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PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS
BARCELONA JULY 7-13
Pathways to Peace:
the Wisdom of Listening,
the Power of Commitment

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PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS
BARCELONA
JULY 7-13
PROGRAM BOOK
Pathways to Peace: The Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment

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PARAULES PER LA PAU Només perduro allo que bastim amb esforç i creix en l'esperit dels homes i dels pobles fins o esdevenir l'ombit on tota veu ressona. Aixi la pau, que es guanya tenaçment cada dia pel desig de voler-la més que tota altra cosa i és el mirall que fa possibles tots els somnis. Parlo de pou en pau, des d'aquest temps que em toca de viure i de sofrir, des de la meva alturo d'home senzill que creu que la pau és possible, des de l'amor profund al poble i a la llengua que m'han fet el que sóc i em serven i m'impulsen, La tarda és un espai de lentituds perdudes que se m'odorm als ulls plàcidament i doro. D'aquest silenci estant prodamo l'esperança, la pau no és un do ni un cim inassolible sinó el recomençar de moltes primaveres, la voluntat i el risc d estimar i de comprendre. Toto la vastitud dels anys i el seu misteri ressona en les poraules que escric perquè serveixin de bandera i d'escut, de fita i de designi. Més que amb l'eco estrident dels timbals i trompetes que senyoreja edats i vulnera silencis, més que amb tot l'aldarull dels cants victoriosos que ofeguen el lament dels desvalguts i els febles, i més que amb el menyspreu groller dels prepotents que es proclamen hereus de totes les riqueses, falquer I ara i l'aqui, convençuts i solemnes, amb un anhel de pau que encengui les mirades. Pensem en el futur des de l'aro que esclato dins i fora de tots, i fem amb les paraules un reducte de llum que en preservi la força. Vulguem la pou en pau, sense cap mesquinesa, perquè en l'ordre del temps només creix i perdura tot allò que bastim omb esforç i fecunda la sang i l'esperit dels homes i dels pobles.
PALABRAS PARA LA PAZ Sólo perdura lo que edificamos con esfuerzo y crece en el espíritu de los hombres y de los pueblos hasta llegar a ser el ámbito donde resuena toda voz. Asi la paz, que se gana tenazmente cada dia por el deseo de quererlo más que nada y es el espejo que hace posibles todos los sueños. Hablo de paz en paz, desde este tiempo en que me toca vivir y sufrir, desde mi altura de hombre sencillo que cree que la paz es posible, desde el amor profundo al pueblo y a la lengua que me han hecho el que soy y me guardan y me impulsan. La tarde es un espacio de lentitudes perdidas que se me duerme en los ojos plácida y claramente Desde este silencio proclamo la esperanza, la paz no es un don ni una cumbre inalcanzable sino lo vuelta a empezar de muchas primaveras, la voluntad y el riesgo de amar y de comprender. Toda la vastedad de los oños y su misterio resuena en las palabras que escribo para que sirvan de bandero y de escudo, de hito y de designio. Más que con el eco estridente de timbales y trompetas que señorea edades y vulnera silencios, más que con todo el estrépito de los contos victoriosos que ahogon el lamento de los desvalidos y de los débiles, y más que con el menosprecio grosero de los poderosos que se prodamon herederos de todas las riquezas, sujetemos el ahora y el aqui, convencidos y solemnes, con un anhelo de paz que enciendo las miradas. Pensemos en el futuro desde el ahora que estallo dentro y fuera de todos, y hagamos con las palabras un reducto de luz que preserve su fuerza. Queramos la paz en paz, sin ninguna mezquindad, porque en el orden del tiempo sólo crece y perdura todo lo que edificamos con esfuerzo, y fecunda la sangre y el espíritu de los hombres y de los pueblos.
WORDS IN FAVOR OF PEACE Only that which we strive to build lasts and grows in the spirit of man and the peoples of the earth until it becomes the sphere where all voices resound. Thus peace, which is earned stubbornly every day by wanting it above all other things, the mirror that makes all dreams possible. I speak of peace in peace, from the time allotted to me for living and suffering, from my height as common man who believes that peace is possible, from the profound love for my people and the language that have made me what I am, giving me support and drive. The afternoon is a space of lost slowliness that peacefully and openly drowses on my eyes. From the midst of this silence I proclaim hope, peace is not a gift nor an unattainable summit but the starting over of many springtimes, the will and risk of loving and understanding, All the vastness of the years and their mystery echo in the words I write that they may serve as flag and shield, as aim and purpose, More than with the strident echo of drums and trumpets lording over time and violating silence, more that with the din of victorious songs that drown out the sigh of the weak and helpless, more than with the course disdain of the high and mighty that proclaim themselves heirs to all tiches, let us, solemn and convinced, steady the here and now with a desire for peace that will set oll eyes oblaze. Let us think of the future from the erupting present, from within and without, and let us make a shelter of light to preserve the power. We must want peace in peace, without grudging hands becouse in the order of time only that which we strive to build lasts and grows and enriches the blood and the spirit of man and the peoples of the earth.
Miquel Martí i Pol
Miquel Martí i Pol Traducción castellana de José M. Valverde
Miquel Martí i Pol English translation by Sam Abrams
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letters of Welcome ........ .........pg 6 Recognition and Thanks
. . . . . . . . .pg 15 A History of the Parliament ....... ......pg 19 Overview of the 2004 Parliament ............. A Guide to the Program Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 27 Parliament Programs .................... Program Listings ........
............pg 33 Plenary ..........
..........pg 49 Assembly
........pg 59 Symposia ......................... .............pg 63 Exhibits and Art Gallery ....................... Parliament Academy .......
........pg 80 Performances ..........
.......pg 81 Film Focused Programs ......
.........pg 82 Morning Observances
........ Partner Cities Open Space ...........
......... Special Programs .........
..........pg 90 Full Program Descriptions ...... .........pg 97 Indices ............. ..............pg 239 Maps ...........
..............pg 257
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2004 PARLIAMENT OF THE
WORLD'S RELIGIONS BARCELONA JULY 7-13
LETTERS OF GREETING
The Mayor of Barcelona
The President of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia
The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions The UNESCO Centre of Catalonia Barcelona's Religious Communities
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Welcome from the Mayor of Barcelona
I am pleased to welcome the participants of the Parliament of the World's Religions, which has brought you all together in the framework of Forum Barcelona 2004.
It is both meaningful and symbolic for this gathering to be held in our city. We are convinced that building bridges of dialogue between different religious identities is a fine way to work toward peace and the recognition and understanding of people's different concepts of religion.
We realize that what brings us together or separates us as human beings is our conception of the world, along with our traditions, culture and beliefs, religious or otherwise. We are also aware, because of the fact that we experience it on a daily basis, that cities are where diversity is truly expressed and the place where conditions for peaceful coexistence are a necessity.
This explains why this is such an important gathering, and why it is essential that your voice should continue to be heard beyond these sessions of work and reflection. More than ever, we need to be mutually enriched by different views, to learn more about others, and to get committed. After all, this is the only way we can work towards a common, shared future.
Welcome to Barcelona, welcome to your home!
Joan Clos Mayor of Barcelona and President of Forum Barcelona 2004
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Welcome from the President of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia
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El president de la Generalitat de Catalunya
The idea for the Universal Forum of Cultures, and I am speaking from first-hand experience, originated from the idea of bringing together the three religions from the Book of the Bible and the others to create a valuable tool for reconciling both cultures and relationships - not through dialogue on the many material issues such as arms or trade that currently face countries and citizens all over the world, but through dialogue on different sublime, immaterial issues which we allow to be imposed on us without excuses, reason or hidden interests of any kind. I am talking about dialogue between humanity and beyond. This is why I believe that the Parliament of World's Religions is particularly important - because deep down it is the essence of the Forum. I would like to welcome you all. We sincerely trust, as does humankind the world over, that your Parliament will help us to achieve unity on material issues by first reconciling positions on intangible issues.
Pasqual Maragall President of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia
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Welcome from the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
Religion can be a realm of extraordinary power. It can offer solace in troubled times. It can make sense of the seemingly senseless because of the world we live in. It can give us strength to meet the physical and spiritual challenges of life. Religion helps us find our place in the cosmos; it knits families and communities together; it endows individuals with compassion and morality. Whether one believes without question or wrestles with doubt, whether one is part of a religious community or worships in the privacy of the soul, religious practices and beliefs are among the phenomena that define us as human.
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General The Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders August 2000
There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. Hans Küng The Parliament of the World's Religions - Chicago August 1993
There is a difference between optimism and hope. Optimism is like fortune telling. It has to do with assessing the prospects for something good happening. It is a deep-seated feeling that the odds are tipped in our favor. Are there good reasons today to be more or less optimistic about the prospects for peace around the world? Each of us could make a case one way or another.
Hope is something different. It has to do with how you live, regardless of the situation, often in spite the current circumstances. To live by hope has to do with where you put your time, energy, commitment, and life. It has to do with pursuing what will bring about peace, whether or not you should be optimistic about ever attaining it. Hope has to do with what you will work for, and how you will work for it, no matter how long it might take, or whether or not it will ever happen.
Hope is founded not on wishful thinking, but on the conviction that pathways to peace exist, and that peace will ultimately only happen if we follow these pathways into the future.
Finding such "pathways to peace" is the aim and theme for the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions. Thousands of people from around the world, from dozens of communities, traditions and perspectives, are gathering in Barcelona to foster the kind of understanding, mutual respect and goodwill that can be the basis for the shared work of seeking peace, justice and sustainability in a world where, at the moment, there is much
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distrust, uncertainty, tension and violence. Often called "second-tier diplomacy," this person-to-person and community-to-community approach establishes the trust and the will to seek the practical solutions that make for peace. Those convening this Parliament are convinced that hope for the world lies in this approach.
And there is no better place to gather for such a purpose than Barcelona. Barcelona is, of course, a world-class city. It is one of the great gateways to Europe, and stands geographically, historically, and spiritually at the unique crossroads of East and West, North and South. As the host city, Barcelona enlivens this fourth Parliament experience with its own unique history and ethos, and by the fact that Catalan and Spanish will be two of three official languages of the event. And the history of Spain offers a rich and inspiring heritage of an unprecedented experiment in learning to live together in the midst of religious diversity - the "golden age" of Spain where Muslims, Jews and Christians sought to live, side by side, in peace.
Holding the Parliament event in conjunction with the Universal Forum of Cultures echoes the Columbian Exposition setting for the first World's Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago in 1893. We are excited and honored to convene the 2004 Parliament in the context of this great exploration and celebration of culture that will be open to all, that will be an expression of the creativity of all peoples, and that will provide for an encounter of global dimensions with new and imaginative means of participation. We share the Forum's premise that a constructive and inclusive dialogue between cultures and religious and spiritual communities is absolutely essential if we are to seek visions of a better world in the midst of pressing and often desperate problems facing all of humanity. The three core themes of the Forum - creating conditions for peace, protecting and promoting respect for cultural diversity, and sustainable development - could not fit more perfectly with the vision and mission of this 2004 Parliament event.
And there is no better time than now to hold this Parliament in Barcelona, for in many important ways what is happening in Barcelona today is representative of what is happening around the world. Today, Barcelona, Catalonia, and Spain are facing a future of growing immigrant and religious and spiritual diversity. Hosting the 2004 Parliament event in Barcelona provides a focal point for talking about and working towards more intentionally diverse and open societies. This current process of transformation underway in Spain is a compelling and instructive story the world needs to hear.
Central to our vision for the hosting of Parliament events is how the local religious and spiritual communities can actively shape the scope and nature of the event, The Council for
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a Parliament of the World's Religions, and the local partners for the event - the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia and the Universal Forum of Culture: Barcelona 2004 - have eagerly worked with local communities to make this truly a Barcelona event, with the spirit of the city reflected in all aspects of the gathering. The resulting enhanced relations between these communities will be a lasting legacy for the city. A city where religious and spiritual communities know each other and work together in deeper and fuller ways. Where the voices of religious and spiritual communities are more frequently heard and respected in the broader social and civic discourse. Where the values cherished by religious and spiritual communities are more widely heard and respected in the broader social and civic discourse; where the values cherished by religious and spiritual communities are more widely explored, embraced, and lived out.
Finally, we could not undertake this 2004 Parliament without acknowledging and reflecting upon the terrorist bombing at the Atocha and Charmartin train stations in Madrid on March 11th of this year, claiming 192 victims. Yet perhaps it is in the face of this frightening and horrific tragedy that Spain has the most to teach us. For in the aftermath of the bombing there has been no backlash against newly arrived immigrants or minority religious communities. Spaniards distinguish between terrorists and the religious traditions terrorists seek to hijack as the basis for their justification of such acts. There is a broadly shared sense across the country that the reasons for terrorism are complex and longstanding, that the solutions will take more than simply waging war. That forging peace in the world at this moment in history will be a matter of engaging hearts and minds.
So we gather at the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions in the midst of this noble and invigorating example of what it means to pursue peace. May we leave as hopeful and committed travelers on many, varied and clear pathways to peace.
Rev. Dr. William Lesher Chair, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
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Welcome from the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia
The UNESCO Centre of Catalonia is a non-governmental organization created in 1984. It is made up of representatives from different institutions: Catalonia Foundation, Congress of Catalan culture Foundation, Catalan Encyclopaedia Foundation, Jaume Bofill Foundation, Joan Miró Foundation, Peace Foundation, Roca Galès Foundation, Institute of Catalan Studies and Òmnium Cultural.
The objective of the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia is twofold: On the one hand, it aims at fostering the relations between the Catalan Culture and UNESCO, and on the other hand, it cooperates with UNESCO and with the other institutions of the United Nations system in some of the international programmes that could benefit from the Catalan savoir-faire and experience in specific areas. The UNESCO Centre of Catalonia relates with UNESCO through its status of institution maintaining official relations with the Organisation and with the United Nations as an NGO in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Our Centre stands out for promoting international activities in the field of human rights and people's rights, environmental education, language diversity and interreligious dialogue. In 1997, it created the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue which was decisive for the organisation of the Parliament of the World Religions we are holding in Barcelona. Before that, the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia had organised several meetings of religious leaders and experts from different spiritual traditions, culminating in the approval of the "Declaration on the Role of Religion in the Promotion of a Culture of Peace" in 1994. Ten years after the Declaration we are happy to collaborate with the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and with the Universal Forum of Cultures to make this year's great gathering come true.
From Catalonia, and from Europe, we want to give our warm welcome to all participants at this Parliament of the World's Religions. The UNESCO Centre of Catalonia is convinced that this huge event will significantly contribute to make a step forward on the pathway towards a world more respectful with cultural pluralism and more determined to get organized around non-violence and peace.
Agustí Colomines i Companys Director of the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia
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Welcome from Barcelona's Religious Communities

Dear Participants in the Parliament,
On behalf of the local religious communities, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Parliament of Religions. The Catalan and Spanish communities of all traditions see this meeting as a special opportunity to make themselves known on both a local and a global level. In the past it was not easy to manifest our society's religious pluralism. Minority communities even suffered humiliation and persecution. In the context of the political democracy established since 1978, we now enjoy religious freedom and our political institutions are no longer confessional. All religious confessions are respected and the wealth of religious pluralism is beginning to be discovered. The Parliament will make a decisive contribution to the celebration of this diversity of traditions.
I would like to remind our visitors that Catalan society, like many other European societies, is characterised by its high degree of secularisation. Many people live outside of religious traditions, their communities and their institutions. Their beliefs and values make no reference to religion. In this context, the different religious traditions must also talk with the cultural universe of non-believers. Their explanations must take into account critical thinking, a feeling for human rights and, above all, the possible contributions by religions to the global struggle against poverty and in favour of sustainability and the culture of peace. At the Parliament, religions will make clear their contributions to the construction of freer, fairer, more learned and more peaceful societies.
Welcome to the country of Ramon Llull, to a land that has known the wealth of Christianity, of Islam and of Judaism and that today wishes fraternally to take in people of all creeds. Help us to consolidate the culture of pluralism and of religious peace.
Fèlix Martí
Director of the Local Secretariat
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PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS BARCELONA JULY 7-13
RECOGNITION
CPWR Board of Trustees CPWR International Advisory Committee
Program Task Force
Program Task Force Special Advisors
Plenary Task Force
CPRW List of Staff
UNESCO Staff
Forum Staff & Volunteers
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Recognition
Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR) Board of Trustees Chair 2004 Board of Trustees Dr. Irfan Ahmed Khan
Dr. Howard Sulkin Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher Mr. Syed Wahajudin Ahmed Rabbi Peter S. Knobel
Br. Wayne Teasdale Ms. Omie Baldwin Fr. Andrew Luczak
Rev. Robert V. Thompson 2004 Executive Committee H.H. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati Rev. Dr. Richard Luecke
Mr. Devendra Trivedi Mrs. Mazher Ahmed, Vice Chair Rabbi Herbert Bronstein
Most Rev. Timothy J. Lyne
Swami Varadananda Ms. Helen Spector, Vice Chair Ms. Angela Buchanan
Imam Rashied Omar
Dr. Donald Wagner Mrs. Joyce Allen, Secretary Dr. Jeffrey Carlson Dr. Kusumita Pedersen
Dr. James Waits Mr. William Gifford, Jr., Mr. M. Blouke Carus Aurie Pennick, Esquire
Ms. Yael Wurmfeld Treasurer Sr. Margaret Diener
Dr. Stephen Perkins Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Baima Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord
Mr. Rohinton M. Rivetna Mr. Rajinder Singh Mago Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra
Mr. Theodore Rojahn Sr. Joan Monica McGuire Ms. Asayo Horibe
Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman Mr. Abdul Malik Mujahid Dr. John T. Pawlikowski Dr. Hemlata Pokharna
CPWR International Advisory Comittee Dr. Saleha Abedin
H.H. The Dalai Lama Saudi Arabia
Tiber Dr. Marcus C.R. Braybrooke Dr. Homi Dhalla England
India Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi
Venerable Dhammananda Devi
Thailand India
Ms. Ela Gandhi Mrs. Mairead Corrigan-McGuire
India Ireland
Dr. Susannah Heschel United States H.E. Dr. Abdullah Omar Nasseef Saudi Arabia Rabbi David Rosen Israel Dr. L. M. Singhvi India
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu South Africa Mrs. Lally Lucretia M. Warren Botswana Dr. Tu Weiming China
Mr. Travis Rejman Co-Chair; Director, Partner Cities Program, CPWR
Rev. Selena Fox Circle Sanctuary, Wisconsin
Dr. Ataullah Siddiqui The Islamic Foundation, UK
Program Task Force Members Dr. Ghulam-Haider Aasi American Islamic College, Chicago
Rabbi Herman Schaalman Congregation Emanuel, Chicago
Dr. Michael Gottsegen National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, New York
Dr. Michael Taylor World Faiths Development Dialogue UK
Ms. Omie Baldwin University of Wisconsin
Dr. Robert Schreiter, C.P.P.S. Catholic Theological Union, Chicago
Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra Sikh Religious Society of Chicago
Ms. Diane and Dr. Gary Tobin Institute for Jewish and Community Research, California
Mr. Josh Borkin Education Coodinator, CPWR
Dr. Lou Ann Trost Associate Director for Parliament Program, CPWR
Mr. Naresh Jain Jain Association in North America (JAINA)
Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
Rev. Dirk Ficca Executive Director, CPWR
Mr. Matt Weiner Interfaith Center of New York
Dr. Jennie R. Joe University of Arizona
Rev. Dr. Hans Ucko World Council of Churches, Switzerland
Ms. Asayo Horibe Buddhist Council of the Midwest
Rabbi Peter Knobel Beth Emet Synagogue, Chicago
Dr. Chun-Fang Yu Rutgers University, New Jersey
Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations, Chicago
Dr. Ishmael Noko Lutheran World Federation, Switzerland
Plenary Task Force
Rev. Dr. William Lesher Co-Chair
Advisors to the Program Task Force Dr. Saleha Abedin King Abdulaziz University Women's College, Saudi Arabia Mr. Macky Alston Auburn Seminary, New York
Dr. Rashied Omar University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Mr. Abdul Malik Mujahid Justice for All, Chicago
Rev. Dirk Ficca Co-Chair
Dr. Hemlata Pokharna Jain Association in North America
Mr. David Mumper Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University
Dr. Kusumita P. Pedersen Co-Chair
Dr. S. Wesley Ariarajah Drew University School of Theology, New Jersey
Dr. K.L. Seshagiri Rao University of South Carolina, Editor, Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Rabbi Herbert Bronstein
Mr. Gustav Niebuhr Syracuse University, Former Religion Editor, New York Times
Dr. Andrea Bartoli Columbia University, New York
Mr. Rohinton Rivetna Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America
Sr. Margaret M. Diener, O.P.
Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord
Mr. Zachary Pall Program Associate, CPWR
Ms. Barbara Fields Bernstein The Association for Global New Thought, California
Rabbi David Rosen Anti-Defamation League, Israel
Dr. Hemlata Pokharna
Dr. Kusumita Pedersen St. Francis College, New York
Dr. Andrew Clark International Association for Religious Freedom, UK
Mr. Miguel Gil Santesteban Bahai Office of Public Information, Israel
Ms. Susan M. Pudelek
Ms. Susan M. Pudelek Program Associate, CPWR
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CPWR Staff
Rev. Dirk Ficca Executive Director
Emily Chou Program Associate Assembly
Colin Benson Intern, Program Assistant
Mary Hess VIP Coordinator
Nancy Renick Chief Operating Officer
Mamie Broadhurst Intern, 2004 Parliament Assembly General Coordinator
Sharon Gourley VIP Volunteer
Zach Pall Program Associate 2004 Parliament Symposia
Steve Rohrback Staf Photographer
Travis Rejman Director Partner Cities Program Goldin Institute for International Partnership and Peace
Lucia Prietro-Ruiz Program Associate 2004 Parliament
Rebecca Carter Intern, 2004 Assembly, Religious Violence
Richard Williams Volunteer
Luigi Gentile Intern, 2004 Parliament Assembly, Refugees
Michael Nueroth Volunteer
Susan M. Pudelek Program Associate Plenary, Performance, Film, Art Gallery
Lou Ann Trost Associate Director, Program
Francesca Di Brito Shuster Associate Director, Development and Public Relations
Kristina Lobo Intern, Partner Cities
Amber Henry Volunteer
Sheila Thornton Program Associate Partner Cities Program Goldin Institute for International Partnership and Peace
James Nelson Intern, 2004 Assembly, Water
lan Cowe Volunteer
Cynthia V. Lima Development Assistant
Tamao Koyama Volunteer
Josh Borkin Education Coordinator
Michael Persoon Intern, 2004 Assembly, International Debt
Tracy Nicholas Technical and Logistics Director
Krishna Kaushik Volunteer
Erin J. Williams Outreach Coordinator
Barbara Rhodes Administrative Assistant / Operations
Ryan Shaw Intern, 2004 Parliament Academy
David Michael Brown Volunteer
Khalid Awad Program Associate World in Our Backyard
Clayton Benson Intern, International Outreach
Dick Whitaker Coordinator. 2004 Parliament Exhibitions
UNESCO Centre of Catalonia
Agustí Colomines Director of the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia
Fèlix Marti Director of the Local Secretariat of the 2004 Parliament
Francesc Rovira Outreach and pre-Parliament activities
Raimon Panikkar Francesc Torradeflot Co-chairs of the Barcelona Program Committee
UNESCO Local Advisory Committee
Jalil Bárcena Agustí Borrell Juan Bosch Joan Botam Enric Capo Pilar Claret Marià Corbi Ariel Edery Joan-Carles Elvira Manuel García Doncel
Miguel Gil Ya'far González Sebastià Janeras Francesc Xavier Marín Gaspar Martinez Antoni Matabosch Xavier Melloni Vicente Merlo Yaratullah Monturiol Jordi Moreres
Ramon Maria Nogués Xabier Pikaza Joan Prat Ramon N. Prats Antoni Prevosti Armand Puig Raimon Ribera Mario Saban Samuel Salama Albert Sasson
Jordi Savall Ana María Schlütter Etsuro Sotoo Juan José Tamayo Oriol Tuni Jaime Vándor Amador Vega Josep Maria Via Mercè Viladrich
UNESCO Local Suppport
Program assistants: Alain Blomart Pilar Claret
Media and outreach: Lluís Garcia Maria Llop Marta Masdeu Alex Gelonch
Local plenary stage direction: Produccions El Gran Mogol
TV commercial: Bassat & Ogilvy
Volunteer coordinators: Hawwa Morales Elisabeth Lheure
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Recognition
UNESCO Staff
Staff:
Maria Jesús Agustín Josep Anton
Sara Batet
J. Bosco Baudouin Botsho
Ferran Cabrero
Sílvia Cedó
Laia Corral
Àlex Cosials
Josep Cru
Francesc Germà Martin
Salua L'Aouaji Garbi
Aram López
Miquel Martí
Susanna Martí
Daniel Mundet
Xavier Padullés
Marie Amélie Ponce
Sergi Rovira
Onno Seroo
Ramon Solé
Program support team:
Teresa Botey
Montse Castellà
Frederic Jean
Lourdes Porcar
Roger Rapp
Mercè Sala
Moisés Stankowich
David Vendrell
Bernardo Villarroya Yves Werling
Forum Staff
Gemma Tarradell
Operations Dialogues - Forum Barcelona 2004 Viqui Calsina
Operations Dialogues Forum Barcelona 2004
Joan Hernández Serret
Responsible for the Program and the Contents, Forum Barcelona 2004
Sofia Pascual Pape
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Outreach and pre-Parliament activities support team: David Casals
Esther Crivillers Amin Egea Montserrat Farré
Josep Maria Figueras Isabel Herrera
Agustí Navarro
Romina Ostrowicz Margarita Serra Elisa Vall
UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue: Cristina Monteys Nathalie Reverdin Yaratullah Monturiol Arjan Nathurmal Ariel Edery Isabel Herrera
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PARLIAMENT WORLD'S RELIGIONS BARCELONA JULY 7-13
OF THE
HISTORY OF THE PARLIAMENT
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A History of the Parliament
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The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions works to cultivate harmony among religious and spiritual communities and to foster their engagement with the world and its other guiding institutions in order to achieve a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.
1893 CHICAGO
The Parliament of the World's Religions held its inaugural event as part of the Columbian Exposition. This historic gathering is widely regarded as the beginning of the interreligious movement worldwide.
1993 CHICAGO
Eight thousand people from around the world came together for a centennial Parliament celebration to foster harmony among religious and
spiritual communities and to explore their responses to the critical issues facing the global community.
1999 CAPE TOWN
The Parliament convened in South Africa to promote interreligious dialogue and cooperation and call the world's attention to the powerful role that religious and spiritual communities played in the struggle against apartheid.

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2004
PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS BARCELONA JULY 7-13
OVERVIEW OF THE 2004 PARLIAMENT
Greetings from the Program Task Force
2004 Parliament Overview
Summary of Activities
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Welcome from the Program Task Force
Dear friends,
Welcome to the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions. The wide-ranging program described in this book offers a unique opportunity to engage the many facets of the theme "Pathways to Peace: the Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment."
Thanks to the hard work of the staff in Chicago and Barcelona and their advisors around the world, 1500 program proposals were received from which four hundred have been selected. These programs represent our best efforts to achieve a balance of religious and spiritual traditions, emerging and well-known leaders, gender, regions and formats.
The aim of the program in its entirety is to help all participants:
Seek peace, justice and sustainability, and commit to work for a better world Acknowledge the humanity of the other, and broaden the sense of community;
Foster mutual understanding and respect and learn to live in harmony in the midst of diversity; and, Deepen spirituality and experience personal transformation.
The program for each day have been arranged in three primary sections:
Intrareligious: This section offers an opportunity to learn about the teachings, practices and dynamics of a wide variety of religious and spiritual communities, and the resources and rationales from within these traditions for dialogue and cooperation.
Interreligious: This section focuses on structured opportunities for dialogue and a wide range of panel discussions from a variety of religious and spiritual perspectives.
Engagement: This section offers an exemplary selection of successful projects and initiatives that are making a difference around the world, and sessions that help us to build capacity for effective dialogue and collaboration.
In addition to the programs, you are invited to join the morning meditations; participate in specialized symposia on a variety of topics; attend performances, off site events and the film festival; take advantage of the open space opportunities; invest time in the issue-oriented Assembly process and come together at the festive evening plenaries.
Peace,
In all of these activities, presenters and participants are expected to adhere to the Parliament principles of respectful dialogue, which include non-proselytizing, willingness to engage in interreligious dialogue, and a commitment to explore difficult issues from religious perspectives in a search for points where diversity does not need to lead to conflict.
"Listening" and "Commitment" are key words in the theme around which this Parliament's program has been formed. By listening to our traditions and to each other, and by making commitment to return home with new and specific ways to work for peace, justice and sustainability, participants at this fourth Parliament of the World's Religions will forge new Pathways to Peace.
Rev. Dr. William Lesher Co-Chair, CPWR Program Committee
Travis Rejman Co-Chair, CPWR Program Committee
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Raimon Panikkar
Co-Chair, Barcelona Program Committee
Dr. Francesc Torradeflot Co-Chair, Barcelona Program Committee

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2004 Parliament Overview
Conflict, violence and injustice in the world today, often carried on the in the name of religion, can leave us feeling helpless and discouraged. In this climate, we struggle to build a better world.
Pathways to Peace: The Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment
A way to begin is by listening. There is wisdom in listening to each other, to our traditions and to the world. By listening, our assumptions can be challenged and our perspectives broadened. By listening, we can discover that changing the world is possible. But change requires a commitment. A commitment to live out the change we want to see in the world.
By coming together to listen and to commit, this gathering itself will be a pathway to peace.
The 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions provides an extraordinary opportunity to listen and to make commitments. This unique international interreligious gathering offers an engaging and promising forum to:
The 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions will highlight strategies to help communities of faith transform the world through real action. Attendees will be invited to commit to “simple and profound acts" to take home and use to improve their communities.
Deepen our spirituality, and experience personal transformation;
Foster mutual understanding and respect;
Learn to live in harmony in the midst of diversity;
The 2004 Parliament will be one of the largest events during the Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004, a five-month public forum to address cultural diversity, sustainable development, and conditions for peace.
Recognize the humanity of the other, and broaden our sense of community;
Seek peace, justice, and sustainability;
and
Actively work for a better world.
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Summary of Activities
PLENARY SESSIONS & SPECIAL GATHERINGS Complete each day with inspiration and beauty. Listen to revered religious and spiritual leaders, prominent social activists and luminaries from other guiding institutions. Experience spiritual observances and spectacular music and dance performances from around the world. Gather for a Communities Night, a Regional Night, and a Sacred Music Concert at the world-renown Sagrada Familia Cathedral. See pages 33-42 and 74-80 for more information.
INTRARELIGIOUS PROGRAMS A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) a basic understanding of religious and spiritual communities, and the teachings, practices, and dynamics of their traditions; (2) resources and rationales from within religious and spiritual communities and movements for dialogue, engagement, and cooperation; and (3) tools for intrareligious reflection and dialogue. See pages 97238 for more information.
variety of performance offerings throughout the the week. See pages 65 for more information.
EXHIBITS Exhibitor booths with vendors of every sort, booksellers, and representatives of a wide variety of religious, spiritual and service organizations sharing information about their work will be featured in the Multi-Use Room of the CCIB. See page 63 for more information.
INTERRELIGIOUS PROGRAMS A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) structured opportunities for interreligious encounter and dialogue; (2) sharing the convictions and motivations for engaging with each other and the world; and (3) innovative methodologies for interreligious encounter, dialogue and cooperation. See pages 97-238 for more information.
ART GALLERY A fantastic collection of work by international artists will be on display in the lobby of the auditorium and the tunnel connecting the auditorium to the CCIB. Art from various cultures and origins will be included in the gallery, providing a moving visual expression of the spirit of the 2004 Parliament. See page 63 for more information.
ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) building capacity for religious and spiritual people, communities and organizations to collaborate with guiding institutions in service to a peaceful, just and sustainable future; (2) examples of successful programs and best practices that are adressing critical issues around the world; and (3) creative approaches and tools for effective dialogue and collaboration. See pages 97-238 for more information.
FILM-FOCUSED PROGRAMS We are pleased to offer a comprehensive line-up of filmfocused programs for our participants. See page 66 for more information.
MORNING OBSERVANCES Participate in religious or spiritual observances from your tradition or observe worship or sacred practices of another tradition. See pages 67-69 for more information.
SYMPOSIA Participate in a variety of Symposia, each exploring a particular topic or issue in greater depth over multiple days. Science and Religion, Religion and Human Rights, and Interfaith Education are among the many symposia that will be offered. See pages 47-62 for more information.
OPEN SPACE PROGRAMS Free time or opportunity to engage with participants from around the world on topics of special interest through facilitated "open space" dialogue and working sessions. Spaces are also available for meetings of groups, organizations, and delegations. See page 72 for more information.
PERFORMANCES The 2004 Parliament is not just lectures, workshops, seminars, and dialogues. It is also performances, music, dance, poetry, and drama! You'll find a tremendous
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ASSEMBLY
Be one of 1,000 Parliament participants to join in a challenging two-day Assembly process that will address four pressing global issues:
Supporting refugees worldwide;
Eliminating international debt for developing countries; . Overcoming religiously motivated violence; and • Increasing access to clean water.
Assembly participants will be inspired to commit to "simple and profound acts" in ther home communities that will have local impact and global implications. See pages 43-46 for more information.
PARLIAMENT ACADEMY
If you are between the ages of 16 and 30, register for the Parliament Academy and experience the broad variety of the world's religious and spiritual traditions in an engaging, educational environment geared towards young people. Participate in training workshops on Religious Freedom and Conflict Resolution and in leadership forums that support the efforts of young people to make a positive difference in the world. Over 30 colleges, universities, and seminaries are participating in the Parliament Academy. See page 64 for more information.
Summary of Activities

