The College had the rare honour
of hosting the visit of 36 participants organized by the Foundation for Universal
Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai
Lama, on August 10 and 11, 2013.
The
Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a
not-for-profit, non-sectarian, non-denominational organization established with
the Nobel Prize awarded to his Holiness in 1989.The participants were from
different faiths, professions and nationalities, which included monks and nuns
from the Buddhist traditions. The purpose is to understand learn about
different faiths, and the visit to UTC, was intended to look closely at the
Christian faith, its traditions, history, spirituality and practices.
The two day programme had brief
presentations by Faculty members dialogue with students,
orientation to the Library and worship at
Wesley English Church and dialogue with members of the Church.
Foundation
for Universal Responsibility
Interfaith
Pilgrimage, 2013
United
Theological College (UTC), Bangalore India
Aug
10 & 11, 2013
Theme
for sessions : Who is my Neighbour?
Aug,
10 (Sat), 2013
|
10.00
-10.10 am
|
Welcome
and Greetings: Rev. Dr. Dexter S.
Maben, UTC
|
|
10.10-10.50
am
|
Christian
Bible : Rev. Dr. J.G. Muthuraj
|
|
10.50-11.10am
|
Tea
|
|
11.10
-12.00 pm
|
Introduction
to UTC Library; Christian Literature and Communication: Fr. Jerry Kurian,
UTC (With visual presentation)
|
|
12.10-12.50pm
|
Christian
Theology: Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas, UTC
|
|
1.00
pm-2.00pm
|
Lunch
|
|
2.00 pm
-2.50
|
Dialogue:
Neighbours- An Inter-faith forum
|
|
2.50-3.10
|
Tea
|
|
3.10-3.40
|
Dialogue:
UTC Students- Coordinated by Paul Karunakar, BD, III student
|
|
3.50pm-4.30pm
|
Christian
Ethics : Dr. George Zacharaiah, UTC
|
|
4,30 pm
|
Departure
|
|
9.00 am
|
Worship at WESLEY
ENGLISH CHURCH,
Coles Park, Bangalore
(Preacher will be Rev. Dr. Jones Muthunayagom,
UTC).
(Reporting at UTC Campus at 8.15 am and then
proceeding to Wesley Church)
|
|
11.00 -11.45 am
|
Interactive session with worshippers
Coordinator: Dr. Amita
Santiago, Professor of English at Mount Carmel
College, Postcolonial Scholar and
member of Wesley
English Church
|
|
12.20pm-1.00pm
|
Christian
Mission : Sr. Dr. Mary Shruthi, UTC
|
|
1.00
pm-1.00pm
|
Lunch –
UTC
|
|
2.10-2.50
pm
|
History
of Christianity: Rev. Dr. Allan Samuel
Palanna, UTC
|
|
2.50-3.10pm
|
Tea
|
|
3.10-3.50pm
|
Christian
Counselling: Dr. Joseph George, UTC
|
|
4.00-4.30
pm
|
Concluding
session and feedback: Who is my Neighbour?
Rev. Dr. Dexter S. Maben, UTC
|
Rev. Dr. Dexter S. Maben
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