World's Parliament of Religions (1893)

Assembly at 1893 Parliament

The World's Parliament of Religions was an event held September 11-27, 1893, in Chicago, in conjunction with the World Columbian Exposition. It heralded the birth of a worldwide interfaith dialogue that has continued with the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1993, 1999, 2004, and 2007.

Theosophical Program at the Parliament

According to the Supplement to The Theosophist in September, 1893:

The following programme will be carried out on September 15th and 16th next, the two days set aside for Theosophy at the Parliament of Religions at CHicago: -

I. THEOSOPHY DEFINED.
1. The theosophical Doctrine of the Unity of all Spiritual Beings.
2. The Eternal Unity of Spirit and Matter.
3 Theosophy is a System of Truths, discoverable and verifiable by perfected men.
4 These Truths are preserved in their purity by thE Great Brotherhood of Initiates, the Masters of Wisdom, who promulgate them more and more fully as the evolution of man permits.

II. THEOSOPHY HISTORICALLY CONSIDERED, AS THE UNDERLYING TRUTH OF ALL THE WORLD'S SCRIPTURES, RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES.
1. As found in the Sacred Books of the East and of Egypt.
2. As found in the Hebrew BOooks, and in the New Testament of the Christians.
3. As found in Greek and Gnositic Philosophy.
4. As found in European Mediaeval Philosophy.

Theosophists
assembled before
Parliament

Document
signed by Theosophists
Sept. 4, 1893

Anagarika Dharmapala