Holy Books and Life after Life
The
Intertextuality series of conferences under the auspices of Dr. Alexander
Marthoma Centre for Dialogue, Kottarakkara and Cosmic Community Centre,
Karickam was initiated in the year 2005. The theme of the first conference was
“Intertextuality of the Holy Books”. The second conference in 2007 dealt with
the subject “One Word Many Versions: A Re- Reading of the Holy Books”. The
third conference was held at Santhigiri Ashram Aluvae and its subject was “Holy
Books and Violence”. The fourth International Seminar was conducted again at
Kottarakara in the year 2011 with the theme “Holy Books and People of differing
faith”. The fifth conference was held at the International Public
Karickam School from 30th September to 3rd October 2013.
Several eminent scholars from different parts of the world presented papers on
“Holy Books and Life after life”.
The program
was inaugurated by His Holiness Presanna Venkittacharya Chaturvedi Swami
(President, Ramanuja Mission Trust, India). Rt. Rev Thomas Mar Timotheos
Episcopa, (President, AMCD) gave the keynote address. Swami Sachidananda
Bharathi released the Book (Holy Books and Life After Life- Edited by Dr.
Abraham Karickam and Dr. Ruwan Palapathwala) by presenting the first copy to
the Bishop. Dr. Alexander Marthoma Peace Award 2013, was presented to Rev. Dr.
M. J. Joseph. Sidhartha Siva (President’s award for the best debutant
Director), Cosmic Rajan (best URI Cooperation circle award), P.A Sajimon (best
teacher award), Afna Jaleeb (First Prize winner, URI essay contest) were also
given cash award and citations on the occasion. Ian Fry, Australia (The
Tripwire to More Questions than Answers), Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe, Sri Lanka
(Aryubovan :A Wish for (long or more) Life), Dr. Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi ,
Sri Lanka (The Living WORD in the Words of the Living), Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Nigeria (Examining
the concepts of God, death and the life hereafter in African Traditional Religions) Rev.Dr.M.J.Joseph, Kerala (Affirming the Power of Life) Dr.Galina Ermolina, Russia (Life after death), Jayanti R Chavan, Mumbai (The Eternity of Holy books and Life ) Rodrijo, Enzo and Luis,
Uruguay (Life After Life), Sidhar
Dr. B. Rajaram, Coimbatore (Holy books
& life after life –
interpretation) Rev. Dr. K.V. Mathew,
Kerala (Life After Life ) Greshma, Punalur (After life) ,
Dr. Abraham Karickam, Kottarakara (The Journey of the Soul )Tinumeren Ozukum, Andhra Pradesh (Life after life: Biblical Implication), Dame Dr. Prof. Meher
Master- Moos, President, Zoroastrian college (Holy books and life after life
From the view point of the ancient Avestan Mazdayasnie Zarathushtrian Daena)
Rev.M.O Ommen Jr., Bangalore (Resurrection of the dead: Towards a
Pauline understanding) Kesava
Dasa Swami, Argentina (After
Life: References from the Srimad Bhagavatam)Reid Shelton Fernando
(Intertextuality of the Holy Books: An interview with Santhi Hetterachchi)Kamal
Waleboda, Srilanka (The concept of the life after death in Buddhism)Sankara
Rameswaran, Tirunelveli (Life after life: A Vedic experience), Vasudeva Rao ,
Vedanda Institute, Calcutta (Vedas and life after life), Fr. O Thomas,
Kottarakara (Expedition of the soul: A personal experience) were among the
scholars who presented papers at the conference.
Dr.
Alexander Marthoma Centre for Dialogue was founded twenty years ago as a
project of Marthoma Students’ Conference. The Intertextuality conferences were
started with the intension of developing a philosophical foundation for
Interfaith dialogue by analyzing the connecting threads among the Holy Books.
The underlying concept is that there is only one Holy Book and all the
scriptures are to be read like different chapters of one book.
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