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1 The 20 th International Symposium on Unification Thought November 28 (Fri Friday) The Unity of Sciences and Unification Thought: Towards Exploring Unification Thought Academic Disciplines November 28 ~ December 1, 2008 Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan Schedule (Subject to change) All day: Arrivals & Registration 18:30-21:00: Welcome Banquet & Opening Session: 1. Welcome Greetings by Rev. Hideo Oyamada; President, UTI of Japan (Ohgi, 4F) 2. Welcome Speech by Dr. Hisayoshi Watanabe; Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan 3. Welcome Greetings by Rev. Eiji Tokuno; Co-President, UPF of Japan 4. Dinner: Toast led by Rev. Yoshiteru Terry Kawakami; Professor Emeritus, Tezukayama Gakuin University, Japan Introduction of Participants and Chapter Reports 5. Entertainment: Miss Mina Sasaki 6. Keynote Speech by Dr. Jin, Sung-Bae; President, UTI of Korea & International 7. Taking a Commemorative Group Photo November 29 (Satur Saturday) 08:30 10:30: Session I: Towards a UT Approach to Theology (1) Chair: Dr. Kim, Soo-Min; Professor, Department of Northeast Asian Studies, Chapter 1. Concept of Truth by Dr. Keisuke Noda; Associate Professor of Philosophy, Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown, New York, USA Comment by Prof. James K. Herndon; Dept. of Philosophy, Maryland, University College, Asia, Okinawa, Japan University of Chapter 2. Faith and Reason by Dr. Tamas Foldesy; Professor Emeritus, Law School, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary Comment by Dr. Keisuke Noda; Associate Professor of Philosophy, Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown, New York, USA 1

2 Chapter 3. The Relationship of Science and Theology from a Methodological Perspective by Dr. David Burton; Adjunct Faculty and Science Laboratory Director at the University of Bridgeport, USA Comment by Prof. Dr. Ivan Kaltchev; President, Association of Philosophers in South-Eastern Europe, Bulgaria 10:30-10:55: Coffee Break 11:00-12:20: Session II: I: Towards a UT Approach to Theology (2) Chair: Prof. Dr. Ivan Kaltchev; President, Association of Philosophers in South-Eastern Europe, Bulgaria Chapter 4. The Relevance of Rev. Moon s Words and Viewpoint for the Current Cultural and Axiological Situation by Dr. David Carlson; Associate Professor, Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology, Korea Comment by Rev. James K. Nishi; President, The Biblical Study Forum for World Peace, Japan Chapter 5. A Comparative Study on Western and Eastern Conceptions of Love by Dr. Jean-Luc Berlet, Professor of Philosophy and Human Sciences in ISG and INT in Paris, France Comment by Mr. Shigeto Sueyoshi; Researcher of Western Thought, Japan 12:30-13:30: Lunch 14:30-16:30: Session III: I: Towards a UT Approach to Physics (1) Chair: Mr. Glenn Strait; Member of the Editorial Review Board of the New World Encyclopedia, Washington, D. C., USA Special Presentation: Unification and New Science by Dr. Yoon, Se-Won; Former President, Korean Academy of Physics Former President, Represented by Dr. Dr. Kim, Yong-Suk; Professor of Natural Science, Sun Moon University Chapter 1. The Turmoil of Today s Godless Physics by Akifumi Otani; Vice President, UTI of Japan Comment by Dr. Richard Lewis; UTI Senior Researcher and Science writer, New York, USA Chapter 2. Unity of Internal and External Truth by Dr. Richard Lewis; UTI Senior Researcher and Science writer, New York, USA Comment by Dr. Nahm, In-Hyun; Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Chapter 3. In Search for Unification Physics in View of Symmetry by Dr. Kim, Jin-Choon, President, 2

