Leonard Swidler's Curriculum Vitae

Leonard Swidler
Professor of Catholic Thought & Interreligious Dialogue
Religion Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tel: 215-204-7251 (office); 477-1080 (home);
513-508-1935 (mobile);
FAX: 215-204-4569 or 477-5928
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DIALOGUE INSTITUTE
INSTITUTE FOR INTERRELIGIOUS, INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
JOURNAL OF ECUMENICAL STUDIES -- CENTER FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

I. PERSONAL

Born January 6, 1929. Married (Arlene); two children (Carmel & Eva). Address-Office: Religion Dept., Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122; Tel. 215-204-7237; FAX: 215-204-4569. Address-Home: 7501 Woodcrest Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19151. Tel. 215-477-1080; 513-508-1935 (Mobile); E-mail: dialogue@temple.edu; Web: http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/ Co-Founder/Editor, Journal of Ecumenical Studies (1964-present) http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/jesindex.htm; Co-Founder/Director Global Dialogue Institute (1993–) http://global-dialogue.com; Founder/President, Dialogue Institute–Interreligious, Intercultural, International (1978–) Founder/President Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (1980–) http://arccsites.org/

II. SCHOOLING

1. St. Norbert's College, B.A. (1950) - Philosophy
2. St. Norbert's Seminary, 1950-52 - Theology
3. St. Paul's Seminary, 1952-54 - Theology
4. Marquette University, 1954-55 - M.A. in History; Philosophy and Literature Minors
5. University of Wisconsin, 1955-57 - History, Philosophy and Literature
6. University of Tübingen (Germany), 1957-58 - History and Theology; Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in 1959
7. University of Munich (Germany), 1958-59 - History and Theology
8. University of Wisconsin (1961) - Ph.D. in History

III. GRANTS

1. Two one-year grants from the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst for study in Germany, 1957-58 and 1958-59
2. Seminar on Ecumenism: Duquesne University in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, under Heinz Foundation sponsorship, annually from 1961 to 1966
3. Fellow at the Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research, Collegeville, MN, 1968-69
4. Fulbright Research Grant at the University of Tübingen, 1973
5. American Academy of Science Grant to lecture for the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in China, May-June, 1988
6. Fulbright Fellow, taught at Centre for Civilisational Dialogue of the University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, summer 2003 and again summer 2004
7. Senior Fulbright Fellow, taught at Centre for Catholic Studies, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, November 19-December 1, 2007.

IV. HONORS

Recipient of LL.D. from LaSalle University, Philadelphia, October, 1977.
Recipient of LL.D. from Alma Mater, St. Norbert College, DePere, WI, October, 2001.
Recipient of Prize for 2002 from the Academic Society for the Research of Religions and Ideologies (SACRI), University of Cluj, Romania

V. TEACHING

1. Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1955 (English)
2. Edgewood College, 1955-56 (Philosophy)
3. University of Wisconsin: Integrated Liberal Studies Department, 1956-57 (English and History)
4. University of Maryland in Europe, 1958-60 (History and Philosophy)
5. U.S.A.R. Intelligence School, Fort Sheridan, 1959 (German)
6. Duquesne University, 1960-66 (History; also on Theology faculty, 1962-66)
7. ACUIIS summer school at University of Graz, Austria, 1972, 1973
8. Guest Professor on the Catholic Theology Faculty and the Protestant Theology Faculty of the University of Tübingen, 1972-73
9. Visiting Professor at St. Michael's College, Winouski, VT. Summer, 1976
10. Exchange Professor on the Catholic Theology Faculty and the Institute for Ecumenical Research of the University of Tübingen, Summer Semester, 1982
11. Exchange Professor on the Catholic Theology Faculty and the Institute for Ecumenical Research of the University of Tübingen, Summer Semester, 1985
12. Guest Professor in the Philosophy Department, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China, Summer Semester, 1986
13. Professor at Temple University Japan (Tokyo), Summer School, May-June, 1987
14. Exchange Professor on the Protestant Theology Faculty, Hamburg University, Fall semester, 1989
15. Guest Professor in the Philosophy Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Summer Semester, 1990
16. Professor at Temple University Japan (Tokyo), 1990-91
17. Visiting Fulbright Professor at Centre for Civilisational Dialogue of the University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, summer 2003.
18. Visiting Fulbright Professor at Centre for Civilisational Dialogue of the University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, summer 2004.
19. Visiting Professor, East China University, Shanghai, China, June, 2004.
20. Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, June, 2004.
21. Visiting Professor, Peoples’ University, Beijing, China, June, 2004.
22. Visiting Fulbright Professor at Centre for Catholic Studies, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, November, 2007.
23. Professor at Temple University, Religion Department, 1966–

VI. PUBLICATIONS (Books)

1. Dialogue for Reunion. New York: Herder and Herder, 1962.
2. Scripture and Ecumenism (editor). Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1965.
3. The Ecumenical Vanguard. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1965.
4. Jewish-Christian Dialogues (co-auth. Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum). Wash., DC: National Council of Catholic Men and National Council of Catholic Women, 1966.
5. Ecumenism, the Spirit and Worship (editor). Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press 1967.
6. Bultmann, Barth and Catholic Theology, by Heinrich Fries (Introduction and translation). Pittsburgh: Duquesne U Press, 1967.
7. Freedom in the Church. Dayton: Pflaum Press, 1969.
8. Bishops and People (author, editor, and translator with Arlene Swidler). Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1970.
9. Women Priests in the Catholic Church? by Haye van der Meer (Introduction, postscript, and translation with Arlene Swidler). Philadelphia: Temple University Press,1973.
10. Isj and Isjah (joint author with Jan Kerkhofs). Antwerp/Utrecht: Uitgeverij Patmos, 1973.
11. Jews and Christians in Dialogue (editor). Philadelphia: Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1975.
12. Women in Judaism. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976.
13. The Eucharist in Ecumenical Dialogue (ed.). New York: Paulist, 1976; & as Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 13, 2 (Spring, 1976).
14. Bloodwitness for Peace and Unity. Denville, NJ: Dimension Books, 1977.
15. Women Priests: Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration (co-edited with A. Swidler). New York: Paulist Press, 1977.
16. Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue (editor). Philadelphia: Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1978.
17. Aufklärung Catholicism 1780-1850. Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1978.
18. A Commentary on the Oberammergau Passionspiel in regard to Its Image of Jews and Judaism. New York: ADL, 1978.
19. Biblical Affirmation of Women. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1979 (4th printing, 1991).
20. Consensus in Theology? A Dialogue with Hans Küng and Edward Schillebeeckx (editor and co-author). Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1980; also as Journal of Ecumenical Studies, vol. 17, no. 1 (Winter,1980).
21. Jewish Monotheism and Christian Trinitarian Doctrine, by Pinchas Lapide and Jürgen Moltmann (Introduction and translation). Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980.
22. The Oberammergau Passionspiel 1984 (Das Oberammergauer Passionspiel 1984). New York: Anti-Defamation League, 1980.
23. From Holocaust to Dialogue: A Jewish-Christian Dialogue between Americans and Germans (ed. and co-author). Philadelphia: Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1981.
24. Küng in Conflict. New York: Doubleday, 1981.
25. Authority in the Church and the Schillebeeckx Case (co-editor & co-author). New York: Crossroad, 1982; also as Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 19, 2 (Spring, 1982).
26. Tractate on the Jews by Franz Mussner (translation and Introduction). Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984.
27. The Passion of the Jew Jesus (Das Leiden des Juden Jesus) New York: Anti-Defamation League, 1984.
28. Buddhism Made Plain (co-author with Antony Fernando). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1984 (7th printing, 1996).
29. Editor and founder of Templum, Religion Department Newsletter, Temple University, 1985--.
30. Religious Liberty and Human Rights (editor & author). New York/Philadelphia: Hippocrene Books/Ecumenical Press, 1986.
31. "Breaking down the Wall" between Americans and East Germans, Christians and Jews (editor and author). Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1987.
32. The Church in Anguish: Has the Vatican Betrayed Vatican II? (coed. with Hans Küng, & author). San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
33. Toward a Universal Theology of Religion (editor and author). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1987.
34. A Catholic Bill of Rights (co-editor and author). Kansas City: Sheed & Ward, 1988.
35. Catholic-Communist Collaboration in Italy (co-editor & author). Lanham MD: University Press of America, 1988.
36. Yeshua: A Model for Moderns. Kansas City: Sheed/Ward, 1988; 2nd expanded edition, 1993.
37. Cristâos e Nâo-Christâos em Diålogo (Christians and Non-Christians in Dialogue--Portuguese). Sâo Paulo: Ediçiôes Paulinas, 1988.
38. After the Absolute: The Dialogical Future of Religious Reflection. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990.
39. Death or Dialogue. From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1990.
40. Bursting the Bonds. A Jewish-Christian Dialogue on Jesus and Paul (co-author & ed.). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1990.
41. Attitudes of Religions and Ideologies towards the Outsider: The Other (co-editor/author). New York: Mellen Press, 1990.
42. A Bridge to Buddhist-Christian Dialogue (co-author with and trans. of Seiichi Yagi). Mahwah NJ: Paulist Press, 1990.
43. Christian Mission and Interreligious Dialogue (co-editor/author). New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990.
44. "Alle Christen haben das Recht..." (co-editor/author). Munich: Kösel Verlag, 1990.
45. Human Rights: Christians Marxists and Others in Dialogue (editor/author). New York: Paragon House, 1991.
46. Der umstrittene Jesus. Stuttgart: Quell Verlag, 1991. Kaiser Taschenbuch 130. Gütersloh: Chr. Kaiser/Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 1993.
47. Muslims in Dialogue. The Evolution of a Dialogue over a Generation (editor/author). New York: E. Mellen Press 1992.
48. My Witness For the Church, by Bernard Häring. Translation and Introduction. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992.
49. The Meaning of Life At the Edge of the Third Millennium. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992.
50. Die Zukunft der Theologie im Dialog der Religionen und Weltanschauungen. Regensburg/Munich: Pustet/Kaiser Verlag, 1992.
51. Introduzione al buddismo. Paralleli con l'etica ebraico-cristiana (co-author with Antony Fernando). Bologna: Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna, 1992).
52. IESHUA - Jesus histórico, Cristologia, Ecumenismo. Sâo Paulo: Ediçiôes Paulinas, 1993.
53. Yeshua: Gendaijin no Moderu Iesu (translated by Seiichi Yagi). Tokyo, Shinkyo Shuppansha Pub. Co., 1994.
54. Introduction and co-translation with Arlene Swidler of Heinrich Fries, Suffering From the Church. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1995.
55. O Sentido da Vida no Limiar do Terceiro milênio (Sâo Paulo: Paulus, 1996).
56. Toward a Catholic Constitution (New York: Crossroad Press, 1996).
57. Bulgyo wa Grisdogyo Rulita. Benedict Press. Waegwan, Korea, 1996.
58. The Uniqueness of Jesus (co-editor with Paul Mojzes). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997.
59. Theoria >-----> Praxis. How Jews, Christians, Muslims Can Together Move From Theory to Practice. Antwerp: Peeters Publisher, 1998.
60. For All Life. Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic: An Interreligious Dialogue. (Author/editor). Ashland, OR: White Cloud Press, 1999.
61. The Study of Religion in an Age of Global Dialogue. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000.
62. Dupa absolut. Viitorul dialogic al reflectiei religioase. Cluj, Romania: Limes, 2003.
63. Editor of the book series: Religions In Dialogue, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990--.
63. Interreligious Dialogue Toward Reconciliation in Macedonia and Bosnia, co-editor with Paul Mojzes and Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven. Philadelphia: Ecumenical Press, 2003
64. After the Absolute (Korean - tr. Chan-Su Yi). Seoul: Ehwa University Press, 2003.
65. Dialogue in Malaysia and the Globe. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaysia, 2004.
66. Our Understanding of Ultimate Reality Shapes Our Actions. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaya, 2004.
67. Confucianism in Dialogue Today. West, Christianity, and Judaism (co-editor with Shu-hsien Liu and John Berthrong). Philadelphia: Ecumenical Press, 2005.
68. Изучуьањето на релиґиата во ерата на глобалнот дијалог (The Study of Religion). Macedonian Translation by Slobadanka Markovska. Skopje, Macdonia: Tempjum, 2005.
69. Quanqiu Duihua de Shidai. The Age of Global Dialogue. Trans. by Lihua Liu. Beijing: China Social Science Press, 2006.
70. Making the Church Our Own. How We Can Reform the Catholic Church from the Ground Up. Lanham, MD: Sheed&Ward, 2007.
71. Jesus Was a Feminist. What the Gospels Reveal about His Revolutionary Perspective. Lanham, MD: Sheed & Ward, 2007.
72. Trialogue. Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Dialogue. New London, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 2007.
73. A Global Ethic. Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 42, 3 (Summer, 2007), editor/author.
74. Editor of the book series: Religions In Dialogue, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990–.
75. Editor and co-founder (with Arlene Swidler) of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies (quarterly), 1964–.