PARTNER CITIES
During the week of the Parliament event, the Goldin Institute for International Partnership and Peace will sponsor 15 programs that feature grassroots activists and religious leaders involved in the Partner Cities Program. This series of programs will address critical issues, highlight best practices, and build the capacity of interreligious initiatives around the world. Accordingly, program leaders will serve on panel discussions, lead guided conversations and help introduce the Partner Cities Program to the thousands of participants attending the Parliament. See pages 70-71 for more information.
OFF-SITE PROGRAMS
Many Barcelona groups, organizations, communities, churches, mosques, temples, etc. will be holding off-site events to celebrate the Parliament. See page 77 for more information.
SOLIDARITY FAIR
Visit the Fair at the Forum and learn about non-profits, community organizations and educational institutions from around the world working together to promote understanding and cooperation among diverse religious and spiritual communities. The Fair provides an excellent opportunity to talk with others, to share knowledge and explore how you can become more involved in local peace efforts while connecting with others from other regions of the world. See page 78 for more information.
PARLIAMENT BY THE SEA
This unique venue - just a five-minute walk south of the Forum Site offers four unique experiences open to Parliament and Forum participants alike: A Walk Through Time exhibit depicting the evolution of the Earth and life on it; a "sacred space" set aside for prayer, meditation and contemplation; a labyrinth; and a major venue celebrating the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Sikh scriptures, along with seminars, films, exhibits, observances, and the serving of langar, a free blesses vegetarian meal. See pages 7475 for more information.
People come to the Parliament seeking new understanding more than agreements or solutions. In the conversations and dialogues of the Parliament, we hope that people will hold in their consciousness the following ways of interacting and goals for the experience:
listen and be listened to so that all speakers can be heard;
speak and be spoken to in a respectful manner;
develop or deepen mutual understanding;
learn about the perspective of others and reflect on one's own views; and discover new insights.
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2004
PARLIAMENT
WORLD'S RELIGIONS
BARCELONA JULY 7-13
OF THE
GUIDE TO THE PROGRAM BOOK
Day-at-a-Glance
Official Languages Sample Entry
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Day-at-a-Glance
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 6 JULY 7 JULY 8 JULY
FRIDAY 9 JULY
SATURDAY 10 JULY
SUNDAY 11 JULY
MONDAY 12 JULY
TUESDAY 13 JULY
8:00-9:00
ARRIVAL
MORNING OBSERVANCES
REGISTRATION,
9:00-9:30
BREAK
ORIENTATION,
AND
9:30-11:00
INTRARELIGIOUS: A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) a "basic understanding of religious and spiritual communities, and the teachings, practices and dynamics of their traditions; (2) resources and rationales from within religious and spiritual communities and movements for dialogue, engagement and cooperation; and, (3) tools for intrareligious reflection and dialogue.
SIGHTSEEING
11:00-11:30
BREAK
11:30-1:00
INTERRELIGIOUS: A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) structured opportunities for interreligious encounter and dialogue; (2) sharing the convictions and motivations for engaging with each other and the world; and, (3) innovative methodologies for interreligious encounter, dialogue and cooperation.
1:00-3:00
LUNCH BREAK Time for enjoying performances and informal dialog on the 200 acre beachfront setting.
3:00-4:30
ENGAGEMENTA wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) building capacity for religious and spiritual people, communities and organizations to collaborate with guiding institutions in service to a peaceful, just and sustainable future; (2) examples of successful programs and best practices that are addressing critical issues around the world; and, (3) creative approaches and tools for effective dialogue and collaboration.
4:30-5:00
OPENING PLENARY
BREAK
5:00-6:30
(Please note: Opening Plenary on July 7 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM)
OPEN SPACE: Free time or opportunity to engage with participants from around the world on topics of special interest through facilitated "open space" dialogue and working sessions. Spaces are also available for meetings of groups, organizations, and delegations.
6:30-7:00
BREAK
GATHERING BY REGION
PLENARY FOCUSING ON BARCELONA'S INTERRELIGIOUS
MOVEMENT
SACRED MUSIC CONCERT
CLOSING PLENARY
GATHERINGS BY RELIGIOUS
AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES
7:00-8:30
PLENARY FOCUSING
ON THE INTERNATIONAL INTERRELIGIOUS MOVEMENT
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8:00-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-1:00
.3:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-8:30
SESSION

MORNING OBSERVANCES
BREAK
SESSION A
"Religious and Spiritual Communities Share their Stories"
BREAK
SESSION B "Religious and Spiritual
Communities Dialogue with Each Other"
A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) structured opportunities for interreligious encounter and dialogue; (2) sharing the convictions and motivations for engaging with each other and the world; and, (3) innovative methodologies for interreligious encounter, dialogue and cooperation.
1:00-3:00 LUNCH BREAK Time for enjoying performances and informal dialogue on the beachfront setting
SESSION C "Religious and Spiritual
Communities Work Together"
BREAK
OPEN SPACE/ GATHERINGS
BREAK
THEME
PLENARY
Day-at-a-Glance
Experiences of religious and spiritual observances, meditations, and prayer.
Time to move between programs and for informal conversations
A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) a basic understanding of religious and spiritual communities, and the teachings, practices and dynamics of their traditions; (2) resources and rationales from within religious and spiritual communities and movements for dialogue, engagement and cooperation; and, (3) tools for intrareligious reflection and dialogue.
Time to move between programs and for informal conversations
PREFERRED FORMAT
Meditations, prayers, reflections
Free time or opportunity to engage with participants from around the world on topics of special interest through facilitated "open space" dialogue and working sessions. Spaces are also available for meetings of groups, organizations, and delegations.
Time to move to plenary space
Plenary sessions and large group gatherings. (Please note: Opening Plenary on July 7 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM)
INTRARELIGIOUS
Primarily singletradition panel presentations
A wide variety of programs focusing on: (1) building capacity for religious and spiritual people, communities and organizations to collaborate with guiding institutions in service to a peaceful, just and sustainable future; (2) examples of successful programs and best practices that are addressing critical issues around the world; and, (3) creative approaches and tools for effective dialogue and collaboration.
Time to move between programs and for informal conversations
INTERRELIGIOUS
Primarily multipletradition panel presentations and facilitated dialogues
ENGAGEMENT
Primarily facilitated dialogues, workshops and multireligious panels
ENCOUNTER Open space, dialogues
CELEBRATION Arts & evocative presentations
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Languages & Sample Entry
LANGUAGES The official languages of the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions are English, Spanish and Catalan. For plenary programs and large venues, simultaneous translation will be provided. For smaller venues, please see the program description for the language of the program.
SAMPLE ENTRY
PROGRAM TITLE
PRESENTER(S)
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century Heng Sure Brian Conroy
PROGRAM LANGUAGES Room 134, English/Spanish
TYPE OF PROGRAM Interactive Workshop
LOCATION -
DESCRIPTION
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century is a workshop designed to renew and to carry forward the wisdom inherent in every religious tradition and spiritual discipline. We will teach skills required to identify, develop and update stories of wisdom, inter-religious harmony and healing rifts among peoples. Through a process of story-listening and storytelling in the unique interfaith environment of the Parliament, we will renew and thus preserve the wisdom of each tradition and, at the same time, create the potential for participants to foster their understanding of other traditions.
Rev. Heng Sure, Ph.D., an American Buddhist monk, serves as Director of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery and teaches on the staff at the Institute for World Religions. He is a member of the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative, and a founding member of the Bridge CC of the URI.
PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Brian Conroy, an American Buddhist, is a nationally known storyteller in the United States and teaches folklore at San Jose State University in California. Brian uses music, drama, and song as tools to present his universal message of transtormation, redemption, and enlightenment.
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2004
OF THE
PARLIAMENT WORLD'S RELIGIONS
BARCELONA
JULY 7-13
PARLIAMENT PROGRAMS
Program Listing by Day
Plenary
Assembly
Symposia
Exhibits and Art Gallery
Parliament Academy
Performances
Film Focused Programs
Morning Observances
Partner Cities
Open Space
Special Programs
Program Descriptions by Day
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Program Listings
Thursday, July 8, 2004
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Morning Observances Ancient Jain Meditation with Munishree Kirtiji Breathing Peace, Breathing Joy: A Morning Meditation Interactive Sufism for peace Labyrinth Walking as Spiritual Practice Meditation for Peace Native American Morning Observance Prayer of contemplation Praying with Theresa of Jesus: the wisdom of listening Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Self-Inquiry Meditation Taoist celebration The architecture with Christian symbols The love communion The Shoa. The Wisdom of Listening to the Earth: Waiting Worship in the Manner of Friends Tibet: tradition, art, spirituality, thousand-year-old culture and philosophy of compassion and wisdom Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance - One of the Five Watches of the Day
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Intrareligious Session A Gathering of the Community: Symposium on Interfaith Education Challenges to the intercultural and interreligious dialogue in Cuba Christianity: presentation of the essential points Diversity of traditions in Eastern Christianity Going Beyond Cultural Ignorance and Dualistic Thought Guru Granth Sahib: Promoting Religious Pluralism, Equality, Social and Economic Justice Interfaith Cooperation for the Common Good: Serving Langar at the Ram Katha Event Listening for Love and Forgiveness in the Emerging Global Community Lovingkindness Overflowing: Rebuilding a Consciousness of Compassion Peace - A Quest for Universal Harmony Ramon Llull: a model of bridge between cultures Religious Mandala Seeing into Being: Empowering Dignity of the Self, Others, and the World Spirits in Rebellion Sri Guru Granth Sahib - Quadricentennial Celebration of Interfaith Scripture as the Source of Sikh Values, Ethics, Love and Peace Teaching of Sincerity: A Shinto Pathway to Peace The Art of War/ The Tao of Peace: The Yin/Yang Dance of Being Human The future of Christianity in the Spanish young people The Influence of Religion on Mahatma Gandhi Vision of the Future - A New World View Toward Peace
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Program Listings
Thursday, July 8, 2004
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session
"Believing" and "Belonging" in a Plural Society
A psychological approach to the challenges and difficulties in the interreligious dialogue Affirmative Prayer as Common Ground: The Path of Personal Transformation and Spiritual Harmony Commitment to Harmony for a Peaceful World
Dialoguing in the midst of violence: an experience of Islam-Christian dialogue in Mindanao Ethical banking and religious communities
Honoring Shared Views in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Interreligious Dialogue in the 21st century: a Christian perspective
Middle-East Stories: The Significance of the Holy Land in Our Sacred Texts
Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening
Praying Together?
Requirements for the interreligious dialogue in a global world: an anthropological approach
Spiritual Democracy of Jainism - a Precursor of Interfaith Movement
Spiritual Life Circle: SPOT (Special Place of Transformation)
The Global Imperative for Interfaith Education: Symposium on Interfaith Education Keynote Address The Imperative of Peace and the Obsoleteness of War
Theological and philosophical aspects of interreligious dialogue
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century
Walking the Labyrinth as a Pathway of Peace World Peace Begins from Within
1:00 PM 3:00 PM, Lunch Break
Clash or Conversation: A Dialogue of Civilizations, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Faith on Film: The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai), 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Ties That Bind, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Song of Peace, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
3:00 PM 4:30 PM, Engagement Session
A Buddhist-Christian Dialogue on Communal Responses to Social and Environmental Violence Challenges Facing Sikh Identity
Conditions for peace, sustainable development and cultural diversity: a Christian perspective
Dealing with Anger Compassionately
Designing Interfaith Sacred Space: Lessons from the First International Interfaith Sacred Space Design Competition
How can religious communities be engaged in fair trade?
Interreligious Partnerships in Crisis Relief - An Innovative Strategy for Cooperation, Empowerment and Sustainability
InterSpiritual Dialogue The Vision in Practice
Lessons from Phoenix: Creating Peace in a World of Religious Violence Partner Cities and Capacity Building Opening Session
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Thursday, July 8, 2004
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Engagement Session, con't. Proselytization and Religious Freedom
Protestantism in Spain and its engagement with society Religious Values and Social Activism
Secularity and religions: suggestions for a new world
Sufi Psychology Forum: From Mind to Heart: Pathway to Peace
Sustainable Development - Poverty, Social Development, Globalization and Social Values
The necessary values for the creation of a happy interreligious family
The Peace Pole Project
The voice of different religious traditions on cultural diversity
Unity in diversity: the foundations of a culture of peace and justice in an intertraditional cooperation
Additional Performances
Concert and Dance of Shinto Traditional Music, 4:30 PM-5:00 PM
Dance of the Four Cultures, 5:00 PM-5:30 PM
The song of the Sun: music and Sufi Menlevi dance, 5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Symposia
Religion & Conflict Resolution
Interfaith Education
New Awareness Summit
Interfaith Peacebuilding Skills Crisis of the Holy
Friday, July 9, 2004
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Morning Observances Bab's Martyrdom
Dreams and spirituality
Hindu pooja and fire ceremony
Jewish Meditation
Labyrinth Walking as Spiritual Practice
Mayan Ceremony
Power of Prayer and Meditation
Praying Together Morning Observance
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quaranic Verses for People of All Faiths
Rumi: a mystical Sufi for today's dialogue
Sacred songs of secret rituals of Tibet
Service of Examination
Spirituality and social engagement
Sufi songs and invocations
The religious dimension as a supplement of humanity
The social dimension of the comtemplative Christian pray
Universal Meditation
Program Listings
We sing praying to Jesus
Workshop on the use of aromas and fragance
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Program Listings
Friday, July 9, 2004
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Intrareligious Session Cultural fusion: Tibetan voices and occidental songs Experience of the interreligious dialogue in the Islamo-Christian Center of Copenhagen Hinduism: Valuing Diversity and Promoting Harmony Through its Practice and Application Judaism and Justice Mahatma Gandhi and Religious Pluralism Navigation for the Inward Journey: Spiritual Direction as a Pathway of Peace Pagan Dialogue Inside & Outside of the Circle Pathways to Peace in the Thought of Joseph Smith Symposium on Interfaith Education Keynote Address, Day Two: Madhu Kishwar The Importance of Intra-Religious Dialogue The Islamic View of Human Cloning The Praxis of Reconciliation: Restoring the Broken Arm of the Cross The Tibetan book of the Life and Death The Way of the Saints: The Path of Personal Transformation through Meditation The Zen garden: a paradise Thomas Merton: The Monk's Response in Times of Crucial Choices Tikkun Olam: Fixing the World Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - The Story What is CooDai and what does it say about peace? Zen Meditation Practice Sephardic music, 10:30 AM–11:30 AM Representative songs from Jewish & Sephardic world, 10:30 AM–11:30 AM Fool's Mass, 12:30 PM–1:30 PM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session "World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality" Roundtable Does the media promote interreligious dialogue? Education and Native Americans: Schooling and Cultural Values Holistic Meditation: An Embodied Inquiry into Integral Spirituality Interfaith Encounters: Marriages, Child Rearing, Funerals, and Other Practical Concerns Interreligious Dialogue and Non-negotiable Dogmas Joseph Campbell's Contribution to the Deep Listening of the World's Religions Partnership: A key to Building the International Interreligious Movement Peace-Building for Women - Taught by Middle East Interfaith Women Reaching Out to the Religious Other: Four Interfaith Institutions that Make a Difference Religions at school in Spain: a necessary dialogue Restorative Justice and Exploratory Faith: A Model for Intercultural Peace and Cooperation Secularism and Spirituality in the city: the experience of interreligious dialogue in Perpignan The "Three Religions" chair of the University of Valencia The Ethics of Speaking and Listening: An Interfaith Forum on Communication as Spiritual Practice
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Program Listings
Friday, July 9, 2004
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session, con't. The multicultural and interreligious life in Melilla Towards the construction of the world peace: Tenrikyo's proposal Universal Message of the World's Religions Walking together to God, from his diverse names
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Lunch Break One With the Soul of the Earth, 1:00 .M–3:00 PM Peace By Peace: Women on the Frontlines, 1:15 PM–2:45 PM Theologies of liberation and interreligious dialogue, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM Trembling Before G-d, 1:15 PM–2:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Engagement Session Crisis of the Holy Cross City Connections: Addressing Critical Issues Through Interreligious Cooperation Dimensions of Peace, Politics and the Spirit Faith beyond religions Five years of interreligious dialogue in Catalonia How to Organize and Operate after Barcelona - Session 1 - Getting Organized Islam and democracy Peace Over the Korean Peninsula: The Reconciling Role of Faith Communities in the History of Confrontational North and South Korea Religion from the point of view of biology: present and future Religious Freedom for All The Challenge of Peace and the Calling to Inter religious Dialogue in Myanmar The Earth Charter: Shared Values for Building a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable Future The Global Eco-Social Marshall Plan / Club of Budapest The Headscarf Debate: Religious Dress & Secular Fundamentalism The Meaning of "Awakening" in Modern Spiritual and Scientific Contexts Towards peace because of love to humankind: the experience of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations Uniting Youth Leaders for Global Transformation
Additional Performances Spiritual Peacemaking, 4:30 PM–5:15 PM
Symposia Religion & Conflict Resolution A Dialogue of Civilizations Interfaith Education New Awareness Summit On Religions & International Institutions
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Program Listings
Saturday, July 10, 2004
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Morning Observances A Celebration of the World's Religions Through Prayer and Practices Love, breath of healing: the prayer of heart Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (Baha'i adoration house) Meditation for Morning Observance Native American Morning Observance Our Shared Path: A Labyrinth Walk for Peace Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Religions are Many, Spirituality is One Religious caricature Sacred Dance Self-Inquiry Meditation Singing in a foreign place: the expression of the faith of the immigrants Spirituality in Islam, art and reason The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth The precious human rebirth Then our mouth was filled with laugh - Ecumenical workshop Yoga Prayer: Embodied Christian Spiritual Practice with Father Thomas Ryan Zazenkai:practice of Zen meditation
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Intrareligious Session Bridging the Gap: Engaging Religious Communities and Social Activists Circles in the Greenwood: Pagan Religion Around the World Evolutionary Enlightenment: Discovering a Greater Commitment to Our Common Future History read from the ground and the fatalism of poverty: a Christian perspective Moroccan Islamic model in the contemporary world Pathways to Peace in Sikhism Peace, Equanimity and Stress-Free Life by way of Chanting Sacred Hymns Pope John Paul Il's Contribution to Interreligious Dialogue Promoting active tolerance with Christian spirit: an old Masonic and Chivalric organization in the 21st century Sikh Spirituality: The Guru Granth Sahib Ji - An Interfaith Message Sufism & Shariah as the Significant Other Symposium on Interfaith Education Keynote Address, Day Three: Raimon Panikkar The contribution of the Jewish in the Spanish contemporaneous culture The movement of the Catholic) Focolari and monotheist religions The Role of Women in Traditional Native Societies The Way to World Peace: A Thai Buddhist Perspective Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session one) Wisdom of the Individual and Community Body - Cultures of Peace through Interplay Zoroastrian History, Religion, Culture and Present Day Challenges
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Program Listings
Saturday, July 10, 2004
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session A Commitment to the Future: Religion and Spirituality for an Evolving World A pathway to peace: the Golden Rule initiative An integrative perspective on training for interreligious dialogue Building Peace in the Midst of Conflict Christian Anthropology - Biblical Visions of the Human Being Christian visions of religious pluralism Dances of Universal Peace From the intercultural to the interreligious in Europe Grassroots Community Outreach: Healthcare and Education Initiatives in India Healing Art: The Power of Faith Keeping the Path Clear. Women Engaging in Inter-Faith, Inter-Action and Inter-Relationships Pathways ta Peace: Using Artistic Metaphors for Dialogue and Collaboration Religions and spiritual path in secular and global societies Religions in dialogue: the experience of the International Center of Mystical Studies of Avila The Christian-Jewish Dialogue: Its Potential Contribution to the Wider Inter religious Dialogue The Millionth Circle Initiative: Intercultural Women's Dialogue Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session two) Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - Implications World Spirituality: Into the Future
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Lunch Break Faith on Film: Investigation of a Flame-A Documentary Portrait of the Catonsville Nine, 1:15 PM–2:45 PM Mother Teresa: The Legacy, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM Mystic Iran: The Unseen World, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM Concert of traditional music of India, 1:30 PM–2:30 PM Krishna: his music and philosophy, 1:30 PM–2:30 PM
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Engagement Session 'The Lord of the Rings": religious background A Course in Miracles: The Advent of a Great Awakening - The Final Adventure Begins... A Culture of Peace: Building a Coalition with the UN Community Biblical translation, interculturality and human dignity Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity: The Manresa Story Dialogue of Civilizations: Islam and the West in Quest of a Just and Peaceful World - Symposium Wrap-Up Fostering World Peace though Maintaining Traditions How to Organize and Operate After Barcelona - Session 2 - Developing Programs Humankind and Nature: the Islamic perspective on the ecological problem Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
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Program Listings
Saturday, July 10, 2004
3:00 PM 4:30 PM, Engagement Session, con't. Religion and Human Rights Symposium: Opening Session Rethinking Martyrdom - A Sikh Perspective
The ethical Buddhist commitment: an alternative to our society
The Gipsy religious experience as a bridge between East and West
The Lost & Endangered Religions Project: Preserving the World's Diverse Religious Heritage
The social tradition of doing good in Classic Islam
We are living in a global village, but justice is partial
Why Muslims Rebel: The Struggle for Self-Determination
Young People and Religious Freedom
Additional Performances
Sephardic Survival - The Balance of the Kabbalistic Heart, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM
Symposia
Exploring the Face of AIDS
Interfaith Education
Science & Religion: Scholar's Symposium
Religion & Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
A Dialogue of Civilizations
Sunday, July 11, 2004
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Morning Observances
Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga
Celebration of the Sunday Eucharist
Collective Rituals of the Haudenosaunee Lights' Festival
Morning Observance by ISKON Delegation Our Shared Path: A Labyrinth Walk for Peace
Practicing Taoism in the Spanish culture
Protestant Celebration
Psychotherapy as a tool for peace, listening and liberation
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Religions and commitment for peace
Sacred dance - The strength of gathering in the dance
Salat: How Muslims Connect to God
Spirituality in order to live together
Sport and spirituality
Techniques for listening art
The importance of full awareness in our lives
Zen Practice Morning Observance
Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance One of the Five Watches of the Day
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Program Listings
Sunday, July 11, 2004
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Intrareligious Session A Holistic Jain Approach to Peace with Reference to the Role of Women African American Muslims: Building Bridges for Peace and Collaborative Social Action Beginning With Our Own Communities: Stories From Jerusalem and the Philippines Between Jewish Pluralism and Post-Denominationalism: A Jewish Roundtable Christian roots of Catalan traditions Current state and future development of Tibetan Buddhism in China's Tibet Ephemeral path to eternity: intersections between Christian liturgy and art Essence of Islam: God, Guidance and the Hereafter Familiaforum: a project of Claret Foundation for Christian Humanism How Can Humanity's Religious Traditions Enrich Human Rights Discourse?: Religion and Human Rights Symposium Microcredit.for Interreligious and Community Development Native People and Environmental Justice Preserving Learnings for the Future: What should we Archive from the Interreligious Movement? Religion, Religions, and Religious Unity: a Baha'i View The case of Miquel Servet: dialogue and freedom of conscience The Wisdom of Listening to God: Ancient Raja Yoga of Brahma Kumaris Unity of Minds: A Congregation of Spiritual Leaders with the President of India What is Islam? Q&A Session Which Islam? Struggle for the Soul of Islam
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session A Moral Code of Interreligious Understanding Academic teaching of the Holy Book: interpretation in monotheistic religions An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good (Session 1) Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi: Allies in a Revolution of Human Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace Connecting with Young People in Our Cities Engaged Wonder: New Pathways in Conflict Transformation Faith or Economics: What is the Bottom Line? Finding the Brother in the Other: Overcoming Negative Images of Other Faiths as We Build Our Religious Identities and Seek Common Ground How can mysticism contribute to the contemporary world? Human Moral Development in Islam, Christianity and Buddhism Interpretation of Religious Texts from the Perspective of Women's and Children's Human Rights Interreligious dialogue from a Buddhist perspective Literature as a tool for Shaping Children's Consciousness Pathways to Peace in Africa: A Contribution from African Traditional Religious Perspective Psychological attitudes for interreligious dialogue Religious bilingualism The History of Protestantism in Spain and Religious Pluralism The Natural World and the Political Lives of Indigenous Peoples The translation of sacred texts from the original languages and their interpretation.
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Sunday, July 11, 2004
1:00 PM 3:00 PM, Lunch Break
The Shumei Taiko Ensemble - Earth Songs: Water, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Art and Religiosity of Indonesia, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Faith on Film: Satya - A Prayer for the Enemy, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
God & Allah Need to Talk: A Multicultural, Interfaith Program for Healing & Reconciliation, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM Nonviolent Peaceforce: Religious Peacemakers' Circles, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
3:00 PM 4:30 PM, Engagement Session
An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good (Session 2)
Bridges of dialogue and commitment
Building an Interfaith Youth Movement in Your Community: Shared Values and Social Action Commitment to Non Possessiveness for a Better World
Dharma, Allah and Governance: A Buddhist and Muslim Dialogue
Embracing the Feminine in Spirituality: Transcending Chaos and Awakening Peace in the World Ford Interfaith Network: A Model for Faith in the Corporate Workplace
How to Organize and Operate after Barcelona - Session 3 - Partnering with Guiding Institutions Millennium Development Goals: Fostering a Global Partnership for Sustainable Development On Becoming A Converted Outsider
Professional Commitment and the Preferential Option for the Poor
Resolutions of the II European Women Synod "Sharing Cultures"
Responding in Solidarity to Acts of Communal Violence
The experience of intercultural courses and interreligious seminars of GERFEC
The Need for Spiritual Justice and Native Inmates
The spirituality of deeds
The UNESCO civil society: religions and the culture of peace
Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - Action
Welcoming the Arabic and Muslim immigration with the Bayt Al-Thaqafa Foundation
Additional Performances
Musical Kairoi, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM
Symposia
Towards a Theology of Liberation
Human Rights
Science & Religion: Food, Justice, & Food Safety Religion & Conflict Resolution
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Monday, July 12, 2004
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Morning Observances Maming Pray (multilingual and participative) Buddhist sculpture
Dances of Universal Peace - Morning Observance Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
Monastic prayers of God's praise
Pathways of Peace with the Sounds of Peace
Prayer with Taize songs
Raja Yoga Guided Meditation
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Self-Inquiry Meditation
The multiple voices in Talmud
The song of the sacred name of God in the Vaishnava tradition: theory and practice
The training of character in Buddhism, Islam and Confucianism
Theology and prayers: the language of icons
This Morning Will Change Our World Through Prayer
Traditional Pueblo Morning Prayers
Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance - One of the Five Watches of the Day
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Intrareligious Session
A Sacred Circle: A Call to Unity and Reverence for Each Other and the Earth
Program Listings
A Way of Living in Harmony with Self and Others: Sikh Spiritual Practices
Developing Rationales Within the Christian Tradition for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation How to Facilitate Intra-Religious Dialogue
Madre Naturaleza y Cosmos (Mother Earth and the Cosmos)
Mandala: the psychocosmic diagram in the Tibetan tradition
Modern Application of Ancient Hindu Practices-The Yoga of Sound
Religious studies and interreligious dialogue: possibilities and problems
Spiritual Power as Envisioned Through Sri Guru Granth Sahib
The application of the Bible to the current world
The Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace
The Global Face of Judaism.
The Global Faces of Buddhism
The Islamic metaphysics and the dialogue with other traditions
The religious traditions and the scientific cosmovision of the 21st century
The Vision of a Oneness World - Sri Chinmoy's Approach to Global Love and Harmony
The Zoroastrian View of Interfaith Dialogue
Water: The Reverential Experience
Works of art at the cathedrals and the monasteries at the exhibition "Christus Splendor" Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human (UBBH) - Many Pathways, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

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Program Listings
Monday, July 12, 2004
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session
A journey of discovery: experiences of a Muslim-Christian Encounter
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Personal and Scriptural Approaches
Building Human Peace Through Interactive Interfaith Dialogue The Story of the Interfaith Encounter Association Community Assessment and Interview Skills
Do We Need Religion in Order to Have a Stable Ethics?
Faith and Interfaith: Muslim Perceptions and Realities of Dialogue
Hindu Teachings on Interreligious Relations
Living Together in the Midst of Conflict
Muslim, Christian, Jewish Trialogue
Pathways to Peace The Experiences of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum
Religion in a World at War: The Transformation from Hate to Love of Our "Enemies"
Sefarad and the history of the Jews living together in Spain
The Battle for God
The experience of interreligious dialogue in Uruguay
The Forge Institute's Trans-Traditional Way of Being Together
The non-existence of self: the absolute plenitude
The Role of Religion to Protect the Earth
Three loci of gathering, three dimensions of reality: Kosmos, Theos, Anthropos Vital experiences in the Rarámuri religious tradition - Elements to dialogue
1:00 PM 3:00 PM, Lunch Break
Making an Effort for a Peaceful World: Songs of Gratitude, Traditional
Japanese Dance and Oriental Culture, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
A Seat at the Table: Struggling for American Indian Religious Freedom, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Faith on Film: The Smith Family, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Mother Teresa: The Legacy, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Traditional Mevlevi Order Ceremony of Sufi Dance, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Death: meeting place for all traditions, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
3:00 PM 4:30 PM, Engagement Session
Birth of a Global Community, Appreciative Inquiry in Action in the United Religions Initiative Business activity and ethical requirements: What do religions say?
Cultural, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and theology through Internet
How to Organize and Operate After Barcelona - Session 4 - Raising Money
Hungry for More: Raising Religious Voices on the Question of Global Consumption I-kuan Tao's Teachings of Peace
Media Empowerment Understanding and Using the Power of Media
Meditations for Inner Happiness
Mind the gap: filling the cultural gap
Muslim Women Between East & West
Northern Lights, A Celebration of Edmonton's Interfaith Life at Latitude 53°
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Monday, July 12, 2004
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Engagement Session, con't. Religious fundamentalism and violence: a challenge to interreligious dialogue Responding in Solidarity to Acts of Terror: lessons from New York and Madrid Role of Religion to Eliminate Poverty The experience of interreligious dialogue in scouting: First Scout Interreligious Symposium The Role of Museums in the Interreligious Movement for Dialogue and Understanding The sacred space as a spiritual pedagogy for peace The voice of different religious traditions on sustainable development What is the Appropriate Role of Guiding Institutions in Fostering Positive Interreligious Relations?
Additional Performances Sacred Dance of India: Light on Peace, 4:30 PM–5:00 PM Lama's chant, 4:30 PM–5:15 PM
Symposia Science & Religion: HIV/AIDS Towards a Theology of Liberation Digital Storytelling Workshop Religion & Conflict Resolution The Future of Religion, the Media, and Our Communities
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Morning Observances A higher taste as a dialogue (workshop of kitchen) Bhakti Yoga Experience Dances with the Earth Human, social and spiritual nets Jain Prayers Yoga and Meditation Lovingkindness and Inner Light: An Interfaith Sharing of Reflective Prayer and Meditation Practices Oneida Nation Wolf Clan Orthodox iconography Pathways of Peace with the Sounds of Peace Praying with Psalms Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses People of All Faiths The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth II The taste of India, the light of awakening This Morning Will Change Our World Through Prayer Walking Meditation with Maha Ghosananda Women and spirituality
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Program Listings
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
9:30 AM
11:00 AM, Intrareligious Session
Awakening the Transformative Power of Shakti: The Life Force of Peace Community of Christ: Maintaining Identity in a Diverse World
Cosmological Insights of the Urantia Book and their relation to Interreligious Dialogue
Developing a Strategy for Engaging Communities in Your City
Doctrine of the Scientology Religion
Fundamentalism: The Final Frontier for Interreligious Dialogue?
Global Peace and Leadership: A Jain Perspective
Ideological Roadblocks on Pathways to Peace and Suggested Solutions
Interreligious dialogue and New Awareness
Islam: voice, vision and action of women
Justice, War and Peace in Islam
Pagan Teachings About the Earth
Practicing Sikh Values in Daily Life
Socially Engaged Buddhism: A Pathway to Peace
Struggling Muslim Communities in the West
The movement of the (Catholic) Focolari and Eastern religions
The Relevance of Zoroastrianism in the Modern Age
The Variety of Chinese Religious Expression
Vedanta Interpreted By Sri Ramakrishna and Goals of Peace, Harmony and Spirituality
What is Shinji Shumeikai?
Interreligious Youth Concert, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
11:30 AM 1:00 PM, Interreligious Session Active Non-Violence: The Pathway to Peace
Bahá'i theological basis of the interreligious dialogue
Christian perspectives on interreligious dialogue
Comparative Religion for Understanding the Other
Future Search: People Acting Together For a More Inclusive and Collaborative Community
God in Unitarian Universalist Perspective - Creating a Religious Language to Deepen Spirituality and Nurture Interfaith Understanding
Joining the Partner Cities Network: The Request for Partnership Process
Model for Interfaith Conversation and Cooperation Sparked by the Olympics
Peace Initiatives to Bridge the Hindu-Muslim Divide
Practical Steps Along the Pathways to Peace
Promoting Sustainable Development through Partnerships with Religious and Spiritual Communities and Youth Recognizing and Crossing the Boundaries of Religious/Spiritual Traditions in Interfaith Encounters a Unifying Experience
Resources for Peacemaking in Areas of Religious Conflict
Self Discipline, Peace and Spiritual Growth
The Culture of Peace
The Global Heart Vision: Principles and Practices for Personal Transformation and Global Change
The Pluralism Project: Listening to America
The Responsibility of the Global Muslim Community in the Post 9/11 World
Toledo as an example and witness of cultural exchange
Water as the Wellspring of Life The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology
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Program Listings
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Lunch Break A Circle of Hearts, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM Faith on Film: Hiding and Seeking - Faith and Tolerance, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM MISTAKEN IDENTITY: Sikhs in America, 1:15 PM-2:45 PM Splendors of the Spirit: Swedenborg's Quest for Insight, 1:15 PM–2:45 PM Tari Sesaji Tri Yoni Saraswati: Dance Offering Tri Yoni Saraswati, 1:30 PM–2:30 PM Sounds of the Heart: Musical Explorations in Interfaith Dialogue, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
3:00 PM - 4:30.PM, Engagement Session A Catalan good practice of training of religion at schools A String and a Prayer Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Our Ethical and Moral Responsibility Cleaning the Amazon in Ecuador and the U.S. Global Responsibility: A Reason for Hope How does the Spiritual nourish our social practices? How to Organize and Operate After Barcelona - Session 5 - Communicating and Dealing with the Media Interreligious Engagement in Higher Education - A Princeton Model Islamic Pluralism: Between Ideals and Challenges Legislating for the Seventh Generation Pingalwara: A Story of Interreligious Compassion in Action Reflections on Critical issues Facing Mankind, and Solutions Suggested in Guru Granth Sahib Religion and Government: One Principle, Many Perspectives Religions Collaborate for Peace: the Guatemalan Model Staying. Connected: Partner Cities Website Consultation The Bahá'í concepts of life and death The contribution of Protestantism to the dignity of women The Empire Listens The Politics of Meaning The voice of different religious traditions on peace
Additional Performances Shirai: vibrational music concert for body and soul, 4:30 PM–5:00 PM Tradition of Conchera's dances, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM
Symposia A Day of Interreligious Organizing Workshops The Future of Religion, the Media, and Our Communities Abrahamic Reunion: Peacemaking in the Holy Land
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Plenary Overview
Celebrate the 2004 Parliament theme Pathways to Peace: the Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment at evening plenary gatherings designed to be filled with beauty and inspiration. Sessions will include welcome, blessings, and keynote addresses featuring revered religious and spiritual leaders, as well as observances, music and performance.
July 7: Opening Plenary • Keynote speakers His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama and
Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate · Buddhist chanting and Jain prayers for world peace • Music, meditation, blessings featuring Sri Chinmoy,
Reverend Munemichi Kurozumi, and Wande
Abimbola • Invocation for World Peace, a cello solo composed
and performed by Michael Fitzpatrick
July 11: Regional Night • Opportunity to meet Parliament participants
according to regions in the world • Conversation about Parliament experiences, sharing
of ideas and projects to take home . "Interreligious Bazaar" with information about
regional interreligious activities
July 8: Celebration of the Barcelona Interreligious Movement • Testimonials by local interreligious practitioners from
diverse religious and spiritual communities • Music from Al-Andalus, and performance by Jordi
Savall of the Catalan peace anthem, The Song of the Birds
July 12: Celebration of the International Interreligious Movement • Keynote speakers His Excellency Dr. Abdul Omar
Nasseef and Rabbi Henry I. Sobel • Celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Guru
Granth Sahib (Sikh scriptures) • Inauguration of the Paul Carus Award for Outstanding
Contribution to the International Interreligious
Movement • KulturBakanligi Devlet Sema Sanatcilari, Turkish
Ministry of Culture (Whirling Dervishes)
July 9: Communities Night • International participants hosted by local religious
and spiritual communities • Opportunities for dialogue, observances, hospitality
July 10: Sacred Music Concert • Evening of music, movement, meditation and chant
inspired by religious and spiritual traditions from around the world, held at the world-renown Sagrada Familia Temple.
July 13: Closing Plenary • Keynote speakers Rev. Dr. Raimon Panikkar and Dr.
Federico Mayor • Young people share their Parliament experiences and
commitments • Musical offerings by Joanne Shenandoah and the
Shumei Taiko Ensemble
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Opening Day Celebrations Wednesday, July 7th
Join ceremonies and celebrations marking the Opening Day of the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions! Gather together with people from around the world in a spirit of harmony and peace to mark the opening of the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions.
2:15 PM
Dedication of the Parliament Peace Pole
The Peace Pole is given to the city of Barcelona by the World Peace Prayer Society, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to spreading the message and prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth" all over the world.
Lighting of the World Peace Flame
The World Peace Flame (Life Foundation International), a universal symbol of hope, was created in 1999 when, for the first time in history, seven Flames of Peace were lit by peacemakers on five continents, flown across the world and united into one.
Location: Parliament by the Sea
Procession to The Tree of Peace
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3:15 PM
Ceremonial Planting of The Tree of Peace by Chief Jake Swamp of the Mohawk Nation
Long ago a prophet named Skannenrehowi came to the troubled Iroquois people in the northeastern part of North America to show them how to end warfare among themselves by following a set of rules called the Great Law of Peace. He brought his message from the Creator who instructed him to create the world's first united nations characterized by the highest degree of freedom ever enjoyed by humanity. This new way of living took the form of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) Confederacy which exists to the present day. To mark the birth of this new peace, Skannenrehowi raised a great tree of peace that joined heaven and earth with roots extending to all four directions. Anyone who wished to live in peace, free from warfare, could find shelter beneath Ohnehta:kowa the "Great Tree" by following the four roots to their source. All of the weapons of war were buried underneath the tree. Therefore, the tree became a living reminder to be at peace at all times. Chief Jake Swamp of the Mohawk Nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy, will plant a Tree of Peace while reciting the words of hope spoken by Skannenrahow many generations ago.
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Opening Plenary Session Wednesday, July 7th
Edifici Forum Auditorium 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatzo, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people and has received many international awards including the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize
WELCOME to the 2004 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS!
The 2004 Parliament Pathways to Peace: the Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment opens with offerings from inspiring leaders and artists from around the world dedicated to peace.
Open Plenary Highlights
· Welcome from representatives of the Council for a
Parliament of the World's Religions, UNESCO Centre de Catalonia, Universal Forum of Cultures and the
Archbishop of Barcelona · Music and meditation with Sri Chinmoy
Shinto Observance with Reverend Munemichi
Kurozumi • Invocation for World Peace cello solo by Michael
Fitzpatrick • Commitments to address the plight of refugees • Yorba observance by Wande Amimbola • Jain Blessing
Shirin Ebadi 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate An Iranian lawyer and human rights activist with Islam as her starting point, Ebadi campaigns for peaceful solutions to social problems and promotes new thinking on Islamic terms.
Photo
The Nobel Foundation
As a Parliament participant, you are invited to fully engage in the unique opportunities of this week, to actively and respectfully listen, to consider how to make a commitment to better world, to make new friends from a religion or spirituality other than your own and to create continuing pathways to peace. Together we can be signs of peace and hope for the world.
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Celebration of the Barcelona Interreligious Movement Thursday, July 8th
Edifici Forum Auditorium 7:00 PM 8:45 PM
Interreligious encounter, dialogue and cooperation are signs of a young and ever growing movement in Catalonia. For the local religious and spiritual communities of Barcelona, the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions is a turning point.
The 2004 Parliament event marks a new approach to embracing the religious and spiritual diversity of Barcelona and Catalonia, where unique and dynamic communities live out their traditions while living side by side. The 2004 Parliament event is also a call to the broader community to reconsider the importance of religion and spirituality and their contributions to the welfare of all. This plenary highlights the vibrant and transformative contributions of the local interreligious movement to Catalan society.
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Barcelona Plenary Highlights
Choral overture by local Christian choirs . Sikh Prayer
. Testimonials by local interreligious practitioners from diverse religious and spirituial communities: Nathalie Reverdin, Yaratullah Monturiol, Iñaki Alonso, Lama Tsondru, Sidney Azagury, Emilio Egea, Lucía Caram Sacred Hindu music performed by Bhakti Das Commitment to address the need for clean water Music from Al-Andalus Performance by Jordi Savall of the Catalan peace anthem, The Song of the Birds

