The 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions, hosted in Chicago from 14-18 August 2023, will bring together people of faith and conscience from around the world answering our call to defend freedom and human rights.
Luminaries Answering the Call to Conscience
The Parliament of the World's Religions is honored to announce the participation of Rev. James Lawson, Prof. Azza Karam, and Dr. Arun Gandhi as featured luminaries of the 2023 Convening.
Reverend James M. Lawson Jr. (1928-) is widely recognized as the pioneer of nonviolence in the American Civil Liberties Movement. He is an activist, minister, and a scholar of the Bible, as well as a living icon embodying the power of nonviolence in securing justice and peace.
Dr. Azza Karam serves as the Secretary General of Religions for Peace – the largest multi-religious leadership platform with over 90 Interreligious Councils, as well as grassroots Interfaith Youth and Women’s networks. She also holds a Professorship of Religion and Development at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - of which she is a citizen.
Dr. Arun Gandhi, a grandson of Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi, was born in Durban, South Africa during the apartheid years. He founded the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in 1991 and now serves as the President of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute to take the message of nonviolence all over the world.
New luminaries will be announced in the weeks to come.
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