VII. PUBLICATIONS (Articles)

1. "Ecumenism in Germany," Commonweal, January 23, 1960.
2. "Land of the Reformation: Lutheran Liturgical Revival," Commonweal, November 11, 1960.
3. "The Doktrin and Practis of William C. Talcott," Indiana Magazine of History, March, 1961.
4. "The Catholic Bible Movement in Germany, Report and Analysis," Interpretation, 1961.
5. "An Ecumenical Letter," American Benedictine Review, June, 1961.
6. "German Protestantism and Ecumenism," Thought, Spring, 1962.
7. "Max Josef Metzger, A Witness for Unity," American Benedictine Review, June, 1962.
8. "The Catholic Historian," in The Christian Intellectual, edited by Samuel Hazo, Duquesne University Press, 1963.
9. "Reappraising the Reformation," Commonweal, October 30, 1964.
10. "Freedom and the Catholic Church," Theology Today, October, 1964.
New Catholic Encyclopedia, twelve articles:

11. "Bekennende Kirche"
12. "German Christians (Deutsche Christen)"
13. "Inner Mission (Innene Mission)"
14. "Bauer, Bruno (1809-82)"
15. "Blumhardt, Johann Christoph (1805-80)"
16. "Harloss, Gottlieb Christoph Adolf von (1806-79)"
17. "Hauge, Hans Nielsen (1771-1824)"
18. "Heim, Karl (1874-1957)"
19. "Löhe, Johann Konrad Wilhelm (1808-72)
20. "Loofs, Friedrich (1858-1929)"
21. "Seeberg, Reinhold (1859-1935)"
22. "Meander, Johann August Wilhelm (1789-1850)"

23. "Religion and Higher Education" (editorial), Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1965.
24. "Catholic Colleges: A Modest Proposal," Commonweal, January 29, 1965.
25. "Catholic Reformation Scholarship in Germany," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1965.
26. "Religious Pluralism--The Impact of the Ecumenical Movement," Perkins School of Theology Journal, Spring, 1965.
27. "Truth and Christian Truths," Perspectives, July-August, 1965.
28. "Vatican II and the Jews" (editorial), Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Fall, 1965.
29. "Ecumenism in the Parish," Commonweal, September, 1966.
30. "Religion and the State Universities," Christian Century, May 11, 1966.
31. "Impact of Ecumenism on Catholic Church-State Relations," in Church and State in Ecumenical Perspective, edited by Elwyn A. Smith. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1966. (Also published in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1966.)
32. "Religion in the Public Schools," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1966.
33. "Freedom and Responsibility," Delta Epsilon Sigma Bulletin, May, 1966. Also Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1966.
34. "The Catholic Historian and Freedom," American Benedictine Review, July, 1966.
35. "Freedom and Responsibility: Prerequisites of the Ecumenical Age," editorial, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring 1966.
36. "What Can History Do for the Church?" Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1967.
37. "The Danger of Ecumenism" (editorial), Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1967.
38. "Theology in the American University," Catholic World, July, 1967.
39. "Catholic Dialogue with Bultmann" (editorial), Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Summer, 1967.
40. "Catholicism in America," in Introducing Roman Catholicism, by Theo Westow. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1967.
41. "Ecumenism in the Parish," in The Post-Conciliar Parish, edited by James O'Gara. New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1967.
42. "The Background of Catholic Ecumenism," First Steps in Christian Renewal, Abigail McCarthy, ed. Wilkes-Barre: Dimension, 1967.
43. "Christian Dialogue with Non-Christians," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1968.
44. "The Brain Drain from Catholic Colleges and Universities," Jubilee, May, 1968.
45. "Can the Churches Avoid the Next Revolution? Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1968.
46. "Historian Proves New Popes Reverse Former," National Catholic Reporter, October 2, 1968.
47. "Commentary," in Church: Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, P. Foote, eds. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1969.
48. "Renewal: Optimism or Despair?" Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Fall, 1969.
49. "Jesus Was a Feminist," Catholic World, January, 1971, pp. 171-183.

(2) "Jesus Was a Feminist," The Episcopalian, September, 1971, pp. 2, 34-35.
(3) "Jesus Was a Feminist," New York Times, December 18, 1971, p. C. 28.
(4) "Jesus Espoused Larger Role for Women," Boston Globe, December 21, 1971.
(5) "Jesus Was a Feminist," Winnipeg Free Press, December 24, 1971, p. 18.
(6) "Jesus Was a Feminist," Minneapolis Tribune, December 25, 1971, p. 4A.
(7) "Churches Should Recall Jesus in Providing Women Equality," Green Bay Press-Gazette, January 8, 1972.
(8) "Jesus Was No Chauvinist," Inside, January, 1972, pp. 15-16.
(9) "Jesus the Liberator," The Church Woman, March, 1972, pp. 14-16.
(10) "Jesus Was a Feminist," The Woman Packet. New York: Church Women United, 1972.
(11) "Jesus Was a Feminist," in Dimensions of Man, Harold P. Simonson & John P. Magee, eds. NY: Harper & Row, 1973.
(12) "Jesus Was a Feminist" The III-IV Teacher (Nashville), Winter, 1973-74, pp. 91-95.
(13) "Jesus Was a Feminist," in Persons Becoming (packet), Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1974.
(14) "Jesus Was a Feminist," Compass (Australia), July-August, 1971, pp. 89-95.
(15) "Jesus Etait Feministe," Flambeau (Cameroon), August, 1971, pp. 177-189.
(16) "Jesus Was a Feminist," The Guardian (India), August 12, 1971, pp. 255-256; August 19, 1971, pp. 263-264.
(17) "Gesu Difensore Della Dignita Della Donna," Humanitas (Italy), August-September, 1971, pp. 664-680.
(18) "Jesus Was a Feminist," Pro Veritate (South Africa), September 15, 1971, pp. 2-3, 15-17.
(19) "Jesu Begegnung mit Frauen," Diakonia (Austria), Vol. 3, No. 4 (1972).
(20) "Gesu Era Feminista?" Rocca (Italy), October 1, 1971, pp. 25-32.
(21) "Jesus Was a Feminist," South East Asia Journal of Theology (Singapore), Vol. 13, No. 1 (1971).
(22) "Jesus Begegnung mit Frauen," Das Thema (Germany), October, 1972, pp. 13-17.
(23) "Jesus in His Encounter with Women," African Ecclesiastical Review (Tanzania), Vol. 13, No. 4 (1971), pp. 290-301,368.
(24) "Jesus und die Frauen seiner Zeit," Frau in Leben (Germany), November, 1972, pp. 4-5, 20.
(25) "The Attitudes of Jesus towards Women," Teaching All Nations (Philippines), Vol. 8, No. 4 (1971), pp. 25-38.
(26) "Jesus Was a Feminist" (in Chinese), Theology and the Church (Taiwan), December, 1971, pp. 19-30.
(27) "Jesus y la Dignidad de la Mujer," Selecciones de Teologia (Spain), April-June, 1972, pp. 121-125.
(28) "Jesus' Encounter with Women," Ekklesiastikos Pharos (Addis Ababa), Vol. 55, No. 2 (1973), pp. 263-276.
(29) "Jesus Begegnung mit Frauen: Jesus als Feminist," in Menschenrechte für die Frau, edited by Elizabeth Moltmann-Wendel. Munich: Chr. Kaiser Verlag, 1974. Pp. 130-146.
(30) "Jesus was a Feminist," in Bible Letter, edited by Laura C. Fleming, Long Beach, CA, August, 1983, pp. 46-58.
(31) "Spotkania Jezusa z Kobietami: Jezus Jako Feminista," in Nasza Droga (Poland), No. 5-6, 1984, pp. 4-17.
(32) "Jesus Was a Feminist," Christians for Biblical Equality (2830 Lower 138th St. W., Rosemont, MN 55068, Oct. 1987.
(33) "Jesus Was a Feminist," in Border Regions of Faith, edited by Kenneth Aman. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1987, pp. 30-38.

50. "Liberal Catholicism A Lesson from the Past," Cross Currents, Spring, 1971.
51. "The Ecumenical Problem Today: Papal Infallibility," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Fall, 1971.
52. "He Questioned the Pope's Infallibility," The Free Drummer (Philadelphia), November 4, 1971.
53. "Why Care about Restructuring the Church?" National Catholic Reporter, December 3, 1971.
54. "Catholic Encounter with the Past and Future: Infallible or Fallible?" Begegnung, J. Brosseder et al. ed. Graz: Styria, 1972.
55. "Aufklärung Catholicism's Mass Reforms," Transcendence and Immanence, J. Armenti, ed. St. Meinrad: Abbey Press, 1972: 39-81.
56. "No Penis, No Priest," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Fall, 1973.
57. "Feminism--The Renewal of the Catholic Church,"National Catholic Reporter, 1973.
58. "Is Sexism a Sign of Decadence in Religion?" in Women and Religion: 1972, edited by Judith Plaskow. Missoula: American Academy of Religion, 1973, pp. 53-62.
59. "Feminism: The Goal and Source of Christian Renewal" (a review article), National Catholic Reporter, 1974.
60. "Greco-Roman Feminism and the Reception of the Gospels," in Traditio et Renovatio -- Theologische Beiträge zum Problem der Krise, edited by Bernd Jaspert. Marburg: N.G. Elwert Verlag, 1976. Pp. 41-55.
61. "God the Father: Masculine, God the Son: Masculine, God the Holy Spirit: Feminine," National Catholic Reporter, Jan. 31, 1975.
62. "A Nonsexist Eucharist Text," Liturgy, March, 1975, p. 84-91.
63. "Pastoral Ecumenism and the Polish National Catholic Church," Nowy Dzienik (Jersey City, NJ), October, 1975.
64. "Women and Torah in Talmudic Judaism," Conservative Judaism, Fall, 1975, pp. 21-40.
65. "Jews and Christians in Dialogue," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Fall 1975, pp. 581-582.
66. "Muslim-Christian Dialogue," Commonweal, March 12, 1976, pp. 164-166.
67. "The Eucharist in Ecumenical Perspective," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1976, pp. 332-344.
68. "Catholics Can't Ordain Women? Try This," National Catholic Reporter, September 24, 1976, pp. 16-17.
69. "Breakthrough in Dialogue," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Fall, 1976, p. 516.
70. "Sisterhood: Model of Future Priesthood," in Women and Catholic Priesthood: An Expanded Vision, A.M. Gardiner, ed. New York: Paulist, 1976, pp. 132-134.
71. "Jesus the Liberator," in Free to Choose, edited by Joyce Slayton Mitchell. New York: Delacorte Press, 1976, pp. 108-116.
72. Preface (co-author) to Ida Raming, Exclusion of Women from Ecclesiastical Office. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976.
73. "Christian-Marxist Dialogue in America," Commonweal, March 4, 1977, pp. 138-139.
74. "Jesus Had Feminine Qualities, Too," National Catholic Reporter, April 1, 1977, pp. 15-16.
75. "Seven Reasons for Ordaining Women," U.S. Catholic, May, 1977, pp. 34-35.
76. "Beruriah: Her Word Became Law," Lilith, Spring/Summer, 1977, pp. 9-12.
77. "Roma Locuta, Causa Finita?" in Women Priests: A Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration, Leonard & Arlene Swidler, eds. New York: Paulist, 1977, pp. 3-18.
78. "Goddess Worship and Women Priests," Women Priests: A Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration, Leonard & Arlene Swidler, eds. New York: Paulist Press, 1977, pp. 167-171.
79. "Mary, Mary, Strong and Caring," Sunday Bulletin (Philadelphia), December 11, 1977, Op-Ed Page.
80. "Tenth Anniversary Celebration: Graymoor Ecumenical Institute--Ad Multos Annos!" Ecumenical Trends, Feb., 1978, pp. 17-21.
81. "Catholic Statements on Jews--A Revolution in Progress," Judaism (special issue on "Interfaith at Fifty: An Evaluation of the Movement by Catholics, Protestants, and Jews"), Summer, 1978, pp. 299-307.
82. "Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Summer, 1978, pp. 413-414.
83. "Does God Exist?" Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spring, 1979, pp. 288-295.
84. "What Can Protestants Expect from a Renewed Papacy?" Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia), October 2, 1979.
85. "Dialogue: The Way toward Consensus," L. Swidler, ed., Consensus in Theology? A Dialogue with Küng and Schillebeeckx (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1980), pp. iii-viii.
86. "History, Sociology and Dialogue: Elements in Contemporary Theological Method," in Consensus in Theology? pp. 57-62.
87. "An Excuse, Not a Cause," National Catholic Reporter, February 22, 1980.
88. "On the Matter Affecting Hans Küng and Edward Schillebeeckx," National Catholic Reporter, March 7, 1980, pp. 8-9.
89. "Passion Play Progress," Commonweal, August 1, 1980, pp. 428-429.
90. "Churches Face an Ecumenical Nightmare," Toronto Sunday Star, August 31, 1980, p. 84.
91. "Christian and Jew in East Germany," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, VI,4 (August, 1980), pp. 32-39.
92. "The Jewishness of Jesus: Some Religious Implications for Christians," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1981, pp 104-113.
93. "Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," Richard W. Rousseau, ed, Interreligious Dialogue (Scranton: Ridge Row, 1981): 9-12.
94. "Der Jude Jesus," in Bernhard Rubenach, ed., Begegnungen mit dem Judentum (Stuttgart: Kreuz Verlag, 1981), pp. 201-212. Previously broadcast over Südwestfunk and Norddeutschfunk in 1980 and 1981.
95. "L'ebraismo di Gesù," Studi Fatti e Ricerche (September, 1981).
96. "Demokratia, the Rule of the People of God, or Consensus Fidelium," in L. Swidler and P. Fransen, eds., Authority in the Church and Schillebeeckx Case (New York: Crossroad, 1982), pp. 226-243.
97. "The Pharisees in Recent Catholic Writing," Horizons, vol. 10, no. 2 (Fall, 1983), pp. 267-287.
98. "Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1983, pp. 1-4.

