En: Universal Freemasonry and Its Historical Divisions - Conference 2014

Universal Freemasonry and Its Historical Divisions - Conference 2014

At a Perpetual Distance: Universal Freemasonry and Its Historical Divisions" An International Public Conference March 23, 2014, 2:00 to 5:00 P. M. (PST)

Roosevelt Center for the Study of Civil Society and Freemasonry

Los Angeles, California

• Keynote Speaker: Professor Cécile Révauger, University of Bordeaux
• Distinguished Speaker: Dr. John Cooper, Grand Master Grand Lodge of California, 2014
• Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Roger Dachez, President Masonic Institute of France

Although Freemasonry prides itself as being universal, it is divided along historic cultural lines based on sex, religion, and - in some cases - ethnicity and race. This conference will examine the uniqueness of these streams of Freemasonry, as well as what they have in common.

• Are the divisions of Freemasonry into a male-only fraternity, a female-only fraternity, and a mixed gender fraternity helpful or harmful to its universality?
• Is it possible for a form of Freemasonry which requires a belief in a Supreme Being as a condition of membership to be compatible with a form of Freemasonry which has no such requirement?
• Have historic forms of Freemasonry which originated as a result of racial distinctions, such as Prince Hall Freemasonry, make a positive contribution to the universality of Freemasonry?
• Can there be an organizational framework within which all expressions of Freemasonry work in harmony?

Liberal Arts Lodge Building

2244 Westwood Boulevard

Los Angeles, California

90060

Inquiries may be sent to:

Info@therooseveltcenter.org

Source: The Hedge Mason Courtesy of Bro E C Ballard