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Inter-faith Dialogue: “Religion & Power: Political, Legal and Economic Perspectives” at HKU

08 Jan 2014

This interfaith dialogue will explore the relationship between spiritual ethos and power in a number of world religions - Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. In particular, the forum will address how religious engagement with political, legal and economic issues can have beneficial and detrimental consequences in contemporary society.

Date:               January 13, 2014 (Monday)
Time:              7pm to 9pm
Venue:            Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language:     English

Opening Remarks by: Uzma Ashraf (The Bridging Gaps)

Moderator: Benny Tai (The University of Hong Kong)

Speakers:
Michael Helfand (Pepperdine University School of Law)
Jamal Badawi (St. Mary's University)
Graham Ward (University of Oxford)

Panelists:
Rabbi Asher C. Oser (Ohel Leah Synagogue)|
Muhammad Arshad (Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre)

“Religion & Power: Political, Legal and Economic Perspectives” Conference

Date: January 13 to 14, 2014 (Monday to Tuesday)
Time: January 13 (9:30am to 5:30pm), January 14 (9:30am to 5pm)
Venue: 11/F., Cheng Yu Tung Tower, HKU

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Sharron Fast, Centre for Comparative and Public Law, HKU (Email: sfast@hku.hk / Tel: 3917 1938).

Event Organizers:
Bridging Gaps; Centre for Comparative and Public Law; Faith and Global Engagement Initiative

Event Sponsors:
Bridging Gaps; Centre for Comparative and Public Law, HKU; Discover Islam, Bahrain; Faith and Global Engagement Initiative, HKU; HKU Culture & Humanities Fund; The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong; Ohel Leah Synagogue