(2) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," in Vidyajyoti: Journal of Theological Reflection (Delhi), June, 1983, pp. 255-258.
(3) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," in Ecumenical Trends (Graymoor Ecumenical Institute, Garrison, NY), July-August, 1983, pp. 100-102. (Response by Thomas E. Bird and John Borelli in ibid., November, 1983; reply by Leonard Swidler in ibid., February, 1984.)
(4) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue" Journal of Dharma, Bangalore Jul-Sep, 1983, 311-15.
(5) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," in Islamochristiana (Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica, Rome, Italy), September, 1983, pp. 274-276.
(6) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," in Lumen vitae (Belgium), No. 3, 1983.
(7) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," in Horizons (Philadelphia), Fall, 1983.
(8) "The Dialogue Decalogue," in Current Dialogue (World Council of Churches, Geneva), Summer, 1983, pp. 6-9.
(9) "The Dialogue Decalogue," in Centro Pro Unione (Rome), Fall, 1983, pp. 7-9.
(10) "The Dialogue Decalogue," in Won Buddhism (Korea), IV, 1 (1984), pp. 35-40.
(11) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue," in Inter-Religio (Nagoya Japan), Spring, 1984.
(12) "Taiwa Jikai--Shukyo-kan taiwa no tame no gensku" (Japanese), Fukyo-Japan Missionary Bulletin, Jul 1984, pp. 338-341.
(13) "Dehwa shipkyemyung: Dhongkyoganu dewharul wihan gibonshogin kyuchik" (Korean), in Bulgyo Shirmun (Iri, Korea), Aug. 22, 1984.
(14) "Der Dialog Dekalog," in Erziehen Heute, 34, 4 (1984), pp. 21-25.
(15) "Der Dialog Dekalog," in Ökumenische Rundschau, 33, 4 (October, 1984), pp. 571-574.
(16) "Der Dialog-Dekalog: Grundregeln für den interreligiösen und interideologischen Dialog," Stimmen der Zeit (Freiburg im/Br.), Oct., 1984, pp. 715-718.
(17) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue," in Newsletter of the Task Force on Christian-Muslim Relations (Hartford, CT), October, 1984, pp. 1-3.
(18) "The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious Dialogue" (abbreviated form), in Aide Inter-Monasteres North American Board for East-West Dialogue (Sand Springs, OK), No. 21 (October, 1984).
(19) "The Dialogue Decalogue," Dialogue on Campus (Newsletter, Association for Coordination of University Religious Affairs), XX/2 (Winter 1985), 4-7.
(20) "Zongjiao-jian he yishixingtai jiaoliu duichua de ybenguize" (Chinese) Shijie Zongjiao Ziliao, Peking, 3, 1985, 14-16.
(21) "Dialogens Tio Bud" (Swedish), in Judisk-Kristen Dialog (Sollentuna, Sweden), November, 1985, Bilaga.
(22) "Dekalog dialogu. Podstawowe zasady dialogu miedzyreligisnego" (Polish), Studia i dokumenty ekumeniczne (Warsaw), 3-4 (1985), pp. 49-53.
(23) "Dekalog Dialogu" (Polish), in Nasza Droga (Spring, 1985), pp. 49-53; 30,000 copies distributed.
(24) "The Dialogue Decalogue," in Leonard Swidler, ed., Religious Liberty and Human Rights. NY: Hippocrene, 1986, 251-255.
(25) "Der Dialog Dekalog," in Diakonia, 17, 4 (July, 1986), pp. 253-256.
(26) "al-Wasaya al-'Ashr aw Qawa'id al-Huwar al-Mulsimah" (Arabic), in Majallat al-Fikr al-Islami al-Mustaqbali (Tunis), 3, 13 (1986), pp. 4-6.
(27) "The Dialogue Decalogue, in Faith & Form, XX (Spring, 1987), pp. 12-14.
(28) "Grundregeln für den interreligiösen und interideologischen Dialog: Der Dialog Dekalog," Reinhard Kirste, ed., Iserlohner Con-Texte. Gemeinsam vor Gott. Weltreligionen im Gespräch, ICT 4 (Iserlohn: Ev. Schulreferat, 1987). pp. 114.
(29) "A pa'rbesze'd ti'zparancsolata. A valla'sok e's ideolo'gia'k közötti pa'rbesze'dek alapszaba'lyai" (Hungarian), in Theologiai Szemle (Budapest), 30, 1 (Jan.-Feb., 1987), pp. 27-29.
(30) "The Dialogue Decalogue," in The Drew Gateway (Spring, 1989), pp. 5-9.
(31) "Zongjiao zijian duihua de jiben yanzhe" (Chinese), trans. by Wan Qian (pseudonym for Liu Xiaofeng), Jidujiao Wenhua Pinglun, Christian Cultural Review,1 (April, 1990), pp. 261-66.
(32) "Dziesiecioro przykazan na temat dialogu," in Edukacja Filozoficzna (Warszawa), 10 (1990), pp. 285-288.
(33) "Guidelines for Interreligious Dialogue," The Catholic World, Vol. 233 No. 1395 (May/June 1990), p. 109.
(34) "Ground rules for understanding," Grand Rapids Press (June 2, 1990), article & summary of "Dial. Decal." by Ed Golder.
(35) "The Dialogue Decalogue (abridged)," Universalist Friends, 16 (Spring, 1991), pp. 10-12.
(36) "Taiwano jukkai" (Japanese), in Shukyokantaiwa no kanosei to kadai (Tokyo: Chuogakujutusu kensyusho, 1993), pp. 414-419.
(37) "A Philosophy of Dialogue The Dialogue Decalogue," Interreligious Currents (Fall, 1994/Winter 1995), pp. 9-12.
(X) The "Dialogue Decalogue" also prompted several "parallel" articles, including: Robert Knast, "The Dialogue Decalogue: A Pastoral Commentary," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 21,2 (Spring, 1984), pp. 311-18; Richard A. Freund, "Applications of the 'Dialogue Decalogue' for Latin American Interreligious Dialogue," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 23,4 (Fall, 1986), pp. 671-75.

99. "Self-Critique, A Necessity for Dialogue" (response), Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Winter, 1983, pp.109-110.
100. "Full Human Life," in Religion & Intellectual Life (Sweet Briar, VA), Fall, 1983, pp. 105-108.
101. "Year's Books in Review," in Commonweal (New York), February 24, 1984, pp. 23-24.
102. "Hans Küng: A Theologian for Our Time," in Doctrine and Life (Dublin), April, 1984, pp. 179-184.
103. "A Yearning for Freedom," in National Catholic Reporter, September 14, 1984.
104. "Chuche: Sekyepyungwharul wihan chongkyoganoi hyupnyukbangan Dialogue East and West: Do Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism Have the Same Mission?" in Wonchung eeshipshunyun Kinyim Sympoism, published for the Symposium in Seoul, Korea, October 24,1984, sponsored by the Won Buddhist Youth Association on its 20th anniversary.
105. "God, Father and Mother," in The Bible Today, September, 1984, pp. 300-305.

(2) "God, Father and Mother," in Catholic Sentinel, Portland, OR, October 3, 1984.

106. "Catholics Are Divided...," in The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 12, 1984.
107. "Zyd Jezus" (Polish), Nasza Droga, IX, 5-7 (1984), pp. 5-15.
108. "Wahrheitsfindung im Dialog," in Una Sancta, Spring, 1985, pp. 201-218.
109. "The Pharisees in Recent Catholic Writing," in Ronald Brauner, ed., Jewish Civilization: Essays and Studies (Philadelphia: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, 1985), pp. 297-318.
110. "Mutuality: Matrix for Mature Living," in Religion & Intellectual Life, Fall, 1985, pp. 105-119.
111. "Scaling the Wall: Interreligious Dialogue in East Germany," in The Temple Review, Winter, 1985, pp. 39-42.
112. "Hans Küng," Dean Peerman & Martin Marty, eds., A Handbook of Christian Theologians (Nashville:Abingdon, 1985), pp. 710-726.
113. "Interreligious Dialogue: A Christian Necessity," inCross Currents, Summer/Fall 1985, pp. 129-147.
114. "Human Rights and Religious Liberty From the Past to the Future," Leonard Swidler, ed., Religious Liberty and Human Rights. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1986, pp. vii-xvi.
115. "Interreligöser und interideologischer Dialog," in Pastoraltheologie (Göttingen), July, 1986.
116. "Christian and Jew in East Germany," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe (Rosemont), August, 1986, pp. 32-39.
117. "Dialogue and Dissent in the Catholic Church," in The Miami Herald, August 24, 1986.
118. "Jesus and the Jews: Farewell to Christian Dogma," in Welcomat (Philadelphia), April 15, 1987.
119. "A Continuous Controversy: Küng in Conflict," Hans Küng & Leonard Swidler, eds., The Church in Anguish. Has the Vatican Betrayed Vatican II? San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
120. "Democracy, Dissent and Dialogue: The Catholic Vocation," Hans Küng & Leonard Swidler, eds., The Church in Anguish. Has the Vatican Betrayed Vatican II? San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
121. "Interreligious and Interideological Dialogue: The Matrix for All Systematic Reflection Today," in Leonard Swidler, ed., Toward a Universal Theology of Religion (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1987).
122. "Can One Gain Salvation Only Through Yeshua the Christ?" Richard Libowitz, ed., Faith and Freedom: Tribute to Franklin H. Littell. New York: Pergamon, 1987.
123. "Human Rights and Catholics Rights," in Commonweal, September 11, 1987, pp. 485-486.
124. "Max Josef Metzger: A Martyr for Peace," in Reconciliation International, November, 1987, pp. 16-17.
125. "L'ebraismo di Gesù," Annie Cagiati, ed., "La salvezza viene dagli ebrei". Rome: Carucci, November, 1987, pp. 69-80.
126. "'Amerikanismus': Häresie oder Heldentum? Bischof England von Charleston (1820-1842)," in H. Häring & K-J. Kuschel, eds., Köpfe und Konflikte (Munich: Piper Verlag, 1988).
127. "Het getuigenis van Max Josef Metzger" ["The Witness of Max Josef Metzger"], de Bazuin (Nijmegen), 74,8 (Feb 19, 1988), pp 8-9.
128. "Contemporary Implications of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue on Jesus Christ," Dialogue & Alliance, 2,3 (Fall, 1988): 195-198.
129. "Christian-Marxist Dialogue: A Historical Overview and Analysis," in Leonard Swidler and Edward Grace, eds. Catholic Communist Collaboration in Italy (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1988), pp. 7-26.
130. "Religious Pluralism and Ecumenism from a Christian Perspective," in Charles Wei-hsun Fu and Gerhard E. Spiegler, eds. Religious Issues and Interreligious Dialogues: An Analysis and Sourcebook of Developments Since 1945. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. pp. 327-348.
131. "Yeshua and His Followers Were not Christians They Were Jews: Implications for Christians Today," Religious Traditions (Sydney, Aust.), 12 (1989), pp. 65-90.
132. "Dissent an Honored Part of Church's Vocation," National Catholic Reporter (Sept. 22), 1989). pp. 14-15.
133. "East-West Dialogue. Do Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity (and Other Religions) Have the Same Mission?" Won Buddhism, IV,6 (1989), pp. 13-26.
134. "Human Rights: A Historical Overview," in Hans Küng and Jürgen Moltmann, eds. Concilium An International Review of Theology, 228 (1990, 2); also in: French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese editions.