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Communities Night Friday, July 9th
The religious and spiritual communities of Barcelona extend a warm and gracious welcome to members of their own traditions from around the world who have gathered at the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions. Parliament participants are invited to "feel at home" by joining with their own religious and spiritual community to share in this opportunity for dialogue, observances and hospitality.
To begin your journey, please take the metro at the Maresme/Forum Metro station, just outside the Forum site. It is line 4 (L4 or yellow line). In order to get to your desired station, please check the Metro line connections on your own Metro map or at the Maresme/Forum Metro station.
When you get to your final station, members of your community will be there on the platform to help you find the way from the station to the meeting place. It will never be more than a 10-minute walk.
Addresses and times for community gatherings are indicated on the next page along with identification of the closest Metro station.
Bahá'í 7:30 PM Escola Pia Balmes Balmes, 208 Metro: Fontana (L3)
Hindu 7.30 PM Parròquia de la Verge de la Pau Plaça Ferran Casablancas, 4-6 Metro: La Bonanova (L6; also known as U6 Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat)
Mormons 8.30 PM Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días Marquès de Sentmenat, 35-37 Metro: Les Corts (L3)
Buddhist Zen 7:30 PM Centre Dojo Zen Budista Plaça Sant Agustí Vell, 6, 2n 19 Metro: Jaume 1 (L4)
Humanists 7:30 PM Col·legi Claret Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 49 Metro: Joanic (L4)
Muslim 7:30 PM Poliesportiu Municipal El Raval Carrer Sant Pau, 83-85 Metro: Paral·lel (L2)
Buddhist Tibetan 7:30 PM Fundació Casa del Tibet Rosselló, 181 Metro: Diagonal (L5)
Indigenous 7:30 PM Forum Room 113/CCIB
New Age 7.30 PM Centre Cultural Casa Elizalde Carrer València, 302 Metro: Passeig de Gràcia (L4)
Chinese (Taoist) 7:30 PM Parròquia de la Mare de Déu del Pilar Carrer Casanova, 175 Metro: Hospital Clínic (L5)
Jain 7:30 PM Forum Room 114/CCIB,
Sikh 7:30 PM Sikh Celebration Site Parliament by the Sea
Christian Catholic 8:00 PM Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar Plaça Santa Maria, 1 Metro: Jaume I (L4)
Jewish Orthodox 8.15 PM Comunitat Israelita de Barcelona Carrer Avenir, 24 Metro: Gràcia (L6; also known as U6. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat)
Zoroastrian 7.30 PM Forum Centre de Convencions Room 115/CCIB
(Please note that the two Jewish communities will meet together after the religious service for kiddush and shabbat songs)
Pagan 7:30 PM Location TBA
Christian Orthodox 7:30 PM Església Ortodoxa de la Protecció de la Mare de Déu Carrer Aragó, 181 Metro: Urgell (LI)
Jewish Reform 8.15 PM Comunitat Jueva Atid de Catalunya Carrer Castanyer, 27 Metro: Vallcarca (L3)
Christian Protestant 7.30 PM Centre Cívic Cotxeres de Sants Carrer de Sants, 79-83 Metro: Plaça de Sants (1)
(Please note that the two Jewish communities will meet together after the religious service for kiddush and shabbat songs)
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Sacred Music Concert Saturday, July 10th
Sagrada Familia Temple 8:45 PM - 11:30 PM
An evening of music, movement, meditation and chant inspired by religious and spiritual traditions from around the world, held at the famous Sagrada Familia Temple.
Featuring
Joanne Shenandoah, Native American • Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy -
Oneida Nation • Multiple award-winning composer, vocalist and
performer
Carmen Miró and Xavier Pardo, Catholic Christian • Soprano and pianist who bring a prayerful spirit to music
Gagaku, Shinto • Traditional Japanese court music, "Gagaku" means
The Shumei Taiko Ensemble, Shinji Shumeki • Uniting people of all beliefs, nations and languages in
a grand vision of peace and friendship
Ushaq: Danza y música sufies, Sufi / Muslim • The rich musical legacy of tariqa mawlawiyya, mevlevis order
Russill Paul, Hindu - Christian • A profound comtemplative jouney in sacred sound,
drawing from East and West, ancient and modern cultures
Sheva, Jewish and Muslim • World music ensemble from Israel with roots in
Hebrew, Arabic and Tribal cultures
Cor Gospel Barcelona, Protestant Christian • Classic spirituals and modern Gospel music that offers
a message of hope, joy and reflection
Carmen Corpas, Saetas • Flamenco singer from Malaga
Bhai Sahib Bhai Avtar Singh Ragi, Sikh • uith generation "Ragis" singer of the original ang
style of religious music of North India
Travel Directions: Metro: Sagrada Familia (L2, L5)
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Gatherings by Regions of the World Sunday, July 11th
Regional Sessions: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Connecting close to home
Locations
Africa: Room 113/CCIB Asia: Room 116/CCIB
Europe: Multi-Use Room/CCIB
Regional Night is designed for Parliament participants to meet others from their home place. In small groups, you will engage in conversation about your experiences at the Parliament and share ideas to take back home. The evening will be a relaxed and friendly opportunity to connect with people from your part of the world, to share what you have been learning at the Parliament, and to discuss your ideas and commitments when you get home. At the Interreligious Bazaar you can visit different booths and learn about interreligious activities in your part of the world.
Latin America/Caribbean: Room 111/CCIB
Middle East/North Africa: Room 114/CCIB
North America Eastern/Central Time Zones: Room 117/CCIB Mountain/Western Time Zones: Room 112/CCIB
Southeast Asia/Pacific: Room 115/CCIB
The host for these regional sessions is the United Religions Initiative (URI), a global interfaith organization. URI's dynamic, locally rooted and globally connected grassroots groups practice daily, enduring interfaith cooperation in more than 50 countries. The URI is a growing global community that relies on people's initiative, creativity, friendship and mutual support.
Interreligious Bazaar 9:00 - 10:00 PM Learn about like-minded programs and possibilities
Location: Lobby of the CCIB
Please bring the information on the next page with you to your regional session.
Participants are asked to use these questions for conversation. URI leaders in each regional room will lead the session and make every effort to provide translations of the material when necessary.
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Guidelines for Appreciative Conversations
Step 1 APPRECIATIVE CONVERSATIONS
. Please share an experience that is meaningful to you
about something that happened here (describe the setting, the people, its effect on you).
• Create groups of two or three people. Each person is
invited to participate in an appreciative conversation by asking and answering questions. These are called 'appreciative' because they ask each person to speak from the heart and to listen deeply for the unique qualities in the other person.
3 What will you take home? • What do you want to share with people back home? • What are your hopes for what could happen? • What are you willing to commit to doing back home? • What challenges do you anticipate? • How will you find support for your ideas and
initiative?
Begin with one person asking and another answering all the questions. Once you are finished, change roles. After each person has been interviewed, take time to share impressions and say thank you.
Step 2 SMALL GROUP SHARING
You might want to take notes during your conversation in order to introduce the your interview partner by sharing highlights from your conversation. After interviews, directions will be given to form groups of 6-8 persons.
Form into groups of 6-8 people with your interview partner(s). Take a few minutes to introduce your interview partner by sharing highlights from your conversation. After everyone is introduced, you might talk about what people are inspired to do when they get back home and what ideas people have for mutual support to meet the challenges.
Interview Questions:
1 Who are you? • Where are you from? • What brought you to the Parliament? • What would you like to share with me about yourself,
your life and your vision for the world that would help me understand more about you?
Step 3 INTERRELIGOUS BAZAAR
Leaders will offer brief closing words or a blessing and direct you to the Interreligious Bazaar.
2 What has been your Parliament experience? · Since you have been attending the Parliament, what high points or remarkable experiences have moved you most?
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Celebration of the
International Interreligious
Movement
Monday, July 12th
Edifici Forum Auditorium 7:00 PM 8:45 PM
We live in a world of difference. Yet, we are interdependent. Nowhere is learning to live with difference more important than religion. Too often religion is misused as an instrument for division and injustice, betraying the very ideals and teachings that lie at the heart of each of the world's great traditions. At the same time, religious and spiritual traditions shape the lives of billions in wise and wonderful ways. They gather people in communities of shared beliefs and practices. When these diverse communities work in harmony for the common good, there is hope that the world can be transformed.
Over the last forty years, the international interreligious movement has initiated dialogue and nurtured relationships among people of difference. In doing so this movement has provided a framework for expressing many visions of a just, peaceful and sustainable future. In the process, religious and spiritual communities have developed trust and discovered shared commitments, leading to collaborative action. The well-being of the Earth and all life depends on such collaboration. Together, we can make a world of difference.

International Plenary Highlights
Keynote speakers:
Rabbi Henry I. Sobel Congregacao Israelita Paulista, Brazil
Plenary Sessions
His Excellency Dr. Abdul Omar Nasseef World Muslim League, Saudi Arabia
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Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib, presented by Bhai Sahib Bhai Mohinder Singh, spiritual leader of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Paul Carus Award for Outstanding Contributions to the International Interreligious Movement Commitments to address the international debt crisis Partner Cities Network and Goldin Institute for International Partnership and Peace
KulturBakanligi Devlet Sema Sanatcilari of the Turkish Ministry of Culture (Whirling Dervishes)
Baha'i Blessing
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Plenary Overview
Closing Plenary Session Tuesday, July 13th
Edifici Forum Auditorium 7:00 PM 8:45 PM
Amidst the terror and grief associated with the attacks on September 11, 2001, in New York and Washington DC, and in the various efforts to combat terrorism since, the role of religion has been emphasized, generally in a negative light. This has been coupled with a politicization of the larger meanings associated with September 11, in many instances erasing the heroic and healing responses that have followed this terrible tragedy. All of these dynamics have surfaced again with the recent bombings in Madrid on March 11, 2004, with a renewed sense of sorrow, outrage and confusion.
What has been missing in the unfolding story since September 11 has been the positive role and healing power of religious and interreligious responses. This gathering in Barcelona is an opportunity to tell this critical dimension of the story, as well as to point to alternative pathways to peace that are rooted in the teachings and practices of the world's religious and spiritual traditions.
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Closing Plenary Highlights
Keynote speakers
Rev. Dr. Raimon Panikkar Philosopher
Catalonia
Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza Former Director-General UNESCO
Zoroastrian Blessing
. Young people share their Parliament experiences and commitments
. Commitments to address religiously targeted or motivated violence
Musical offerings by Joanne Shenandoah and the Shumei Taiko Ensemble
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Montserrat Assembly July 5-7, 2004 The Benedictine Monastery at Montserrat
Parliament Assemblies July 9-10 and July 11-12, 2004 Room 112/CCIB
extend projects for the benefit of people and communities throughout the world. While no comprehensive tracking system has followed the progress of these projects, examples of impact from these commitments include the Millionth Circle project with over 200 women's circles devoted to local spiritual development and community service, the Lost Texts project providing copies of sacred texts to communities who thought they were irretrievably lost, and the connection of three programs for educating women and girls in India. Some of the programs at the 2004 Parliament highlight projects resulting from individual commitments made at the Cape Town Assembly.
History of the Assembly The 2004 Assemblies at Montserrat and during the Parliament event in Barcelona represent the next step in the progression of leaders' gatherings that began in 1893, with the first Parliament, and continued in 1993 in Chicago and in 1999 in Cape Town. The first Parliament of the World's Religions was, in effect, a gathering of religious leaders who, through addresses and presentations, made visible to the world the diversity of religious and spiritual traditions from East and West and generated academic interest in the study of comparative religions.
The Assemblies of 2004 The 2004 Montserrat and Parliament Assemblies will engage invited leaders and activists, experts in critical issues, young people, and those impacted by one of four issues, as well as Parliament participants, in developing commitments for their local religious and spiritual communities and institutions.
At the Montserrat and Parliament Assemblies, the Council will:
Introduce a methodology (principles and processes) for creatively engaging religious and spiritual communities, in partnership with other guiding institutions, to address critical issues facing the world.
The second Parliament in 1993, in Chicago, included an Assembly of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, invited to consider the document which came to be known as Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration. At this Assembly, 250 leaders of religious and spiritual traditions and international interreligious organizations met to discuss the document based on the work of Prof. Hans Küng, which presented four ethical principles common across the major eastern and western traditions. Since 1993, the Declaration has been translated into many languages, has provided the focus of many books and engendered much additional study.
· Call for religious and spiritual communities and other
institutions to develop and enact practical and transformative responses to four critical issues: improving the plight of refugees, relieving the crushing burden of international debt on poor countries, creating access to clean water, and overcoming religiously motivated violence.
In 1999, the Council broadened participation in the Assembly of Leaders to include young people as well as leaders from eight guiding institutions: Religion and Spirituality: Government; Agriculture, Labor, Industry and Commerce; Education; the Arts and Communications Media; Science and Medicine; International Intergovernmental Organizations; and Organizations of Civil Society. These leaders considered another document, A Call to Our Guiding Institutions, which presented an invitation to people leading these institutions to consider how they would behave if they took seriously the ethical principles from the Global Ethic.
The Council's methodology for the creative engagement of religious and spiritual communities with critical issues reflects the key organizing principles at the center of the Council's work-enabling religious and spiritual communities worldwide to make a constructive and effective contribution to a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. Through pilot projects and grassroots organizing, partnerships and collaborations, the Council has developed a simple yet sophisticated methodology for religious and spiritual communities to use to make such a contribution
At the end of the Cape Town Assembly participants had made over 200 individual commitments to take up or
The latest developments in this emerging methodology have shaped the design and goals of the Assemblies. The methodology used in the Assembly meetings involves identifying "simple and profound" acts that
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create the conditions for visceral and multivalent connections, and supporting the development of commitments by local communities and institutions to act. At the heart of the process, participants are asked to view the issues through the lens of their own traditions:
What in their own (others') tradition compels and inspires them to care about this issue?
How does the strategy for social change embedded in the teachings of their own and others' traditions shape their response?
Development and Support of the 2004 Assembly Process
For 18 months before the 2004 Parliament, under the guidance of the Council's Assembly Task Force, a Design Group of world-class professionals have worked, to develop, test and improve the design for the Assemblies at Montserrat and during the Parliament. Working with partners in Jerusalem, Israel and Kericho, Kenya, the Council hosted meetings to test and refine the process design. At these meetings, people from across the world and throughout the local host communities met, engaged in deep dialogue, and created commitments to work with their home communities on the four issues. Many of these commitments have already become active, with reports of progress coming in every day.
Throughout this time, a dedicated part of the Design Group has reached out across the world and recruited an international team of highly skilled, professional facilitators and other volunteers from every inhabited continent to support Assembly participants as they work through the process at Montserrat and at the Parliament Assemblies.
ASSEMBLIES OF THE 2004 PARLIAMENT
The Montserrat Assembly, 5-7 July, 2004 In response to feedback from Cape Town participants, the Council scheduled the 2004 Assembly to take place during the 3 days before the Parliament event opens in Barcelona. This will eliminate the tension between Assembly participation and program presentation, ensuring that Parliament participants have full access to all program presenters during the event, and enabling Assembly participants to give their full attention to the discussions of the Assembly. It also makes the commitments of this Assembly available during the Parliament.
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This gathering will take place at the world renowned Benedictine Monastery at Montserrat. The Montserrat Assembly provides the opportunity for invited religious and spiritual leaders, leaders of other guiding institutions, young people, experts in the issues, interreligious practitioners and people impacted by the issues to consider the contribution of religious and spiritual communities to a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.
The 2004 Parliament Assemblies, July 9 & 10, and July 11 & 12, 2004
Additional feedback from Cape Town indicated a desire on the part of many participants to be able to engage in the Assembly process themselves. The Council will repeat the Montserrat Assembly process for registered Parliament participants, at four Parliament Assemblies during the Parliament event.
These four Parliament Assemblies will take place on the forum site. Each Assembly will unfold across two days during the Parliament. The Assemblies on July 9 and 10 will focus on Supporting Refugees and Creating Access to Clean Water. The Assemblies on July 11 and 12 will focus on Eliminating the Burden of International Debt on Poor Countries and Overcoming Religiously Motivated Violence.
Supporting Commitments After the Assemblies The Council has already activated plans to create a Sustainability Infrastructure that will make it possible to keep in touch with Assembly participants after they return to their home communities. The Council wishes to support participants by helping them connect with others who have made similar commitments, and with resources that can help them work with their religious or spiritual community or institutional groups, to make their simple and profound acts a reality.
This infrastructure will support sharing of accomplishments and challenges across distances, and will enable Assembly participants to know that their efforts are part of a larger movement by making visible what others are doing, and sharing the lessons from one place to other places where the learnings can be adapted to other settings and circumstances. This network will also share stories of hope within its membership and beyond, so that the world will see how religious and spiritual communities in partnership with each other and with other guiding institutions can make a positive difference.
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Members of Assembly Task Force Donald B. Benson, Susan Dupre, Rev. Dirk Ficca (Co-Chair), Sr. Joan Monica Maguire, Imam Rashied Omar (Co-Chair), Steve Perkins, Helen Spector, Br. Wayne Teasdale Swami Varadananda
Members of Assembly Design Group Billie Alban, Caroline Alexander-Furnas, Vasu Alasingachar, Roberto Aponte, Emily Axelrod, Julie Beedon, Sherrin Bennett, Donald Benson, Hernando Bermudez, Lisa Beutler, Kendra Coleman, Timothy Corey, Dave Dickson, Sr. Margaret Diener, OP, Diane Branson, Peter Dupre, Susan Dupre, Elizabeth Elliott, Jorge Estrada, Greg Gollaher, Ray Gordezky, Thava Govender, David Hasbury, Amy Keill, Sonja Koehler, Kathy Konecki , Samuel Magill, Susan Munaker, Ted Oppenheimer, Regina Rowland , Bruce Schuman, Rita Schweitz, Glen Sebera, Helen Spector, Maria Elena Van Yurick, Nancy Voss, Anne Ward.
Nation Canada Kenya USA USA USA Canada USA Czech Republic Spain United Kingdom
USA
USA Colombia USA USA Italy United Kingdom Canada USA USA
Italy
Volunteers Supporting Assembly Processes Name
City Diane Abbey-Livingston.
Toronto Ogolla Achola Nicanor
Kisumu Billie Alban
Bloomfield Caroline Alexander-Furnas
Granite Bay Roberto Aponte
San Francisco Mary Ann Archer
Toronto Emily Axelrode
Wilmette Valerie Baciak
Praha Anna Balaguer
Barcelona Julie Beedon
St Michael Road Sherrin Bennett
Point Richmond Donald Benson
Oakland Hernando Bermudez
Bogotá Lisa Beutler
Sacramento Rachael Beutler, LCSW
Elk Grove Yvonne Bonner
Reggio Emilia Don Braisby
Pontybodkin Loretta Brill
Locust Hill Lynn Brinkerhoff
Milford S. Max Brown
Reston Pilar Chaparro
Milano Margaretha A (Grethie) Coetzee Pretoria Kendra Coleman
Chicago Timothy Corey
Seattle Alan Davies
Rosebank Sandra Di Domizio
San Carlos Dave Dickson
Orangevale Margaret Diener, OP
Oakland David Dinwoodie
Barcelona Sarah Duffy
Sao Paulo Peter Dupre
Colorado Springs Brenda Dupre
Colorado Springs Susan Dupre
Auburn Conor Dupre-Neary
Sacramento Ann Elliott
Berkeley Elizabeth Elliott
Berkeley Edward Emery
Northampton Jorge Estrada
Puyallup Gabby Ewen-Phillips
Val des Monts Anne Fitzgerald
Waltham Cheryl Francisconi
Oakland Yoav Frankel
Jerusalem Arthur Frankincense
Santa Barbara Freddi Friedman, Ph.D.
Chicago Harvey Friedman
Chicago Victor Garza, H.
Hangzhou Carol S. Goldbaum
Wilmette Greg Gollaher
Elk Grove Ray Gordezky
Richmond Hill Thava Govender
Richards Bay Beth Hansen
Lennox Head David Hasbury
Peterborough Kelvin Hazangwi
Harare Karin Hedenstrom
Stockholm Chris Henderson
West Bridgford
State/Region Ontario Nyanza province Connecticut California California Ontario Illinois Czech Republic Catalunya Lichfield California California D.E California California RE Mold Ontario Connecticut Virginnia Michigan Gauteng Illinois Washington New South Wales California California California Catalunya Sao Paulo Colorado Colorado California California California California Massachusetts Washington Quebec Massachusetts California Israel California Illinois Illinois Zhejiang Illinois California Ontario Kwa-Zulu Natal New South Wales Ontario Zimbabwe Stockholm Nottingham
South Africa USA USA Australia USA USA USA Spain Brazil USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA Canada USA USA Israel USA USA USA China USA USA Canada South Africa Australia Canada Zimbabwe Sweden United Kingdom
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Volunteers Supporting Assembly Processes, continued.
City
Barcelona
Peterborough
Concord
Middleville
Pleasant Hill
Escazú
Benton Harbor,
Harare
Roesrath
Name
Karen Holladay
Briagh Hoskins-Hasbury
Carolyn Janson
Barry Johnson, PhD
Ronita Johnson
Dr. Rita Marie Johnson
Patricia Jordan
David Kaulem
Marion Keil
Amy Keill
Sonja Koehler
Kathy Konecki
Monica Kruglianskas
Marilyn Laiken
Merlyn Lawrence, LCSW
Mara Ester List Avner
Ernest Maganya
Samuel Magill Betty Makoni Judith McGill
Philip Merry
Katherine Mitchell
Robert Mittman
Susan Munaker, Ph.D.
Melina Münner
Jim Needham
Deverahn Noga Ted Oppenheimer
Janet Pinto
Gillian Pollock
Jane Presto Rosemary Rash
Ingrid Richter
Caleb Rosado Regina Rowland
Elana Rozenman
John Scherer, MDiv
Chris Schoch
David Schoof
Bruce Schuman
Rita Schweitz
Patti Scott
Peggy Sebera
Glen Sebera
Aida Shibli
Helen Spector
Michael Stanley
Linda Starodub
Mary Stewart-Pellegrini, Ph.D.
Susan Teegen-Case
Juan Enrique Toro
Carlotta Tyler
Erin Uritus
Lynne Valek
Maria Elena Van Yurick
Madhu Vedak
James Voss
Nancy Voss
Anne Ward
Ilene Wasserman
Sandy Weiner
Bonnie Wentworth Rosemary Wickman
San Francisco
Chicago
Chicago
Barcelona
Toronto
wheaton
Doar Na

Troyeville Edmonds
Waterfalls Hararem
Richmond Hill
Singapore
Berkeley
Moraga
Chicago
Olivos
Carmel
Sebastopol Chicago
Mumbai
Barcelona
Davis
Edmonton
Toronto Philadelphia Mill Valley Jerusalem
Spokane
Paris
Shepherdstown Santa Barbara
Denver
Franklin Park Petaluma
Mill Valley
jerusalem Oakland
Visalia
New York
Oak Park,
Media
Escazú
Salem
Falls Church
Fresno
Maipu Columbus
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights
Algonquin
Penn Valley
Stahnsdorf
Oakland
University Place
Arlington
Arlington
Middleville
Dean Wight
Susan Wight
Dana Wilcox, MS
Fran Woodruff
Rranda Zarik Sabbagh
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State/Region Catalunya
Ontario
California
Michigan
California
San José
Michigan
Zimbabwe
NRW
California
Illinois
Illinois
Catalunya
Ontario
Illinois
Menashe
Johannesburg Washington
Harare
Ontario
Singapore
California
California
Illinois
Buenos Aires
California
California
Illinois
Maharashtra
Catalunya
California
Alberta
Ontario
Pennsylvania California
Israel Washington Ile de France
West Virginia
California
Colorado
New Jersey
California
California
Israel-Palestine
California
California
New York
Illinois Pennsylvania San José Massachusetts
DC
California
Region Metropolitana
Indiana
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Brandenburg
California
Washington
Washington
Washington
Michigan
Victoria
Israel
Nation
Spain
Canada
USA
USA
USA
Costa Rica
USA
Zimbabwe
Germany
USA
USA
USA
Spain
Canada.
USA
Israel
South Africa
USA
Zimbabwe
Canada
Singapore
USA
USA
USA
Argentina.
USA
USA
USA
India
Spain
USA
Canada
Canada
USA
Austria
Israel
USA
France
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
Israel
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA Costa Rica USA
USA
USA
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USA
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Symposia
The Parliament Symposia are a chance to focus in depth on issues of importance to a wide variety of different religious and spiritual communities. These high-powered events will offer Parliament participants the chance to explore a variety of issues interactively with some of the leading international scholars and practitioners on these issues.
Symposia Topics:
Leading Institutional Partners. Each symposium is organized and sponsored by a partnership of different institutions that are recognized as leaders in these fields. Working with the Parliament, they have designed programs that bring internationally recognized individuals in these fields to the Parliament
Interreligious Focus. Each symposium addresses topics that are of concern to a broad range of religious and spiritual communities and the design of the symposium reflects this with leaders and scholars from diverse traditions working together to explore these topics.
Abrahamic Reunion: Peacemaking in the Holy
Land (July 13) • Religion & Conflict Resolution (July 8, 9, 11, & 12) • Crisis of the Holy (July 8 & 9) · A Dialogue of Civilization (July 9 & 10) · Digital Storytelling (July 12)
New Awareness Summit (July 8 & 9) · Human Rights (July 10 & 11) · Interfaith Education (July 8, 9 & 10) · On Religions & International Institutions (July 9) · A Day of Interreligious Organizing Workshops
(July 13) · The future of religion, the media and our
communities (July 12 & 13) · Exploring The Face of AIDS (July 10) · Science & Religion (July 10 & 11) · Interfaith Peacebuilding Skills (July 8) · Towards an Interreligious and Intercultural
Theology of Liberation (July 11 & 12)
Interactive. Each symposium is an opportunity not only to hear the views of these leaders and experts but to participate with them and, in doing so, develop resources that you will have as you return to your community. For an even more interactive experience, we are also offering a few daylong workshops to focus on specific methodologies.
Because the different programs build on one another over the course of each day, we hope that participants will consider attending the entire day of a given symposium.
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12:45 - 1:00, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona Shared Spiritual Practice: In the Footsteps of the Prophets
Abrahamic Reunion: Peacemaking in the Holy Land. Awakening to Oneness through Prayer and Practice Tuesday, July 13th 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM AC Barcelona Hotel
3:00-4:30, Seminars on Spiritual Peace Building (in breakout rooms)
#1: Healing Our Souls and Our Future: Women's Peace Building, Sants Room, AC Barcelona Speakers: Elana Rozenman, Ibtisam Mahamid, Andrea Blanch
#2: The Unity of Religions. Eixample Room, AC Barcelona Speakers: Shahabuddin David Less, Sheikh Tal El-Sider, Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun, Elias Jabbour, Rabbi Menachem Froman
#3: In Unison with the Will of God: Prayers and Practices of Peace, Gràcia Room, AC Barcelona Speakers: Anna Less, Eliyahu McLean, Deacon Jiries Mansur, Ibrahim El-Hawa, Sheikh Abdul Aziz il-Bukhari
Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun. An elder and recognized spokesperson for the Mowahhidoon (Druze) faith
Sheikh Abdul Aziz il-Bukhari is Sheikh of the Noqshbandi Order in Jerusalem.
This symposium is a unique opportunity to engage in discussion and spiritual practices with internationally recognized spiritual teachers, religious leaders and peacemakers at the forefront of interfaith peace efforts in the Holy Land. The first morning session, Spiritual Peacemaking in the Holy Land, highlights gifts brought by each religion and culture to peace building. The second session, Observations of the Heart: Reflections on Peace Building, includes teams of men and women sharing personal reflections on what happens when people from different religions make a commitment to each other and to God to work in partnership for peace. Three afternoon seminars provide experience with specific spiritual peacemaking approaches. The first, Healing Our Souls and Our Future: Women's Peace Building, features women who are actively building bridges between faith communities, healing ancient cultural divides by healing each other, and creating a new, more hopeful heritage to pass on to the next generation. The second, The Unity of Religions, provides an exploration of the unity that lies within all of the world's religions and implications for creating a peaceful global consciousness. The third, In Unison with the Will of God: Prayers and Practices of Peace, provides experience with specific practices based on spiritual principles that can help build healthy, peaceful communities, including the practice of "sulha" (traditional Arab model for peace), interfaith education, and community development. 9:30 - 9:45, Sagrada Familia, AC Barcelona Meditation and Welcome. Shahabuddin David Less and Andrea Blanch
Andrea Blanch is internationally known for her work on conflict management and on women and violence, and is co-founder of The Center for Religious Tolerance.
Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa. Born on the Mount of Olives, Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa has been active for 30 years in Arab-Jewish reconciliation and is involved in many humanitarian missions. Robbi Menachem Froman. Known throughout Israel as the "Peace Rabbi," Rabbi has pioneered Jewish-Islamic religious dialogue, and is one of the initiators of the Alexandria interfaith peace accords. Elias Jabbour. An Arab Christian and founder of the House of Hope, Elias Jabbour is an internationally recognized spokesperson for interfaith dialogue, peace education, and for "sulha," a traditional Palestinian peacemaking process.
Anna less. A world-renowned scholar, healer, educator, and co-founder of the Hope Project in India.
Shahabuddin David Less is spiritual director of Rising Tide International and The Universal Worship and senior teacher in the Sufi Order International.
9:45 - 10:45, Sagrada Familia, AC Barcelona Spiritual Peacemaking in the Holy Land. Moderator: Andrea Blanch; Speakers: Elias Jabbour, Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun, Sheikh Abdul Aziz il-Bukhari, Eliyahu McLean
Ibtisam Mahamid. Ibtisam, a religious Muslim woman, has been active for 20 years in the field of Arab-Jewish co-existence and is Muslim coordinator of the Women's Interfaith Encounter.
10:45 - 11:00, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona Shared Spiritual Practice
Deacon Jiries Mansur. Deacon Mansur represents the Greek Catholic Church and is on the Board of the Interfaith Encounter Association
11:30 - 11:45, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona The Prayer Cycle - Prayers Shared from all Traditions
Eliyahu McLean. An observant Jew living in Jerusalem, ordained by Reb Zalmon Schacter as a "Rodet Shalom" or "Peace Pursuer," Eliyahu is a global messenger of peace
11:45 - 12:45, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona Observations of the Heart: Reflections on Peace Building. Moderator: Shahabuddin David Less Speakers: Elana Rozenman, Ibtisam Mahamid, Sheikh Tal El Sider, Rabbi Menachem Froman
Elana Rozenman co-founded the Women's Interfaith Encounter in response to the severe wounding of her son in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem and is Co-director of the Women's Interfaith of the Middle East and North Africa Sheikh Tal El-Sider is a former Homos sheikh who has worked for fifteen years to create interfaith dialogue. From Hebron, Sheikh Tal El-Sider serves as advisor of inter-religious affairs for the Palestinian Authority and was part of the Alexandria accords.
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Religion & Conflict Resolution
Opening Session: Preventing, Resolving and Containing Conflict: The Third Side
July 8th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona
All of the world's religious and spiritual traditions carry a deep commitment to alleviate suffering and create a peaceful world. Unfortunately, we often feel as though we lack the skills to achieve these goals. In every conflict there are two sides, but there is also a third side. The third side sees not only the perspective of both sides in a conflict, but the "bigger picture" as well. Being a third sider is a way of looking at the world.
Rev. Robert V Thompson is a trustee and former Board Chair of CPWR and Senior Minister of the Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois.
Dr. Andrea Bartoli is Senior Research Scholar Director at the Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University.
Dr. Yehuda Stolov, an Orthodox Jewish-Israeli, is the Director and founding member of the Interfaith Encounter Association.
Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, was a vigorous nonviolent opponent of apartheid, and member of South African Parliament for nearly nine years. She is currently Editor of Satyagraha, Secretary of the Gandhi Development Trust, Vice President of WCRP South Africa, and Member of Commission on Religious Affairs of the African National Congress:
The Third Side: A Workshop on a New Way of Seeing and Dealing with Conflict
July 9th, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Montjuic Room, AC Barcelona
The Third Side is a systemic approach for perceiving and handling conflict. In contrast to the traditional two sided view of conflict that often polarizes people with tragic consequences, the Third Side envisions conflict as three sided - the two parties and the surrounding community. This interactive workshop will focus on key skills associated with preventing, resolving and containing conflict.
Joshua N. Weiss is currently the Associate Director of the Global Negotiations Project at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard University. Joshua received his Ph.D. from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.
Shari N. Leyshon is a co-founder Great Lakes Consensus, a consulting group which provided joint problem solving processes in public land planning forums, for government agencies, and NGO's specializing in ecological issues, social justice and early childhood education. Shari is a Harry S. Truman Scholar with a degree in Cultural and Physical Geography from the University of Chicago.

