The World Parliament of Religions 1893: Womb of the New World Religion
The Parliament of World Religions would be a major victory for the Theosophists, who worked closely with leading esoteric societies such as the Scottish Rite Freemasons, Swedenborgians, Mormons and Unitarians in establishing a convention at the end of the Chicago World Fair of 1893.
The Chair of both the Chicago Columbian Fair and the World Parliament of…