a. "De mensenrechten: een historische schets, Concilium Internationaal tijdschrift voor theologie, 228 (1990, 2), pp. 19-28.
b. "Die Menschenrechte: Ein geschichtliche Überblick," Concilium Ein internationaler Zeitschrift von Theologie, 228 (1990, 2), pp. 98-104.
c. "Les droits de l'homme," Concilium Revue internationale de théologie, 228 (1990, 2), pp. 19-31.

135. "Christian-Marxist Dialogue: An Uneven Past A Reviving Present A Necessary Future," The Journal of Peace and Justice Studies, 2,3 (1990), pp. 29-59.
136. "The Buddha Revered as a Christian Saint," The Catholic World, Vol. 233 No. 1395 (May/June 1990), p. 121.
137. "Sz wang, hai shi duei hwa" (From Death to Dialogue),Nanjing Theological Review, Vols. 14-15 (Jan-Feb. 1991), pp. 160-165, 173, transl. by Chao Chieu Sheng.
138. "Visions of a Church of Women and Men," Sisters Today, 63, 2 (March, 1991), pp. 101-104.
139. "He wei duei hwa" (What Is Dialogue?), Guo Wai She Hui Ke Xue (Foreign Social Sciences), 10 (1991), pp. 45-46, transl. by Kao Kuo Hsi.
140. "Yeshua, Feminist and Androgynous: An Integrated Human," in: Leonard Grob, Riffat Hassan, Haim Gordon, eds., Women's and Men's Liberation (New York: Greenwood Press, 1991), pp. 155-177.
141. "Eine Christologie für unserere kritisch-denkende, pluralistische Zeit," in: Reinhold Bernhardt, ed., Horizont Überschreitung. Die Pluralistische Theologie der Religionen (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus Gerd Mohn, 1991), pp. 104-119.
142. "Religion and Religions: Its Meaning and Their Relationship," in: World Community and Religion: Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Sotaesan (Iri City, Korea: Won Kwang University, 1991), pp. 228-233.
143. "Death or Dialogue: From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue," Grand Valley Review, VI, 2 (Spring 1991), pp. 57-68.
144. "Christian, Confucian and Marxist Views of a Just, a Human Life," Nanjing Theological Review (Chinese), III (1992), pp. 37-45.
145. "Islam and the Trialogue of Abrahamic Religions," Cross Currents, 42, 4 (Winter, 1992/93), pp. 444-452.
146. "Was heißt Dialog? Ein Gespräch zwischen einem katholischen Christen und ein einer evengelischer Christin," (with Sybille Fritsche-Oppermann), Reinhard Kirste, et al., eds. Engel-Elemente-Energien, Religionen im Gespräch 2 (Balve: Zimmermann Verlag, 1992), pp. 117-157.
147. "Ein kontinuierlicher jüdisch-christlich-muslimischer Dialog," Una Sancta, 48, 2 (1993), pp. 143-149.
148. "Duei Hwa de Mu Biao, Shou Duan Han Fan Wei" (The Goals, Means and Categories of Dialogue), Hsien Dai Wai Kuo Che Hsueh She Hwei Ke Hsueh (Modern Foreign Philosophical Social Sciences), 2 (1992), pp. 8-11, transl. by Kao Kuo Hsi.
149. "Aufruf zur einer Katholischen Verfassunggebenden Versammlung,"Diakonia, 24, 2 (March, 1993), pp. 133-139.
150. "Die Zeit für ein gemeinsames Weltethos drängt," Salzburger Nachrichten, 49, 169 (July 24, 1993), p. X.
151. "A `Just,' a Human Society: A Christian-Marxist-Confucian Dialogue," Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 19 (1992), pp. 387-406.
152. "A Call for a Catholic Constitutional Convention," Roundtable (September, 1993).
153. "Taiwa towa nanika," in Shukyokantaiwa no kanosei to kadai (Tokyo: Chuogakujutusu kensyusho, 1993), pp. 321-342.
154. "What Christianity Can Offer Asia Especially China In the Third Millennium," Ching Feng, 37,3 (September, 1994), pp. 111-146.
155. "Heutige Implikationen des jüdisch-christlichen Dialogs über Jesus Christus," Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte, 46,4 (1994), pp. 333-351.
156. "Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic," Dialogue and Humanism (Warsaw), IV, 4 (1994), pp. 51-64.
157. "Jesus Through the Ages: A Contemporary Catholic Reflection on Jesus (Yeshua)," M. Christine Athans, ed., Proceedings of the Center for Jewish-Christian Learning, (St. Paul, MN: St. Thomas University Press, 1996), pp. 33-39.
158. "Odvajanja religije od drzave: Napredak ili nazadovanje" ("Separation of Religion from Stata: Progress or regress?), Seid Hukovi , ed., Religija i Drzavotvornost Deklaracija za Svjetsku Etiku (Religion and Statecraft Declaration towards Global Ethics). Special Publications: vol. CVI, Department of Social Sciences, The Center of Philosophical Research; & vol. 31, The International Center for Promotion of Interreligious Dialogue, Justice and Peace "Together". Sarajevo, 1996.
159. "The Age of Global Dialogue," Marburg Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft, vol. 1, no. 2 (July 1996); World Wide Web: http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb11/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/swidler.html.
160. "International Scholars' Annual Trialogue (ISAT)," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 33,3 (Summer, 1996), pp. 360-368.
161. "Separation of Religion and State: Progress or Regress?" Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 33, 3 (Summer, 1996), pp. 369-379.
162. "A Christian Historical Perspective on Wisdom as a Basis for Dialogue with Judaism and Chinese Religion," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 33, 4 (Fall, 1996), pp. 557-572.
163. "Buddhism, Christianity: The 'Age of Global Dialogue' and Peace," Buddhism & Civilization in the 21st Century (Seoul: Dongguk University, 1997), pp. 183-206 (Korean), 207-236 (English).
164. "Judaism and Christianity: Similar and Yet Different," in: Sybille Fritsch-Oppermann, Juden und Christen - Juden und Deutsche. Loccumer Protokolle, 60/93. Loccum, Germany: Evangelische Akademie Loccum, 1997.
165. "A Call for a Catholic Constitution: The Beginning of the Third Millennium," in: David Efroymson and John Raines, eds., Open Catholicism. The Tradition at its Best. Essays in Honor of Gerard S. Sloyan. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1997, 49-86.
166. "Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Dialogue," in: Leonard Swidler, ed., THEORIA ---> PRAXIS. How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Can Together Move from Theory to Practice. Leuven: Peeters, 1998, pp. 6-23.
167. "The Dialogue Decalogue," in: Leonard Swidler, ed., pp. 24-29.
168. "International Scholars' Annual Trialogue (ISAT)," in: Leonard Swidler, ed., THEORIA ---> PRAXIS. How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Can Together Move from Theory to Practice. Leuven: Peeters, 1998, pp. 30-41.
169. "Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic," in: Leonard Swidler, ed., THEORIA ---> PRAXIS. How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Can Together Move from Theory to Practice. Leuven: Peeters, 1998, pp. 201-213.
170. "Judaism: Once a Missionary Religion - A Missionary Religion Once Again," Sybille Fritsch-Oppermann, ed., Juden in Deutschland, Juden in der Fremde. Loccumer Protekolle, 67/95. Loccum, Germany: Evangelische Akademie Loccum, 1998, pp. 91-96.
171. "The Age of Global Dialogue," Jacques Waardenburg, ed., Islam and Christianity. Mutual Perceptions Since Mid-20th Century. Leuven: Peeters, 1998, pp. 271-292.
172. "Das Zeitalter des globalen Dialogs," in Theo Faulhaber and Bernhard Stillfried, eds., Wenn Gott verloren geht. Die Zukunft des Glaubens in der säkularisierten Gesellschaft. Quaestiones Disputatae. Freiburg: Herder Verlag, 1998, pp. 196-220.
173. "The Age of Global Dialogue," Prajna Vahara, 1,2 (July-December 2000), pp. 3-35.
174. "Dominus Iesus, Or Rather, Servus Iesus," Jeevadhara, x,y (2001), pp. xx.
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176. "Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic," Islamic Millennium, AVolunteerism &Global Ethics," II, 2 (Jan-Mar 2002), 18-37.
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178. "Das Zeitalter des globalen Dialogs," Reinhardt Kirste et al., eds., Religionen im Gespräch. Neue Herausforderungen für den interreligiösen Dialog.. Balve: Zimmermann, 2002, pp. 125-136.
179. "From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Global Dialogue," Alan Race, and Ingrid Shafer, eds., Religions in Dialogue. From Theocracy to Democracy. Hants, England: Ashgate, 2002, pp. 7-16.
180. "Separating God and Caesar?" Alan Race, and Ingrid Shafer, eds., Religions in Dialogue. From Theocracy to Democracy. Hants, England: Ashgate, 2002,, pp. 63-71.
181. "Yahudi-Hiristiyan-Müslüman Dialo—u 11 Eylül=den Sonra Mutlak Bir Íhtiyaç" ("Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue" Turkish), Isl|miy|t, 5,3 (2002), pp. 87-98.
182. "The Best War Against Terrorism: Dialogue Among the Religions," International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture, vol. 2 (February, 2003), pp. 369-381.
183. “Confucianism for Persons in Dialogue with Christianity and Modernity,” Confucianism in Dialogue Today. West, Christianity,
184. “What Christianity Can Offer China in the Third Millennium,” Confucianism in Dialogue Today. West, Christianity, Judaism. Shu-hsien, John Berthrong, Leonard Swidler, eds. Philadelphia: Ecumenical Press, 2005, pp. 152-170.
185. “Interreligious Dialogue and Global Dialogue,” Religion and Social Transformation Seminar. Seoul, Korea: Asia Conference on Religion and Peace, August 17, 2005, pp. 7-13.
186. “Dialogue and Global Ethics,” Korean Culture and Buddhism in a Global Era. Baekdamsa Temple, Korea: Korean Association of Buddhist Professors, August 18, 2005, pp. 102-138.
187. “What Do Christians Want Jews and Muslims to Teach About Christianity?” in: David L. Coppola, ed. What Do We Want the Other To Teach About Us? Fairfield, CN: Sacred Heart University Press, 2006, pp. 167-182.
188. “The Church as Democratic and Constitutional,” in: The Many Marks of the Church, William Madges and Michael J. Daley, eds. New London, CN: Twenty-third Publications, 2006, pp. 104-108.
189. “Dialogue Is Not What you Think It Is! And Why This Is Essential for the World,” Andreas Boeckh and Rafael Sevilla, eds., Kultur und Entwicklung. Vier Weltregionen im Vergleich. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag, 2007. Pp. 71-87.
190. “Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic,” Leonard Swidler, ed., A Global Ethic. Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 42.3 (Summer, 2007), pp. 337-350.
191. “El Club de la Modernidad. Para Personas Reacias a la Religión y, Especialmente, para los Reacios al Cristianism,” Anales de la Cátedra Francisco Suárez, “Religión u democracia,” 41 (2007), pp. 183-200.