Religious Contributions to the Prevention of Violent Conflict
July 10th 11th, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Montjuic Room, AC Barcelona
Over the course of two days of group work, participants will 1.) Review and respond to a concept paper on the role of religion in preventing violent conflict; 2.) Share and draw lessons from their own experiences in conflict, peacemaking, and conflict prevention; 3.) Analyze those experiences based on Third Side methodologies 4.) Propose next steps and action plans for their specific context in preventing violent conflict.
Symposia
Day 1: Sharing Stories and Gathering Lessons of Religious Peacemaking
July 10th
9:30 am 4:30 pm
Montjuic Room, AC Barcelona
Day 2: Strengthening Our Role as Religious Peacemakers July 11th
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Montjuic Room, AC Barcelona
Dr. Andrea Bartoli is the Founding Director of CICR. A Senior Research Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs, Dr. Bortoli has taught at SIPA since 1994. He also is the chair of the Columbia University Seminar on Conflict Resolution.
Bridget Moix works as a lobbyist with the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). She has worked with the Quaker United Nations Office in New York from 2000-2002. Bridget also worked from 1998-2000 with the World Policy Institute's Arms Trade Resource Center. Bridget is a member of the Religious Society of Friends. In 2000, she received a grant under the Clarence and Lily Pickett Quaker Leadership Fund and now serves on the Board of Trustees for the Fund.
Alternatives to Violence
July 12th,9:30 am - 4:30 pm Montjuic Room, AC Barcelona
Alternative to Violence Project workshops empower people to lead nonviolent lives through affirmation, respect for all, community building, cooperation, and trust. Founded in and developed from the real life experiences of prisoners and others, and building on a spiritual base, AVP encourages every person's innate power to positively transform themselves and the world. These experiential workshops are currently in operation in Rwanda, supported by the Rwandan government to manage a potentially explosive situation.
Note: This program will be delivered in both Spanish and English and attendance is limited to 25-30 people
Elaine Klaassen has been an AVP facilitator in Minnesota, USA, for four years.
Elena Garcia, from Valladolid, Spain, has facilitated workshops in Nicaragua where she worked in an NGO. In Spain she is a social worker who works especially with young people.
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Crisis of the Holy: an Interreligious Think-tank of the Elijah Interfaith Institute
Second, following individual presentations a group interreligious conversation will be developed, that will seek to highlight the subject in a comparative perspective, drawing forth similarities and insights for possible collaboration.
"The Holy" is one way of addressing that special realm of life to which all religions appeal. Religious life is based on a fundamental recognition of a dimension that is different, other, transcendent, special, or otherwise recognized as "holy". This dimension dictates priorities, ways of life, habits and customs. The purpose of the series of seminars here presented is to discuss both the concept of the holy" as it is particular to each of the five traditions represented - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, and the ways in which contemporary life undermines a notion of holiness, thereby creating what we term "the Crisis of the Holy". The work of the Think-tank will consist of sharing reflections, survival strategies and assessments regarding how the different religions understand, grasp and confront this crisis.
Crises of the Holy (Part 3) 3:00 to 4:30 pm, July 9, Room 117, CCIB
The work of the Elijah Think-tank is a first in a series of meetings planned over a two year period. The topic for research was suggested by world religious leaders at a meeting recently convened by the Elijah Interfaith Institute. All presenters are scholar practitioners, representing the finest in their intellectual and religious traditions.
Third, a conversation will be launched between representatives of the religions and thinkers representing secular society. The goal of this conversation is to consider the ramifications of the crisis to society at large, to raise suggestions concerning healthier relations between religious and secular and to share what are usually internal religious concerns with a broader public in society. David Martin, Christianity, London School of Economics Bernice Martin, Popular Culture, Royal Holloway College, University of London Deepak Sarmo, Hinduism, Case Western Reserve University Vincent Cornell, Islam, University of Arkansas Barry Levy, Judaism, McGill University Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Judaism, The Elijah Interfaith Institute Dr. Tamar Ross, Judaism, Bar Ilan University
Crises of the Holy (Parts 1 and 2) 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, July 8 22@, AC Barcelona Hotel
First, we shall engage in short textual study from key texts of each of our traditions. These will be followed by reflections on the Crisis of the Holy", as spelled out above.
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A Dialogue of Civilizations: Islam and the West in Quest of a Just and Peaceful World
Participants: Jim Kenney, Executive Director, Interreligious Engagement Project (IEP21); former Global Director, CPWR; Co-Editor, Interreligious Insight: a Journal of Dialogue and Engagement
Irfan Ahmad Khan, President, World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (
WCMIR); Trustee, CPWR; Chair, IEP21
Symposium Description: Respected religious and interreligious leaders, scholars, and activists explore the possibility of a Dialogue between Islam and the West and offer participants the opportunity to become significantly engaged in an exciting new project.
Saleho Abedin, Professor of Sociology, Women's College, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Director, Office of Muslim Minority Affairs, Steering Group, Dialogue of Civilizations Project
Abdullah Ahsan, Professor of History, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Steering Group, Dialogue of Civilizations Project Muriel Adcock, Club of Budapest USA; Advisory Group, Dialogue of Civilizations Project Sultana Afroz, Department of History, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Anis Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Iqbol Ansari, Secretary General, Minority Council of India
Session One (July 9, 9:30 - 11:00 am, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona) Dialogue or Clash of Civilizations Is the world bound, as some have argued, for a "clash of civilizations", defined primarily by inevitable conflict between the Muslim world and the culture of the West? Or, is a genuine Dialogue of Civilizations possible? Session Two (July 9, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona) The Dialogue of Civilizations Project Participants examine, refine, critique and get personally involved with an exciting intercultural experiment, the Dialogue of Civilizations Project: Islam and the West in Quest of a Just and Peaceful World - organized by the Interreligious Engagement Project (IEP21), the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR), and the Movement for a Just World (JUST) - a two-year dialogue culminating in a "dialogue to action" conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2006.
Marcus Braybrooke, Vicar, Marsh Baldon, Oxford, UK; Peace Councilor, International Interreligious Peace Council; author of numerous works, including Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age.
Herbert Bronstein, Rabbi Emeritus, North Shore Congregation Israel, Illinois; Trustee, WCMIR; Trustee, IEP21
Concetta Kenney, Trustee, IEP21; Photo Editor, Interreligious Insight: a Journal of Dialogue and Engagement
Rashied Omar, Trustee, CPWR; Imam, Cape Town, South Africa; coordinator, program in religion, conflict, and peacebuilding, University of Notre Dame, US.
Nusba Parveen, Ph.D. student, Islamic Studies, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Eboo Patel, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core (www.ifyc.org), a Chicago-based international nonprofit committed to building an interfaith youth movement.
Alan Roce, Vicar, St. Andrew's Church, Aylestone, UK, Editor-inChief, Interreligious Insight: a Journal of Dialogue and Engagement; author, Interfaith Encounters; Trustee, IEP21; Trustee, World Congress of Faiths
Session Three (July 9, 3:30 - 4:30 pm, Sants, Eixample, and Gràcia Rooms, AC Barcelona) Small Group Engagement Process Small groups work to shape key elements of the Dialogue of Civilizations process and to begin to sketch possible ongoing action / service projects to be initiated at the culminating conference in Kuala Lumpur, 2006. Session Four (July 10, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Room 117, CCIB) Dialogue of Civilizations: Islam and the West in Quest of a Just and Peaceful World Symposium wrap-up. Participants in the Symposium will review the reports of the working groups and finalize a summary statement and a list of recommended action projects to be taken up by the Dialogue Project, which will take shape in a series of Internet seminars and a physical conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. Attendees at today's program need not have participated in the previous day's sessions.
Seshagiri Roo, Editor, Encyclopedia of Hinduism; Co-Editor, Interreligious Insight: a Journal of Dialogue and Engagement; Trustee, World Congress of Faiths Theodore Rojahn, Trustee, CPWR; Trustee, 1EP21 Ven. Vijaya Samararwickrama, Buddhist Maha Vihara, Kuala Lumpur.
Georgene L. Wilson, Franciscan sister and author; trustee, IEP21; Poetry Editor, Interreligious Insight: a Journal of Dialogue and Engagement
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Digital Storytelling and Appreciative Inquiry as Tools for Peace-building
One-Day Workshop July 12, 2004 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Gòtic Room, AC Barcelona
In this workshop, participants will be taken on a journey through the process of Appreciate Inquiry and Digital Storytelling. They will tell their own stories, listen to the stories of others, and envision new stories for the future. In the afternoon, we will work in small teams in our portable digital lab to collectively create a digital story (mini movie), which each participant will take home on a cd. This process will demonstrate how relationships between individuals, communities and societies can be created and re-created through the telling and sharing of stories and how technology can be used to connect people across all boundaries.
Bios of Presenters: Marla Kolman, MSW, is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Partners In Peace, a non-political, non-profit organization that prepares future leaders (primarily youth) for inter-group dialogue and uses technologies to connect them globally in dialogue and collaboration. She is about to finish a program to become a teacher of Jewish meditation, and her work and her passions keep her connected to Israel where she spends much time.
Leslie Rule is Project Supervisor for KQED's (public television) Digital Storytelling Initiative. She has trained over 500 digital storytellers around the world and sits on the Executive Board of the Digital Storytelling Association. Ms. Rule has degrees in Rhetoric and Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley.
No prior computer/technical experience necessary. This workshop will be conducted in English.
New Awareness Summit
July 8th and 9th
Healing and Holistic Therapy Moderator: Angi Carmelo Panelists: Maria Martinez, Virginia Poggi, Federica Tardito
1st PANEL Gracia Room, AC Barcelona Hotel 9:30 - 11:00 am, July 8th The society of the New Paradigm Presentation of the New Awareness Summit Moderator: Jordi Orús Panelists: Koldo Aldai, Marina Borruso, Eva Montferrer, Juan Ruiz
4th PANEL Born Room, AC Barcelona Hotel 3:00 - 4:30 pm, July 8th Sustainability, Business, and Networks Moderator: Koldo Aldai Panelists: Joaquin Tamames, Miquel Vidal, Josep Puig, Ricardo Ocampo, Jorge Lomar
2nd PANEL Gracia Room, AC Barcelona Hotel 11:30 - 1:00 pm, July 8th Mystics and Spirituality in the New Paradigm Moderator: Koldo Aldai Panelists: Luján Comas, Alana Messineo, Kathy Newburn, Maite Pardo
5th PANEL Gracia Room, AC Barcelona Hotel 9:30 - 11:00 am, July 9th Arts, Science, and New Paradigm Moderator: Jordi Orús Panelists: Imma Nogués, Miguel Ramirez, Teresa Versyp, Anna Ferrer
3rd PANEL Gòtic Room, AC Barcelona Hotel 3:00 - 4:30 pm, July 8th
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Religion and Human Rights: Towards a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions
Session III Sunday, July 11, 2004 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Sants, Eixample, and Gràcia Rooms, AC Barcelona Hotel
Session Saturday, July 10, 2004 3:00 - 4:00 PM Multiuse Room, CCIB
The third session will consist of three breakout sessions. The first of the three breakout groups will be devoted to Islam, the second to Chinese traditions, and the third to Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Baha'i faith.
Breakout Sessions:
This session inaugurates the Symposium with a video interview of the Dalai and a discussion of how human rights discourse could be enriched by insights garnered from Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Native American religious traditions.
I. Focus: Islam Sants room, AC Barcelona Session Leaders: Abdulkarim Soroush, H.M. Habib Chizrin, Irfan Omar
Opening session: 30 minutes Video Presentation His Holiness, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Interview on Human Rights and Peace
II.Focus: Chinese Traditions Eixample room, AC Barcelona Session Leaders: Tu Wei Ming, Xinzhong Yao, John Berthrong
III. Focus: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Baha'I Gràcia room, AC Barcelona Session Leaders: Arvind Sharma (Hinduism), David Chappell (Buddhism), Brian Lepard (Baha'i)
Roundtable: 60 minutes Theme: How Can Humanity's Religious Traditions Enrich Human Rights Discourse? Panelists: Rama Rao Pappu (Hinduism), Sulak Sivaraksha (Buddhism), Tu Wei-ming (Confucianism), Ines Talamantez (Native American religion)
Session IV Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:00-4:30 PM Sagrada Familia room, AC Barcelona Hotel
Session 11 Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:30 - 11:00 AM Room 113, CCIB
The fourth session will be devoted to a discussion of the draft document of the UDHRWR.
This second roundtable discussion will identify the creative contributions of Christianity, Jainism, Chinese religions, the Yoruba tradition in Africa and the African diaspora, Islam, and Sikhism to human rights discourse.
Closing Session Speaker: Arvind Sharma Topic: The Rationale for a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions: Before and After September 11, 2001 Respondents:Dan Cohn-Sherbok (Judaism), Frances Adeney (Christianity), Brian Lepard (Baha'i), H.M. Habib Chirzin (Islam)
Roundtable (90 minutes) Theme: How can Humanity's Religious Traditions Enrich Human Rights Discourse? Panelists: Philip Rossi, S.J. (Christianity), Christopher Chapple (Jainism), John Berthrong (Chinese Religions), Wande Abimbola (Yoruba Religion), Abdulkarim Soroush (Islam), Surjit Singh (Sikhism)
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Interfaith Education
The Work & Goals of the Symposium The purpose of this symposium is to identify both the promising and problematic features of interfaith education, explore the multiple contexts in which it exists, ask how it con address the most pressing issues of our time, and consider the transformative potential it has to offer. While many organizations that work with interfaith education exist, the support structures that would connect them as a field and lend coherence and momentum for growth need to be strengthened. This symposium endeavors to create an interactive forum through which educators and practitioners can navigate the complex landscape of interfaith education by building networks, sharing resources and support, and collaboratively addressing the challenges necessary to developing this nascent field.
The Symposium on Interfaith Education is part of a multi-year collaborative endeavor, sponsored by the Consultation for Interfaith Education: Auburn Theological Seminary, ARIL/CrossCurrents, Cobb & Associates, CLAL-the National Jewish Center for Leadership and Learning, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Association for Religious Freedom, the International Mahavir Jain Mission, the Interfaith Community, the Loretto Community, the Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development, and the Temple of Understanding. For more information on this project, see www.globalinterfaithed.org.
July 8, Day 1: Pathways to Peace-The Multiple Contexts of Interfaith Education Within the broad scope of interfaith education lie the methods of the classroom, the academy, and the seminary, alongside the restorative practices of dialogue and community building among people of diverse religious backgrounds. H.H. the XIVth Dalai Lama, who has promoted interfaith education for many years, will give the keynote address.
8:00 9:00 am, Room 114, CCIB
Jain Meditation with Munishree Kirtiji, India A revolutionary Jain monk from Shanti Niketan Sadhana Kendra ashram in Gujarat, Kirtiji has taught the scientific methods of Patanjali yoga and Jain meditation to thousands of peoples in India, U.S.A., Canada, and France.
9:30 11:00, Room 114, CCIB Opening Ceremony
Gathering of the Community Interfaith Education: A Global Imperative. Panelists:
Dame Dr. Prof. Maher Master-Moos, India. Dr. Master-Moos, the Founder and President of the only Zoroastrian College in the world in Mumbai, India, is the recipient of the Dag Hammarskjöld Award (1968) and the Medal for Inter Faith Peace by HH Pope John Paul || (1989).
Dr. Betty A. Reardon, U.S. Dr. Reardon is the founding Director of the Peace Education Center at Teachers College Columbia University in New York and founder and General Coordinator of the International Institutes on Peace Education.
Dr. Heidi Hadsell, U.S. Dr. Hadsell is the President of Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT. She came to the Seminary from the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland, where she served as Director.
11:30 1:00, Auditorium, Edifici Forum
Keynote address: His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tibet. Tenzin Gyatzo, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet, the
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Respondents:
Dr. Leo D. Lefebure, U.S. Dr. Lefebure is an associate professor of theology at Fordham University in New York City. He is the author of four books, including The Buddha and the Christ (1993) and Revelation, the Religions, and Violence (2000).
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh, U.K. Bhai Sahib Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha, member of the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL/WCRP), and advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust (Anandpur Sahib).
3:00 4:30, Sagrada Familia, AC Barcelona Discovering the Best of Interfaith Education through Appreciative Inquiry
July 9, Day 2: The Power of Commitment-Interfaith Education, Community & Justice On this second day, we explore how interfaith education addresses religious and social conflict and the histories of violence and oppression found within many of our religious traditions.
8:00-9:00 Room 117, CCIB Jewish Meditation with Eliyahu McLean, Israel. McLean is the Coordinator of the Jerusalem Circle, a network of spiritual peace activists in Israel/Palestine. An Orthodox Jew, he has traveled worldwide with Palestinian Muslim Ibrahim Abuelhawa to promote dialogue.
9:30 11:00 Room 117, CCIB Keynote address: Madhu Kishwar, India.
Kishwar is a senior fellow at the Centre for Studies in Developing Societies in New Delhi, India. She is the author of many books, including Religion at the Service of Nationalism and Other Essays and founding editor of the journal Manushi.
Respondents:
Dr. Al-Harith A.H. Hassan Al-Asady, Iraq. Dr. Hassan, Dean of Psychological Research Center, Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, in Baghdad, Iraq, also teaches courses in comparative religions at Babel College of Philosophy and Theology.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, U.S. An ordained Orthodox rabbi, Hirschfield is Vice-President of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership. He is currently at work on a book about new ways of commemorating the Holocaust.
Paul F. Knitter, U.S. For the past 40 years, Paul F. Knitter, Emeritus Professor of Theology at Xavier University (USA) has been working to promote a globally responsible dialogue among religions.
11:30-1:00, Sants, Eixample, and Gràcia Rooms, AC Barcelona Hotel
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Interfaith Education for World Peace
Ela Gandhi, University of Natal, South Africa
Interfaith Education in Action: A Young Adult Perspective Morse Flores, Philippines, & Ramola Sundram, U.K., Religious Freedom Young Adult Network
Eixample Room
Tools for Conflict Transformation in Interfaith Dialogue Janice Marie Johnson, Educators for Social Responsibility, U.S.
Interfaith Education in Regions of Conflict:
A facilitated dialogue among participants to share curriculum, explore specific challenges and network with colleagues
Gracia Room
Beyond Hate: Living With Our Deepest Differences in Northern Ireland
Sr. Deirdre Mullan, RSM & Carol Rittner, RSM, Mercy Global Concern, Ireland
Interfaith Education in Regions of Coexistence: A facilitated dialogue among participants to share curriculum, explore specific challenges and network with colleagues
3:00-4:30, Sagrada Familia room, AC Barcelona Hotel Interfaith Education in a Violent World, Panel & Dialogue
Panelists:
Sheik Abu Bakarr Conteh, Sierra Leone. Sheik Conteh is the Chief Imam of three mosques in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as well as a Senior Lecturer in Religious and Moral Education at Freetown Teachers' College.
Danielle Celermajer, Australia. Celermajer is a fellow at Columbia University's Center for the Study of Human Rights and former director of policy with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in Australia.
Toh Swee Hin, Australia. Prof. Toh is the founding Director of the Griffith University Multi-Faith Centre in Brisbane, Australia, a consultant for UNESCO and the Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding, and recipient of the 2000 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.
July 10, Day 3: The Wisdom of ListeningInterfaith Education & Transformation
On this day, we address the contemplative aspect of interfaith education and the role of personal transformation. We explore the challenges that experiential pedagogical practices pose, ask how the experience of another religious tradition influences one's religious identity, and consider the risks and rewards involved.
8:00 - 9:00
Room 117, CCIB Yoga Prayer: Embodied Christian Spiritual Practice with Fr. Thomas Ryan, U.S.
Fr. Ryan directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. He is the co-founder and former director of Unitas in Montreal, an ecumenical center for spirituality and Christian meditation.

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9:30-11:00
Room 117, CCIB
Keynote address: Raimon Panikkar, Spain.
Dr. Panikkar holds doctorates in philosophy, chemistry, and theology. Among his major books are The Vedic Experience; The Unknown Christ of Hinduism; Myth, Faith, and Hermeneutics; The Cosmotheandric Experience; and Blessed Simplicity.
Respondents:
Rita M. Gross, U.S. Gross is Professor of Comparative Studies in Religion at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the author of numerous articles and essays on women and religion.
Ibrahim Abdil-Mu'id Ramey, U.S. Ramey, coordinator of the Peace and Disarmament program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation is the 2002 co-recipient of the first Better World Award for activism from the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation.
Mark Larrimore, U.S. Larrimore is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Eugene Lang College, New School University in New York.
11:30-1:00, Sants, Eixample, and Gràcia Rooms, AC Barcelona Hotel
Interactive Best Practice Session: The Challenges and Rewards of Experiential Interfaith Education
Sants Room
Education in Europe: Interfaith Dialogue in the Classroom. Jenny Banks Bryer, GERFEC, U.K.
Primary Education for Peace, Human Unity and Harmony Among Peoples. Kiran Vyas, Tapovan/Adi Shakti-Center of Integral Yoga & Ayurveda, France
Eixample Room
Youth Interfaith Education Initiative. Dr. Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Core, U.S.
Building Bridges through Multi-faith Education. Stacy Fagan & Rajinderjit K. Singh, Long Island Multi-faith Forum, U.S.
Gracia Room
The Dilemmas of Interfaith Studies in a 'Secular' University. Dr. David Cheetham, University of Birmingham, U.K. Values, Ethics, Religion and Spirituality: What Are We Talking About? Pilar Queta Colomina, Spain, & Diane Tillman, U.S., Living Values Education
3:00-5:00, Sagrada Familia room, AC Barcelona Visioning for the Future: Where Do We Go from Here? One World: A Celebration of Global Values through Interfaith Education The symposium closes with the Taiko Drums and sacred music by Carman Moore. Alison Van Dyk and Dr. Karan Singh, present the 7th Juliet Hollister Award to:
Dr. Hans Kung.
Dr. Kung is a Professor of Ecumenical Theology, University of Tubingen, and the President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic.
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan.
Pir Vilayat is the eldest son and successor of Hazrat Pir-o-Mursid Inayat Khan, founder of the Sufi Order in the West
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On Religions and International Institutions
The aim of the Symposium is to increase understanding and cooperation between religious communities & organisations and international institutions. It strives to raise awareness in the mainstream of academic work and public policy for the related issues and to contribute to improved relations between international institutions, religious communities/organisations, interreligious organisations and indigenous communities. It attempts to strengthen the engagement with the UN System as a partner for intercultural and interreligious encounters and projects.
The Symposim is organized by the Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, UK and co-sponsored by: the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (Birmingham, UK), the Temple of Understanding (New York), and the Guerrand-Hermes Foundation for Peace.
July 9th, 2004
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9:15-10:45
Historical Overview and Introduction into the Issues Chair: Dr Martin Stringer
Religions and International Institutions: An Overview Dr Josef Boehle
The Interfaith Movement: Changing Priorities Rev Marcus Braybrooke
Methodologies of International Interreligious Activities: the WCRP Approach
Rev Kyoichi Sugino
11.00 - 12.30
Panel on Religions and International Institutions Chair: Dr Josef Boehle
Dr Felix Marti
Dr Azza Karam
2.00-3.30
Religions, Civil Society and International Institutions Chair: Rex Marcus Bebek
Religions and the World Bank
Katherine Marshall
Religious Communities, Transnational NGOs and the Development of a Global Civil Society
Prof Patrice Brodeur
Critical Issues in Working with International Institutions Dr John Taylor
3.455.00
Concluding Panel and Examples of Organisations, Initiatives and Research
Chair: Prof Pal Ahluwalia
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Sister Joan Kirby and Diane Williams
United Religions Initiative Rev Charles Gibbs
Project Towards a Spiritual Forum at the UN Dr Gerardo Gonzales
An Interfaith Perspective on Globalisation
Dr Kamran Mofid, UNESCO Chair for Interfaith Studies, University of Birmingham, UK Dr Martin String
Symposium Presenters and Panel Chairs:
Dr Pal Ahluwalia is Professor of Politics at Goldsmith College, University of London.
Dr Josef Boehle is Research Fellow in Globalisation, Religion and Politics of the University of Birmingham, UK and Moderator of the Symposium.
Revd Marcus Braybrooke, Anglican vicar near Oxford, is President of the World Congress of Faiths, a Peace Councillor and author of over thirty books.
Dr Patrice Brodeur is Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Connecticut College, New London, USA.
Rev Charles Gibbs is the Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative.
Dr Gerardo Gonzales is Doctor in Social Psychology (Sorbonne), worked for 27 years as UN international officer in the field of P&SD. At present he is Trustee of URI and Director of a project aimed at creating a permanent Spiritual Forum within the UN.
Dr Azza Karam is President of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN and works for the World Conference on Religion and Peace as Director of the Women's Program and Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Arab and Islamic Affairs.
Sister Joan Kirby is the UN representative of the Temple of Understanding and a member of the Sacred Heart Order.
Katherine Marshall is Director and Counselor to the President of the World Bank on the Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics.
Dr Felix Marti is President of the Institute Linguapax and Former Director of the Centre UNESCO de Catalunya.
Dr Kamran Mofid, an Economist, is the Founder/Convenor of the 'An Interfaith Perspective on Globalisation' conference series.
Dr Martin Stringer is the Head of the Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, UK.
Rev Kyoichi Sugino is Director of Worldwide Services of the World Conference on Religion and Peace.
Dr John Taylor studied & taught Islamics at Cambridge, Punjab, McGill, Birmingham & Harvard. He has worked with the WCC, WCRP, and CEC and now serves as UN (Geneva) representative of IARF (International Association for Religious Freedom).
Diane Williams is Special Projects Coordinator & UN Representative, Temple of Understanding and Chair, NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns at the UN.

