Jan. 11 The Religious Situation in Iran - See note in blog
Feb. 8. Unitarianism and the Lotus Sutra - The Rev. Gene Reeves
Mar. 8 What is Unique about the Later Day Saints - Jim & Pat Hartzell
Apr 12? Mind and Body Connections - What is Health - Marianne Yamaguchi (member)
May 10 Speaker rom International Buddhist Congregation of Rissho Kosei Kai
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Unitarians and the Lotus Sutra - February 8
The Rev. Gene Reeves will speak on Feb 8th 2009 to the Tokyo Unitarian Fellowship at 3 p.m. at the International House in Roppongi.
Probable topic related to "Unitarians and the Lotus Sutra" (working title -- he will expand any topic to suit the day ).
For some interesting links to the Rev. Reeves background see
http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Reeves_Gene_180968853.aspx
http://www25.uua.org/uubf/uusav2n3.htm#BuddhaGod (mid way through)
The latter I found on the interesting UU Sangha page listing back issues of the Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship
http://www25.uua.org/uubf/uusangha.htm
Anyone interested in a discussion in English of religion, culture and ideas is welcome to this small friendly multi-cultural group of long term residents of Japan and other interesting parts of the world
Probable topic related to "Unitarians and the Lotus Sutra" (working title -- he will expand any topic to suit the day ).
For some interesting links to the Rev. Reeves background see
http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Reeves_Gene_180968853.aspx
http://www25.uua.org/uubf/uusav2n3.htm#BuddhaGod (mid way through)
The latter I found on the interesting UU Sangha page listing back issues of the Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship
http://www25.uua.org/uubf/uusangha.htm
Anyone interested in a discussion in English of religion, culture and ideas is welcome to this small friendly multi-cultural group of long term residents of Japan and other interesting parts of the world
The Religious Situation in Iran Today
The next speakers for the Tokyo Unitarian Fellowship will be:
Jan 11 "The Religious Situation in Iran Today"--and its Historical Background."
Two Baha'i scholars from the Tokyo Bahai'i Education and Cross Culture Office in Tokyo will speak.
Two speakers: Kimiko Schwerin who was long based at the Bahai Center in Haifa, Israel and Sandra Fotos who teaches at Senshu University.
At the International House in Roppongi, at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon
Anyone interested in a good discussion of religion, culture and ideas is welcome to join.
Jan 11 "The Religious Situation in Iran Today"--and its Historical Background."
Two Baha'i scholars from the Tokyo Bahai'i Education and Cross Culture Office in Tokyo will speak.
Two speakers: Kimiko Schwerin who was long based at the Bahai Center in Haifa, Israel and Sandra Fotos who teaches at Senshu University.
At the International House in Roppongi, at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon
Anyone interested in a good discussion of religion, culture and ideas is welcome to join.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Religious Life in Victorian Britain
November Meeting
Robert Morton will speak on "Queen Victoria and religious life in Victorian Britain"
Sunday November 9th, 3'00 at our usual venue, International House, seminar room.
For more about Robert Morton, see this article in the Japan Times.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20041225vk.html
Robert who teaches and does research in Japan specializes in Victorian Britain and has spoken on the comparison between Queen Victoria and the Meiji Emperor.
Should be interesting.
We will be meeting at the International house in Roppongi as usual
at 3 p.m. Anyone is welcome
For more about Robert Morton, see this article in the Japan Times.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20041225vk.html
Robert who teaches and does research in Japan specializes in Victorian Britain and has spoken on the comparison between Queen Victoria and the Meiji Emperor.
Should be interesting.
We will be meeting at the International house in Roppongi as usual
at 3 p.m. Anyone is welcome
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Past and future speakers
Sam just informed me the following. I certainly am sorry I missed the rabbi. It sounds like it was just the kind of talk that makes this group worth going to on a quiet Sunday afternoon.
Past speaker
Past speaker
Sep. 14 speaker Rabbi Henri Noach (Tokyo's Jewish Community Center)
Our first meeting of the fall was a wide-ranging discussion of Judaism that started with Jewish ideas about death and ended with
deep thoughts about the purpose of life. Thanks to the energetic Rabbi Henri Noach .
next speaker
Oct. 12 speaker Dr. Lornz Poggendorf
“Shinto’s role in preserving our natural environment”
Hope I can make then next one. See you there.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Next Speaker
I have made this post so that our new Chairwoman Peggy Kanada can easily inform us all of the next speaker, date and time by posting a reply to this item.
Hope this makes life easier for you Peggy.
Hope this makes life easier for you Peggy.
Past Speakers
June 2008
William Parker, chairman spoke on the History of the Unitarian Mission in Japan
May 2008
Reverend Paul Koroluk of the St. Jude Ukrainian Orthodox Mission,
His subject will be: “Orthodox Christianity”
April 2008
John Clammer traveled to India during February and March and brought us an up-to-date picture of developments there. His subject was: “India between Tradition and the Future”
March 2008
Dr. Joseph O'Leary of Sophia University spoke on the Heart Sutra, the shortest of all Sutras and core to the Buddhist concept of emptiness.
February 2008
Susan Martin, teacher of creative writing atLakeland College ,
October 2007
Dr. John Clammer, Professor of Sociology at Sophia spoke on "Shinto and Ecology: New Foundations for Religious Environmentalism”
September 2007
Dr. Steven Morgan who is a Professor in the Department of English, the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Daito Bunka University. Dr. Morgan is also choir director and organist at St. Albans.
His subject will be “Music and Peace…the Inner and Outer Journey”
For other past speakers see
http://www.idiom.com/~turner/uutokyo/meetings.html
William Parker, chairman spoke on the History of the Unitarian Mission in Japan
May 2008
Reverend Paul Koroluk of the St. Jude Ukrainian Orthodox Mission,
His subject will be: “Orthodox Christianity”
April 2008
John Clammer traveled to India during February and March and brought us an up-to-date picture of developments there. His subject was: “India between Tradition and the Future”
March 2008
Dr. Joseph O'Leary of Sophia University spoke on the Heart Sutra, the shortest of all Sutras and core to the Buddhist concept of emptiness.
February 2008
Susan Martin, teacher of creative writing at
Dr. Robert Dujarric, Director,
Dr. Paul McCarthy,Professor of Comparative Culture at Surugadai University.
October 2007
Dr. John Clammer, Professor of Sociology at Sophia spoke on "Shinto and Ecology: New Foundations for Religious Environmentalism”
September 2007
Dr. Steven Morgan who is a Professor in the Department of English, the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Daito Bunka University. Dr. Morgan is also choir director and organist at St. Albans.
His subject will be “Music and Peace…the Inner and Outer Journey”
For other past speakers see
http://www.idiom.com/~turner/uutokyo/meetings.html
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