VIII. MEMBERSHIPS

1. Executive Board of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1963-66.
2. Charter member, Institute for Freedom in the Church (see New York Times, December 12, 1965).
3. "Committee on Religion in the Social Studies Curriculum (RISS)", sponsored by National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1964-65.
4. "Subcommittee on Ecumenism and Catholic Education," Bishops' Commission for Ecumenical Affairs, 1965-68.
5. Reformed/Presbyterian-Roman Catholic Consultation (USA), 1965-75.
6. Board of Directors, Emmaus House, New York City, 1966 .
7. Member of the Advisory Committee for Religion in Pennsylvania Secondary Schools, 1966-68.
8. Founder and Chair of the "Interreligious Dialogue Committee" of the Philadelphia National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1971-1994.
9. Founding member of the North American Academy of Ecumenists, 1968 ; executive committee, 1976 .
10. Member of St. Joan's International Alliance, 1970-1980.
11. Member of the Philadelphia Task Force on Women in Religion, 1970-76.
12. "Committee on Catholic-Jewish Relations" of the Cardinal's Commission on Human Relations (Philadelphia), 1970-71.
13. "Committee on Christian Ecumenism" of the Cardinal's Commission on Human Relations (Philadelphia), 1971-83; Chair, 1975-83.
14. Advisory Board, Anne Frank Institute (formerly National Institute on the Holocaust), 1977 .
15. Advisory Committee of the Secretariat for Catholic-Jewish Relations of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1977-88.
16. Associate Director, Graymoor Ecumenical Institute, Atonement Fathers, New York, NY, 1977 .
17. Member of Committee for the Responsible Election of the Pope, 1978.
18. Founder and Director of the Institute for Interreligious, Intercultural Dialogue, 1978-.
19. Co-founder and officer of the Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (ARCC), 1980 .
20. Board of Directors, Philadelphia National Conference on Christians and Jews, 1980-86, 1987-90.
21. Editorial Board, Face to Face, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1982 .
22. Founder and Chair of Consortium for Interreligious Dialogue, in March, 1994--
23. Founder and Director of the Center for Global Ethics, including the Internet List G-ETHIC@VM. TEMPLE.EDU, in April, 1995--.
24. Co-founder and Co-Director of the Commission for Bosnia in Dialogue, 1995-.
25. Founder and Director of the Three Rs in Pennsylvania, 1995-.
26. Member of the Board of Directors of The Enlightened World Foundation, 1996-.
27. Member in the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics, 1996-.
28. Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Global Dialogue Institute, 1997-.
29. Executive Coordinator of HUMAN BUSINESS: The Global Council for Business Ethics and Spirituality, 1998-.
30. Senior Advisor, World Culture Open, 2004–.