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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
A Day of Interreligious Organizing Workshops
Devising a Strategy for Interfaith Work Montjuic room, AC Barcelona
The Parliament is committed to helping the diverse communities who attend the 2004 Parliament develop the interreligious networks locally and internationally after the Parliament. The Partner Cities network is one resource for these activities but the diverse interactive workshops available in the Parliament program are another example. This symposium brings together some of the skills that participants will be able to access through the participation of the diverse groups from around the world.
Rev. Malcolm Stonestreet. Malcolm Stonestreet has been a Parish Priest in the Anglican/Episcopalian Church in the UK for 42 years. He launched United Religious Initiative, UK in the Millennium Dome on the 11th of May.
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Producing Interfaith Television Programming Montjuic room, AC Barcelona
The first morning session, led by Emily Axelrod, will focus on tools and techniques that can make any organization stronger. The skill building will continue with some of the lessons and experiences of URI UK, allowing participants to focus on the nuts and bolts of interreligious organizing from outreach to fundraising. Finally, the Rev. Lawrence Brown will cap off the day with some ideas for engaging the media - specifically, the skills to develop your own interfaith television programming
Just as television provides powerful images of violence and religious intolerance, so can television provide models of civil (even cordial) interfaith discussion and respect. This can be especially healing in communities torn by religious differences. In his lecture, Rev. Brown will pose questions such as, "Who is God?" "Why should we marry?" and accompany his presentation with video clips.
9:30 - 11:00 am
You Don't Have to Do It Alone - How to Involve Others to Get Things Done. Montjuic room, AC Barcelona
The Rev. Lawrence Brown. For over 8 years, Rev. Lawrence Brown has produced and moderated, "On Sacred Ground," an interfaith cable TV program. In a 60-minute format, a multi-faith panel discusses theological and ethical issues, often in the context of something going on in the news. He has been a newspaper columnist for 20 years, and a humanities teacher for 26.
The focus of this session expands the traditional definition of "community." All arenas where people are creating a world that works for all require community. All of these arenas require people to involve others. Members of spiritual communities, businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations will benefit from the steps outlined in this session. Those making a difference at individual, community, local and global levels of change will find value in the tools introduced in this session.
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The future of religion, the media and our communities
Douglas Todd. Douglas Todd is a member of the Board of Directors at the Center for Faith and Media. Todd is the religion and ethics writer for the Vancouver Sun
Keith Spicer. Keith Spicer is Director of the Institute for Media, Peace and Security, which is an intellectual tool aimed at educating people in the ways media interact with issues of war and peace. He was chairman of Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications regulatory body as well as editor-in-chief of The Ottawa Citizen,
In a world of mass communication, the interaction of religious communities and the media has dramatic implications for how we are understood in the world and how we understand ourselves. How can the issues that drive and motivate us as religious people have a higher profile?
How can we, as religious people, have a voice in how the media shapes our stories? What tools do I need to better interact with the media in a changing landscape? How can the media serve the need for interreligious understanding and the wider interreligious movement? This two day symposium will address each of these questions, bringing leaders from religious communities and the media around the world.
Concurrent Workshops: July 13, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Exiample Room, AC Barcelona The conflicting relations of journalists and religious communities. Are modern mass media, which tend towards the superficial and the spectacular, able to transmit the message and mystery of religious traditions? Can religions engage the media without becoming ostracized or socially irrelevant? What is the communications policy of the main religious communities in Spain? Jose Manuel Vidal (Orense, 1952) holds degrees in Theology and Sociology and o doctorate in Journalism. He has specialized in religious study for 20 years and has been religious correspondent of the newspaper El Mundo and director of Religiondigital.com (one of the internet's most visited sites)
Note: the Program organized by Dr. Jose Manuel Vidal (11:30 am to 1:00 pm, July 13th, will be conducted in Spanish, all other programs will take place in English)
July 12, 3:00 to 4:30 pm, 22@ Room, AC Barcelona Opening Address: The Effects of the Internet on Religion and Religious Community featuring Rev. Paul Raushenbush. Paul Raushenbush is the author of the regular column, "Ask Pastor Paul" on the award-winning website beliefnet.com He is currently Associate Dean of Religious Life at Princeton University and has written the book, "Teen Spirit: One World, Many Paths." He has served churches in New York and Seattle and has been involved in ministry to street youth in Seattle and Sau Paulo, Brazil. He is an ordained American Baptist and one of the founders of the social gospel movement.
July 13, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Sants Room, AC Barcelona In the Eye of the Camera: Media Skills for Religious Leaders and Communicators. This session is a practical, hands-on workshop for religious leaders who work with the media. Topics covered will include understanding the "motives of the media, maximizing your media opportunities, preparing your messages, "turning the question," dealing with adversity, and more. Participants will prepare for, and rehearse, a live interview. Anuttama Dasa is the Director of Communications for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he is based in Washington, D.C. and recently served as the Vice President of the Religion Communicators Council.
July 13, 9:30 to 11:00 am, 22@ Room, AC Barcelona Strange Bedfellows: Media and Religion Partnerships as Catalysts for Change. There is no denying it: the news media is the single largest disseminator of images of violence and conflict in the world. This panel brings together innovative examples of efforts that bridge the gap between training or knowledge about the world of faith and journalists. Specifically, this program will look at programs to train journalists in religion, government-funded partnerships with the media, and efforts to fund research in altruism, love, forgiveness or the science-religion connection as a way to yield media coverage and to focus in ways a more overt strategy might not. Debra L. Mason. Debra L. Mason, Executive Director, Religion Newswriters Foundation, is a former word-winning religion reporter and journalism college professor who, for the past seven years, has headed the Religion Newswriters Association
July 13, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Graciá Room, AC Barcelona The use of Media in Conflict. A workshop led by George Papagiannis of Internews. The organization fosters independent media in emerging democracies, produces innovative television and radio programming and Internet content, and uses the media to reduce conflict within and between countries. George Papagiannis is Director of Radio Training and Operations for Internews Mr. Papagiannis manages the International Journalism and Media Management training program for Internews at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. He has conducted journalism seminars for Internews in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Indonesia
July 13, 3:00 to 4:30, 22@ Room. AC Barcelona
Annabel McGoldrick. Annabel McGoldrick, Peace Journalism Trainer, runs "Reporting the World," a journalism think-tank offering publications and seminars for United Kingdom-based journalists. Previously she was project coordinator for Conflict and Peace Forums
Keynote Address: Making News of Interfaith Relations featuring Gustav Niebuhr Over a 20-year career in journalism, most recently at the New York Times and, prior to that, at the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal/ Constitution, Gustav Niebuhr has established a reputation as a leading writer about American religion,
Pamela Thompson, Pamela Thompson directs communications at The John Templeton Foundation, which was established in 1987 by renowned international investor, Sir John Templeton
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Exploring The Face of AIDS
This Symposium is a unique opportunity to bring together religious leaders, advocates, parliament participants and people living with HIV and AIDS to not only learn about the disease from diverse perspectives, whether it be religious, regional, cultural and economic but also explore how we can actually make an impact on the rate of infection.
Session 1
July 10th Intrareligious / 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM/Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona
Exploring The Face of AIDS
This session will offer compelling stories from religious leaders, AIDS advocates and people living with AIDS from diverse cultures, traditions and social backgrounds who will share their experience of the AIDS pandemic.
Moderated by Rev: Ken South of Action AIDS.
Panel: Father Centurio, Religious leader, Uganda; Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, Religious leader, US; Troy Truter, Person living with AIDS, South Africa; AIDS Positiva spokesperson, AIDS activist from Barcelona; Michael DeVito, Person living with AIDS, San Francisco
Session 2
July 10th / Interreligious / 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM/Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona
Strategizing The Aids Pandemic From A Faith Perspective: What Are The Resources And Obstacles For Religious Communities Responding The Aids Crisis?
This session will be a facilitated dialogue to explore available resources and obstacles that different religious communities encounter in their response to the AIDS crisis. This session will explore the importance of breaking the boundaries of religious persecution, ignorance and prejudice, stigma and discrimination, which are keys to changing the way people affected and infected with HIV/AIDS are viewed.
Panel: Rev. Alberta Ware, AIDS Activist, Balm in Gilead, USA; AIDS Positiva spokesperson, AIDS activist from Barcelona; Rev Ken South: AIDS Activist, AIDS Action, USA

Symposia
Session 3 A
July 10th/Engagement / 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM / 22@ Room, AC Barcelona Hotel AIDS And Religion: What Every Religious Leader And Their Community Needs To Know This session will examine the nature and transmission of the disease, as well as prevention, care, statistics and demographics. Organizations working internationally will explore social impact and future of the pandemic and the pivotal role they see religious communities need to play in stopping the spread of this disease.
Presented by Rev Ken South, AIDS Action and Rev Alberta Ware, Balm in Gilead.
Session 3 B
July 10th / Engagement / 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM / Sants Room, AC Barcelona Hotel
A Closer Walk - The visual story of AIDS in the world today. A Closer Walk is the first film to depict humankind's confrontation with the global AIDS epidemic. The film's director and producer, Robert Bilheimer, is an Academy Award nominee for his film Cry of Reason, a profile of the South African antiapartheid leader Beyers Naude.
Rev Ken South. Rev Ken South has been very active in the interfaith AIDS community for many years. His involvement includes AIDS National Interfaith Network, AIDS Medicine & Miracles and the National Religious Leadership Roundtable for GLBT Concerns. He is currently working for AIDS Action in Washington DC. Rev South has great breadth of experience with AIDS and religious groups.
Rev Alberta Ware. The Rev. Alberta Ware is Director of Church & Community Mobilization for The Balm In Gilead, Inc., an organization whose mission is to mobilize Black churches to become community centers for HIV/AIDS education and compassion. As director, Rev. Ware provides technical assistance to churches, non-profits and government agencies.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati is the founder of Kashi Ashram, an interfaith spiritual community. Ma Jaya's teachings are based upon a commitment to humanity through service. Ma is a Trustee of the Parliament and an inductee into the MLK Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. She is founder of the River Fund, dedicated to serving people with AIDS.
Father Centurio Olaboro. Father Centurio is director of the Uganda Martyrs Orphan's Project, Chairman of the Uganda Joint Christian Council, an interfaith peace activist and AIDS advocate. He runs Ma's Orphans' Centre in Uganda which takes care of 800 orphans, most of whom have lost their parents to AIDS or have been involved in civil war or child slavery. Father has lost three of his own sisters to AIDS.
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Science and Religion
Food Justice and Food Safety - the Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment July 11, 2004
Science and Spirituality-Case Study in the Wisdom of Listening- July 10,2004
These sessions will introduce two projects in which interfaith and religion/science perspectives have been the center of attention. The first is the Science and Spiritual Quest program, in which scientists speak of their own spiritual visions. The second is the Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program, where scientists devote their research to spiritual transformation.
Questions about the production, fair distribution and safety of food are of interest to all people. In three sessions, this symposium attempts to create opportunities for a constructive and exploratory dialogue within and between religious traditions and scientific disciplines, informed by the best of contemporary knowledge, and the requirements of justice, compassion, and respect for persons and the natural world.
This symposium, sponsored by the Zygon Center for Religion and Science, is designed to be presented in three tracks, each of which will explore the elements of the current religion and science dialogue.
Session I: 9:30 am - 11:00 am, 22@ Room, AC Barcelona THE FOOD: Food and Biotechnology This session will present information about food science and technology and address some of the ethical issues involved.
Session I "Science and the Spiritual Quest" 9.30 - 11:00 AM, 22@ Room, AC Barcelona
Session II: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 22@ Room, AC Barcelona THE LAND: Agri-Culture and Agri-Business This session will widen the perspective by exploring the food topic within the framework of cultural dynamics. It will draw attention to the connection between science, technology and socio-economics for the global north and the global south.
Pauline M. Rudd, Researcher in the Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford. She is a member of the SSQ project.
Ramanath Cowsik, Department of Physics, Washington University St. Louis, MO. He is a member of the SSQ project.
Session II "Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program" 11.30 - 1p.m., 22@ Room, AC Barcelona
Session III: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Eixample Room (Program A) and Gràcia Room (Program B), AC Barcelona THE TABLE: From Thought to Action This session will have two parallel programs, each consisting of a presentation and a group conversation aiming at reflection toward action. Group conversations will be offered in Spanish, Catalan and English as well as other languages as needed.
Solomon Katz, Professor Anthropology and director of the Krogman Center for Research in Child Growth and Development, University of Pennsylvania. He is Principal Investigator for the Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program.
Joan Koss-Chioino, Research Professor, Psychology and Anthropology, George Washington University. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program.
Session I 930 - 10.15 David Magnus, Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Palo Alto, CA, USA. He has served as an "expert consultant" for the World Bank on food security and biotechnology
10.15 - 11.00 Geoff Tansey, West Yorkshire, UK, is a specialist in food, agriculture, development and related intellectual property issues
Session III A 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Eixample Room, AC Barcelona Conversation with Professors Rudd and Cowsik and the Science and Spiritual Quest Project.
Session III B 3 PM - 4:30 PM, Gràcia Room, AC Barcelona Conversation with Professors Katz and Koss and the Spiritual Transformation Research Project.
Session II 11.30 - 12.15 John Mugabe, Science and Technology Advisor to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and Secretary, NEPAD's African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology He is the immediate former Executive Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS).. Solomon Katz, Professor of Physical Anthropology and director of the Krogmon Center for Research in Child Growth and Development at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Symposium Coordinator: Philip Hefner, Professor of Systematic Theology Emeritus, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Editor, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program
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12.15 - 1.00 Vandana Shiva, Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, New Delhi, India. Her expertise on issues of food security includes intellectual property rights and biodiversity as well as community action,
HIV/AIDS pandemic including the current understanding of the disease from a molecular biologist and the global epidemiology from a physical anthropologist.
Presenters: Gayle Woloschak, Professor of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Solomon Katz, Prof. of Physical Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Barbara Strassberg, Professor of Sociology, Aurora University, Aurora, IL, USA
Session III A 3.00 - 3.45 Elizabeth Dowler, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, is a qualified public health nutritionist with many years of research and professional experience in the social, public health and policy aspects of nutrition and food at local, national and international levels.
Session II: Religion and HIV/AIDS - What can religions say about the disease together and how can religious leaders act to help treatment and prevention? 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona
3-45-4-30 Group conversation
Session III B 3.00 -3.45 Antje Lorch is a biologist working as a consultant focusing on the scientific and political discussion about genetic engineering in agriculture related to various cultures and societies.
This panel aims to introduce views from the various religions in an effort to discover areas of common assessment and concern so that we can also discover how the religious communities can become more effective agents for education and for enabling efforts at intervention and prevention.
3-45-4.30 Group conversation
Symposium Coordinator: Antje Jackelén, Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology/Religion and Science at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, USA
Presenters: VV. Raman, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Scholar of Hinduism, The Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY USA; Ghulam-Haider Aasi, Professor of Islamic Studies, American Islamic College, Chicago, IL, USA; Joseph Edelheit, Professor of Religion and Director of Jewish Studies, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, USA; Christoffer Grundmann, John R. Eckrich Professor of Religion and the Healing Arts, University Professor, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, USA; Pinit Ratanakul, Professor of Buddhist Studies, Thailand
• Symposium on HIV/AIDS: "Listening to
Understand and Committing To Act Together"
Session III: Toward a Strategy of Action - Raising Awareness and Planning Cooperation 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Sants, Eixample, and Gràcia Rooms, AC Barcelona
Symposium Coordinator: Prof. James F. Moore is director of interfaith programs at the Zygon Center for Religion and Science and professor of theology at Valparaiso University in Indiana, USA. He is author of the newly published volumes Post-Shoah Dialogues and Toward a Dialogical Community and is special editor of two issues of ZYGON on HIV/AIDS and the inter-faith dialogue.
This final session becomes an opportunity to strategize what can be done and talk further about the details introduced in previous sessions.
Session I: Science and HIV/AIDS - What we know about the disease, its cause, spread, treatment and prevention 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Sagrada Familia Room, AC Barcelona
Presenters: James Moore, Professor of Theology, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso Indiana, and Director of Inter-faith Programs, Chicago, IL, USA (The Chicago Project); Prof. Joseph Edelheit, Professor of Religion and Director of Jewish Studies, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, USA and Scott Norling, Director, Gospel Missions of India, Hyderabad, India (The India Project)
This panel will explore the most recent scientific information that informs our discussion of the current state of the
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Interfaith Peacebuilding Skills
In the second session we look into our own traditions and learn from others how our teachings, rituals and practices can lead either to inclusion and peace or to exclusion, prejudice, and violence.
July 8th, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Montjuic Room, AC Barcelona
This unique one-day training is for anyone who wishes to develop peace leadership skills for daily practice and to enhance interfaith work among diverse religions, spiritual paths and indigenous traditions.
In the final session we focus on principles for leading interfaith action and non-violent action from an interfaith perspective and close with peace songs and dancing. Workshop Presenters:
Two organizations-Pathways to Peace and the United Religions Initiative-are collaborating to bring you this interactive skill-building workshop. In the first session we focus on peacebuilding from within by discovering how we define and practice peace, the lenses through which we see the world, and our own readiness to engage in peacebuilding. Core principles and practices of peace will be presented, and we will develop a "safe space" for effective interfaith work.
Masankho Banda internationally renowned peccebuilder; performing artist and African healer; received the "Unsung Hero" award from His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his international peacebuilding work; Vice President of Pathways to Peace. Barbara Hartford-Peacebuilding Initiatives Director of the United Religions Initiative; collaborated on the first Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide for grassroots groups around the world André Porto-Latin American Regional Coordinator for the United Religions Initiative; Program Director for Viva Rio, one of the largest social service organizations in the world, serving people of the favelas (slums) in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Towards an Interreligious and Intercultural Theology of Liberation
Hyondok Choe. Koreon Presbyterian Theologian. Intercultural Theology: An Asian Perspective
We are in the presence of-or, rather, the protagonists of a paradigm shift in all the fields of action and knowledge. One of the characteristics of this change is the passage from a single religion and culture to a religious and cultural pluralism. This makes necessary a radical change of mentality, of ways of life, and of attitudes which include tolerance and respect for differences, interculturality, and interreligious dialogue.
July 11 PM: Theology from an inter-religious perspective 3:00-4:30 PM Sala Sants Paul Knitter. Theologian. Emeritus Professor of Theology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio Theologies of liberation and religious pluralism. Juan José Tamayo. Director of the Ignacio Ellacuria Chair of Theology and Religious Sciences. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: Inter-religious Feminist Theology.
July 12 11:30 AM–1:00 PM Sala Sants Theology from a liberating perspective José María Vigil. Member of the Comisión Teológica Latinoamericana de lo Asociación Ecuménica de Teólogos y Teólogas del Tercer Mundo Panamá World liberation and religions. Harald Suermann. Theologian. Theology of liberation: A Palestinian perspective
11:30 AM–1:00 PM Sala Eixample Gender, Ecology, and Religions Clarisa Nieva. Baha'i Faith. Margarita Pintos. Theologian Catholicism. Yafar González, Teólogo. Islam Miriam Subirana. President of the Brahma Kumaris Association
The main challenge that faces religions today is the creation of a theology of liberation according to interreligious, intercultural, and interethnic perspectives on a planetary level. This must, moreover, contribute to constructing a world where we all fit, without exclusions based on gender, ethnicity, religion, class, or culture. Theorectical clarification in this field is the necessary condition to activate a liberation-based praxis. This is precisely the aim of this seminar, which counts on the participation of contributors-men and women who work in theology-from the different continents and from numerous religious and cultural traditions. It is a theology of liberation capable of responding to the inequalities of our time. July 11 AM: Theology from an intercultural perspective 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM, Sala Sagrada Familia Raúl Fornet-Betancourt. Professor of Philosophy. Universidad de Aachen. Departamento de América Latina-Missio: From interculturalism to interculturality Raimon Panikkor. Copresidente del IV Parliament of religions del Mundo: Bases for a theology from intercultural perspective. 11:30 AM-13:00 AM Sala Sagrada Familia Diego Irarrazabal. Chilean theologian and president of the Ecumenical Association of Theologians of the Developing World. Latin American Theology: an indigenous perspective
11:30 AM–1:00 PM Sala Grácia Religions and Human Rights Estrella Israel Garzón, Vicedeon, Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación Universidad de Valencio. Judaism. Antonio Minguez. Ex president, Federación de Comunidades Buddhistas Representatives of Hinduism. Tarik Ramadán. Intellectual. Islam Ana Balani. Hinduism
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Location TBA Theology from a liberating perspective Annette Meutrath. Professor of Indology: Dalit Theology of Liberation. Elisabeth Steffens. Theologian. Diplomate in Latin American Studies (theme: TBA).
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Exhibits & Art Galleries
Parliament participants will have the opportunity to visit exhibitors from around the world. Although we encourage exhibits that will disseminate information relating to diverse religious and spiritual traditions, there will be a wide variety of booths with information on service organizations, educational institutions and cultural groups. There will also be crafts, books and other merchandise for sale. Exhibits are located in the Multiuse room of the CCIB building.
Artistic expressions are powerful means of communication that can spark meaningful insights and offer us moments of joy, compassion and deep reflection. Visit the 2004 Parliament Art Gallery and encounter the visions of 21 artists from around the world who offer us fresh, new experiences that transcend religious and cultural boundaries. The Art Gallery is located in the Edifici Forum Auditorium Lobby and Tunnel and the AC Barcelona Hotel on the 14th Floor in the Lesseps room.
EXHIBITS IN THE EDIFICI LOBBY/TUNNEL ART GALLERY
• Exhibition of icons
Spanish/English
• Faces of Hunger / Faces of Hope
• "Jharna-Kala," the "Fountain-Art"
of Sri Chinmoy
· Sephardic World in Medieval
Spain
· International exhibition of art of
children
The Sacred in Art
· Interfaith Sacred Space Design
Competition: Winning Designs and Honorable Mentions English/Spanish
· Exhibition of paintings, sculptures
and photographs on the different religious communities of Melilla Spanish/English
Life of Mahatma Gandhi
• Healing Art
Christian paintings of today's Armenia
• Portraits of 100 Spiritual Leaders
in 100 Years - A Dedication to World Peace English
EXHIBIT AT THE AC BARCELONA HOTEL, 14TH FLOOR, LESSEPS ROOM
· Woman and God
Spanish
• Our Lady of the Universe
· I AM
English
OFF-SITE EXHIBIT
· Promoting action, harmony and
unity in diversity through Europe for over a century Spanish/English/Catalon/French
· Silence and word. An experience
of dialogue between Muslim and Christian women
• The success of a people: the
Sagrada Família temple Spanish/Catalon/English
Exhibition: icone and tradition Spanish
· Looks in dialogue: interreligious
exhibition
• Objects for the Buddhist Practice
Catalan
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Parliament Academy
Young people have been meeting at Parliament since the event's modern inception in 1993. Today people under the age of 30 are attending the 2004 Parliament from around the world for a variety of different reasons.
Discussions: At the opening youth gathering, participants will break up into groups of 12 to meet daily in room C-2. Digest the day's activity and share your experiences with other youth delegates.
Some are undergraduate and graduate students, seminarians, and student activists from over 30 different schools who have incorporated the Parliament into their schools ongoing religious education course work. Others are young people from different religious and interreligious groups looking to gain the essential skills needed to engage with other religious and spiritual communities when the return from the Parliament Event. Look for participants wearing Academy t-shirts at the Opening Plenary for more information
Programs: Each day young people will have the opportunity to participate in interreligious skillbuilding workshops. Learn dialogue and interview skills, community mapping and information gathering, faith inspired community service, media training, and religious freedom. See youth program descriptions for more details.
Under the banner of the Parliament Academy, the following are gatherings, programs and discussions geared to people under the age of 30 at the 2004 Parliament:
Young people play a special role at the 2004 Parliament. As full participants young people bring a sense of compassion, energy, and leadership vital to building a deep spirit of harmony between and among religious communities. Youth leaders from different religious traditions, backgrounds, and beliefs from, will build relationships, and gain strategies for continuing cooperative based social action projects back to their own communities. Identified at the opening gathering, 1999 alumni and youth leaders will help all youth participants engage in the larger Parliament building relationships, enjoying Barcelona, attending observances and having fun.
Gatherings: On Thursday July 8th during Open Space, participants under the age of 30 will be greeted by young alumni from the 1999 Parliament and a small group of youth leaders meeting before the Parliament event. Come hear commitments made at previous Parliaments and develop your own goals for this Parliament. Please meet in Room 116 promptly at 5:30 on July 8, 2004.
Building an Interfaith Youth Movement in Your Community: Shared Values and Social Action Sunday, July 11 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121
Honoring Shared Views in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Thursday, July 8 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Room 116 Spanish/English/Catalan Uniting Youth Leaders for Global Transformation Friday, July 9 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121 English
Connecting with Young People in Our Cities Sunday, July 11 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Room 134 English
Promoting Sustainable Development through Partnerships with Religious and Spiritual Communities and Youth Tuesday, July 13 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Room 125 Interreligious Engagement in Higher Education - A Princeton Model Tuesday, July 13 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121
Young People and Religious Freedom Saturday, July 10 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121 English
Media Empowerment - Understanding and Using the Power of Media Monday, July 12 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121
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Performances
Creative performing artists of faith and spirit abound at the 2004 Parliament! A stimulating array of music, theatre and dance performances from religious and spiritual traditions around the world are offered throughout the week. All are invited to these unique, challenging, joyful, reflective and thoughtprovoking experiences!
Onsite Performance locations include: • Theater • Cabaret • Marina Stage • Edifici Forum Auditorium (Refer to the general map on page 257 for specific locations),
Performance times vary from the regular Parliament daily program. Please check the specific time of each performance and its' location.
Offsite Performances include: • Sacred Music Concert at the Sagrada Familia Temple
(see Plenary Session on page 38). • Others are listed on page 77 in the "Special Programs"
section of the Program Book.
Theater Theater Cabaret Theater
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Song of Peace Concert and Dance of Shinto Traditional Music Dance of the Four Cultures The song of the Sun: music and Sufi Menlevi dance Cultural fusion: Tibetan voices and occidental songs Representative songs from Jewish & Sephardic world Sephardic music Fool's Moss One With the Soul of the Earth Spiritual Peacemaking Concert of traditional music of India Hope in on Oppressed World Krishna: his music and philosophy Sephardic Survival-The Balance of the Kabbalistic Heart The Shumei Taiko Ensemble-Earth Songs: Water Musical Koiroi Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human (UBBH) - Mony Pathways Making an effort for a peaceful World: Songs of Gratitude, Traditional Japanese Dance and Oriental Culture Traditional Mevlevi Order Ceremony of Sufi Dance Death: meeting place for all traditions Sacred Dance of India: Light on Peace Lomo's chant Interreligious youth concert A Circle of Hearts Tori Sesaji Tri Yoni Saraswati: Dance Offering Tri Yoni Soraswati Sounds of the Heart: Musical Explorations in Interfaith Dialogue Shirai: vibrational music concert for body and soul Tradition of Conchera's dances
Cabaret Auditorium (3155) TBA Auditorium (3155) Cabaret
TBA
Cabaret Cabaret
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Auditorium
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Film Focused Programs
Experience the extraordinary power of faith that transforms lives and creates communities that are catalysts for change. View never-before-seen footage, filmed with special permission, of sacred rituals hidden for centuries. Honor the testimony of those who, empowered by their spiritual beliefs, survived persecution and invite us all to pray for peace.
Faith on Film In addition, the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions, in collaboration with Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary, and the Center for Religion and Media, New York University, will showcase five (from a total of ten) films from the Faith on Film series of extraordinary documentary films dealing with religion, spirituality and ethics. Award-winning filmmaker and Auburn Media Director Macky Alston and a group of religious leaders representing the faith traditions depicted in the films will host this series. The Faith on Film series aims to circulate these important films to diverse public and educational audiences and spark dialogue in these communities about religion, culture and representation.
Don't miss this remarkable series of interactive filmcentered programs offering screenings of exceptional, rarely seen documentaries and world premieres immediately followed by moderated discussions with religious leaders, producers, directors and others involved in the film-making process. For longerlength films, discussions will take place during the Open Space period on the same day as the screening
Screening times: 1:15 - 2:45 PM Location: CCIB
Faith on Film: The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai)
7/8/2004
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Ties That Bind
7/8/2004
1:15 PM–2:45 PM
Faith on Film: Trembling Before G-d
7/9/2004
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Peace By Peace: Women on the Frontlines
7/9/2004
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Faith on Film: Investigation of a FlameA Documentary Portrait of the Catonsville Nine
7/10/2004
1:15 PM–2:45 PM
Mystic Iran: The Unseen World
7/10/2004
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Mother Teresa: The Legacy
7/10/2004
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
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Faith on Film: Satya-A Prayer for the Enemy
7/11/2004
1:15 PM–2:45 PM
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1:15 PM–2:45 PM
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God and Allah Need to Talk: A Multicultural, Interfaith Program for Healing and Reconciliation
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Morning Observances
Begin your day at the 2004 Parliament with religious and spiritual observances, meditation, prayers and reflections from a wide variety of traditions. Experience your own tradition's offerings or respectfully observe or engage with a tradition that is new to you.
Sacred Space Observances: Formal observances are scheduled each day at 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. At other times, the Sacred Space is available for personal and group contemplation, meditation, chanting and prayer.
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Praying Together-Morning Observance
We sing praying to Jesus
Power of Prayer and Meditation
Sacred songs of secret rituals of Tibet
Service of Examination
Rumi: a mystical Sufi for today's dialogue
Bab's Martyrdom
World Peace Prayer Ceremony with the Flags of All Nations
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Zazenkai: practice of Zen meditation
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (Baha'i adoration house)
A Celebration of the World's Religions Through Prayer and Practices
Spirituality in Islam, art and reason
Love, breath of healing: the prayer of heart Sacred Dance
Our Shared Path: A Labyrinth Walk for Peace Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths
Spirituality in order to live together Sport and spirituality
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Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Lights' Festival
Salat: How Muslims Connect to God
Protestant Celebration
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The importance of full awareness in our lives
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Partner Cities
The Goldin Institute for International PARTNER THE GOLDIN INSTITUTE Partnership and Peace is an annual forum to bring together grassroots peace activists CITIES
FOR INTERNATIONAL from current and potential Partner Cities to provide the methodologies, tools and
NETWORK PARTNERSHIP AND PEACE mutual support needed to enhance the interreligious movement for peace, justice,
Parliament. Feedback and suggestions gathered through this and sustainability in their cities and create effective
unique international gathering will help guide the direction of
the Goldin Institute and the Partner Cities Program for years to partnerships internationally. These encounters and
come. conversations are the cornerstone of the emerging Partner Cities Network of the Council for a Parliament Each day programs will be categorized into intrareligious, of the World's Religions.
interreligious and engagement. During a five-day period,
programs will cover the following areas: Participants in the Goldin Institute gain the capacity and inspiration to help religious and spiritual communities and
• Importance of Partnership: Partnership is a peace activists in their area understand each other, live
cornerstone of the Partner Cities Program. Learn about together in peace, and work constructively on issues facing
the Council's philosophy on partnership and hear from their city. The Goldin Institute provides an opportunity for
cities around the world that have engaged in fruitful grassroots leaders to share their experiences and learnings as
partnerships. their own journeys unfold. In these growing relationships, the interreligious movement in each Partner City can uncover
Making Local to Global Connections: Every opportunities for cooperative action on issues of common
community has a unique set of dynamics and issues that concern.
make interreligious community building both essential
and challenging. These programs will discuss how Perhaps most importantly, meeting face-to-face at this unique
religious communities address critical issues as well as annual forum and developing enduring friendships can offer
explore how systemic issues affect communities on both the kind of mutual support that will sustain participants in
the macro and micro levels. their important work. As the Goldin Institute facilitates and documents these encounters and conversations, an ever
Sharing our Best Practices: Within our cities expanding set of resources will be developed and shared with a
cooperative efforts between and among religious and growing set of partners.
spiritual communities have led to valuable learnings and
reciprocal models for cooperation. These presentations The success and learnings of the 2002 Goldin Institute in
will give rise to discussion about how religious and Chicago and 2003 Goldin Institute in Manresa suggest an
spiritual communities can best facilitate positive change emerging character and programmatic trajectory for the Goldin
within their cities and between cities. Institute and Partner Cities work of the Council. While we are in the early stages of the organic unfolding of the work of the
Developing Capacity: Each of the participating cities Goldin Institute and Partner Cities, this work is guided by the
has a variety of partnerships in different stages of following core principles:
development. These programs will help existing
interreligious partnerships build their capacity for creating • Balance of Community Building and Social Action
positive change, and hopefully create new ones. Bridging Local and International Dynamics Engaging Religious and Spiritual Communities and Other
Returning Home: Creating effective lines of Sectors of Society
communication and building the grassroots networks · Grounded in the Grassroots Realities
through existing grassroots organizations is essential to • Metropolitan Centers as the Locus
long-term growth and development of the Partner Cities • Religious and Spiritual Convictions
Program. Learn from the Council's staff about how your • Inductive and Facilitative Approach
city can be part of the Partner Cities Network after
Barcelona. During the week of the Parliament event, the Goldin Institute
Each day during the "Open Space" section of the program, staff for International Partnership and Peace will sponsor 15
will facilitate a discussion based on one of the above themes. programs that feature grassroots activists and religious leaders involved in the Partner Cities Program. This series of programs
These open discussions will focus on connections between
programs, the local dynamics of your community or city, and will address critical issues, highlight best practices, and build
the broader Partner Cities Network. On the evening of July 8, the capacity of interreligious initiatives around the world.
the series will kick off with a reception for all existing partner Accordingly, program leaders will serve on panel discussions,
cities and people interested in becoming part of the Partner lead guided conversations and help introduce the Partner Cities
Citings to Program to the thousands of participants attending the
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Thursday, 8 JUL
Goldin Institute Reception Manresa, Taipei, Birmingham
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Importance of Partnership
The Importance of IntraReligious Dialogue Kagee, Hausser, Alon, Ingham
Partnership: a Key to Building the International Interreligious Movement
Hinshaw, Filipovych, Eppinger, Teegen-Case, Baba
Cross City Connections: Addressing Critical Issues Through Interreligious
Cooperation Kagee, Leban, Porto, Salvador-Anayatin, Chang
The Importance of Partnership
The Importance of Intra-Religious Dialogue
Partnership: A Key to Building the International Interreligious Movement
Cross City Connections: Addressing Critical Issues
Through Interreligious Cooperation

