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ANGEL FORUM

In this Forum, we are to learn from an intellectual heritage of mankind. In so doing we discuss what is left unchanged as valuable and useful for advancing or increasing the richness of our mind.

ABSTRACTS

Angel Forum 2001 (held in February 2002)
Verba inspirata or the Inspired Languages - On the words of poetry and the Words of Holy Bible

Lecturers and Panelists : Dr. Shoichi WATANABE
Dr. Hirohiko OKANO
Dr. Peter MILWARD, S. J.
Dr. Takeo DOI
Dr. Kurt. R. JANKOWSKY
Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA

š Topics : Magical world of human language / Distinction of the language of prophets from poetic dictions of man / the Words of Holy Scriptures as a living Spirit / Creation of poets; fancy and imagination / Rhythms and meters; Old English Poetry and traditional Japanese poetry / Darwinism now and the origin of language


Angel Forum 1999 (held in September 1999, commemorating the centennial anniversary of MORINAGA & Co., Ltd.)
On Platonism and the Renaissance

Lecturers and Panelists : Dr. Shoichi WATANABE
Dr. Ryosuke INAGAKI
Dr. Iwao TAKAHASHI
Dr. Frans. A. JANSSEN
Prof.Yoshiyuki MATSUDA

š Topics : Nature of man's language; its functions, factors, and its purposes / Miraculous birth or creation of human language / Controversy over the origin of language / Ontological speculations on language / Difference between linguistics and philology / Issues concerning esoteric interpretations of some literary works / Platonism in relation to Theosophy or Anthroposophy / Influence of Platonism into the Italian Renaissance / Alchemy and the Medieval Ages / Rudolf Steiner and Goethe / Immortality of the soul and imperishability of the written Words / "The wind bloweth where it listeth" (John 3:8)


Angel Forum DIALOGUE (held in March 1995)
On Education and the Liberal Arts

By Dr. Shigehiko TOYAMA & Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA

š Issues of the dialogue : Problems of today's educational method in Japan / Problems concerning the pragmatic way of learning / Relation of pedagogy to man's creativity / Importance of learning the "liberal arts" / On the development of the faculty of synthesizing / Education considered as making a whole man / Learning in the life long, self-education


Angel Forum 1994 (held in October 1994)
On Nature, Religion, and Language

Panelists : Dr. Karl SCHNEIDER
Dr. Helmut GIPPER
Dr. Shoichi WATANABE
Dr. Nobuhiro KUBOTA
Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA

š Topics : Various representations of Nature by the ancient / Animism considered as religious acts / Primeval Gods of the Germanic / Lives of Teutonic people before Christianity / Comparison of the Old English language with Old Japanese in terms of their literary works / Expressions appeared in the Old English poetry / Microcosm of Japanese Haiku; On Mujo, Wabi, Sabi; What was achieved by Saigyo and by Basho


Angel Forum 1994 (held in October 1994)
On Fantasy and Art - Treasures in the Supersensible Realms

Lecturers and Panelists : Dr. Peter MILWARD, S. J.
Prof. Kimie IMURA
Prof. Harumi KIMURA
Dr. Helmut GIPPER
Dr. Shoichi WATANABE

š Topics : The Role of fantasy in the Western culture / Works of fantasy appeared in American literature / On metaphor and imagery / Fantasy of the End of Century / Fancy, fantasy, and imagination / Fantastical thoughts and feelings as requisite for man's mind / The truth of the invisible reality / Transcendental knowledge of the supernatural / Arts and crafts in the fantasticism

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