IX. SPECIAL PROJECTS

1. Organized and taught Seminar on Ecumenism in Rome, May 14-June 4, 1978, and May 10-30, 1979.
2. Organized and co-led semiannual Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue at Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Wash, DC, 1978-83.
3. Organized, taught and led Seminar on Jewish-Christian Dialogue (Sept., 1979-June, 1980), of four American professors and fifteen doctoral students, in conjunction with the theology faculties of Freiburg im Br., Tübingen, Heidelberg, Bonn, Duisburg, Münster, West Berlin, East Berlin, and Regensburg, cooperating with the Germans at the nine German universities and five Protestant or Catholic Academies in Germany in May-June, 1980.
4. Organized, and lectured in, Ringvorlesung auf deutsch (Lecture Series of twelve weeks in German) of lectures on Jewish-Christian Dialogue by twelve professors held at the Religion Department, Temple University, Spring, 1980.
5. Organized Seminar on Christian-Marxist Dialogue in Italy, March 1-10, 1981.
6. Organized and lectured in Jewish-Christian Dialogue Colloquy sponsored by Temple University Department of Religion, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and Dropsie University, 1981-83.
7. Lectured on interreligious dialogue at 15 German and Dutch universities and Prot. and Cath. Academies, Summer, 1982.
8. Organized Symposium and conferral of honorary degrees on Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of West Germany; Peter Fischer-Appelt, President of University of Hamburg; and Adolf Theis, President of the University of Tübingen; at Temple University, October 11-12, 1983.
9. Interviewed scholars from Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions in Germany, Italy, Morocco, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Japan, Oct. 12-Dec. 15, 1983.
10. Organized & lectured at a Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Conference at Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan, March 15-16, 1984.
11. Lectured on dimensions of interreligious and interideological dialogue at twenty universities and other institutions in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, and People's Republic of China, March 15-April 19, 1984.
12. Led a seminar from Temple University Religion Dept. on Jewish-Christian Dialogue to Protestant theological faculties of East Berlin and Leipzig, and at academies and universities at Krefeld, Hamburg, Münster, and West Berlin, May, 1984.
13. Organized an international conference, "Toward a Universal Theology of Religion," with John Cobb, Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Raimundo Panikkar & Hans Küng main speakers, with 12 respondents from world religions, at Temple University, Oct. 17-19, 1984.
14. Lectured at Interreligious Dialogue and World Peace Conference sponsored by Buddhists & Christians in Seoul, Oct. 27, 1984.
15. Organized an international conference related to the United Nations on "Religious Liberty and Human Rights," with 18 speakers from 13 countries, in Philadelphia, Nov. 3-5, 1985.
16. Lectured on "Jewish-Christian Dialogue Today in the U.S." at International Symposium "Aus dem jüdisch-christlichen Religionsgespräch seit dem 18. Jahrhundert" sponsored by the University of Duisburg at the Evangelische Akademie Mülheim, March 2-6, 1986.
17. Led a seminar from Temple University Religion Department on Jewish-Christian Dialogue to Catholic and Protestant theological faculties and academies in West Berlin, East Berlin, Erfurt and Leipzig, March,1986.
18. Lectured at Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, China, on "Contemporary Currents in Catholic Theology," May,1986.
19. Lectured at Nankai University, Tianjin, China, on "Human Rights Movement," sponsored by the History Department, for the university, June, 1986.
20. Organized national conference: Christianity and the Economy, sponsored by Graymoor Ecumenical Inst. & Journal of Ecumenical Studies, at Haverford, 12/12-14/86.
21. Delivered four lectures (auf deutsch) on Jesus at the Phil. et. theol. Studium (Catholic), Erfurt, East Germany, the Predigerseminar (Protestant), Erfurt, and the Katholische Akademie Berlin, West Berlin, December 16-21, 1986.
22. Lectured on "Max Josef Metzger: A Case Study of a Murdered Pacifist," at the U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Presidential Holocaust Memorial Commission, February 24, 1987.
23. Lectured on "Democracy, Dissent and Dialogue in the Catholic Church" at Villanova University, sponsored by its Religious Studies Department, February 26, 1987.
24. Organized and co-taught a semester-long seminar on Jewish-Christian dialogue in conjunction with Temple University's Religion Dept., the Reconstructionist
Rabbinical College, Eastern Baptist Seminary and Lutheran Theological Seminary, Spring, 1987.
25. Organized a Conference entitled "Paul: Apostle of Apostate? A Jewish-Christian Dialogue," sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews and 27 academic institutions, including Temple University Religion Department, on April 5, 1987.
26. Lectured at Sophia University and the Catholic Theological Seminary in Tokyo on Human Rights and the Catholic Church Today, respectively, June, 1987.
27. Lectured on "Heutige Implikationen des Jüdisch-christlichen Dialogs über Jesus Christus," at the Prot. Theol. Faculties, "Sprachenkonvikt" in East Berlin & "Katechetisches Oberseminar" in Naumburg, German Democratic Republic, Nov. 17-18, 1987.
28. Lectured on "Contemporary Catholicism in the United States" in the Philosophy Department of the University of Poznan, Poznan, Poland, November 19-20, 1987.
29. Lectured on "Religious Education for Dialogue and Peace" at a Conference on "Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion" at the University of Minnesota, 1/27/1988.
30. Lectured on "Interreligious Dialogue: The Response to the Holocaust" at the Seventh Annual Holocaust Conference at Kent State University, March 20-21, 1988.
31. Lectured on "Development of Religious Liberty, Democracy and Dialogue in American Catholicism" at Israel Colloquium of Georgetown University, March 23, 1988.
32. Organized and chaired the 15th annual Conference on Interreligious Dialogue cosponsored by Philadelphia National Conference of Christians and Jews and 24 higher education institutions, April 17, 1988, at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia.
33. Lectured in a Christian-Marxist Dialogue with Tamas Földesi, Dean of Budapest Law School, on "The Just Society" at Rosemont College, March, 1988.
34. Lectured on "Religion and Contemporary Society" at the Institute of World Religion of Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, the People's University of Beijing, Nanjing
University, Fudan University (Shanghai) and Nankai University (Tianjin), May-June, 1988.
35. Participated in a Christian-Marxist, American-Hungarian Dialogue in Budapest, June 20-26, 1988.
36. Participated in a Christian-Marxist Dialogue in Granada, Spain, August 23-27, 1988.
37. Participated in a Christian-Marxist Dialogue in Moscow, USSR, October 13-17, 1988.
38. Participated in a United Nations University sponsored scholars' conference on "Forms of a Desirable Society" in Bangkok, Thailand, January 29-February 1, 1989.
39. Lectured on "Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue" at the "National Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations" in Charleston, S.C., March 28-29, 1989.
40. Organized a two-week lecture tour (March 30-April 12, 1989) in the Philadelphia area of Mikhail Krutogolov, Prof. of Law at the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
41. Lectured three times on "Jewish-Christian Dialogue" at the York Reform Synagogue, York, Pennsylvania, March 31-April 2, 1989.
42. Co-organized an international conference at the University of Minnesota, St. John's University and Luther Northwest Seminary April 4-9, 1989, on "Religious
Education for Dialogue and Peace" (REDAP).
43. Lectured at the April 4-9, 1989 REDAP conference in Minnesota on "What Is Interreligious Dialogue?"
44. Organized and led the 1st Annual International Scholars' Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Haverford, Ap. 9-12, 1989.
45. Lectured on "Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue" at the Institute for Lay Culture, Poznan, Poland, May 12, 1989.
46. Lectured on "Religious Education for Dialogue and Peace" at the Second International Conference on "Ways to Build Understanding and Tolerance for Peoples of Diverse Religions and Beliefs," in Warsaw, Poland, May 14-18, 1989.
47. Conducted on May 24-26, 1989 (while representing 1. the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 2. the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and 3. the Secretariat for Catholic-Jewish Relations of the American Catholic Bishops) a dialogue (with Cardinal F. Wetter, authorities from Oberammergau, et. al.) in Oberammergau and Munich, Germany, on the elimination of anti-Judaic elements in the Oberammergau Passion Play.
48. Organized and led the 2nd Annual International Scholars' Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Atlanta, Jan. 4-7, 1990.
49. Delivered three public lectures sponsored by the Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie, Universität Hamburg and the Gustav Prietsch Stiftung, November 1, 15, 29, 1989, entitled: "Interreligiöser und interideologischer Dialog," "Heutige Implikationen des jüdisch-christlichen Dialogs über Jesus Christus," and "Kann man Heil nur durch Jesus, den Christus, erlangen?"
50. Delivered a public lecture sponsored by the Katholisch-theologischen Fakultät, Universität Tübingen, November 6, 1989, entitled: "Salus - Solo Christo? Eine christlich ökumenische Besinnung."
51. Delivered a public lecture sponsored by the Gesellschaft für christlich-jüdischen Zusammenarbeit, Würzburg, November 7, 1989, entitled: "Heutige Implikationen des jüdisch-christlichen Dialogs über Jesus Christus."
52. Delivered a public lecture sponsored by the Katholisch-theologischen Fakultät, Universität Würzburg, November 8, 1989, entitled: "Salus - Solo Christo? Eine christlich ökumenische Besinnung."
53. Lectured at the Philosophy Dept. of University of Poznan, Poland, May 7, 1990, on "Promoting Respect For and Dialogue With Persons of Other Religions or Beliefs."
54. Lectured at the Political Science Department of the Marie Curie University, Lublin, Poland, on "Promoting Respect For and Dialogue With Persons of Other
Religions or Beliefs."
55. Lectured at the Eastern China Protestant Theological Seminary, Shanghai, June, 1990, on "Modern Western Christian Thought."
56. Lectured at Nanjing Prot. Theol. Sem., Nanjing, June, 1990 on "Modern Western Christian Thought," & "Interreligious Dialogue.
57. Lectured at the Philosophy Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, June, 1990, on "Modern Western Christian Thought."
58. Lectured at the Philosophy Department, Beijing University, Beijing, China, June, 1990, on "Modern Western Christian Thought."
59. Organized and led the third of the Annual International Scholars' Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Orlando, Jan. 3-6, 1991.
60. Lectured on "Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue," at Methodist Theological Seminary, Seoul, Korea, April, 1991.
61. Lectured on "Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue," at Catholic Theological Seminary, Seoul, Korea, April, 1991.
62. Lectured on "Religion and Religions: Its Meaning and Their Relations" at the International Academic Conference on World Community and Religion in Wonkwang University, Iri, Korea, April 27, 1991.
63. Participated in "International Conference on Interfaith Cooperation for World Peace and the Peaceful Reunification of South and North Korea, Daejung, Korea, April 27-28, 1991, sponsored by Won Buddhism.
64. Founded Temple University Department of Religion Alumni Association of Korea (TUDOR-AAK).
65. Lectured on "Christian, Confucian and Marxist Views of a Just, a Human Life," at Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China, in first Annual Temple University Japan Religion Faculty-Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Lectures on Contemporary Religious Thought, May, 1991.
66. Lectured on "Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue at the Philosophy Department, Beijing University, Beijing, China, May, 1991.
67. Lectured alone on "Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue" and with Gordon Kaufmann on "Religion: Its Academic Study and Place in Life," at the Philosophy Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May, 1991.
68. Lectured on "Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue," at Institute of Religions, Shanghai Acad. of Soc. Sciences, May, 1991.
69. Lectured on "Christian and Marxist Views of a Just, a Human Life," at East China Prot. Theol. Seminary, Shanghai, May, 1991.
70. Lectured on "Christian, Confucian and Marxist Views of a Just, a Human Life," at Nanjing Protestant Theological Seminary, Nanjing, China, May, 1991.
71. Lectured on "Christian, Confucian and Marxist Views of a Just, a Human Life," at the Philosophy Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, May, 1991.
72. Lectured on "A Call for a Catholic Constitutional Convention" at the "Call To Action National Conference on Reforming our Church and Renewing the World," Chicago, November 10, 1991.
73. Organized and led the fourth Annual International Scholars' Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Emory University, Atlanta, Jan. 2-5, 1992.
74. Lectured on "Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue" in the Conference: "Partners in Dialogue: The Changing Face of Interreligious Encounter," University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, February 9-10, 1992.
75. Lectured on "Why Christians Need to Dialogue With--NOT Proselytize--Non-Christians," at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, February 11, 1992.
76. Lectured on "Jesus and Contemporary Religious Pluralism," at the "Wooster Clergy Academy," Wooster, OH, February 18, 1992.
77. Lectured on "Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue," at the Intellectual Heritage Faculty Seminar, Temple University, Feb. 24, 1992.
78. Lectured on "Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue," at the ANCHOR Conference at Chestnut Hill college, Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 1992.
79. Organized a Temple University a university-wide panel and delivered the key-note statement on,"Toward a 'Universal Declaration of Global Ethos'," April 13, 1992.
80. Lectured on "Death of Dialogue. From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue" at Yongsan Theological College, Yongsan, Korea, May 20, 1992.
81. Lectured on "Toward a 'Universal Declaration of Global Ethos'" at Won Kwang University, Iri City, Korea, May 20, 1992.
82. Lectured on "Yeshua, Feminist and Androgynous: An Integrated Human" at Hanil Theological Seminary, Chongju, Korea, May 21, 1992.
83. Lectured in a panel on "Religion and Feminism" at Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea, May 21, 1992.
84. Lectured on "Death of Dialogue. From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue" at Sung Hwa University, Choongchung-Namdo, Korea, May 22, 1992.
85. Lectured in a Scholars Colloquium at the Academy House Research Institute, Seoul, Korea, on "The Philosophical Foundations of Interreligious Dialogue," and "Buddhist-Christian Dialogue," May 24, 1992.
86. Lectured in a Scholars Colloquium at the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China, on "What China Can Contribute to
China in the Third Millennium," May 26, 1992.
87. Lectured to a faculty and graduate seminar in the Philosophy Department of Beijing University, Beijing, China, on "The Philosophical Foundations of Interreligious Dialogue," May 27, 1992.
88. Lectured on "What China Can Contribute to China in the Third Millennium" at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, Nanjing, China, May 29, 1992.
89. Lectured to a faculty and graduate colloquium on "Toward a 'Universal Declaration of Global Ethos'" at Nanjing Union Theol. Sem., Nanjing, China, 5/30/1992.
90. Lectured to a faculty and graduate seminar on "The Philosophical Foundations of Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue" at the Philosophy Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, June 1, 1992.
91. Lectured to a seminar of Buddhist monks and nuns in the Philosophy Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, on "Buddhist-Christian Dialogue," June 2, 1992.
92. Lectured to a gathering of representatives of religions in Taiwan on "What China Can Contribute to China in the Third Millennium" at the Tien Di Jiao Research Center, Taiwan, June 4, 1992.
93. Lectured to a faculty and graduate seminar on "What Is Interreligious Dialogue?"at the Tien Di Jiao Research Center, Taiwan, June 5, 1992.
94. Lectured to the class of Buddhist nuns in the English Buddhist Studies Program of Ts'ung Lin University, Fo Kuang Shan, Taiwan, on "A Comparison of the
Teachings of Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha," June 6, 1992.