Bridging the Gap: Engaging Religious Communities and Social Activists
Building Peace in the Midst of Conflict
Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity: The Manresa Story
Beginning With Our Own Communities: Stories From Jerusalem and the Philippines
How to Facilitate Intra-Religious Dialogue
Community Assessment and Interview Skills
Saturday, 10 JUL Sunday, 11 JUL
Making Local to Global Connections
Bridging the Gap: Engaging Religious Communities and Social Activists Porto, Dimalog, Hailu, Singh, Glass
Building Peace in the Midst of Conflict
Saje, Hussein, Ruzivo, Kolini
Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity: the
Manresa Story Melloni Ribas, Simon, Valls i Riera, Belisle
Connecting With Young People in Our Cities
Responding in Solidarity to Acts of Communal Violence
Making Local to Global Connections
What is the Appropriate Role of Guiding Institutions in Fostering Positive Interreligious Relations?
Developing a Strategy for Engaging Communities in Your City
Joining the Partner Cities Network:
The Request for Partnership Process
Our Parliament Community: Staying Connected, Growing Together
Sharing Our Best Practices
Beginning with our own communities: Stories from Jerusalem and the Philippines Stolov, Dimalog, Salvador-Anayatin
Connecting with Young People in Our Cities Yi-Ning, Brodeur, Soares
Responding in Solidarity to Acts of Communal Violence Habimana, Eppinger, Shibli, Filipovych, Singh
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Community Assessment and Interview Skills Harris, Semel, Hailu
What is the Appropriate Role of Guiding Institutions in Fostering Positive Interreligious Relations? Gandhi, Jorda, Ma, Walker
Developing Capacity Porto and Harris: Leadership Guide
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Joining the Partner Cities Network: the Request for Partnership Process Silverman, Chang, CPWR Staff
Our Parliament Community: Staying Connected, Growing Together Schuman, Benson, Holm, CPWR Staff
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Mr. Mohammed S. Kagee Cape Town, South Africa
Mr. Mussie Hailu Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sheik Saleh H. Habimana Kigali, Rwanda
Rev. Sherri Hausser Bryn Mawr, USA
Mr. Giani Swaran Singh Surrey, Canada
Ms. Aida Shibli Jerusalem, Israel
Mr. Shlomo Alon Jerusalem, Israel
Ms. Vjekoslav Saje Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Dr. Mohinder Singh New Delhi, India
Bishop Michael Ingham Vancouver, Canada
Ms. Merlinda Hussein Cotabato City, Philippines
Rev. Dr. Albert Nambiaparambil Kerala, India
Mr. Tom Hinshaw Columbus, USA
Mr. Munetsi Ruzivo Harare, Zimbabwe
Ms. Judith Grove Harris Cambridge, USA
Dr. Lyudmyla Filipovych Kyiv, Ukraine
Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini Kigali, Rwanda
Ms. Rita Semel San Francisco, USA
Dr. Paul Eppinger Phoenix, USA
Fr. Javier Melloni Manresa, Spain
Mr. Donald Benson Oakland, USA
Rev. Susan Teegen-Case Philadelphia, USA
Mr. Jordi Simon Manresa, Spain
Ms. Ela Gandhi West Bengal, India
H.H. Sri Sri Sri Saidas Baba Ujjain, India
Deputy Mayor Alain Jorda Manresa, Spain
Mr. Neill Walker Edinburgh, Scotland
Mr. Kainan Ma Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Mayor Jordi Valls i Riera Manresa, Spain
Mr. David Capraro West Bloomfield, USA
Ms. Mojca Leban Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Dr. Denise Belisle Montreal, Canada
Mr. Bruce Schuman Santa Barbara, USA
Mr. Andre Porto Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mr. Yehuda Stolov Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Ghulam-Haider Aasi Chicago, USA
Dr. Susana Salvador-Anayatin Cotabato City, Philippines
Ms. Liu Yi-Ning Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Mr. Noah Silverman New London, USA
Dr. Jerry C.L. Chang Honolulu, USA
Prof. Patrice Brodeur New London, USA
Mr. Christopher Holm Plymouth, Minnesota
Ms. Sophia R. Dimalog Quezon City, Philippines
Mr. Flavio Soares Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mr. Mickey Glass Cape Town, South Africa
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Open Space
OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY The experience of the Parliament of World Religions is fundamentally about encounters - encounters that shape and expand how we view this world that we all share. To help facilitate this, the 2004 Parliament has introduced a time of planned encounter - called Open Space. Open Space is a flexible, informal time to extend the conversations that you began earlier in the day, to form a discussion group around areas of shared interest, or to further explore a topic that you know little about. You may participate in Open Space discussions in two different ways: you can join in discussions that are already hosted by another group or individual, or, if you want to begin a new discussion, you can sign up to host a discussion meeting and form a new conversation group. School groups, travel groups, or other affinity groups can use this time to bring together people interested in similar topics.
CONVERSATION GROUPS Conversation Groups are a new addition to the 2004 Parliament of World Religions. This idea is based upon previous Parliament participants' desire to have a small, diverse group of individuals with whom they can share their experiences and growth throughout the week. Conversation Groups will be formed with approximately eight individuals with different religious backgrounds and from different parts of the world. These groups will then agree to meet throughout the Parliament during the afternoon's Open Space time in a room reserved for them. These groups will provide participants an opportunity to continue the transtorming encounters that the Parliament offers in a small, intimate setting, meeting with people from different religious backgrounds and countries of origin than they may be able to encounter in their home. By agreeing to meet with a small group repeatedly throughout the week, the group will be able to form relationships that will expand and deepen their experience of the Parliament,
Process: From 5:00 to 6:30 PM each day is reserved for open space meetings. If you are interested in participating in an Open Space discussion, the discussion topics will be announced at 4:00 PM each day of the Parliament (July 8th - July 13th). Discussion topics will be hosted in different rooms, ranging from large meeting rooms to smaller, more personal gatherings. Explore the variety of topics offered to seek out opportunities for transformative encounters.
Process: The conversation groups will meet during the 5:00 - 6:30 PM Open Space time on July 8th - July 13th. All conversation group participants will be oriented to the small group process on July 8th, and a closing evaluation/debriefing will take place on July 13th. All Conversation Group meetings will take place in Room 112.
If you are interested in hosting a discussion during this time, there will be a sign-up period from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the Open Space/Base Groups sign-up table in the main lobby of the CCIB Building. At 3:00 PM the sign-up period will be closed and the Program Task Force will decide which discussion groups will be assigned to the limited number of rooms available. Signs announcing the room assignments will be posted at 4:00 PM near the Open Space/Base Groups table. The discussion groups themselves will take place in the various breakout rooms, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Sign-ups for hosting a discussion group will be limited to discussions occurring that day only.
To participate in a conversation group, you must sign up at the Open Space/Conversation Groups sign-up table in the main lobby of the CCIB building on July 7th all day or July 8th before lunch. For the sake of group continuity, to participate in the conversation groups, you must be registered for the entire Parliament. We will create groups that are religiously and geographically diverse, however, efforts will be made to form groups with a common language, as no translation will be provided for individual conversation groups. Space is limited, so please come to the Open Space/Conversation Groups table in the lobby to sign up for this exciting opportunity!
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Special Programs
Parliament by the Sea
The Parliament by the Sea offers four unique experiences for Parliament and Forum participants alike. (From the Greco Theatre take a five-minute walk south of the Forum site along the Mediterranean.)
WALK THROUGH TIME
SIKH CELEBRATIONS
A Walk Through Time ... from Stardust to Us, an awe-inspiring one-mile-long (1,500-meter) exhibit comprising ninety-one panels of text and color illustrations depicting major events and concepts in the 4.6-billion-year evolution of Earth and life upon it. This beautiful experience was developed at Hewlett-Packard Labs and then gifted to the Foundation for Global Community, which brings this story to businesses, communities, conferences, institutions, museums, universities, and others throughout the world as a fundamental context for identifying and addressing critical issues of the future of life.
2004 is the footh anniversary of the establishment of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji (the Sikh scriptures). In honor of this and other significant anniversaries, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha has established a major venue for celebration, education and hospitality. Along with seminars, films, exhibits, kirtan (hymns), and observances, the Sikh community invites you to partake of:
Langar (free blessed vegetarian food)
Parliament and Forum participants are welcome each day for a free vegetarian meal offered through the hospitality of the Sikh community. Langar is provided
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The Walk was displayed at the 1999 Parliament of the World's Religions in South Africa. English and Spanish versions will be exhibited at the 2004 Parliament and will be accessible to people attending other events at the Universal Forum of Cultures at that time; a brochure version in Catalán will also be available. The objective is for the Walk is to provide a frame of reference and starting point for other elements of the Foundation's program and a profound context that people of all religions and cultures share.
July 7th, 1900 to 2100 July 8th - 13th, 1200 to 1500
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Experience the silence by the sea, or moving observances offered by a variety of religious and spiritual communities at this special venue. This "sacred space" has been set aside for personal and group contemplation, meditation, chanting and prayer. The space will be ringed by a "sacred carpets" exhibit created by the Acció Cívica Calderina of Caldes de Montbui. The Sacred Space is open from 8 AM to 10 PM July 8th to 13th. Formal observances are scheduled each day at 8 AM and 5 PM.
Walking the labyrinth in quiet meditation offers opportunities for healing, insight, personal transformation and profound connection with others. Labyrinths are an ancient form of grounded, embodied spirituality that have been used in churches of various denominations and as a means to offer people of all faiths the experience of walking in community with the world. The Labyrinth is open for Morning Observances from 8 AM to 9:00 AM July 8th to 13th and is available throughout the Parliament day during the entire week.
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Sikh Celebration & Activities
Films Educational videos on the Sikh Faith July 8th - 12th 2004 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
During the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions the international Sikh community will be observing and celebrating four historic anniversaries. Through these celebrations the international Sikh community will share their spirituality and promote global peace and welfare for all.
Kirtan Singing of hymns from the Sikh Scripture
Seminars On topics related to the Sikh faith
The international Sikh community welcome participants from the Parliament and the Forum to join in commemorating these momentous anniversaries with the following activities:
Amrit Sanchar - Sikh Baptism Ceremony July 12th 2004 from 2:30 - 5:00 PM
Akhand Paath Continuous reading of the Sikh Scripture - Guru Granth Sahib ji
Langar Preparation and serving of blessed vegetarian food July 7th 2004 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM July 8 - 13th 2004 from 12:00 - 3:00 PM
· Arambh (commencement) of the reading,
July 10th at 1:00 PM
• Bhog (culmination of the reading,
July 12th at 1:00 PM
Exhibition Exhibits to include the Israeli-Palestinian Healing Quilt, artistic panels depicting hopes for peace from The Ribbon International, and murals from the Assembly at Montserrat.
Sponsored by Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (Birmingham, UK).
Readings of Sacred Scriptures of the Religious Communities of Barcelona
Every day, during the Parliament event, from 5.30 p.m to 6.30 PM
Sunday, July 11 Christian-Catholic Tradition (Sta Ma del Pi Church, Plaça del Pi)
Thursday, July 8 Christian-Ortodox Tradition (c/Aragó 181, baixos) Hindu Tradition (Samskara Center, Ronda Universidad, 7,6o4a
Monday, July 12 Baha'i Tradition (c/Galileo, 336, pral) Tibetan Budist Tradition (c/Rosselló 181 (cantonada c/Aribau))
Friday, July 9 Zen Budist Tradition (c/Montcada 31-33, pral 2a) Islamic Tradition (c/Tallers, 55, entresol)
The Sikh community will offer a continous reading of its Sacred Text from Saturday, July 10 at 1:00 PM to Monday, July 12 at 1:00 PM in the Sikh venue.
Saturday, July 10 Christian-Evangelist Tradition (c/Tallers 26) Taoist Tradition (c/Córcega 530, entresol 1a)
The Jewish communities (Conservative and Liberal) can not provide a reading place because of a lack of security measures.
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From Traditional Cultures to Interculturality This is an exhibition in the Ethnologic Museum of Barcelona. It wishes to create dialogues between cultures and to bring the knowledge necessary for the respect of cultural and religious diversity. Ethnological Museum of Barcelona July 7-11 and 13 (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
Spiritual Piano Concert The selected pieces will reflect the spirituality of the different Christian composers (Bach, Franck, Brahms, Listz). This concert will be a time for personal meditation and will make possible to understand the relationship between musical sensitivity and spirituality. Basilica Santa Maria del Pi July 12 (21:00)
Tribute to Mother Teresa of Calcutta Exhibition of Mr. Morihiro Oki's photos about Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her humanitarian work. Sagrada Familia Every day (17:00-18:30) Guided visit to a Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of Last Days (Mormons) Visitors will have the oportunity to visit this church and the different activities of the center to include an approach to the Mormon's proclamation to the world in defense of the family. Chapel of Calle, Marques de Sentmenat, 37. Barcelona Bus 15. 49, 59 July 10 (17:00 - 18:30) Morning observance at the Monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les Morning observance. Monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les: c/ Angli,55 / Barcelona July 12 (8:00-9:00) Discover the City of Manresa Dicovering the spiritual landscape of Manresa and the richness of the interreligious and intercultural life of this city, City of Manresa July 10 (all day / departure 9:30 from the Parliament) Interreligious Meeting of Prayer for People Living with AIDS Interreligious observance (prayers/music/songs) Patriac Abraham Parish carrer de Jaume Vicens i Vives, 6 (Vila Olímpica) July 8 (17:00) Visit to a Buddhist Temple Enjoy this oportunity to visit a Gompa in Barcelona. July 9 & 10 (17:00 - 18:30)
Religious Books Exhibition of religious books from the main religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam and religions from the Orient. The exhibition will take place outside of the Forum grounds at the neo-gothic Cloister of the Dominican Church of Barcelona. Cloister of the Dominican Church of Barcelona. Every day except Monday, Religious Authorities as Peace Agents Participants will have the opportunity to consult and discuss an understanding of peace among religions that the Universal House of Justice (government body of the Baha'i religion) addressed to the world's religious authorities. Bahá'i Center of Barcelona July 11 (17:00 - 17:30)
The Voice of the Temple Concert Santuari del Cor de Maria: M®Claret 45-47 (Nápols/Sicilia) July 12 (21:00)
Arquitect of Unity Exhibition of Mr. Francisco Gonzáles' photos, showing seven Bahá'í Temples from all over the world. Cloister of the Dominican Church of Barcelona Every day except Monday The Sacred Drama of the Passion of Olesa of Montserrat This famous passion play recreates the final days of Christ's life, including a cast of 300 hundred actors. Gran Teatre de la Passió d'Olesa July 10 (16:00-18:00) City Walk: The Voices of the "Call" Learn about Jewish life in the Middle Ages and the dynamic and diverse Jewish community in Barcelona of today. It includes a visit to the former Major Synagogue. English, July 9 (17-18:30), Spanish, July 13 (17:00-18:30) Guided Tours to the Sagrada Familia Temple Antoni Gaudí's Temple, the Sagrada Familia, is one of Barcelona's many must-see monuments. It's also one of the most popular of Barcelona's sights. Current work is inside the main nave, as well as on one façade, with the largest (170metre) bell tower still to be built. Sagrada Familia Every day (17:00 - 18:30)
Religions and Ecologists: Can They Understand Each Other? Present Society needs to protect the environment as a priority, but global trends show that we are not taking the right measures to save the Earth. A coalition between religious traditions and ecologist NGOs appears to be a key point to reverse the most negative trends. This seminar aims to deep in these challenges. Auditorium La Pedrera, Provença 261-265 08008 Barcelona (corner Passeig de Gràcia) July 9 (9:00 to 13:30 two sessions)
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The Paul Carus Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Interreligious Movement
The Council for a Parliament of the World's has established the Paul Carus Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Interreligious Movement. The Carus Award honors, celebrates and affirms outstanding work in support of the international interreligious movement and the efforts of religious and spiritual individuals, communities and organizations towards a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.
On Monday, July 12 at the International Plenary of the 2004 Parliament, the Carus Award will be publicly presented to Bishop McLeod Baker Ochola II and the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI). This multi-faith peace group in Northern Uganda is being honored for their exemplary work in addressing violence. The Bishop and his fellow Anglican, Roman Catholic and Muslim leaders have continued in their seven-year long struggle to bring a peaceful solution to the 18-year old war that has devastated the people and many of the villages of the Acholi region of Northern Uganda. Chiefly, the ARLPI has served as a link between the LRA Rebels (Lord's Resistance Army) and the Ugandan Government, a position that has, at times, made them a target of both groups. Every year ARLPI organizes peace rallies and prayers in the main towns affected by the war. They help people express their deep desires for an end to the violence. In 2002 they started the Acholi Education Initiative, a scholarship foundation to help student orphans in secondary school.
The Award is given in the memory of Dr. Carus-a world renown scholar, writer and publisher in the fields of religion, philosophy and science, a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the West, a pioneer in the early interreligious movement, and a prominent organizer at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Dr. Carus worked tirelessly to keep the vision and mission of the 1893 Parliament alive, and the current work of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions to foster interreligious dialogue, harmony and cooperation among religious and spiritual communities worldwide is a living testimony to his legacy.
The Carus Family is providing the monetary award of $50,000 dollars. This prize will be given to support the local efforts of the ARLPI as they continue to courageously promote peace in their community.
The Fair / Speakers Corner Visit the Fair at the Forum and learn about non-profits, community organizations and educational institutions from around the world working together to promote understanding and cooperation among diverse religious and spiritual communities. The Fair provides an excellent opportunity to talk with others, to share knowledge and explore how you can become more involved in local peace efforts while connecting with
others from other regions of the world. The Speakers Corner, which is located next to the Fair, will offer 24 programs throughout the week, including performances, debates, and presentations on a variety of issues relevant to the international interreligious movement, cultural diversity and peace. The programs and performance at the Speakers Corner will take place between 12:00 pm -6:00 pm. Please stop by the Fair and Speakers Corner throughout the week of the 2004 Parliament.
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Special Receptions
Youth Gathering Thursday July 8, Room 117 Don't miss the chance to meet hundreds of young people and be greeted by alumni from the 1999 Parliament. Hear commitments that made at previous Parliaments and develop your own goals for the week. If you are under thirty and want to learn about opportunities at the event, come join us in this exciting beginning to the Parliament experience.
Partner Cities Reception: Thursday July 8, Room 129 The Partner Cities programs will kick off with a reception for all people associated with Partner Cities Network. Reconnect with participants from the Goldin Institute for Partnership and Peace and talk about common goals and objectives for the week.
Seminary Student Reception Friday July 9, Room 130 Gather with other seminarians utilizing the rich resources the Parliament has to offer. Discuss the opportunites and challenges of working in a multi-religious environment and reflect on your Parliament experience.
Post-Parliament Gatherings
Chicago, Illinois USA (Hyde Park - Kenwood) First Unitarian Church Post-Parliament event: An evening potluck on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Venue: Fürst Unitarian Church, 5757 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 For more information contact: Ms. Rosemary Snow rosemarys@mail.com (773) 324-8645
New Delhi, India Delhi Peace Summit Post-Parliament event on November 22, 2004 Venue: India International Centre Theme: Parliament of the World's Religions: Retrospect and Prospect For more information contact: Dr Mohinder Singh, Executive Trustee, Delhi Peace Summit, Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi 110001, India. Email: parliament_religion@rediffmail.com
Berkeley, California USA The Church of the Divine Man Post-Parliament gathering on August 29, 2004 Venue: The Church of the Divine Man For more information send a message to Parliament RSVP@aol.com
Near London, England World Congress of Faiths 22-24 July, 2004 Venue: Fintry House, Brook, near Godalming Speakers include Huston Smith, Rabbi Jackie Tubick, Marcus Braybrooke. £80 for registration and full board to Richard Boeke, WCF Secretary, 16 St Mary's Gardens, Horsham RH12 1JP. Cheques to World Congress of Faiths, r.boeke@virgin.net. For more information: www.worldfaiths.org
Torrington, Connecticut USA United Congregational Church Post-Parliament gathering on Sunday, October 24, 2004, 2-5pm Venue: United Congregational Church 1622 Torringford Street, Torrington, CT 06790 For more information contact: Rev. Eileen Epperson at United Congregational Church (860) 482-8685
Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh International Centre for World Spiritualities, EICWS Post Parliament Gathering, Tuesday 27 July 2004 Venue: Edinburgh BK Centre, 20 Polwarth Crescent, Edinburgh For information contact: Neill Walker, njwalk2300@hotmail.com, +44 0131 331 4469
Montreal, Canada World Religions After September 11: A Global Congress September 11-15, 2006 For more information contact: Ms. Lina Salvati E-mail: 1.salvati@sorelcomm.ca Phone: (514) 499-8920 Fax: (514) 4998921
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Thursday, July 8, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Dr. Irfan Khan Dr. Anis Ahmad
Kendra ashram in Gujarat. He teaches the scientific methods of Patanjali yoga and Join meditation to thousands of people in India, USA, Canada and France for a healthier relationship of mind and body. He likes to teach how to live peacefully in a high-tech world.
Room 111, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
The Architecture with Christian Symbols Fabià Matas Jordi Bonet Msgr. Aragonés Msgr. Bonet
This observance is offered throughout the week. Each day the observance aims at training its participants in contemplating the meaning of the Divine Text: it helps to see every discourse as a highly systematic and organized unit; we will look into the structure of the Quran as a whole; Arabic text as well as English, Spanish and Urdu translations will be provided; it is requested (not mandatory) that every participant come prepared to engage in the Text. July 8 - Meditation on the Opening Sural that is the first Divine Discourse in the Quran.
Room 115 Morning Observances, Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on the interrelation between architecture and symbolism at the Sagrada Família Temple.
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-in-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Fabià Matos is a participant in interreligious dialogue initiatives in Spain. Jordi Bonet is head architect of the Sagrada Familia Temple in Barcelona. Msgr. Aragonés is a Member of the Building Board of the Sagrada Familia Temple. Msgr. Bonet is Priest of the Sagrada Familia parish.
The Shoa Samuel Salama Dr. Jaime Vandor
Tibet: Tradition, Art, Spirituality, Thousandyear-old Culture and Philosophy of Compassion and Wisdom Thubten Wangchen
Room 113 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 116 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Presentation of the Tibetan tradition of arts and spirituality; it will be also an introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of compassion and wisdom.
Panel discussion with the participation of other non-Jewish organisations. Remembering the partial extermination of the Jewish people and other minorities. This tremendous tragedy, without any precedent in the history of humanity, should be recorded to ensure that anything similar affecting the humankind will never happen again. Samuel Salama is Director of the Setardi School of Barcelona. Jaime Vandor is Professor of Semitic Philosophy at the University of Barcelona.
Thubten Wangchen is a Buddhist monk born in Tibet, who studied 11 years in the private monastery of the Dalai Lama (Namgyal) in
ramsala (India); he now lives in Barcelona and is the president of the Tibet House.
Native American Morning Observance Douglas George Kanentiio
Ancient Jain Meditation with Munishree Kirtiji Kirtiji Munishree
Room 120 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 114, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
This observance is also a part of the Symposium on Interfaith Education.
These traditional Pueblo morning prayers are normally done at sunrise. We begin with prayers and intentions, starting with the north and pray to all directions. We pray for the world and all its people. Then we pray for the world closer to us, our villages and its people. We pray for our family and finally for
Kirtiji is a revolutionary Join monk from Shanti Niketan Sadhana
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our personal needs and hopes for the day and the wisdom to continue on our path.
Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings.
Taoist Celebration
Xiu Lian Tian Cheng Yang
Room 121, Spanish/Chinese
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Performance of a Taoist celebration with the usual ritual (altar, etc.).
Master of international prestige and the first one who came to Europe to spread Taoism. He has published many books on this tradition.
Self-Inquiry Meditation Swami Gajanand
Room 122, English
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
"Yoga in Daily Life" offers numerous methods to attain physical and mental well-being. An important tool in self-investigation and self-knowledge is the technique of "Self-Inquiry Meditation." In this meditation practice we come into contact with our subconscious, the source of our desires, complexes, behavioral patterns and prejudices. We become acquainted with our own nature, and then beyond self-acceptance to SelfRealization. This technique enables us to overcome negative qualities and habits and helps us to better manage life's problems.
In 1987, Swami Gajanand found his spiritual master in His Holiness Mahamandaleshwar Swami Maheshwarananda and became a qualified Yoga teacher and the leader of the Yoga in Daily Life Centre in Homburg. He now resides in India continuing his spiritual development and teaching yoga and meditation in various ashrams and institutions.
Prayer of Contemplation
Rafael Garzón Arévalo
Room 123, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Spiritual practice presenting contemplative prayer as a simple form of prayer with deepening and transforming effects. Jesus and Saint John of the Cross are two models of this prayer. Rafael Garzón Arévalo and his wife Amalia Garcia Sanz are
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teachers. They are leading prayer workshops in Córdoba. They have been very engaged in the pastoral of parishes in this city for many years. Nowadays they are leaders of TOV (Workshops of Prayer and Life).
The Wisdom of Listening to the Earth: Waiting Worship in the Manner of Friends
Dr. Robert McGahey
Room 124, English/Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
A Quaker worship service providing a ritual space to pray for the earth's healing. We will read aloud Joanna Macy's poem The Bestiary as a way of reflecting on the state of the Ark, then enter into waiting worship in the manner of Friends, deepening our experience. The observance will end with the Elm Dance, a simple circle dance in which we will enact a forest of prayers for the healing of the earth.
Robert McGahey holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Emory University's Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts. He served on the executive committee of the Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology and taught Humanities at Moorhead State University. Dr. McGahey now teaches Ecopsychology and Spiritual Development and writes on ecology and spirituality.
The Love Communion Archbishop F.E. Eckard
Room 125, English/Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Observance that reproduces an ancient Essenian ceremony. In this ritual, the participants want to represent the human brotherhood towards the same Father.
Archbishop F.E. Eckard Strohm is a bishop of the Essenian Christian Church, which was founded in Germany in 1971 and which is described as an ecumenical church.
Meditation for Peace
Gyetrul Jigme Rimpoche
H.H. Ven. Samdech Maha Ghosananda
130, English/Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Buddhist meditation helping to calm the mind and to build the peace.
Young master who belongs to the hereditary lineage Ripa, whose head is his father, Vidyadhara Terton Namka Drimed. He lives in Orissa (India) where he is the director of a monastery of 5.000 exiled Tibetans.
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activist who has led numerous Dhammayietra peace walks in Cambodia. He is the winner of the Alternative Peace Prize and the Niwano Peace Prize.
Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance - One of the Five Watches of the Day Dr. Homi Dhalla
Breathing Peace, Breathing Joy: A Morning Meditation Swami Shuddhananda Brahmachari
M.O. 1, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 131, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zoroastrians divide the day into five gahs/watches/periods: sunrise to noon, noon to midafternoon, midafternoon to sunset, sunset to midnight and midnight to sunrise. The Havan Gah is the first watch of the day. The Havan Gah prayer will be recited followed by a brief explanation of other Zoroastrian principle ceremonies.
Swami Shuddhanandaa Brahmachari will lead a gentle, universal morning meditation to inspire and awaken participants to the beauty that is within and all around them. The meditation will set the tone for the day, greeting the morning with gratitude, joy and a deepening inner peace. It will invoke the blessings of the Divine on all the relationships and work of the Parliament. All those seeking a nondenominational Morning Observance, as well as those who wish to share a time in the union of prayer with others, are invited to attend.
Dr. Dhallo is the founder and President of the World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation, and is an advisor to the Parliament, providing interfaith leadership in India.
Swami Shuddhanandao Brahmachari, o Hindu monk, founded Lokenath Divine Life Mission in 1985 and continues to direct its sustainable development programs. He is the author of pragmatic books on spiritual life, teaches meditation and offers lectures worldwide
Labyrinth Walking as Spiritual Practice Barbara Ducharme Tricia Kibbe Rev. Kathy Musser Beth Burnham Mace M.O. 4, English/Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Interactive Sufism for Peace Abdel Sabate Areste
Labyrinths are used in churches, hospitals and many other settings as an embodied walking meditation practice and pathway for healing. Walking the labyrinth in community has the potential for personal transformation, fostering inner peace, insight and developing compassion, crossing religions and cultures. This morning observance is facilitated by members of the Labyrinth Guild of New England.
Room 132, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
A combination of a workshop and an artistic performance, that will present Sufism in an interactive way and will be divided in three parts: 1) a talk combined with a projection of images; 2) a concert made by three groups of Sufi music; 3) the projection of the documentary "Sufism for peace" (o.v. Spanish/Catalan, subtitled in English)
Barbara Ducharme has hosted and facilitated open walks in northeastern USA since 1999, co-founded the Labyrinth Guild of New England, and constructed numerous temporary and permanent labyrinths for individuals and organizations. With Rev. Eileen Epperson, she co-led an interfaith dialogue workshop at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
Abdel Sabate.Areste is founder of the Sufi Center of Barcelona; he has been a member of the group "Muslim converts" of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia since 2001.
Tricia Kibbe, president of the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is a labyrinth facilitator trained by Veriditas at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California. In 2000, Tricia was chosen to coordinate the month-long "Let Us Walk With Mary" retreat sponsored by Veriditas, the World-Wide Labyrinth Project, at Chartres Cathedral in France.
Praying with Theresa of Jesus: the wisdom of listening Amparo Navarro Sierra
Kathy Musser, treasurer for the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is associate pastor at the Wellesley Congregational Church in Massachusetts. She has facilitated a labyrinth ministry there for 5 years, including monthly open walks, and various workshops and courses for all ages using the labyrinth as a spiritual tool.
Room 134 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Observance about creating a space of prayer from the characteristics defined by Theresa of Jesus and her texts.
Beth Burnham Mace, secretary for the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is a certified labyrinth facilitator with the San Francisco Grace Cathedral Veriditas Program. In August 2003, she and other members of the Guild led a week long pilgrimage to Chartres Cathedral. She leads labyrinth workshops in Boston hospitals and church groups
Amparo Navarro Sierra is a member of the Theresian Institution
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Teaching of Sincerity: A Shinto Pathway to Peace
Rev. Munemichi Kurozumi
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan
Shinto is the indigenous religious tradition of Japan, and thus the original form has no founder, no doctrine, and no sacred scripture, yet its tradition remains deeply rooted in Japanese society today. Rituals and ceremonies are regarded as the most important, centering around deep sense of gratitude towards all kinds of blessings from the nature that sustains our existence. This lecture explains one of the main and essential aspects of Shinto and interprets the universality and openness of Shinto, which may be reflected in the contemporary societies that have to face the challenge of living together in diversity.
Rev. Kurazumi was born as the first son of the present 6th Chief Patriarch of Kurozumikyo Shinto in 1962. In his capacity as the Vice Chief Patriarch, he has devoted himself in providing spiritual guidance to people within and outside his group, and being one of the youngest religious representatives in Japan, he has been energetically involved with various local, national and international initiatives. Especially, in the sphere of inter-religious gatherings he has positively taken part in the programs of inter-faith dialogue and cooperation, starting from "Global Forum" in 1988 held at Oxford University when he was studying at SOAS of London University. Participant in the 1993 and 1999 Parliaments, and coordinator of the Japanese delegation to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders that was held at the United Nations in 2000.
Interfaith Cooperation for the Common Good: Serving Langar at the Ram Katha Event
Bhai Sahib Bhai Mohinder Singh
Bhai Sukhbir Singh
Dr. Arvind Pal Mandair
Bhima Bhai Godania
Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan
The Ram Katha story is the legacy of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, whose father gave him money to start a business. He spent all the money by offering food to holy people, much to the consternation of his Father. This act is the foundation of the institution of 'Langar' - the offering of free food in all Sikh Gurdwaras. In 2001 in Birmingham, Sikhs and Hindus forged a deep friendship as the Sikhs provided langar a the Hindu Ram Katha. This seminar explores the trials and tribulations that both communities endured, and provides an example of an interfaith transformative act. Part of the seminar will include a video presentation of the actual event.
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is both
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a patron and member of several interfaith organizations, and serves as an advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust.
Bhai Sukhbir Singh has previously been a school teacher in London. He is currently a businessman and volunteer of the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha.
Dr. Arvind Pal Singh Mandair is Assistant Professor in the Bindra Chair in Sikh Studies at Hofstra University.
Bhima Bhai Godania is Executive Director of the Ram Vedic Festival.
The Art of War/ The Tao of Peace: The Yin/Yang Dance of Being Human Chungliang Al Huang
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan
If Tolstoy had titled his novel Peace and Peace, few would be interested in reading it. Crystallizing knowledge into wisdom and rhetoric into practice, Chungliang Al Huang will address the essence of Oswald Spengler's The Decline of the West, Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and the Tao Te Ching to explore possible resolutions for our world conflicts in personal practice, balancing our yin/yang polarity as human beings, and finding hopeful ways in the realization for a reciprocal, more peaceful world.
Chungliang Al Huang is an internationally respected Tai Ji master, Chinese calligrapher and authority of East-West cultural synthesis. He is the author and co-author of numerous books on Tai Ji (including the best-selling classic Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji), and Taoism as it relates to business, performance and daily life. He is a recipient of the Republic of China's Gold Medal of Education. He and Joseph Campbell were friends for many years and he has been an advisor to the Campbell Foundation since its inception.
A Gathering of the Community: Symposium on Interfaith Education
Dame Meher Master Moos, Ph.D.
Dr. Betty Reardon
Dr. Heidi Hadsell
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Within the broad scope of interfaith education lie the methods of the classroom, the academy, and the seminary, alongside the restorative practices of dialogue and community building among people of diverse religious backgrounds. In each of these contexts, interfaith education has distinctive characteristics and challenges that will be explored here. This program begins the three day Symposium on Interfaith Education.
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Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Zoroastrian College, in Mumbai, India. She is the recipient of the Dag Hammarskjold Award (1968) and the Medal for Inter Faith Peace by HH Pope John Paul II (1989). Dr. Meher Master-Moos has written 19 books and is a Barrister at law, Advocate, and Special Executive Magistrate, she has honorary doctorate degrees from several universities.
Dr. Reardon is the founding Director of the Peace Education Center at Teachers College Columbia University in New York and the founder and General Coordinator of the International Institutes on Peace Education
When we listen to the outer world we can become disconnected from our own inner world, truth and dignity. This presentation will provide a deep experience of how we can strengthen our inner awareness so that we can discern what is good and valuable in the emerging world and have the power to bring that into being. The discussion will connect the self to its inner peace and by listening to God will empower individuals to act in accordance with the truth of their spiritual path.
Dr. Heidi Hadsell is the President of Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. She came to the Seminary from the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland, where she served as Director
Sister Jayanti is a widely traveled speaker, broodcaster and emissory for peace. She is the European director of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and is the main representative for the Brahma Kumaris at the United Nations, Geneva.
Spirits in Rebellion Rev. Dr. Mary Tumpkin Rev. Dr. Sheila McKeithen Rickie Byers Beckwith
Alfredo Sfeir-Younis Ph.D. is the Senior Advisor to the Managing Director's Office of the World Bank. He has also served as Special Representative of the World Bank to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, and has received numerous awards including Lifetime Ambassador of Peace.
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Professor Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Chairman of the Fundacion Cultura de Paz in Madrid, is the former Minister of Science and Education. For 12 years he was Director General of UNESCO, and continues to promote the transition from a culture of violence and imposition to one of peace and tolerance.
In nineteenth century America, New Thought ideas began to stretch minds and inspire souls. Prominent among those new thinkers were women who refused to be shackled in the chains of subordination. These women rebelled against the old religious traditions that emphasized creeds and dogmas above practical demonstration. They dropped the pots and pans and stormed out of the kitchens and appeared on public platforms, preaching, teaching and healing. They brought a new message to a new world and neither they nor the world from which they came would ever again be the same. This program is part of a series organized by the Association for Global New Thought (AGNT).
Dadi Janki, the Co-administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, is a Vice President of the World Congress of Faiths. Now in her eighties, Dodi is internationally acknowledged as a great teacher and mentor who continues to offer inspiration to many people searching for peace and inner strength.
Judy Rodgers is a consultant and communication strategist who has worked extensively with thought leaders to produce transformation and to support social innovation. The emphasis in her work is on Appreciative Inquiry and on strength-based approaches to individual, community-wide and systemwide change.
Rev. Dr. Mary Tumpkin is the President of the Universal Foundation For Better Living and the Senior Minister of the Universal Truth Center for Better Living in Miami Gardens, Florida. A biblical historian and scholar, Dr. Tumpkin holds a Doctorate of Ministry from the South Florida Center for Theological Studies.
Dr. McKeithen is an international speaker and workshop/retreat leader, and a four-time author of The Daily Inspiration. She served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Florida until 1999, when she decided to realize her dream of becoming a judge.
Vision of the Future - A New World View Toward Peace Ralf Mueller-Amenitsch Mario Zapata-Bahamon Dr. Margarete Czerny Gabriele Böhm-Wohnhas Dr. Michael Oldiges Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Rickie Byers Beckwith is Music Director for the AGAPE International Center for Truth.
Seeing into Being: Empowering Dignity of the Self, Others, and the World Sr. Jayanti Kripalani Dr. Alfredo Sfeir-Younis Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza Dadi Janki Judy Rodgers
More and more people all over the world are searching for sustainable peace. Political, religious, and ethical leaders realize the importance of mutual understanding of a new world-view - the view of peace through spirituality. With this peace we can achieve tolerance and a sharing of resources to see that every man, woman and child has food to eat, proper health care, and the freedom of living without the threat of criminal acts or war. Participants will learn how to transform themselves and the world into one of sustainable peace and happiness.
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Ralf Mueller-Amenitsch is a lawyer who has studied in Bonn, Germany and Lausanne, Switzerland. He currently works at the law office of Maaser and Mueller-Amenitsch, where he specializes in labor law and focuses in sociopolitical work against the phenomenon of mobbing, and organizes inter-religious prayer groups and workshops in Berlin.
In a world where we are repeatedly fractured by differences that erupt into violence, the power of love and forgiveness is one of the human capacities that can provide us with hope for a different future. Though love and forgiveness may be understood differently across the world's traditions, they are core concepts that remain key to the health of the human family. Please join us for a journey of questions, dialogue, story and most of all, listening, as we explore the themes of love and forgiveness as they relate to our world. This program will also introduce a series of Open Space sessions running throughout the Parliament for people to share stories of love and forgiveness.
Mario Zapatan is CEO of a business engaged in real estate. He is a finance consultant and member of the board of Planning and Cooperation for Development of the city of Cali, Columbia. He has been a member of Science of Spirituality for more than 40 years.
Dr. Morgorete Czerny is head of the department of East-West relations, infrastructure, housing policy, and international economics in Austria, as well as being a member of numerous national and international advisory boards. A member of Science of Spirituality, she follows the teachings of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for thirty years. As a cancer survivor, he remains committed to the usefulness of daily inner life. He has written several books including The Book of Awakening, which focuses on the work of inner transformation, and has a new book, The Exquisite Risk, which will be coming soon. Mork serves as a Program Officer and Poet-in-Residence for the Fetzer Institute.
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Gabriele M. Böhm, former scientific assistance at the research institute for technical physics at the German Luft- und Raufahrttechnik at Stuttgart, where she deeply engaged her knowledge in the field of chaos-, light, and laser research. She earned a degree in divinity for her spiritual research from the University of California,
Tom Callanan has been a Program Officer at the Fetzer Institute for nine years. His current ettorts at Fetzer involve helping to envision a world council/global network that will help to accomplish the Institute's mission of fostering awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the emerging global community.
Michael Oldiges has been a Tax Consultant and Certified Public Accountant for more than twenty years in his own company. He is practicing meditation under the guidance of the Master of Science of Spirituality, H. H. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj.
Mickey Olivanti is a Program Officer for the Fetzer Institute. Her focus is on formation programs in education and health care. She is the Network Coordinator for the Relationship Centered Care Network, and serves on the planning team for the Southwest Michigan Regional RCC Network. Mickey has been engaged with several major programs of the Institute since 1987.
Challenges to the Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue in Cuba Prof. Enrique Lluís López
Room 120 Lecture
Dave served as President and CEO for the Fetzer Institute. He now serves as Senior Advisor. He has created programs for teachers, health professionals, and other public leaders that address the balance of mind, body and spirit in their lives and work. Dave received his doctorate from Western Michigan University in counseling psychology, and prior to the Fetzer Institute, held a number of leadership positions in mental health organizations.
Lecture about the situation of religious and cultural diversity in Cuba today and the emergence of new religious tendencies as well as the resurgence of existing religious traditions sometimes through conversions as in the case of Judaism or Islam, all this taking place in a context where the cohabitation between Catholic and African traditions did not bring the desired fruits of brotherhood and harmony.
Enrique Luis López has been a professor of American History and History of the Religions in America at the University of La Havana for 27 years; he is the founder of the Interreligious Dialogue Team and the author of several essays.
Sri Guru Granth Sahib - Quadricentennial Celebration of Interfaith Scripture as the Source of Sikh Values, Ethics, Love and Peace Avtar Kaur Hansra Dr. Rajinder Kaur Rohi Dr. Harbans Kaur Sagoo Dr. Gurdeep Kaur Room 122, English
Listening for Love and Forgiveness in the Emerging Global Community Mark Nepo Tom Callanan Mickey Olivanti Dave Sluyter Room 121, English
2004 marks the 4ooth year of the compilation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the scripture of the Sikhism. The panel will discuss the structure, formation, philosophy, and teachings as presented in the Guru Granth Sahib. They will discuss how the Guru Granth Sahib is a gift to the whole of human society.
Mrs. Avtar Kaur Hansra is retired from the Chicago Public School System, where she taught Special Education.
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Thursday, July 8, 2004 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 125, English
Dr. Rajinder Kaur Rohi is a reader in Sikhism & Comparative Studies at Punjabi University, in Paiala, India. Dr. Kaur Rohi specializes in Sikhism and Comparative Religion.
Dr. Harbans Kaur Sagoo is a Senior Reader at the SGTB Khalsa Post-Graduate College, New Delhi, India.
Dr. Gurdeep Kaur is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the SGTB Khalsa Post-Graduate College, New Delhi, India.
The teachers of the world's religious traditions have emphasized community, tolerance, love, and peace as keys to attaining universal peace and harmony. If we are to understand and benefit from their teachings, then we, as members of the human family, must safeguard their messages and not violate their compassionate teachings by enforcing absolute claims of truth and blind obedience to them. Speakers of this panel, Sufi leaders from international communities, will share their wisdom and experience to evaluate if peace, where rights are valued, is attainable through a universal harmony. This program is part of a series organized by the International Association of Sufism. (www.ias.org)
The Influence of Religion on Mahatma Gandhi Vinod Kapashi Jyotindra Doshi Room 123, English Lecture
Nahid Angha, Ph.D., is co-founder of the International Association of Sufism (IAS), and founder of the Sufi Women Organization (SWO). An internationally published scholar and human rights activist, Dr. Angha is the main representative of the IAS to the United Nations (NGO/DPI).
Where did Mahatma Gandhi learn his technique of passive resistance and civil disobedience? How was he inspired by the philosophy of Ahimsa (nonviolence) and who helped him? Mahatma, in his autobiography, has mentioned Shrimad Rajchandra's name as one of his gurus. This lecture explores some of the letters written by these two great men. This also gives insight into how Mahatma Gandhi developed his way of dealing with injustices in South Africa and in India.
Shah Nazar Seyed Ali Kianfar, Ph.D. is co-founder of the IAS and Editor-in-Chief of Sufism: An Inquiry. Dr. Kiantar is a published author and lecturer, having taught Sufism and Islamic philosophy internationally for over 30 years.
A Muslim writer of several books and numerous articles, Aisha Rafea is the daughter of the prominent Egyptian Sufi Teacher Rafea M. Rafea. With the support of her present Teacher, she is an advocate of spiritual awakening for all humankind.
Dr. Vinod Kapashi has taught Jainism for 15 years, and holds a Ph.D. in Jain sacred hymns. He is the president of Mahavir Foundation, and takes keen interest in the Interfaith activities in the United Kingdom, having served as the president of the Harrow Interfaith Council in the past.
Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D. is a member of Sufi Ruhaniat International, and the International Association of Sufism. She coauthored The Root of All Evil: An Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism and Gender Imbalance, which is due out in 2005.
Jyotindra Doshi is a Trustee, former President and former youth secretary in the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago. He has served as Director of the Jain Association in North America (JAINA), and has written many Jainism articles. Jyotindra has received many awards and has spoken at conventions, universities, and interfaith programs.
Bahman A.K. Shirazi, Ph.D., is Director of Graduate Studies at CIIS in San Francisco, as well as faculty member at JFK University in Orinda, California.
Christianity: Presentation of the Essential Points Francesc Torralba Roselló Room 124 Lecture This lecture will offer participants an overview and analysis of the essential elements of Christianity.
Guru Granth Sahib: Promoting Religious Pluralism, Equality, Social and Economic Justice Dr. Jaswant Singh Neki S. Gurtej Singh Dr. Gursharan Singh Sandhu Dr. Nirmal Singh Nilvi Room 129, English
Francesc Torralba Roselló is a doctor in philosophy and theology, and professor at the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona.
Peace - A Quest for Universal Harmony Nahid Angha Shah Nazar Kianfar Aisha Rafea Sharon Mijares Bahman Shirazi
In this program, panelists will discuss how pluralism is promoted in the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Gurus and the contributing Saints. They will consider how pluralism contributes to brotherhood, equality, peace, and spirituality, and what the role of clergy is in preaching religious tenets. Participants are invited to learn about the unique philosophy of the Sikh scripture showing a workable way of bringing about peace and harmony all over the world - a dream of all believers.
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Dr. Jaswant Singh Neki is an author and is the Honorary General Secretary of Sahitya Sadon, New Delhi.
The Future of Christianity in the Spanish Young People Felix Ortiz Jaume Galobart Duran Miquel Calavia Room 132, Panel Discussion
Gurtej Singh has been a college professor, worked as an administrator, and also as a high functionary of a political party. He is the author of six books, and a number of articles for newspapers and magazines. Dr. Gursharan Singh Sandhu is the Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Punjabi University, Patiala. Dr. Sandhu has published numerous books and articles on philosophical topics and guided seven students for Ph.D degrees. Dr. Nirmal Singh Nelvi works with the Guru Nanak Academy in the United States
Panel discussion in which Catholics and Protestants can develop a dialogue about the current situation of youth and the perspectives for the future.
Felix Ortiz has a B.A. in History and a Master in Christian Education from the Southwestern Theological Seminary (Texas); he is a professor at the Spanish Baptist Theological Seminary
Religious Mandala Mireia Montserrat Viñes Roig
Jaume Galobart Duran has a B. A. in Medicine.
130, Spanish Interactive Workshop
Miquel Angel Calavia is Director of the Don Bosco Center for Religious Studies in Barcelona. He is also a teacher of Phenomenology and Pedagogy of Religion.
Workshop consisting in creating a Tibetan mandala. The objective is to learn to know the deep meaning of mandala, that is, the symbolism of universe and divinity, and the interior harmony that makes it possible.
Diversity of Traditions in Eastern Christianity Prof. Sebastià Janeres Vilaró
Mireia Montserrat has been practicing Buddhism since 1985 and she is a disciple of Ven Kalu Rimpoché. She is the director of the Center Kagyu Do. Ngak Cho Ling in Palma de Mallorca and is in charge of the monastery of Hosca, Dag Shang Kagyu.
Room 134 Lecture
Ramon Llull: A Model Bridge between Cultures Dr. Carles Llinàs Puente Dr. Ignasi Roviró i Alemany Joan B. Martínez María Laffitte
This presentation will offer an overview of the diversity of "Eastern Christianity" which includes Middle East and all the countries related to the Byzantine empire. Sebastià Janeres Vilaró is a Doctor in Ecclesiastic Sciences and a professor at the Theological University of Catalunya. He is the director of a well known series of translated works of Christian authors: "Classics of the Christianism" (in Catalan).
Room 131, Spanish Panel Discussion
Panel discussion introducing Ramon Llull as a bridge between cultures, as a meeting and reflexion point about what shall be a real intercultural dialogue. It will include three lectures and one artistic performance.
Lovingkindness Overflowing: Rebuilding a Consciousness of Compassion Barbara Fields Bernstein Br. Wayne Teasdale His Holiness Dalai Lama
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Carles Llinàs Puente is a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and expert in the figure of Ramon Llull. He is a professor at the Department of Philosophy at the Ramon Llull University. Ignasi Roviró i Alemany is a Professor at the Department of Philosophy at the Ramon Llull University.
In both imagination and application, the deep contemplative disciplines within Buddhism and Christianity might offer new hope to a global society that, by many accounts, is spinning quickly out of control -- no matter how sophisticated the state of our sciences and social architecture. Will guidance be found in our return to the timeless spiritual practices of prayer and meditation that cultivate and demonstrate the power of consciousness to affect and transform circumstances in our lives and around the planet?
Joan B. Martinez is a Professor of Philosophy at the Ramon Llull University. He currently manages the group "think and live together", a meeting point aimed to promote and practice interreligious dialogue, especially between Catholics and Muslims.
Maria Laffitte is a singer specialized in ancient music and in medieval poetry.
Barbara Fields Bernstein is Director, Synthesis Dialogues I, II, III with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Co-founder-Director of Gandhi King Season for Nonviolence. She is a participant in the UNESCO
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Thursday, July 8, 2004 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Seminar on Religion and Peace and is a contributing author of The Community of Religions. Brother Wayne Teasdale, Ph.D., is a Roman Catholic lay monk and noted author of The Mystic Heart: Finding a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions and A Monk in the World. He serves on the Baord of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and is a Counselor for the InterSpiritual Dialogue Action Community.
descendents. Questions of land and people are connected to the way in which each group reads its sacred stories. This workshop will explore how these stories can be both a potential source of conflict and potential source for healing in the struggle between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Rabbi Knobel, Ph.D., has served as Rabbi at the Beth Emet Synagogue since 1980. He has published papers and articles on a wide variety of subjects, and is currently working on a new siddur while serving as Chair of the Liturgy Committee for the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Tenzin Gyatzo, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, has received many international awards, including the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
Rashied Omar is a Trustee of CPWR; Imam, Cope Town, South Africa, coordinator, program in religion conflict, and peace building, University of Notre Dame, US
Going Beyond Cultural Ignorance and Dualistic Thought Dr. Deepak Chopra Multiuse (1800) Spanish/English/Catalan
Ethical Banking and Religious Communities Joaquim Sabater Joan Cortadellas Angel Panyella Jordi Via Arcadi Oliveres
Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
The key to the resolution of all problems confronting humanity is to go beyond the illusion of dualistic thinking. Perception, cognition, moods and emotions, social interactions and relationships, environmental situations, biological function and the forces in nature are inseparable expressions of a single reality. To make distinctions between the observer and the observed, biological organism and environment, leader and follower, friend and foe, me and other, mind and body, animate and inanimate is to fall into a trap. When one experientially understands the fallacy of dualistic thought, one recognizes that intention is a force of nature, that individual consciousness and universal consciousness are one, that healing is possible and that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of."
Panel discussion in which each participant will talk about ethical banking from their own field of activity: university, peace, 'fourth world', international cooperation, social-work and the social economy. Every day everyone contributes to make our society more or less fair, and because of that, everyone has its responsibility.
Joaquim Sabater is President of the association "Ethical and Solidarity Financement" ("Finançament ètic i solidari". FETS) and General Secretary of "Caritas Diocesana" of Barcelona.
Deepak Chopra has written more than twenty-five books, and is the author of more than one hundred audio and videotape series, including five critically acclaimed programs on public television. Dr. Chopra currently serves as CEO and founder of The Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California.
Joan Cortadellas is Secretary of the Ethical and Solidarity Financement (FETS) organization and President of the association "Setem" in Catalonia.
Angel Panyella is a Member of the Ethical and Solidarity Financement (FETS) and president of the Catalan environment commission "Airs."
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Jordi Via is Director of "Arç cooperativo", an entity associated with the Ethical and Solidarity Financement (FETS), and a member of the network of "solidarity economies" and of the Higher Council of Cooperation.
Middle-East Stories: The Significance of the Holy Land in Our Sacred Texts Rabbi Peter Knobel Imam Rashied Omar
Arcadi Oliveres is Honorary President of the Ethical and Solidarity Financement (FETS), President of the association "Justice and Peace" in Barcelona, Doctor of Economic Sciences and Professor of Economics in the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
The three Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - are scripturally based. They trace their origins to the God's covenant with Abraham and the relationships between his
Walking the Labyrinth as a Pathway of Peace Tricia Kibbe Barbara Ducharme Rev. Kathy Musser
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INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Beth Burnham Mace Sandra Comeau
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Participants will learn about the history of the labyrinth and its contemporary use. Following the presentation and discussion, they will have the opportunity to walk the labyrinth together in community, facilitated by the workshop leaders, offering a direct experience of the peaceful and healing power of the labyrinth and its use in ministry or community-building activities. Written materials will be provided.
Tricia Kibbe, president of the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is a labyrinth facilitator trained by Veriditas at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California. In 2000, Tricia was chosen to coordinate the month-long "Let Us Walk With Mary" retreat sponsored by Veriditas, the World-Wide Labyrinth Project, at Chartres Cathedral in France.
Barbara Ducharme has hosted and facilitated open walks in northeastern USA since 1999, co-founded the Labyrinth Guild of New England, and constructed numerous temporary and permanent labyrinths for individuals and organizations. With Rev. Eileen Epperson, she co-led an interfaith dialogue workshop at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kathy Musser, treasurer for the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is associate pastor at the Wellesley Congregational Church in Massachusetts. She has facilitated a labyrinth ministry there for 5 years, including monthly open walks, and various workshops and courses for all ages using the labyrinth as a spiritual tool.
Beth Burnham Mace, secretary for the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is a certified labyrinth facilitator with the San Francisco Grace Cathedral Veriditas Program. In August 2003, she and other members of the Guild led a week long pilgrimage to Chartres Cathedral. She leads labyrinth workshops in Boston hospitals and church groups.
Sandra Comeau has been involved in the Veriditas Labyrinth Movement for over five years, obtaining her facilitator training from Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Cathedral. She has extensive training in ancient cultures, sacred geometry, spiritual counseling and various other healing traditions, as well as an undergraduate degree in Cross-Cultural Studies.
Interreligious Dialogue in the 21st Century: A Christian perspective
Rev. Susana Woodcock
Dimitri Tsiamparlis
Jaume González Agápito Eliseo Vila
Archibishop Epifanios Perialas
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Panel discussion with representatives of the different Christian traditions who will share their opinion on the current situation and future possibilities of interreligious dialogue.
Susana Woodcock is an Anglican priest of the Reformed Episcopalian Church who has her parish in Sabadell.
Dimitri Tsiamparlis is Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Spain and Portugal.
Jaume González Agápito is Coordinator of interreligious relationships for the Catholic Diocese of Barcelona.
Eliseo Vila is an Economist and newspaper writer. In addition, he holds a Masters Degree in Theology. He has served on numerous evangelical committees in Spain, including the Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain (FEREDE).
Epifanios Perialas is the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Spain and Portugal of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Theological and Philosophical Aspects of Interreligious Dialogue
Begoña Roman Maestre Josep M. Coll
Francesc Xavier Marín Enric Cortès Minguella Vicente Merlo
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Panel discussion presenting academic papers on Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Jewish and Islamic perspectives on dialogue with other religious traditions taking a rigorous interpretation of textual antecedents as the point of departure.
Dr. Maestre is an active participant in interreligious dialogue in Spain.
Josep M. Coll is a Professor of philosophy at the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.
Francesc Xavier Marín is a Professor of Religion and Phenomenology at the University Ramon Llull and at the Institute of Religious Sciences ("Institut Superior de Ciències Religioses") in Barcelona.
Enric Cortès Minguella is a Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Theology of Catalonia.
Vicente Merlo is a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Valencia and specialist in Hindu philosophy; he is a professor of the Master of History of Religions of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