3 Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology, Korea Comment by Dr. Yoshiyuki Amemiya: Professor of Physics, Tokyo University 16:30-16:55: Coffee Break 17:00-19:00: Session IV: Towards a UT Approach to Physics (2) Chair: Dr. Kim, Jin-Choon, President, Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology, Korea Chapter 4. Particle World Viewed from Unification Thought by Prof. Chin-Ching Chang; Senior Researcher, UTI of Taiwan Comment by Dr. Richard Lewis; UTI Senior Researcher and Science Writer, New York, USA. Chapter 5. Theory of Quantum Gravity and Cosmic Mind by Dr. Bodhi Paliushev; Physicist; Mathematician; Philosopher of Science (Bulgaria/Britain) Comment by Mr. Glenn Strait; Member of the Editorial Review Board of the New World Encyclopedia, Washington, D. C., USA Chapter 6. Advent of Vertical Gravitational Field and Fields Formalization by Dr. Kim, Yong-Suk; Professor of Natural Science, Sun Moon University Comment by Dr. Yoshiyuki Amemiya: Professor of Physics, Tokyo University 19:00-20:00: Dinner November 30 (Sun unday) 08:30-10:30: Session V: Towards a UT Approach to Social Sciences Chair: Mr. Rama Swarup; Chairman, UTI of India Chapter 1. Godism: Theory of Heavenly Kingdom and Its Historical Foundation by Dr. Chuan-Fong Chang; Vice President, UTI-Taiwan; Asian President, International Educational Foundation Comment by Dr. Cho, Hyung-Kook; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Chapter 2. Rev. Moon s Philosophy of Peace by Dr. Thomas Ward; Co-Chair, Research Institute for the Integration of World Thought, and Dean of the International College, University of Bridgeport, U.S.A. Comment by Dr. Jean-Luc Berlet, Professor of Philosophy and Human Sciences in ISG and INT in Paris, France Chapter 3. Global Governance Paradigm and Unification Thought by Dr. Heung-Soon Park; Professor of International Political Science, 3

4 Comment by Dr. Yanmin Yu; Professor of Media and International Relations, University of Bridgeport, U.S.A. 10:30-10:55: Coffee Break 11:00-12:20: Session VI: Towards a UT Approach to Cognitive Science Chair: Rev. Yoshiteru Terry Kawakami; Professor Emeritus, Tezukayama Gakuin University, Japan Chapter 1. Mind-Body Problems and UT by Dr. Hiroshi Ishii, Ph.D., M.D., Japan Comment by Dr. Jaime Cempron; Associate Professor, De La Salle University, Philippines 12:20-13:30: Lunch 14:00-14:40 Session VII: Towards a UT Approach to Number Theory Chair: Dr. David Carlson; Associate Professor, Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology, Korea Presentation: Are All Those Numbers In Our Solar System Just A Coincidence? by Dr. Adri de Groot; Independent researcher in the Field of Number Theory; Professional Musician and Musicologist, USA Comment by Prof. Minoru Kuribayashi; Researcher in the Field of Information Engineering, Japan 14:40-14:55: Coffee Break 15:00-16:40: Session VIII III: Towards a UT Approach to Theory of Creation Chair: Dr. David Burton; Adjunct Faculty and Science Laboratory Director, the University of Bridgeport, USA Presentation 1: Cosmic Design and Unification Epistemology by Dr. Hisayoshi Watanabe; Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan Comment by Dr. Adri de Groot; Independent Researcher in the Field of Number Theory; Professional Musician and Musicologist, USA Presentation 2: Evolution and Unification Thought by Dr. Jonathan Wells; Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute, USA Comment by Dr. Thomas Ward; Co-Chair, Research Institute for the Integration of World Thought, and Dean of the International College, University of Bridgeport, U.S.A. 4

5 17:00-18:00: Closing Session: 1. Impression of the Symposium: (1) Dr. Luisa Yu (Philippines) (2) Dr. Tamas Foldesy (Hungary) (3) Hon. Jaromir Kohlicek (Czeck Republic) (4) Dr. Soo-Min Kim (Korea) (5) Dr. Jonathan Wells (U.S.A.) 2. Farewell Remarks: Mr. Nobuyoshi Hori; Secretary-General, PWPA-Japan 3. General Comment: Dr. Sung-Bae Jin; President, UTI of Korea & International 4. Remarks by UT Book Project Participants: (1) Mr. Akifumi Otani (Japan) (2) Dr. Jean-Luc Berlet (France) (3) Dr. Hiroshi Ishii (Japan) (4) Dr. Shigehiro Suzuki (Japan) (5) Dr. Jonathan Wells (U.S.A.) 5. Presentation of Books 18:30-20:30: Farewell Banquet (Takano, 42F) 1. Invocation; Rev. James Herndon 2. Dinner: Toast led by Dr. Hisayoshi Watanabe 3. Entertainment: Songs by Mr. & Mrs. Sagawa Volunteers 4. Farewell Speech: by Rev. Hideo Oyamada; President, UPF-Japan December 1 (Mon Monday) All Day: Sightseeing Course A: Tokyo Metropolitan Area Course B: Kamakura & Lake Ashi Check-out & Departures by some participants December 2 (Tues Tuesday) All day: Check-out & Departures by all other participants 5