95. Lectured to the public at Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan, co-sponsored by the Tien Di Jiao and the Department of International Affairs of Tamkang University on "What China Can Contribute to China in the Third Millennium," June 7, 1992.
96. Lectured on "The Christian and Confucian Idea of a Just, Human Life" at the Philosophy Department, National Chen Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan, on June 9, 1992.
97. Lectured on Christian-Buddhist Dialogue at The Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, Taipei, Taiwan on June 10, 1992.
98. Lectured at Chautauqua Institution on "Death or Dialogue? From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue," August 13, 1992.
99. Lectured on "A Christian Historical Perspective on Wisdom as a Basis for Dialogue with Judaism and Chinese Religion," November 25, 1992, in a conference on "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in an East-West Context" at the Hong Kong Christian Study Centre for Chinese Religion and Culture.
100. Lectured on "Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic," December 1, 1992, in a conference on "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in an East-West Context" at the Hong Kong Christian Study Centre for Chinese Religion and Culture.
101. Organized and led the fifth Annual International Scholars' Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Akademie Graz, Afro-Asiatisches Institut, Pro Oriente, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria, Jan. 3-7, 1993.
102. Lectured on "Towards a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic" at the Akademie Graz, January 6, 1993.
103. Lectured on "In Richtung auf eine universale Erklärung eines globalen Ethos" at a Symposion at the Kath. Institut für missionstheologische Grundlagenforschung in Munich, Germany, January 11, 1993.
104. Lectured on "Kann man nur durch Jesus, den Christus Heil erlangen?" in the Protestant Theological Faculty, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, January 3, 1993.
105. Lectured on "Weltfrieden und Weltethos: Eine amerikanische Perspektive" at the Institut für ökumenische Forschung, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, 1/13/93.
106. Lectured on "Der Dialog Dekalog" in the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, January 15, 1993.
107. Lectured on "Towards a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic" at the Conference "Global Harmony Through Inter-religious Action," New Delhi, India, 2/2-7/93.
108. Preached twice at St. Joan of Arc's Catholic Church (2,000 people), Minneapolis, Sunday, March 22, 1993, on "A Call for a Catholic Constitutional Convention."
109. Lectured at the Newman Center, University of Minnesota, March 23, 1993, on "Death or Dialogue. From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue."
110. Lectured at Southern Connecticut University, New Haven, CN, April 13, 1993, on "The Meaning of Life."
111. Organized and lectured at the 20th Annual Interreligious Dialogue Conference sponsored by the Philadelphia National Conference of Christians and Jews, and forty other regional academic/religious institutions, on "Towards a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic"
112. Lectured at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, on "Towards a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic" within an international conference on "Religion and Law, 4/25-27/94.
113. Lectured at the Kath. Institut für missionstheologische Grundlagenforschung, Munich on "Der Dialog der drei abrahamischen Religionen. Eine christliche (d.h. jeschuanische) Beitrag" on May 17, 1993.
114. Lectured at the Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Salzburg, Austria, May 18, 1993, on "Jenseits der Absolutheit. Auf dem Weg zu einer universalen Theologie der Religionen."
115. Lectured at a Kurz Seminar at the St. Virgil kath. Bildungshaus, Salzburg, May 19, on "In Richtung auf eine universale Erklärung eines globalen Ethos."
116. Participated as a Drafter in a Consultation on "Christian Relations with Non-Christians" for the World Council of Churches in Baar, Switzerland, Sept. 3-8, 1993.
117. Lectured on Jewish-Christian Dialogue at a Conference at the Evangelische Akademie at Loccum, Germany, November 1-4, 1993.
118. Read a paper on "Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic" at the American Academy of Religion Annual Convention, November 20-23, 1993.
119. Organized and led the Sixth "International Scholars' Annual Trialogue" (ISAT) in Jerusalem, January 1-6, 1994.
120. Read a paper on "The Relationship Between Religion and State" at ISAT, Jerusalem, January 4, 1994.
121. Participated as Delegate at "5e Conférence européenne des Droit et Liberté dans les Églises" & "4e Rencontre 'Kirche im Aufbruch,'" Brussels, Bel., 1/6-9/1994.
122. Lectured for the Catholic Consortium "2000 Too Soon" in Newport News, VA, on "A Christology for the Contemporary Critical-Thinking World" and "The Spirit of Yeshua: Not Resignation But Creative Action," February 23, 24, 1994.
123. Lectured for the Virginia Council of Churches on "Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue," in Richmond, VA, February 25, 1994.
124. Organized and directed Scholars' Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue on "Jews-Christians-Muslims: Facing Modernity Together," jointly sponsored by the Graymoor
Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute and the Journal of Ecumenical Studies at St. Mary Raphaela Retreat House in Haverford, PA, March 2-3, 1994.
125. Participant in a Jewish-Christian-Muslim Scholars' dialogue sponsored by the Religious Education Association at Gratz College and Villanova University,
Philadelphia, PA, March 13-14, 1994.
126. Co-organized the 21st Annual Interreligious Dialogue Conference co-sponsored by the Philadelphia office of the National Conference of Christians and Jews on
"Searching for Common Religious Grounds: Finding Unity by Honoring Diversity," at Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA, March 20, 1994.
127. Lectured on "A Call for a Catholic Constitutional Convention," sponsored by the Philadelphia Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (ARCC) at
the College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadelphia, PA, April 20, 1994.
128. Lectured at the Kath. Institut für missionstheologische Grundlagenforschung, Munich on "Überlegungen eines Moslems und eines christlichen Ökumenikers zu Krieg
und Frieden Beispiel: Bosnien," June 28, 1994.
129. Lectured at the Katholikentag von Unten in Dresden, Germany, on "Das mündige Volk Gottes gibt sich eine Verfassung," and "Ein gemeinsames Weltethos
Überlebenschance für die Menschheit: Jüdisch-muslimisch-christlicher Trialog," on June 30, 1994.
130. Lectured for the Israel Colloquium at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem on "The Relationship between Religion and the State: a Jewish-Christian-Muslim
Trialogue," July 6, 1994.
131. Lectured for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Colloquium on "Interreligious Dialogue: What Is It and Why?" and "Dialogue Among the Abrahamic
Religions An Absolute Necessity," July 10, 12, 1994.
132. Founded and conducted the Internet List TUDOR-L@VM.TEMPLE.EDU of TUDOR graduates world-wide, fall, 1993--
133. Founded and conducted the Internet List VATICAN2@VM.TEMPLE.EDU of progressive Catholic scholars world-wide, summer, 1994--
134. Founded and conducted the Internet List INTERREL@VM.TEMPLE.EDU of interreligious dialogue scholars world-wide, fall, 1994--
135. Lectured on "Millennium Three: The Age of Global Dialogue," at the "International Symposium on Mutual Perceptions of Monotheistic Religions Since the Mid-20th Century" sponsored by the Interfaculty Department of History and Science of Religion, University of Lausanne, in Lausanne Switzerland, April 17-21, 1995.
136. Lectured on "Judaism: Once a Missionary Religion--A Missionary Religion Once Again," at a Conference on "Jews In Germany--Jews In Diaspora," at the Evangelische Akademie at Loccum, Germany, December 4-6, 1995.
137. Lectured on "Interreligious Dialogue" at a Conference on "Religion, State and Education," sponsored by the Bosnian Academy of Science and Arts and Zayedno ("Together"), and consulted with state, university, Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish leaders in Sarajevo, Bosnia on establishing a Department of Interreligious Dialogue at the University of Sarajevo, December 8-11, 1995.
138. Lectured on "The Intimate Intertwining of Business, Religion and Dialogue," the concluding address of the "Faith and Life Festival: Preparing for the Next Millennium" at Oklahoma City University, February 29, 1996.
139. Lectured on "A Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic" at The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, March 2, 1996.
140. Lectured on "Global Consciousness" at a Symposium on "Religious Diversity in America," sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas, April 17-18, 1996.
141. Lectured on "Interreligious Dialogue and Corporate Business" at the Conference on "Business, Ethics, Dialogue," at Haverford College, Haverford, PA sponsored by the "Global Dialogue Consortium, April 20, 1996.
142. Lectured on "A Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic" at the Princeton University Catholic Theologians' Association, April, 27, 1996.
143. Lectured on "A Global Ethic for a Global Society," at the Philadelphia Chapter of the Fulbright Association, May 18, 1996.
144. Lectured on "The Intimate Intertwining of Business, Ethics and Religion, at the First World Congress on Business, Economics and Ethics sponsored by the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics at Reitaku University, Tokyo, Japan, July 25-28, 1996.
145. Lectured on "Business, Ethics and Religion" at the International Christian Business Men's Committee, Taipei, Taiwan, August 4, 1996.
146. Participated in the Second Krishna Consciousness-Christian Dialogue, Cambridge, MA, September 20-22, 1996.
147. Lectured on "Buddhism and Christianity: The `Age of Dialogue' and Peace" at the International Conference on Buddhist Studies Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of Dongguk University: "Buddhism and Civilization in the 21st Century," October 24-25, 1996, in Seoul, Korea.
148. Lectured on "Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue," Symposium on Interreligious Dialogue at New Orleans sponsored by the "Professors for Peace," Nov. 22, 1996.
149. Lectured on "Meaning of the Holocaust for Today," at the American Academy of Religion, New Orleans, November 22, 1996.
150. Lectured on "Das Zeitalter des globalen Dialogs" at the 2. Wiener Kulturkongress, "Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Gott," in the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, November 28-30, 1996, sponsored by the Österreichsche Kulturvereinigung.
151. Lectured on "Global Ethic and Interreligious Dialogue" on a closed-circuit TV-network of the state university system of Oklahoma at the University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK, February 21-22, 1997.
152. Lectured on "Jüdisch-christlich-muslimischer Dialog," Evangelische Akademie Iserlohn, Iserlohn, Germany, March 8-9, 1997.
153. Lectured on "Toward a Global Ethic," "Symposium on Global Ethic" sponsored by the "Hungarian Academy of Science," University of Budapest, Mar 10-11, 1997.
154. Organized a Conference on "Religion-Ethics-Business" at Eastern College, Radnor, PA, March 14, 1997.
155. Organized International Conference on "Ethics-Dialogue-Spirituality: The Future Agenda for Business" at La Casa de Maria, Monteceito, CA, May 4-8, 1997.
156. Participated in the Second Conference of the United Religions Initiative, Stanford University, June 23-27, 1997.
157. Organized an invitational conference for the American Society of Social Arministrators, Philadelphia, PA, July 29, 1997, and lectured on "Toward a Global Ethic."
158. Organized with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Indonesia, Temple University Religion Department and Hartford Seminary an International Conference on "Muslim- Christian Dialogue, Past, Present and Future," and lectured on "The `Age of Global Dialogue' and a Global Ethic," in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 7-9, 1997.
159. Organized a session on a "The Law and a Global Ethic" at the annual convention of the Union Internationale des Avocats in Philadelphia, PA, September 5, 1997, and lectured on "Toward a Global Ethic."
160. Lectured for the Catholics for a Free Conscience on "Toward a Catholic Constitution" in Burlington, VT, October 17, 1997.
161. Delivered the 105th Chancellor's Lecture Series at Queen's Theological College, Kingston, Ont., October 20-22, 1997: "From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Global Dialogue," "A Global Ethic for a Global Society," and "Business and a Global Ethic."
162. Lectured at the International Senate of the Union Internationale des Avocats, in the Eschenbach Palace, Vienna, on "The Relationship Between the Law and a Global Ethic," February 21, 1998.
163. Organized with the Evangelische Akademie Loccum a conference on "Religion and Economics - Religions in Economics. The Influence of Christianity, Judaism and Islam on Modern Concepts of Economic Ethics: An International Comparison," at Loccum, Germany, March 27-29, 1998.
164. Lectured on "The Intertwining of Business, Religion and Dialogue," at the Evangelische Akademie Loccum conference on "Religion and Economics Religions in Economics. The Influence of Christianity, Judaism and Islam on Modern Concepts of Economic Ethics: An International Comparison," at Loccum, Germany, March 27, 1998.
165. Lectured as respondent to Paul Knitter, "Deep Ecumenicity vs. Incommensurability: Finding Common Ground on a Common Earth, at the Christianity and Ecology conference at Harvard University, April 12, 1998.
166. Lectured on "The Age of Global Dialogue" at an international conference on religious liberty sponsored by the International Coalition for Religious Liberty, in Washington, D.C., April 13, 1998.
167. Lectured on "Reform in the Catholic Church" sponsored by "We Are Church" Movement in Rome, May 26, 1998.
168. Lectured on "The Age of Global Dialogue" at an international conference on religious liberty sponsored by the International Coalition for Religious Liberty, in Berlin, May 28, 1998.
169. Carried five Proposals of the Global Dialogue Institute to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, consulting with several National Ministers, June 29-July 6, 1998.
170. Lectured on contemporary conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before the Xaverian Religious Headquarters in Rome, July 8, 1998.
171. Lectured on "Deep-Dialogue and Religious Liberty," at an international conference on religious liberty sponsored by the International Coalition for Religious Liberty, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 10, 1998.
172. Appointed Executive Coordinator of the newly established Human Business Partnership: The Global Council for Business, Ethics, and Spiritual Values, in London, October 21, 1998.
173. Organized and lectured at Inaugural Seminar: "Dialogue on Deep Dialogue" sponsored by the Global Dialogue Institute, January 13, 1999, at Haverford College.
174. Organized and lectured at second Inaugural Seminar: "Dialogue on Deep Dialogue" sponsored by the Global Dialogue Institute, April 14, 1999, at Haverford College.
175. Organized and chaired a meeting at Trinity Church Wall Street, New York of major CEOs from the area to discuss business, ethics and spiritual values sponsored by Human Business Partnership: The Global Council for Business, Ethics, and Spiritual Values, April 15, 1999.
176. Organized and lectured at "Conference on Business Ethics and Anti-Corruption Reform" at Jakarta, Indonesia, February 17, 2000.
177. Lectured at Trialogue in Edmonton, Canada March 19, 2000, on "What I Want Others to Know About Christianity."
178. Organized a Global Dialogue Institute Conference on "Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking and Education in Indonesia," for a Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia and UNICEF team, et al., at Haverford College, October 5-11, 2000
179. Conducted in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia and UNICEF a three-day training workshop on "Using Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking in the Classroom" in Jakarta, Indonesia for 25 primary school teachers, February 10-12, 2001.
180. Lectured at Day Conference Clergy Training Day with Clergy from Anglican Diocese of Leicester, England on "Dialogue or Mission: Is there a problem?" March 12, 2001.
181. Organized a Global Dialogue Institute Seminar jointly with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia and UNICEF on primary school teaching of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking, Jakarta, Indonesia, February 10-12, 2001.
182. Lectured at Leicester Council of Faiths on "Why We Need Dialogue Between Religions," March 12, 2001.
183. Lectured at the Islamic Foundation, Markfield, Leicestershire on "Interreligious Dialogue," March 13, 2001.
184. Lectured ad the University of Derby, England on "The Seven Stages of Deep-Dialogue," March 13, 2001.