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Honoring Shared Views in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Esma Alp
Zulekha Pirani
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Academy
This session will be led by students and staff from Dar AlHekma College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will explore the commonalities that exist between the three Abrahamic faiths: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Issues addressed will include prophethood, righteous and sinful actions, crime-punishment, love and forgiveness, signs of the Day of Judgment, and heaven and hell, in order to reveal the many shared doctrines and beliefs among these faiths, which seemingly are wholly incompatible with one another. Dar Al-Hekma is a private nonprofit college whose mission is to be a premiere institution of higher education, built on vision, excellence, and pioneering concepts for women in Saudi Arabia. Its graduates will be capable of bringing about positive change for the betterment of self, family, society and humanity.
Ms. Esma Alp holds a degree in English Literature and is the Senior Officer for Student Advancement in the Division of Student Affairs at Dar Al Hekma College.
Ms. Zulekha Iqbal Pirani holds a degree in Management Information Systems and is a Teaching Assistant in the MIS Program in the Division of Academic Affairs at Dar Al-Hekma College.
Praying Together? Mary Braybrooke
Sr. Maureen Goodman Jim Kenney Kusumita Pedersen
Fr. Javier Melloni Ribas Rev. Marcus Braybrooke Imam Abdul Jalil Sajid Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
In this session, the first of a three-part program, panelists will share their experiences and initiate discussion with participants, which will be followed by preparation of an interfaith Morning Observance. Part Two will be the Morning Observance on July 9 followed by Part Three, a second workshop during Open Space on July 10 to discuss and evaluate the experience.
Mary Braybrooke is a social worker and magistrate.

Program Descriptions Thursday, July 8, 2004
INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
Sister Maureen Goodman is Programme Co-ordinator at the International Centre of the Brahma Kumaris in London. She is also the BK representative at the United Nations, Vienna. Jim Kenney is the Director of the Interreligious Engagement Project and of Common Ground. He is also Co-Editor of Interreligious Insight.
Kusumita Pedersen, Ph.D., is chair of the Department of Religious Studies at St. Francis College. She has been involved with the Global Interfaith Movement for the past twenty years.
Javier Melloni Ribas is a Jesuit Priest and teacher. He is a Member of Cristianisme i Justicia, and Professor of Spiritual Theology in the Faculty of Theology of Cataluña. A Catalan anthropologist and Doctor in Theology, he has published books on the history of religions and is part of the advisory board of the Local Office of the Parliament of World's Religions. Father Javier specializes in interfaith spirituality and dialogue.
Marcus Braybrooke is a vicar near Oxford, England and a key figure in world interreligious affairs. He is president of the World Congress of Faiths, Patron of the International Interfaith Centre, cofounder of the Three Faiths Forum and an International Peace. Councilor. He is the author of many books including Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, What We Can Learn From Islam/From Hinduism and three anthologies of prayers from world religions.
Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report."
Reverend Dr. Richard Boeke is a Unitarian Minister, interfaith activist and is the Hon. Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths.
Spiritual Democracy of Jainism a Precursor of Interfaith Movement
Natubhai Shah
Room 120, English/Spanish Lecture
One of the most important principles of Jainism is 'relative pluralism', developed to resolve differing viewpoints. It is a synthesis of two doctrines: 'standpoints' and 'relativity'. Relative pluralism is the fundamental attitude which comprehends multiple viewpoints into 'reality' or 'truth'; some term it as spiritual democracy. It aims to unify, coordinate, harmonize and synthesize individual viewpoints into a comprehensible whole and teaches the tolerance, coexistence and respect for others necessary in creating a harmonious society and peace.
Dr. Natubhai Shah is the author of Jainism: The World of Conquerors, and has a Ph.D. in Jain religion. Honorable Research Fellow in the University of Birmingham, he has been involved in interfaith movements for many years, and is responsible for creating the beautiful Jain temple in Leicester, England.
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INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening Kay Lindahl
Room 121, English Interactive Workshop
Deeply listening to another person is one of the greatest gifts we can give. This essential skill leads to mutual respect and is a key element in interfaith work. This workshop explores a spiritual approach to listening as sacred art and spiritual practice. Learn new ways to think about listening: as choice, gift and art and how to listen for what wants to be said (from the soul) rather than what I want to say (from the ego).
Kay Lindahl, an ordained interfaith minister, is the founder of The Listening Center and the Alliance for Spiritual Community, chair elect of the North American Interfaith Network and a global trustee for the United Religions Initiative. She is author of Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening and conducts workshops and retreats around the world.
A Psychological Approach to the Challenges. and Difficulties in Interreligious Dialogue Eduards Fonts
Room 122 Lecture
Lecture followed by some practical exercises. The lecturer will analyze the importance of the cultural, historical and personal bases on which each part of the interreligious dialogue sets its own approach and vision.
Eduards Fonts is a theologian, psychotherapist, and professor of Theology at the High Institute of Religious Sciences. He is part of the Cova St. Ignasi Community of Manresa.
Commitment to Harmony for a Peaceful World Pratap Bhogilal
H.H. Sawmiji Devendrakeerty ji Maharaj Sudhir Shah
Room 123, English Lecture
The events of 9/11 brought into focus the danger facing the world from built up hatred and fear. Religion is a matter of faith and the way to achieve spiritual upliftment, not disruption of social harmony and mutually supportive human relationships. Nonviolence and compassion are common to religions. Interfaith harmony is needed so that worldwide spiritual awakening can underpin and balance the benefits of advances in science and technology with durable human well being. Interfaith harmony will create the basis for co-operative effort in education, health care, and the alleviation of poverty. Religions would become dynamic contributors to a healthier
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environment, happier pluralistic human community and a stable and peaceful world.
Pratap Bhogilal is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the World Jain Confederation. He is an industrialist with an M.A. from Bombay University in Textile Technology. He is the Chairman of the Governing Council of Bhogilal Leherchad Institute of Indology, Delhi.
H.H. Swamiji is a Jain monk and an authority on Jain philosophy and scriptures. He has attended various national and international conferences. He is very knowledgeable of ancient languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Kanada, and specializes in new temple inaugural ceremonies and consecration of Jain deities. Active member of the JAINA education committee and Public Affairs Council and the Jain representative of Yale University Interfaith group, Sudhir Shah has been involved in Jain education for 10 years. He is the author of Think of These Things - a collection of articles on the application of Jain philosophy.
The Imperative of Peace and the Obsoleteness of War
Joseph Prabhu
Room 124, English Lecture
This paper tries to establish two propositions: 1) war is obsolete as a way of settling conflicts and 2) there is an alternative to war in the mobilized will of the people - what Gandhi called Satyagraha (truth-peace). Developments in civil society and interreligious communication provide very real possibilities for
peace.
Joseph Prabhu is a Professor of Philosophy at California State University and a Visiting Professor of Religion at University of California, Berkeley. He is the Co-Editor of Revision Journal, the author of The Interreligious Challenge of Raimon Panikkar (Orbis, 1996), a public speaker, and a peace activist.
Requirements for an Interreligious Dialogue in a Global World: An Anthropological Approach José Luís Cancelo
Room 125, English/Spanish
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Social sciences consider fundamental the fact that modern history is taking its distance from spirituality. Even though our society is becoming more secular, there are opportunities to expand our faith.
José Luís Cancelo is a Doctor in Philosophy in Madrid, professor of Philosophy at the Theological Augustinian Institute at El Escorial, coordinator of the Department of Sciences of Religion at the Center of University Studies "La Salle" in Madrid, and an expert on the interreligious and intercultural dialogue.

