age, Kurt and David and similar books . >> >> Second, Thank you very much for your profound letter with a sketch of your >> curriculum, which is interesting to all members of the GHA, so I am sending >> it to all. Your course, I now propose to title as: "Ethics and the Golden >> Rule of Interfaith Harmony in the 21st Century." This title concretizes and >> develops your book title and meets scientific approach to interfaith >> harmony. Do you agree with this title? >> >> Third, please, let me, using the ideas of your letter and your new book, >> offer the version of your curriculum in tabular form below. As soon as you >> will send me your final version of this curriculum, so it will be >> immediately included in the CIHE program in New York. Please, correct the >> table and send it to us. >> >> Fourth, your book and the corresponding learning course allow making it as >> fundamental in CIHE for three years. Do you agree with this? >> >> Fifth, your great intellectual contribution to interfaith harmony allows us >> to pose the question of creating GHA CIHE in your University, in Cleveland, >> under your leadership, based on the GHA relevant project with your >> fundamental course. What do you think of this idea? Are you ready to lead >> the GHA CIHE in Cleveland? That would be wonderful in the extreme, if you >> agreed to it. >> >> If you accept this role and mission in principle, the details will be >> discussed later. >> >> With love, best harmony wishes, >> >> Leo >> >> Dr Leo Semashko: >> State Councillor of St. Petersburg, >> Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony; >> Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia; >> Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA); >> Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org >> World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base: >> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541; >> GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony: >> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478; >> P/Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253; >> Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia >> Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko >> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Rev. Dr. Harry Gensler >> Ethics and the Golden Rule of Interfaith Harmony in the 21st Century >> The curriculum of GHA CIHE fundamental advanced course on 384 hours for 3 >> years, 128 h. every year >> April 14, 2013 >> >> Topics of the Lectures and Seminars/Workshops >> Lectures/ Workshops >> Time in a/hours >> 1. Golden Rule Reasoning as the irrevocable, unconditional norm for all >> areas of life in social harmony >> L/W >> 8/8 >> 2. Religion and History. Golden Rule Interpretations in 13 World >> Religions: Key Internal Harmonious Potential of World Religions for >> Interfaith Harmony >> L/W >> 128/128 >> 3. Application and Development of the Golden Rule for interfaith harmony >> 1. Hans Küng (Germany) and the second Parliament of the World's Religions >> (1993) >> L/W >> 16/16 >> 4. 2. Paul McKenna (Canada, Scarboro Mission): poster showing Golden Rule >> in 13 world religions >> (http://www.scarboromissions.ca/Golden_rule) >> L/W >> 8/8 >> 5. 3. Mussie Hailu (Ethopia): promotion of Golden Rule across Africa >> L/W >> 8/8 >> 6. 4. Important Role of Organizations like the United Nations, United >> Religions Initiative, Parliament of World Religions and Global Harmony >> Association in the Golden Rule Promotion >> L/W >> 8/8 >> 7. Golden Rule and the ABC of Harmony for social and interfaith harmony in >> harmonious civilization of the 21st century >> L/W >> 8/8 >> 8. Interfaith Harmonious Education on a scientific basis of the ABC of >> Harmony as a new principle for Global Ethics >> L/W >> 8/8 >> 9. Protection 2 coursework and degree work at the course end >> >> 10 Exam on the course at the end of each year >> >> >> TOTAL: Lectures - 182 hours; Seminars - 182 hours; Total – 364 hours. >> Note. The number of hours of lectures and seminars can shrink and grow as it >> is needed. >> Main manuals: >> Harry Gensler. Ethics and the Golden Rule, Routledge, 2013 >> Leo Semashko and GHA 75 coauthors from 26 countries. The ABC of Harmony for >> World Peace, Harmonious Civilization and Tetranet Thinking, Delhi, 2012 >> Kurt Johnson, David Ord. The Coming Interspiritual Age. Namaste Publishing, >> 2013 >> >> >> >> =========================================================== >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Harry Gensler, harrygensler@xxxxxxxxx >> To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx >> Sent: 13 апреля 2013 г., 20:18:23 >> Subject: My personal curriculum >> >> While I cannot give a complete curriculum on global harmony, I can sketch a >> segment on the golden rule (GR): "Treat others as you want to be treated." I >> am a GR expert: I did a masters thesis and doctoral dissertation >> (philosophy) on GR, many articles and parts of a dozen books, a prominent GR >> Web page (http://www.harryhiker.com/gr), and a recent comprehensive GR book >> (Ethics and the Golden Rule, Routledge, 2013). I suggest that the GR >> segment, which could go anywhere from an hour or two to several weeks or >> longer, cover these topics: >> >> (1) Hans Küng (Germany) and the second Parliament of the World's Religions >> (1993). For the first time, representatives of the world's religions >> formally agree on a global ethic, and one that calls GR "the irrevocable, >> unconditional norm for all areas of life." >> (http://www.weltethos.org/1-pdf/10-stiftung/declaration/declaration_english.pdf) >> >> (2) Paul McKenna (Canada) created a poster showing GR in 13 world religions; >> each participant should get a copy. McKenna has done much to promote GR and >> interfaith unity. (http://www.scarboromissions.ca/Golden_rule) >> >> (3) Mussie Hailu (Ethopia) has done much to promote GR across Africa and >> across the world, and is especially important in organizations like the >> United Religions Initiative and the United Nations. >> >> (4) A further in-depth treatment of GR in the religions of the world, >> emphasizing common themes. >> >> (5) Some discussion on GR itself: how to apply it, how not to misapply it, >> its strengths and weaknesses, and how to respond to objections (this is >> important because many think that GR is unclear and leads to absurdities >> when we try to express it more carefully). >> >> For (1) to (4), I suggest Chapter 3 and 5 of my GR book; Chapter 5 is online >> (on my GR Web page, click "chronology" at the top). For (5), I suggest >> Chapter 1 or 2 of my GR book, or at least my GR Stories page (on my GR Web >> page, click "stories" at the top). The rest of my GR book is also a useful >> resource and gives many further references (of which I especially recommend >> Jeff Wattles's book, The Golden Rule, Oxford, 1996). >> >> Harry Gensler >> Professor of philosophy at John Carroll University (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) >> Catholic priest (Jesuit) >> http://www.harryhiker.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> María Cristina Azcona >> @macazcona > > > > -- > Peter Hayes > Vice President > Service For Peace > Tel. 502-290-3611 > Skype: sfp-ky >