185. Lectured at the Centre for the Study of Christian and Asian Religions, University of Birmingham on "The Prospects for Interreligious Dialogue," March 14-15, 2001.
186. Lectured on "The Necessity and Rationale of Dialogue" at Conference on AFrom Conflict to Trust: Interfaith Experiences and Possibilities" organized by the World Congress of Faiths and International Interfaith Centre, Oxford at the Harris Manchester College, Oxford, March 16-18.
187. Conducted in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia and UNICEF a twelve-day training workshop on "Using Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking in the Classroom" in Malang, Indonesia for 75 primary school teachers and administrators, July, 2001.
188. Obtained for GDI a $20,000 grant (December, 2001) from the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia to have GDI Field Consultants work with the Indonesian teachers and administrators.
189. Set up a Distance-Learning Course on Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Learning, which will begin its pilot testing spring, 2002.
190. In June and again in October, 2001 Leonard Swidler with Paul Mojzes were sent by the United States Institute of Peace to Skopje, Macedonia--at the request of President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia--to meet with the religious and civic leaders to set up a wide-ranging conference on dialogue in several societal areas in Macedonia, May 10-14, 2002
191. Working further with Keith Darcy, Executive Vice President of the Industrial Bank of Japan Whitehall, Sergio Mazza (former President of American National Standards Institute), Edward Petry, Executive Director of the Ethics Officer Association, and Lawrence Eicher, Executive Director of ISO International Organization of Standards to develop a Global Business Ethic.
192. Organized and lectured - at the invitation of President Boris Trajkovski - at the Eighth "International Scholars Annual Trialogue" (ISAT) in Skopje, Macedonia, May 10-14, 2002, on the theme: "Nurturing a Culture of Dialogue: Building Confidence by Way of Dialogue Among Religions."
193. Lectured at a Conference on "Religious Pluralism in America and Southeast Asia," in Kuala Lumpur sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and the Malaysian Association for American Studies on "Religious Liberty and Dialogue," August 20-21, 2002
194. Met again in Skopje, Macedonia with the religious leaders of Macedonia and President Trajkovski to arrange further training for seminary faculty and the establishment of the new Council for Interreligious Cooperation, November, 2002.
195. Lectured at the University of Tetova, Macedonia on "Interreligious Dialogue," November, 2002.
196. Lectured on "Reform in Contemporary Catholicism," at the Catholic Center, Tokyo, January 11, 2003.
197. Lectured on "The Best War on Terrorism: Dialogue Among the Religions," at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea, January 13, 2003.
198. Lectured on "What Christianity Can Offer China in the Third Millennium," at the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, January 15, 2003.
199. Scholar in Residence, “Centre for Civilisational Dialogue,” University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 24-Jun 7, 2003.
200. Keynote: “The Age of Global Dialogue” at Workshop on “Multiculturalism and Conflict Management,” University of Malaya, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2003.
201. Led all-day Workshop on at University of Malaya on “Multiple Dimensions of Dialogue-Cognitive, Affective, and Active,” University of Malaya, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27, 2003.
202. Lectured at the Higher Education Learning Programme Institute (HELP) on “The Need for Dialogue Among the Religions of the World,”Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 29. 2003.
203. Lectured on “Education For Today: Deep-Dialogue & Critical-Thinking” at Sultan Idris University For Education (UPSI), Ipoh, Malaysia, May 30, 2003.
204. Lectured on “Our Concept of Ultimate Reality Shapes Our Behavior” at the South-East Asian Arts Museum, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 31, 2003.
205.Lectured on “Defining Common Values in All Faiths and Cultures Promoting Peace” at the Taiping Peace Initiative Centre, Taiping, Malaysia, May 31, 2003.
206. Lectured on “Inter-religious Understanding: At Crossroads?” at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2, 2003.
207. Lectured on “The Age of Global Dialogue,” at Soka Gakai Headquaters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2, 2003.
208. Lectured on “Civilisational Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence” at the Peace Research and Education Unit, Malaysia Science University, Penang, Malaysia, June 5, 2003.
209. Lectured on “Interfaith Dialogue For Peace in the Community” at the Institute For Community and Peace Studies, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 6, 2003.
210. Lectured on “Toward A Global Ethic” at the Centre for Peace Studies of the National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 6, 2003.
211. Lectured on “Dialogue or Death”at the “Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies,” Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. Indonesia, June 10, 2003.
212. Lectured on “The Age of Global Dialogue” at Interfidei, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, June 10, 2003.
213. Lectured on “The Need for Dialogue Among the Religions of the World” at the Catholic University, Seoul, Korea, June 12, 2003.
214. Lectured on “Democracy in the Catholic Church” at the Catholic Center, Hiroshima, Japan. June 12, 2003
215. Lectured on “Democracy in the Catholic Church” at the Catholic Center, Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2003.
216. Lectured on “Democracy in the Catholic Church” at the Catholic Center, Hiroshima, Japan., June 16, 2003.
217. Lectured on “A Catholic Constitution for the Catholic Church” at Symposium at the University of San Francisco March 27, 2004
218. Lectured at the University of Malaya, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, on “Guidelines for Interreligious Dialogue,” June 5, 2004.
219. Lectured at the “Centre for Civilisational Dialogue” University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on “A Global Ethic - a Possibility, a Necessity” June 7 2004.
220. Lectured on “Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue” at the “International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9 2004.
221. Lectured on “The Role of Religions in Promoting Peace” at “Sokka Gakkai Malaysia,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 12, 2004.
222. Keynote address at two-day seminar “Plurality, Unity, & Peace” sponsored by the “National Federation of Malaysian Women’s Organizations” and the “Centre for Civilisational Dialogue” of University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 16, 2004.
223. Lectured on “The Cosmic Dance of Dialogue” at the International Press Conference (over 200 present, including six former Ministers of State) at the Grand Hall, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China for the World Culture Open, headquartered Manhattan and Seoul, June 17, 2004.
224. Lectured at East Asia Normal University, Shanghai, for faculty of philosophy and religion, graduate and undergraduate students on the “Bases of Interreligious, Intercultural Dialogue,” June 18, 2004.
225. Conducted whole-day seminar with the Religion and Philosophy Faculty of “Fudan University,” Shanghai, China, on the “Study of Religion on the Academic Level,” and on “Global Ethics,” June 19, 2004.
226. Lectured at “People’s University of China,” Beijing, China, to undergraduates of the Religious Studies Section on “Dialogue among the Religions and Cultures of the World,” June 20, 2004.
227. Lectured at the “School of Marxism” of People’s University of China, Beijing, China, to graduate and undergraduate students on “Global Ethics,” June 20, 2004.
228. Lectured at “People’s University of China,” Beijing, China, to doctoral students of the Religious Studies Section on “Developing a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethics from Below,” June 21, 2004.
229. Lectured to Catholic lay leaders at the Catholic Center, Tokyo, Japan, on a “Proposed Catholic Constitution,” June 22, 2004.
230. Lectured to parishioners of Ichikawa Catholic Church in Chiba, Japan, on “A Parish Written Constitution,” June 24, 2004.
231. Lectured at the Shinsei Kaikan (“Truth and Life Center”─Bishop Kazuhiro Mori, Founder-Director), Tokyo, Japan, on “Contemporary “American Catholicism and Democracy in the Catholic Church,” June 26, 2004.
232. Lectured to faculty & sisters of “Notre Dame University,” Kyoto, Japan, on “A Constitution for the Catholic Church,” July 1, 2004.
233. Met at length with Vatican Ambassador (Apostolic Nuncio) to Japan, Archbishop Ambrose De Paoli, Tokyo, Japan, July 2. 2004.
234. Served as Juror of Humanitarian Services at “World Culture Open,” Festival in Seoul, Korea, September 14-16, 2004.
235. Lectured on “Dialogue and Dissent: An American Vocation,” for One Catholic Voice for Action, Miami, FL., October 3, 2004.
236. Lectured on “Toward a Catholic Constitution,” and led a workshop on parish constitutions for Voice of the Faithful, Indianapolis, December 10-12, 2004.
237. Organized in part “35^th Annual Scholars Conference on the Holocaust, the Churches and Dialogue with Islam” St. Joseph’s University, March 5-9, 2005.
238. Lectured on “Dialogue among the World’s Religions and Cultures - An absolute Necessity in the Twenty-first Century” at the Blue Ridge Community College, Hendersonville, NC, April 7, 2005.
239. Lectured on “Global Ethics Today” (Keynote) at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago Two-day Symposium on Global Ethics, sponsored by the Chapel, University of Chicago Divinity School, and the Niagara Foundation, April 13, 2005.
240. Lectured on “Dialogue of Christianity with its Source: Judaism,” Blue Ridge Com. Coll., Hendersonville, NC, April 21, 2005.
241. Lectured on “Dialogue of Judaism and Christianity with Their Cousin: Islam” at the Blue Ridge Community College, Hendersonville, NC, May 5, 2005.
242. Lectured on “Dialogue of Judaism, Christianity, Islam with Modernity” at Blue Ridge Com. Coll., Hendersonville, NC, May 5, 2005.
243. Lectured on “Interreligious Dialogue in South Asia” at University of Louisville for South Asian Muslim scholars, May 10, 2005.
244. Participated in U.S. State Department sponsored trip to Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to meet with Muslim scholars (and President Musharaff of Pakistan), June 23-July 8, 2005 (see Asian Summer Dialogue Journey).
245. Consulted with Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada of Tokyo about the Catholic Church in Japan and Reform, July 9, 2005.
246. Lectured for the Pastor Paul Ohara, Parish Council, and others of Ichikawa Parish in Chiba on a Parish Constitution (they are developing one), July 9, 2005.
247. Lectured to a Catholic group at Katase Parish (outside of Tokyo) on Vatican II and Reform, July 11, 2005.
248. Lectured to a Catholic group of Bishop Mori’s “Adult Students” at Tokyo Catholic Center on Church reform, July 12, 2005.
249. Lectured to a group of 20 Catholic nuns on Vatican II and Reform, and “Jesus Was a Feminist” in Tokyo, July 14, 2005.
250. Lectured for several hours to a group of mostly Catholic laity in the Cathedral of Fukuoka, Kyushu Island, Japan, on Vatican II and a Democratic Catholic Church, July 16, 2005.
251. Lectured to the Pastor, Parish Council, and parishioners of the Catholic church of Kurosaki, Kyushu Island on a parish constitution--they developed one and subsequently liturgically installed it--July 17, 2005.
252. Participated in the 60^th Anniversary Celebration of Korean Liberation in Seoul, and lectured at conferences and universities, August 12-19, 2005 (see Asian Summer Dialogue Journey).
253. Lectured at the Call To Action in Milwaukee on “A Constitution for the Catholic Church,” September 5, 2005.
254. Delivered five Lenten Lectures on “Constitutional Catholicism” at Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Mar 1, 8, 15, 29, Apr 5, 2006.
255. Lectured at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, & preached at Protestant church Detroit on Interreligious Dialogue, April 6-9, 2006.
256. Organized the Dinner, “ARCC Rights of Catholics in the Church Award,” “Journal of Ecumenical Studies Interreligious Dialogue Award,” and lectures for Hans Küng at Temple University, November 16-17, 2006.
257. Lectured at Univ. of Tübingen’s Studium Generale: “Dialogue Is Not What You Think It Is, and Why It Is Essential,” Jan. 9, 2006.
258. Lectured at Univ. of Tübingen’s Graduirten Kolleg on “Global Business? Global Business Ethics, Global Dialogue,” Jan. 10, 2006
259. Lectured at the University of Tübingen in the Christliche Ethik Vorlesung of Prof. Dietmar Mieth on “Der Nexus zwischen katholischen Kirchenreform und Dialog mit den Weltreligionen,” January 11, 2006.
260. Lectured at the Colegio Mayor Universitario C. Cisneros, University of Grenada, Spain within the Dialogue of Civilizations. Is an Understanding of Cultures Possible? on “A Clash or Dialogue of Civilizations? A ‘Medieval’ or ‘Modern’ Mentality,” March 23, 2006.
261. Lectured at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, MI on “Interreligious Dialogue: What, Who, When, Why?” and “What Does It Mean to Be a Christian Today?” April 7, 2006, and a one-day retreat for the students, alumni/ae, faculty, board, and staff, April 8, 2006.
262. Gave the Keynote Address at an International Conference on “The New Agora,” and “Café Europa Writers” in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on “The Age of Global Dialogue,” sponsored by the Borderland Foundation of Sijny, Poland, Fondazione Alexander Langer Stiftung, Bolzano, Italy, Mediacentar Sarajevo, P.E.N. Center of Bosnia-Hercegovenia, June 9-11, 2006.
263. Lectured in Tokyo to a series of Catholic groups on Democracy in the Catholic Church, June 25-31, 2006.
264. Lectured in Myanmar on interreligious dialogue for six Protestant theological seminaries in Yangon, Mandalay, and Mei Pyo, July 1-16, 2006
265. Lectured in Cluj, Romania for the Institute of Intercultural, Interreligious Dialogue of the University of Cluj on interreligious dialogue, August 15-28, 2006.
266. Co-organized and led a journey to Germany (Mainz, Oberwesel, Altekuntstad, Bamberg, Weimar, Wittenberg, and Berlin) on Jewish-Christian dialogue, August 31-September 11, 2006.
267. Lectured in Cluj, Romania for the Institute of Intercultural, Interreligious Dialogue of the University of Cluj on interreligious dialogue, August 15-28, 2007.
268. Lectured at the Japanese Ecumenical Circle in Tokyo on “Jesus Was a Feminist,” November 16, 2007.
269. Lectured at the Centre for Catholic Studies, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong on “Interreligious Dialogue in the Contemporary World, November 22, 2008.
270. Lectured at the Centre for Catholic Studies, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong on “The Theology of Vatican II and Interreligious Dialogue,” November 23, 2008.
271. Lectured at The Chinese University of Hong Kong on “Jesus Was a Feminist. Why Aren’t You?” November 27, 2008.
272. Lectured at the Catholic Diocesan Centre of Hong Kong on What Christianity Can Offer China in the Third Millennium,” sponsored by the Centre for Catholic Studies, Chung Chi College and the Holy Spirit Seminary College of theology and Philosophy of Hong Kong., November 28, 2007.
273. Participated in the U.S. State Department sponsored “South Asia-United States of America Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue in New Delhi, Alighar (India), Dhaka, Chittagong (Bangladesh), January 2-16, 2008 (Pakistan was to be included, but was dropped because of security reasons, although Pakistani participants were present.)
274. Lectured on “Peace in the Christian Tradition,” at The Delhi Consultation of South Asian Scholars and Activists on Peace Building is Islam and Other Religions in New Delhi, India, January 6, 2008.
275. Lectured at Alighar University in Alighar, India on “Dialolgue with Islam,” January 7, 2008.
276. Lectured on “Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Encountering Modernity” at the University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh, January 11, 2008.
277. Lectured on “Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Encountering Modernity” at the Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 13, 2008.

X: WORK IN PROGRESS

1. Catholic Constitutionalism
2. The Age of Global Dialogue
3. Catholic (Universal) and catholic (Roman)
4. Odysseys to Dialogue.
5. Deep-Dialogue: The Path into the Future.
6. International Codes of Business Ethics.
7. A Vision for the Corporation of the Third Millennium.
8. Jüdisch-christlich-muslimischer Dialog: Ein Gespräch über einen Weltethos.
9. THEORIA >-----> PRAXIS. Wie Juden, Christen, Muslime (und Andere)sich zusammen von Theorie zur Praxis hinbewegen können. (Author/editor). In press with Graz, Austria: Graz University Press, 1999.
10. Club Modernity.

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