Program

Program

8:30	Registration

Opening Ceremony

9:00

Opening Declaration: Rev. Kunihiko Shimamoto, the Chief Director of the Oomoto Headquarters

Flute Music (Purification)

Prayer Offering by Different Religions:

Yakumo Shinka

Buddhism
Christianity
Hindu
Islam
Judaism
Shinto

Silent Prayer

Welcome Address: Mme. Kurenai Deguchi, the Spiritual Leader of Oomoto

Greetings by Honored Guests

Message and Telegrams

Part Ⅰ: Addresses

10:00

Keynote Speech: Rev. Yasumi Hirose, President of the Oomoto Headquarters

Address I, Dignity of Life: Prof. Kazuo Murakami, Emeritus Professor of Tsukuba University

Address II, Reconciliation and Solidarity Among Religions: Archbishop Joseph Pittau, S.J., Secretary of the Holy See Department for Catholic Education

12:20	Lunch
13:20	Address III, 21st Century, the Era for the Realization of World Federation: Prof. Tadaakira Jo, Professor of Hiroshima Shudo University

Part Ⅱ: Dialogue

14:30

Forum

Coordinator: Prof. Masaaki Ueda, Honorary Professor of Kyoto University

Assist. Coordinator: Rev. Munemichi Kurozumi, Vice Chief Patriarch of Kurozumikyo Shinto

Advisors: Prof. Kazuo Murakami

Archbishop Joseph Pittau, S.J.

Prof. Tadaakira Jo

Proposals:

Buddhism: Ven. Gijun Sugitani, Advisor to Tendai International Peace Foundationfor Religious Cooperation
Christianity: Prof. Agostino Giovagnoli, Community of St. Egidio
Hinduism: Hon. Justice Shibarai Pathil, Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Islam: Prof. Dr. Hamid Ahmad Al-Rifaie, President of International Islamic Forum for Dialogue
Judaism: Dr. Ron Kronish, Director of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel
Shintoism: Rev. Takahisa Kato, Executive Director of the Association of Shinto Shrine
Oomoto: Rev. Masato Deguchi, Director of Religious Training Center of Oomoto

18:00

Summary

Adoption of Declaration

Announcement of Declaration

Closing Address

18:30

Reception