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M. Rafea. With the support of her present Teacher, she is an advocate of spiritual awakening for all humankind.
"Believing" and "Belonging" in a Plural Society Ahmeduallah Siddiqi Sheikh Bashir Ahmad Dultz Saleha Abedin Iqbal Ahmad Ansari
Safa Ali Michael Newman is President of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Sufism. He has published a book on Uwaysi Sufism entitled The Gift of the Robe - Uwoysieh.
Room 129, English
Sharon G Mijares, Ph.D. is a member of Sufi Ruhaniat International and the International Association of Sufism. She coauthored The Root of All Evil: An Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism and Gender Imbalance, which is due out in 2005.
The panel will explore Muslims' engagement in plural societies while highlighting the contemporary challenges and realities they face today. The panel will examine some new debates within Muslim societies, particularly the challenges posed by modernity and living as a minority group in European/Western societies.
Leili First is Co-Director of Program Development for the Institute for Sufi Studies and a member of both IAS and SWO. She participated at the 1999 Parliament of the World's Religions.
Ahmeduolloh Siddiqui is Professor of Journalism and Public Relations at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. He has authored three books on Islam, contemporary perspectives and medio.
Dialoguing in the Midst of Violence: An Experience of Islam-Christian Dialogue in Mindanao Angel Calvo Calderon
Room 131 Lecture
Shaikh Boshir Ahmad Dultz is the President of the German-Muslim League, Bonn, and is the co-founder of the German MuslimLeague, Hamburg. He is also co-founder and Delegate to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, Cologne and Muslim Team-Leader of the Jewish Christian Muslim Summer School in Ammerdown.
Lecture that will address the experience of Christian and Muslim groups (respectively "PAZ" and "SALAM") to respond to the violence present in the Philipines (Islamist groups) by promoting peace through interreligious dialogue.
Chief Editor of Journal of Muslim Minority Affiars, Saleha Abedin is ce-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious & Spiritual Leaders. She is also on the International Advisory Board for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
A veteran human rights activist, Dr. Iqbal Ansari is a Visiting Professor at Hamdard University in India. He is the author of Report on Communal Riots: Prevention & Control for the National Commission for Minorities.
Angel Calvo Calderon is a Priest living on an island in the area of Mindanao that has been the most affected by the conflicts. He has been working on projects for developing and integrating communities. He is the leader of the Peace Advocates Zamboanga, a Christian organisation that promotes peace in the region and has founded the regional Interreligious Society Movement for Peace with the Muslim organisation SALAM.
World Peace Begins from Within Aisha Rafea Safa Newman Sharon Mijares Leili First
Spiritual Life Circle: SPOT (Special Place of Transformation) Asayo Horibe Omie Baldwin Martha Howard Br. Wayne Teasdale Sr. Joyce Kemp Harold Kasimow
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Room 132, English/Spanish Panel Discussion
The individual human being who believes in World Peace will cultivate and nourish the development of peace from within. Cultivating peace is accomplished within the individual human heart by removing the roots of prejudice and prideful superiority, seen (blatant) and unseen (subtle) to create fertile ground for the flowering of the heart. This panel includes international leaders from multi-faith traditions to address the importance of understanding individual peace as a gateway to the world peace. This program is part of a series organized by the International Association of Sufism (www.ias.org).
This panel will provide a setting that is representative of all traditions, religions and life practices for the sharing of life experiences that have resulted in transformation. It will be a space that will have the elements of earth, wind, fire, and water. Participants who have submitted their stories will come to tell their stories and facilitators will provide a setting for attendees to listen and share. The space will be comfortable, tranquil and safe. All will be equal in this setting and it will be a circle on
A Muslim writer of several books and numerous articles, Aisha Rafea is the daughter of the prominent Egyptian Sufi Teacher Rafea
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oneness. This program will accompany a series of Open Space sessions that will allow others to share their stories of transformation.
Global Council of the United Religions Initiative, and a founding member of the Bridge CC of the URI.
Asayo Horibe received her RPN degree from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing and has facilitated and assisted in organizing workshops on racism, religious diversity and Buddhism in the Midwestern United States. She has been President of the Buddhist Council of the Midwest since 1998.
Brian Conroy, an American Buddhist, is a nationally known storyteller in the United States and teaches folklore at San Jose State University in California. Brian uses music, drama, and song as tools to present his universal message of transformation, redemption, and enlightenment.
Omie Baldwin (Dine), MSW, LCSW organized the American Indian participation in the Parliament of the World's Religions in both Chicago and Cape Town. She is a therapist/clinical Social Worker at the University Health Services at the University of WisconsinMadison. Her interests and involvements include peace, social justice, and environmental issues with indigenous people.
The Global Imperative for Interfaith Education: Symposium on Interfaith Education Keynote Address His Holiness the Dalai Lama Leo Lefebure Bhai Sahib Bhai Mohinder Singh
Dr. Howard is Medical Director of Wellness Associates of Chicago and is currently a board member of the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. She is co-editor of the book Awakening the Spirit, Inspiring the Soul: 30 Stories of Interspiritual Discovery in the Community of Faiths.
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Brother Wayne Teasdale, Ph.D., is a Roman Catholic lay monk and noted author of The Mystic Heart: Finding a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions and A Monk in the World. He serves on the Baord of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and is a Counselor for the InterSpiritual Dialogue Action Community.
Interfaith education enables us to learn about religious traditions other than their own, while also deepening our understanding of our own traditions, engaging both the commonalities that bring us together and the particularities that make us distinct. Moreover, interfaith education offers the capacity for profound personal and societal growth, which is essential to fostering and sustaining cultures of peace. His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama will address the subject during this highlight of the first day of the Symposium on Interfaith Education.
Sister Joyce Kemp, RC, Ph.D., received her Ph.D. in Religion and Applied Spirituality from the Union Institute and is a member in good standing of the Religious of the Cenacle. She has written such articles as "An Empty Space: Sacred Drama as Spiritual Exercise," and "Where Improvisation and Spirituality Meet."
Tenzin Gyatzo, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, has received many international awards, including the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
Harold Kasimow, George Drake Professor of Religious Studies at Grinnell College, has written on Abraham J. Heschel and JewishBuddhist dialogue. He is the author of Divine Human Encounter and co-editor of No Religion Is an Island, John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue, and Beside Still Waters.
Leo Lefebure is an Associate Professor of Theology at Fordham University in New York City. He is the author of four books, including The Buddha and the Christ and Revelation, the Religions, and Violence.
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is both a patron and member of several interfaith organizations and serves as an advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust.
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century Rev. Heng Sure Brian Conroy Room 134, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century is a workshop designed to renew and to carry forward the wisdom inherent in every religious tradition and spiritual discipline. We will teach skills required to identify, develop and update stories of wisdom, inter-religious harmony and healing rifts among peoples. Through a process of story-listening and storytelling in the unique interfaith environment of the Parliament, we will renew and thus preserve the wisdom of each tradition and, at the same time, create the potential for participants to foster their understanding of other traditions.
Affirmative Prayer as Common Ground: The Path of Personal Transformation and Spiritual Harmony Tom Zender Deepak Chopra Deborah Moldow Michael Beckwith Joan Borysenko Lynne Brown Mitchell Krucoff Mary Morrissey Rev. Juan Enrique Toro Rev. Duke Tufty Cassandra Vieten
Rev. Heng Sure, Ph.D., an American Buddhist monk, serves as Director of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery and teaches on the staff at the Institute for World Religions. He is a member of the
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Thursday, July 8, 2004 LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Born in Quito, Equador, Rev. Juan Enrique Toro is the president of the Association of Unity Churches. For 11 years, he has been a Unity minister serving a bilingual/bicultural congregation in Costa Rico, where he also founded the "Season of Non-Violence" in 1998
We will explore the premise that the exercise of prayer can lead to personal transformation. As affirmative prayer is utilized, participants become more intimate with the God of their understanding and more enlightened with collective and individual consciousness stimulated through spiritual growth. The program will address these attributes and encourage their vitality within the worldwide spiritual community. Prayer is both an intimate act in a relationship with God and an expression of citizenship in a larger spiritual community. This program will seek, enable, and facilitate participation in that community. This program is part of a series organized by the Association for Global New Thought (AGNT).
The Reverend Duke Tufty is the chairman of Unity's Board of Directors, and is the first non-Fillmore family member to head a primary Unity Board since it was founded in 1889. Ref. Tufty is a 1990 graduate of the ministerial program at Unity Institute
Dr. Vieten is a research psychologist of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, California Pacific Medical Center, and The University of California, San Francisco. She is studying practices that cultivate transformation in consciousness and directing a project funded by the National Institutes of Health, examining the role of compassionate intention in healing.
Tom Zender holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ottawa University, in Kansas, and has 36 years experience in management, marketing, and strategic development. He is the first president of Unity who is not a member of the founding Fillmore family.
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Deepak Chopra has written more than twenty-five books, and is the author of more than one hundred audio and videotape series, including five critically acclaimed programs on public television Dr. Chopra currently serves as CEO and founder of The Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California,
Faith on Film: The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai) Macky Alston Barbara Abrash
Room 111 Film Festival
Deborah Moldow is Director of The World Peace Prayer Society WWPS). As an NGO associated with the UN Dept. of Public Information, the WPPS supports initiatives to build a culture of peace and encourages observance of the International Day of Peace, including an annual program for children at UN headquarters in New York City.
Dr. Beckwith is the founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, and is the co-founder and current president of the Association for Global New Thought. He is considered one of the metaphysical movement's most influential visionaries and is the recipient of many humanitarian awards for his commitment to world peace.
Faith on Film Series: The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai) (1988) showcases a rare dance language that is at the heart of the Yupik Eskimo's (Bering Sea coast) spiritual and social life. This quietly beautiful film gives an intimate look at this art, which most people have never seen. Exceptional for its exquisite representation of the resilience of this indigenous people and their religious practice in the face of over 100 years of colonialism and westernization. (90 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film follows during the Open Space period.
Dr. Borysenko completed her Doctorate in medical sciences at the Horvard Medical School, has had her work appear in numerous scientific journals, and has been featured in many popular magazines and newspapers. She is well known for her ability to bridge diverse disciplines and open up new lines of communication
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary committed to cultivating, supporting and promoting engaging, responsible, balanced media about religion, spirituality and ethics.
Lynne Brown serves as Vice President of Silent Unity and is an ordained Unity minister. She has served Unity in various capacities for more than 25 years, and oversees the international activities of 13 Silent Unity prayer ministries around the world. Dr. Krucoff is Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. He is past Editor in Chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, and has published more than 100 articles and book chapters on various aspects of cardiology, coronary care, spirituality and complementary medicine.
Barbara Abrash is associate director of the Center for Media, Culture and History and the center for Religion and Media at New York University where she also teaches. She is an independent documentary producer, film curator and co-editor of Personal Essay Filmmaking of the 1980's and 9-11 and After: A Virtual Casebook as well as numerous articles.
Ties That Bind Ann Feldman Jan Thompson Shakeela Hassan
Mary Manin Morrissey is the founder and senior minister of the Living Enrichment Center, and her book, Building Your Field of Dreams, was adapted for a PBS special. She has addressed the United Nations on curbing violence, worked with the Dalai Lama on interfaith dialogue, and received countless humanitarian awards
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Program Descriptions Thursday, July 8, 2004 LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ties that Bind (2004) documents a local project in Metropolitan Chicago that brings together women spiritual leaders from the Black Evangelical, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Hispanic Protestant communities to share their music and personal stories, work together to create a vision of how the world can be and guide their communities to move this vision forward. The extraordinary spiritual leaders profiled in this film include Cantor Deborah Bard, Rev. Addie Wyatt, Sr. Kathy Sherman, Amina Saeed and Rev. Annie Gonzalez. (50 min.) A discussion session immediately follows.
Dr. Hans Küng is an internationally known Christian theologian and president of the Global Ethic Foundation of Tübingen University. He has published over fifty titles, including Does God Exist?, Christianity and World Religion, Paths to Dialogue with Islam, Hindusm and Buddhism, Christians and Jews, Global Responsibility, In Search of a New World Ethic, and edited, Yes to a Global Ethic. Dr. Küng lives and teaches in Tübingen, Germany.
Song of Peace Fei Hong-Kuei
Theater (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Ann E. Feldman, Ph.D. (producer), founder and artistic director of Artistic Circles, is currently a Visiting Scholar in Gender Studies at Northwestern University and a Rhodes Scholar for the Illinois Humanities Council in the USA. She has written, produced and hosted nationally syndicated radio programs, public events and CDs, for which she has received several awards.
Emmy and NEH award winning videographer Jan Thompson created the Hidden-Journeys program (Hidden Chino, Hidden Mexico, Food for the Ancestors, Hidden Korea), which were broadcast on PBS, Asia TV and REI as well as The Music Masters, profiling Daniel Barenboim.
Inspired by her daily devotation, Ms. Fei's ancient Chinese zither music (guzheng) is powerful in healing the pain of a wounded heart, calming the irritated mind and encouraging the desperate. She integrates songs related to Buddhism and folk songs to express graciousness to the earth, loving kindness to all beings and harmonious co-existence. Songs include Praising the Buddha, Song of Fa-Hwa, Inspiration from the MiTou, High Mountain and Gentle River Runs and Music of the Peace Era.
For three years, Dr. Hassan served as the National Fundraising Chairperson for Unity Productions Foundation. She is a member of the Visiting Committee, Chicago Theological Seminary; the External Advisory Board, International Human Rights Law Institute; and the National Board of the Cardinal Bernadin Center of the Catholic Theological Union
Fei Hong-Kuei (Taiwan) plays a guzheng, an ancient Chinese zither and holds the honorific title of "Best Zither Performer in the East." She is both founder and current leader of Hungyun Zither Music Orchestra and leader of Lu-Yuan Chinese Music Orchestra. She has given recitals all over the world including the USA, Australia, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Beijing and Shanghai. She has recorded five tapes and 6 CDs. Ms. Hong-Kuei is an associate of the University of Hawaii Department of Music, a graduate of the Far East Fine Arts Academy and of the East-West Music Senior Research Class
Clash or Conversation: A Dialogue of Civilizations Shirin Ebadi Hans Küng
Auditorium (3155), English/Spanish/Catalan
ENGAGEMENT 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Are the cultural and historical differences between Christian and Muslim communities in the world too wide to reconcile? Are we doomed to a "Clash of Civilizations," or are there alternatives through creative dialogue? In this discussion Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi of Iran and distinguished theologian and author Prof. Hans Küng of Germany will explore the difficulties and challenges in creating meaningful dialogue and will make recommendations on how to break down cultural barriers.
Secularity and Religions: Suggestions for a New World Julio Gisbert Quero Ignasi Boada Mari Angels Roqué Maurice Halimi Teresa Guardans Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Ms. Shirin Ebadi is the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Ms. Ebadi, born in 1947, is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. She received a law degree for the University of Tehran. In the years 1975-1979 she served as president of the city court of Tehran, one of the first female judges in Iran. After the revolution in 1979, she was forced to resign. She now works as a lawyer and also teaches at the University of Tehran. With Islam as her starting point, Ebadi campaigns for peaceful solutions to social problems and promotes new thinking on Islamic terms. She has displayed great personal courage as a lawyer defending individuals and groups who have fallen victim to a powerful political and legal system that is legitimized through an inhumane interpretation of Islam.
This will be a panel discussion that seeks to come up with proposals for a new world order, based on respect and shared experiences.
Julio Gisbert Quero is General Secretary of the secular Association "Espacios del Hombre" and Chair of the Peace Space in Madrid.
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Thursday, July 8, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ignasi Boada is a Doctor in Philosophy and professor of History of Religions at the Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona, Vic and Tarragona.
present in international trade and to reach a decent life and job.
Mari Angels Roqué is an anthropologist, leads the magazine Quaderns de la Mediterrània and has recently written the book Plural Islam
Francesc Mateu has been the coordinator of Austral Africa for the department of International Cooperation of Intermon-Oxfam, now he is the spokesperson of the Universal Forum of Cultures of Barcelona at Intermon-Oxfam.
Maurice Halimi is an adjunct of the mayor of Perpignan, expresident of the Israelite Community of Eastern Pyrenees. He made the interviews for the book Secularity, spirituality in the city and organized a travel for Israelis, Palestinians and French people of all the religions in Auschwitz.
Rafael Sanchis is Director of Fair Trade of Intermón Oxfam, which is an NGO of Cooperation having 189,833 members, thousands of consumers of Fair Trade and 1,235 workers in 7 headquarters and 37 committees in Spain, from whom 949 are volonteers. This organization is member of the international net of Oxfam.
Teresa Guardans is a teacher of Judaism at the Center for the Study of Religious Traditions ("Centre d'Estudi de les Tradicions religioses") and expert in pedagogy of religions.
Santi Bolivar is Director of the Barcelona Headquarter of Intermón Oxfam.
Toni Codina is Director of SETEM, which is a NGO of solidarity with more than 1,200 members and thousands of vulonteers. SETEM actively works to promote the fair trade in a fairer world.
Unity in Diversity: The Foundations of a Culture of Peace and Justice in an Intertraditional Cooperation Lama Rinpoche Denys Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Mrs. Rina Dewri is one of the craftswomen of Bangladesh related to the Mennonite Central Committee, which is a local partner of Intermon Oxfam. She makes products of fair trade. Mennonite Central Committee (
MCC) is a reliel, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC reflects the biblical call to care for the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and those in prison.
Lama Denys will offer a presentation of the ethical and spiritual common ground of all peace and justice-oriented communities. Lama Deny's vision of unity in diversity offers a means to engage in intertraditional dialogue in a spirit of mutual respect.
Mrs. Marium Begum is one of the craftswomen of Bangladesh related to the Mennonite Central Committee, which is a local partner of Intermon Oxfam. She makes products of fair trade. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a relief, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC reflects the biblical call to care for the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and those in prison
Spiritual heir of Kyabdje Kalou Rimpoche, one of the greatest contemporary Buddhist Tibetan masters, and the spiritual guide of Rimay Shangha International, a network of Dharma centers, Lama Rinpoche Denys is very involved in the interreligious dialogue as the Honorary President of the European Buddhist Union and the co-founder of the United Traditions Initiative.
Conditions for Peace, Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity: A Christian Perspective José Luis Suárez
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
How Can Religious Communities Be Engaged in Fair Trade? Francesc Mateu Rafael Sanchís Santi Bolivar Toni Codina Mrs. Rina Dewri Mrs. Marium Begum Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
This will be a lecture presenting the protestant approach to peace education based on biblical teaching and the example of Jesus Christ. It will also discuss the contrast between a culture for peace and the culture of violence that is presented in the media.
José Luis Suárez is a Menonite postor, member of the Evangelical Council of Catalonia and president of the Catalan diaconate,
This workshop that will explain what fair trade is, and the means that exist for collaboration. There will also be testimonies as well as an exhibition of products of fair trade. Fair trade allows to avoid that the international trade produces more unfairness. Fair trade take into account ethical and environmental values. That implies the non acceptance of the children exploitation, to pay a fair price for products, to preserve the human and labor rights and the equal rights between women and men. Fair trade helps to producers to be
InterSpiritual Dialogue - The Vision in Practice Kurt Johnson Wayne Teasdale Martha Gallahue Annette Knopp Matthew Mitler
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ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Tom Downes
Melanie Freas Alan Steinfeld Dorothy Cunha Martha Foster
Alden Bevington
William Hayashi
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion/Interactive Workshop
This program will open with a panel discussion describing the vision, genesis and progress of "InterSpiritual Dialogue" - an unfolding practice of the InterSpiritual Dialogue Action Community (ISDAC). Modalities of interspiritual dialogue and expression will be highlighted along with a global action initiative and exploration of models of cooperation. Participants will then be invited to share in a hands-on interactive process that will feature reflection, silence and collaborative interspiritual dialogue. ISDAC moderators will use techniques that demonstrate the advantage of different traditions working together to promote community action plans.
Dr. Kurt Johnson is a founding member of InterSpiritual Dialogue. He is a board member of the National Service Conference of the American Ethical Union, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture and a member of the UN Spiritual Caucus. He is widely published in science, religion and ethics. He co-authored Nabokov's Blues: the Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius.
Brother Wayne Teasdale, Ph.D., is a Roman Catholic lay monk and noted author of The Mystic Heart: Finding a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions and A Monk in the World. He serves on the Baord of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and is a Counselor for the InterSpiritual Dialogue Action Community.
Martha Gallahue is a founding member of ISDAC, a practicing psychotherapist and an interspiritual practitioner. She is a member of the United Religious Initiative at the UN representing the American Ethical Union. Martha also represents the Spiritual Caucus of the United Nations at the Parliament of the World's Religions.
Annette Knopp is a teacher/counselor in the Advaita Tradition and has pursued experiential work in Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism and healing and integration techniques. Ms. Knopp specializes in holding Women's Circles for the recognition and celebration of the Spirit in its female embodiment and is a Counselor to ISDAC.
Matt Mitler originally trained in Humanistic and Existential Psychology and later discovered the healing potential of theatre. He studied with such masters as Jerzy Grotowski, Carl Rogers, and Jean Huston. In 1997, he merged psychotherapy and theatre to found Dzieci, a theater group with a higher purpose. He is a founding member of the ISDAC (InterSpiritual Dialogue) Service Council.
Rev. Tom Downes, Ph.D., is a founding member of ISDAC and a practicing psychotherapist and interspiritual practitioner with backgrounds ranging from Christian mysticism, eastern religious
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practice and Tai Chi Chuan to shamanism. He is also representing Pax Christi at the Parliament of the World's Religions.
Melanie Freas is a member of the Service Council of ISDAC. Formerly associated with both the Omega Institute and the University of Creation Spirituality, she has pursued experiential and intellectual training from a wide variety of both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions. Her most essential work is that done under the tutorship of Russill Paul, a teacher from the Hindu tradition of Nada Yoga who is also presenting at the 2004 Parliament,
Alan Steinfeld is a member of the Service Council of ISDAC and producer and host of New Realities Television which has brought viewers the leading edge scientists and mystical and spiritual thinkers that are changing the way we think of the world. He is cofounder of the Concordia Foundation.
Dorothy Cuhha, founding member of ISDAC, is a member of the corporate business community. Dorothy practices Peruvian Shamanism working with, among others, Oscar Miro-Quesada. She is on the steering committee of the Institute for Life Purpose, a non-profit organization dedicated to propagating the conversation of living one's purpose.
A member of the InterSpiritual Dialogue Collaborative Circle, Ms. Foster is the founder and executive director of Living Earth Television. She has worked for three decades with festivals, broadcasters, museums and universities in both the USA and Asia. She has graduate training in both anthropology and media. She created the Windy City International Documentary Festival and developed story ideas for an Emmy award-winning documentary series for Chicago Public Television.
A member of the Collaborative Circle of InterSpiritual Dialogue, Alden Bevington has studied, prayed and practiced with a full spectrum of teachers and congregations representing the many faces of human spirituality. His particular interests have been religious psychology and the philosophical and meditational techniques which comprise the world's mystical teachings.
Dr. Hayashi is a Professor of Humanities at Columbia College in Chicago, where he teaches courses in Mystical Consciousness: East and West, the Philosophy of Love, and Spirituality and Empowerment, and serves as Director of the Senior Seminar Program: Voice, Values, and Vision. He has been a teacher of Siddha Yoga meditation for over twenty years, a student of Chinese energy methods, and an author and panelist in the inter-faith
movement.
Religious Values and Social Activism Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Schwarz
H. H. Swami Sadyojathah Paul Knitter
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
One of the great challenges to religious communities is to find ways that the wisdom of respective faith traditions can motivate its adherents to work for social justice and world peace. Many young people have a hard time finding religious inspiration for their own altruism and their desire to make a

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positive difference in the world. During this session, three religious leaders from different traditions will discuss the core values of their respective faiths that might inspire people towards lives of social activism. They will also reflect on how well their religious communities have succeeded in this regard in recent decades and what might be done to be more effective in this regard.
Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Schwarz, Ph.D., founder and president of PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, currently serves as Rabbi Emeritus of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Rockville, Maryland. Additionally, Dr. Schwarz is the co-author of numerous books and over 100 of his articles have been published.
Born Raghu Raj Raja, into the royal family of Kerala, India, His Holiness Swami Sadyojathah found his calling at a young age and was attracted to community initiatives for the betterment of society. Over the years His Holiness has personally initiated more than 25,000 people in countries around the world.
Professor Emeritus of Theology at Xavier University, Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), he has been working with "Christians for Peace in El Salvador" and has published a critical survey of Christian approaches to other religions: "Introducing Theologies of Religions" (2002). He is also on the Board of Trustees of the International Committee for the Peace Council.
Partner Cities and Capacity Building Opening Session
Rev. Dirk Ficca
Richard Weingarten
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Come hear from Executive Director Dirk Ficca, CPWR staff, and volunteers about the ongoing work of the CPRW and CPWR sponsored programs at the Parliament. Learn about the history of CPWR and how you can connect with the ongoing work of the CPWR throughout the week.
Rev. Dirk Ficca has been with the Parliament of the World's Religions since 1992, and has been its Executive Director since 1998. He was formerly a Presbyterian Minister in Benton Harbor, Michigan for ten years.
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor. He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, management, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
Challenges Facing Sikh Identity
Bhai Sukhbir Singh
Pal Ahluwalia
Bhai Sahib Bhai Mohinder Singh.
Nikky-Guninder Singh
Jagbir Jhutti-Johal Gurharpal Singh

Program Descriptions Thursday, July 8, 2004
ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Japjeet Kaur Inderjit Singh
Room 120
In the wake of the twin tower attacks, Sikh identity has been problematized. Sikhs condemn the demonisation of any person who endures racial vilification and is not allowed to freely practice their religion. Yet, there are commonly held misconceptions about Sikhs. This seminar seeks to explore the complicated nature of Sikh identity in the contemporary world, and deal with the challenges and opportunities presented by globalisation.
Bhai Sukhbir Singh has previously been a school teacher in London. He is currently a businessman and volunteer of the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha.
Pal Ahluwalia is Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a volunteer of the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha.
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is both a patron and member of several interfaith organizations, and serves as an advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust.
Professor Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is the Chair and Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies at Colby College.
Dr. Jagbir Jhutti-Johal is a lecturer in Sikh Studies, University of Birmingham.
Professor Gurharpal Singh is the Nadir Dinshaw Professor of InterReligious Relations at the University of Birmingham.
Ms. Japjeet Kaur is a Psychology student, and a volunteer of the GNNSJ.
Inderjit Singh is Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations.
Lessons from Phoenix: Creating Peace in a World of Religious Violence
Rev. Paul Eppinger
Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa
Rev. Kyra Baehr
Namagundalu Venkobarao Shamasundar
Priscilla Eppinger
Sybil Eppinger
Sardarni Sahiba Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa
Room 121, English
Interactive Workshop
Religious ignorance and misunderstanding have erupted into violence and murder in the Phoenix, Arizona area with synagogues, temples, churches, and mosques desecrated and violated. The Sikh community has been especially targeted with murders, shootings, and other acts of violence. Over the past eight years we have learned how to bring strength and support
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to the offended groups. The model developed by the Arizona Interfaith movement offers methods for proactively creating a positive force by engaging media, government, educational institutions, businesses and the religious community. You can learn to foster spiritual understanding and respect through education, dialogue, service and community-building. This seminar can help teach you how to move your community and our world from religious intolerance and violence to compassion, reconciliation and peace.
Dr. Paul Eppinger, an American Baptist minister, has served as Statewide Director of the campaign to establish a Martin Luther King holiday for Arizona, the Executive Director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council and is now the Executive Director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement.
Guru Dev Kaur Khalsa grew up in the Sikh community in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended school in India for eight years, and received her Master's Degree in Architecture from Tulane University in 2001 and Yale University in 2004.
Rev. Kyra Baehr is a Unity minister and board representative for Arizona Interfaith Movement. Her experiences in Houston, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona as Unity minister, non-profit executive and human resources manager have all reflected her leadership in bridging cultural and religious differences to create community based on love, compassion and understanding.
Mr. N.V. Shamasundar has been a professional electrical engineer working for the City of Phoenix, Arizona since 1984. He received his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) Degree in 1964 (India) and his Master's Degree in International Management in 1984 (USA). He is a Member/Director of Arizona Interfaith Movement.
Dr. Priscilla Eppinger is Assistant Professor of Religion at Graceland University in lowa, USA. Her particular areas of interest are the appropriation of religion by popular culture and feminist and other liberation theologies. She previously served as a pastor in the American Baptist tradition.
Sybil C. Eppinger, B.A., M.A. was a Marriage and Family Therapist for 27 years and co-host of a television series on family issues for 10 years. She is the President of Church Women United, and a Board Member of the Phoenix Interfaith Chaplaincy and a professional organization. She co-authored a book on marriage, and was named Arizona Mother-of-the-Year for 2002.
Sardarni Sahiba Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa has been a Sikh since 1971. She received her introduction to Sikhism from Yogi Bhajan while attending Pomona College in Claremont, CA. She is an ordained Sikh Minister, President of Sikh Dharma of Phoenix, Chairperson of the International Khalsa Council, and an Arizona Interfaith Movement board member.
Interreligious Partnerships in Crisis Relief - An Innovative Strategy for Cooperation, Empowerment and Sustainability
Rev. Dr. Ray Buchanan
Room 122, English/Spanish Lecture
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emergency relief. Establishing intentional partnerships between interreligious faith-based NGOs is also an effective methodology for enhancing local capacity and program sustainability. These partnerships not only foster mutual understanding, they broaden the sense of community among participating organizations. This program demonstrates the power of commitment and the enhanced ability for service when faith groups work together regardless of tradition.
Rev. Dr. Ray Buchanan has devoted his life to a vision of a world without hunger. For the past 25 years he has worked to provide food and emergency aid in crisis areas around the globe. He is currently President and CEO of Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief organization located in Raleigh, North Carolina that specializes in fast response and partnering with other faith-based organizations. He is an award-winning photographer whose exhibit, Faces of Hunger / Faces of Hope, can be seen in the Parliament's Art Gallery.
Dealing with Anger Compassionately Hema Pokharna
Mandakini Pokharna
Room 123, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Anger is an alarm indicating that our needs are not being met, we are being hurt or our boundaries are being violated. Being discouraged from the awareness and forthright expression of anger, we accumulate suppressed anger, possibly causing physical health problems like blood pressure. In this workshop we will discuss the source of anger, increase our awareness of anger and learn ways of expressing our needs and feelings behind anger. Using meditation, focusing, and nonviolent communication skills, we will learn to express anger compassionately without feelings of guilt or blame.
Hema Pokharna, Ph.D., is a researcher at the University of Chicago. and a member of the JAINA Interfaith Committee. She is the Director of Journeys of Life, and gives extended training sessions and lectures around the world. Her work provides powerful and practical training in connecting with self and others.
Mandakini Pokharna, MD, practices internal medicine in Chicago, and has been trained at the center of Nonviolent Communication. Like Hema, Manda came to the United States from India. She has helped to create and teach inspiring and lively workshops around the world, introducing the audience to the basic skills and concepts of nonviolent communication.
Sustainable Development Poverty, Social Development, Globalization and Social Values Swami Sivarama
Room 124, English
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and love God. Adhering to such principles, development becomes truly sustainable, for it has the blessings of the Lord.
Bahman A.K. Shirazi, Ph.D., is Director of Graduate Studies at CIIS in San Francisco, as well as faculty member at JFK University in Orinda, California
Bom Peter Letai in Budapesi Hungary, in 1973 he joined the Krsna Consciousness movement in Montreal. In 1987 he took responsibility for preaching incognito in Hungary and, since 1989, has traveled betwee Hungary and the UK, lecturing and teaching. He is one of 25 governing members of ISKCON.
The necessary values for the creation of a happy interreligious family Roya Massarrat Saian
Room 129, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Sufi Psychology Forum: From Mind to Heart, Pathway to Peace Seyedeh Hamaseh Kianfar Amineh Pryor Nazila Ghazi Arife Hammerle Sheikh Jamal Granick Bahman Shirazi
This presentation offers a systemic evaluation of the relational values that can help the interreligious couple to achieve an improvement in their relationship, as well as analysis of the strategies than can help preventing and solve conflicts within the interreligious family.
Room 125, English Lecture
Roya Massarrat Saian has a degree in Psychology, a master in systemic family therapy and a post-graduate in mediation. She is a family psychologist and therapist with a strong experience in interreligious and intercultural families having practiced in China and Spain.
This panel begins with a Sufi meditation and continues in discussions, and will include lecture and experiential components for participants to gain or deepen our understanding of the heart as a pathway to peace in Islamic Sufism. Based on a 1400 year history, the teachings on the Qur'an, and the lives of the Prophets of monotheism, Islam teaches practical tools and methods for listening with the ear of the heart and deepening our connections to an underlying humanity which is accessible in every moment. This program is part of a series organized by the International Association of Sufism (www.ias.org).
The Peace Pole Project Nickolai Parker Dagmar Berkenberg Hagit Ra'anan
Room 130, English Interactive Workshop
Seyedeh Hamaseh Kianfar is a member of the International Association of Sufism and Sufi Women Organization. Scholar and author, Seyedeh is pursuing a Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology, has served as a representative for the Student Senate at the School of California Professional Psychology. Amineh Amelia Pryor, Ph.D., is an Uwoiysi Sufi, an active member of International Association of Sufism, Sufi Women Organization, and the Sufism and Psychology Forum. She teaches classes at the Institute of Sufi Studies in California and other schools and organizations. She has written numerous articles on psychology, spirituality, and science.
A Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument that displays the message and prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth in different languages. There are more than 200,000 Peace Poles in 180 countries world-wide. Learn about the history of Peace Poles and how schools, neighborhoods, religious communities and organizations have had success bringing peace and harmony into their environment with it. Participants are invited to take this concept with them and plant Peace Poles in their own communities.
Nickolai Parker serves as the Representative to the United Nations for the World Peace Prayer Society and works on the International Day of Peace - a Resolution from the United Nations General Assembly declaring September 21st as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence.
Nazila Ghazi has a B.S. in computer engineering and has consulted major corporations. Currently owns an interior design studio and is enrolled in East/West psychology graduate program.
Ms. Dagmar Berkenberg heads the Munich office of the World Peace Prayer Society
Dr. Hammerle is a student of Uwaiysi Tariqat of Sufism and a member of the International Association of Sufism. She has published many articles and a book, Unfolding Self Essence. She is an alternative representative of IAS for the United Nations.
Sheikh Jamal Granick is a Student of Uwaiysi Sufism, co-director of the Sufism and Psychology Forum, a Dept. of the International Association of Sufism. Sheikh Jamal is also a psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hagit is a volunteer Peace Representative for the World Peace Prayer Society in the area of Tel Aviv, Israel. After losing her husband during the war with Lebanon, she became a tireless peacemaker, planting over 60 Peace Poles in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. She works to create opportunities for Palestinians and Israelis to meet one another as human beings sharing the cause of Peace, travelling regularly to meet with the people of Gaza and the refugees in the camps on the West Bank.
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Fr. Gerald P. O'Rourke was ordained in Ireland in 1950. He is the Emeritus Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and served os Romon Catholic Advisor for the Competition.
Designing Interfaith Sacred Space: Lessons from the First International Interfaith Sacred Space Design Competition Elder Donald Frew Nahid Angha Rev. Paul Chaffee David Ponedel (Rt. Rev.) Vivek Anand Fr. Gerald P. O'Rourke Suzanne Morgan Bryant Alcantara Katice Helinski Jeff Riley
Suzanne Morgan represented the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions on the Jury. She has been a professional interior designer and architect, and completed a four-year course in theology through the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Bryant Alcantara is one of the winning designers. He is at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. Katice Helinski is one of the winning designers. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Room 131, English/Spanish Panel Discussion
Jeff Riley is one of he winning designers. He led a team from Centerbrook Architects and Planners in Centerbrook, Connecticut.
The voice of different religious traditions on cultural diversity Joan Hernández
The Interfaith Sacred Space Design Competition Jury and Advisors looked at over 150 designs submitted by architects and others from 17 countries, all trying to answer the questions: Is genuine interfaith space possible? What might a space designed to accommodate the needs of all faiths look like? The competition was sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco; EURIMA (Expressing the United Religions Initiative in Music and the Arts); and the Interfaith Center at the Presidio; in partnership with the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and the United Religions Initiative. This presentation and panel discussion will address the challenges in designing interfaith sacred space and share the insights and design principles revealed by the competition process.
Room 132, Spanish Other (audiovisual presentation)
Audiovisual presentation on the symbols that are a prominent expression of religious diversity. Participants will be introduced into a number of religious symbols and then encouraged to engage in a discussion on the meaning and use of symbols for the human being. In this presentation, Joan Hernandez will lead a panel of presenters are members of the Working Group on Religions and Cultural Diversity (UNESCO Center of Catalonia)
Don Frew is the founder and Director of the Lost and Endangered Religions Project (LERP). He has been active in interfaith work for 18 years, and serves on the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative and the Board of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio
Joan Hernandez is the coordinator for the Univeral Forum of Culture's relations to religious, spiritual and interreligious organizations.
Nahid Angha, Ph.D., is co-founder of the International Association of Sufism (IAS), and founder of the Sufi Women Organization (SWO). An internationally published scholar and human rights activist, Dr. Angha is the main representative of the IAS to the United Nations (NGO/DPI).
Protestantism in Spain and its engagement with society Mariano Blázquez
The son of Presbyterian missionaries, Paul Chaffee grew up in Asia. He is ordained in the United Church of Christ, the founding Executive Director of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, and member of the Board of Directors of the United Religions Initiative.
Room 134 Lecture
Rt. Rev. David L. Ponedel is a Bishop in the Church of Divine Man and a founding board member of the Interfaith Center of the Presidio, San Fransisco. He celebrated this ceremony of the Cape Town Parliament in 1999.
This lecture presentation will offer an overview of the Protestant communities in Spain, and their contribution to Spanish society.
Mariano Blázquez has a B.A. of Law, is working as a lawyer and a priest
Vivek Anand has a B.Arch. from the Academy of Architecture, Bombay, and an M.Arch. from Virginia Tech. He works as a Project Designer and Project Manager at Tsang Architecture. Vivek also writes, is a photographer, and is a student of Hindustani classical singing, Yoga, Vedanto, Raja Yoga and Taoism.
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Proselytization and Religious Freedom
Kusumita Pedersen
Wande Abimbola
Irfan Khan
David Little
Rev. Hans Ucko
Vrnda Chaitanya
Arvind Sharma
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
A panel of internationally distinguished experts will discuss the basic human right of religious freedom in relation to the controversial issue of proselytization, the effort to convert others to one's own religion. While proselytization is often viewed negatively, religious freedom embraces the right to peacefully teach others about one's own religion. Presentations and discussions will explore the ethical, interreligious and legal aspects of this important and complex issue.
Kusumita Pedersen, Ph.D., is chair of the Department of Religious Studies at St. Francis College. She has been involved with the Global Interfaith Movement for the past twenty years.
Wande Abimbola occupies the position of Awise Awo Ni Agbaye, "spokesperson and ambassador for the Yoruba religion and culture in the world." He has devoted his life to the Ifa, the Yoruba system of divination, and has taught at Harvard, Colgate and Boston College and written extensively on the Yoruba tradition.
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
David Little, Ph.D., is professor of practice in religion, ethnicity, and international conflict at the Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge Massachusetts. Previous to that he was a senior scholar at the United States Institute of Peace.
The Rev. Hans Ucko, Ph.D., is an ordained minister of the church of Sweden, and is currently responsible for Jewish-Christian relations and dialogue at the World Council of Churches.
Vrnda Chaitanya received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the recipient of several awards and honors and has published numerous works on Hindu Philosophy, International Feminism, and Ecology. Dr. Chaitanya is currently a Distinguished Professor of Vedanta and Sanskrit at Valosta State University.
Dr. Sharma gained an M.T.S. in 1974 and then a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978. He is now Birks Chair of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has published over fifty books including The Study of Hinduism (2003) and five hundred articles in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion.

Program Descriptions Thursday, July 8, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
A Buddhist-Christian Dialogue on Communal Responses to Social and Environmental Violence
Donald Mitchell
John Berthrong David Chappell
Rita M. Gross
Rosemary Ruether
Sulak Sivaraksa
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel will present the results of a series of dialogues that have been held by the International Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter, known also as the Abe-Cobb Group, and have been sponsored by the Lilly Endowment. The dialogues addressed the causes of, and responses to, social and environmental violence. Presentations by Sulak Sivaraksa on "The Economic Basis of Social and Environmental Violence and the Need for Economic Justice," and Rita Gross on "Reconstructing Just Communities in Response to Social and Environmental Viiolence" will be followed by responses from Rosemary Radford Ruether and Donald Mitchell. John Berthrong will moderate and David Chappel will give a special presentation on the history and work of ICBTE in addressing economic, social and environmental issues.
Donald W. Mitchell, Professor of Comparative Philosophy and Religion at Purdue University, is active in Buddhist-Christian dialogue. He is Director of the International Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter, and is advisor for Monastic Interreligious Dialogue. His books include Spirituality and Emptiness, Masao Abe: A Zen Life of Dialogue, and The Gethsemani Encounter.
John H. Berthrong, Associate Dean and Professor of Comparative Theology, is director of the Institute for Dialogue Among Religious Traditions at Boston University. He has written numerous publications including All Under Heaven: Transforming Paradigms in Confucian-Christian Dialogue, and The Divine Deli: Religious Identity in the North American Cultural Mosaic.
David W. Chappell teaches Buddhist studies and comparative religion at Soka University of America, and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Hawaii. His publications include several edited books, among which are: Buddhist and Taoist Studies, Tien-t'ai Buddhism: An Outline of the Fourfold Teachings, and Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace.
Rita M. Gross, a noted scholar of Buddhism, has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for twenty-five years, representing Tibetan Buddhism in general, and the Shambhala Buddhist perspective in particular. She is the author of numerous articles and essays on women and religion, including "Buddhism after Patriarchy: A Feminist History."
Rosemary Radford Ruether has been a pioneer in Christian feminist theology for over three decades, and her books are among the most widely read of North American feminist theologians. Her
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Dance of the Four Cultures
Cabaret, English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
book, Sexism and God-Talk, is a classic in the field of feminist theology. With wide-ranging scholarship and a penchant for finding hidden connections among seemingly disparate fields, Ruether hos written and edited close to twenty books and hundreds of articles and reviews. She is at home in such diverse fields as the patristics, the historical and theological roots of anti-Semitism, the Israeli Palestinian conflict, the history of women in American religion, liberation theology, the mythology of the Ancient Near East, and ecology
The song of the Sun: music and Sufi Menlevi dance. Jalil Barcena
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
Theater, Arabic/Turkish Artistic Performance
Artistic performance by J. Barcena and his group called "usha" ("The Lovers of Allah") that will interpret the Sufi Menlevi music and dance called "The song of the sun" inspired by the Persian Sufi poet Hazra Maulana Rumi.
Concert and Dance of Shinto Traditional Music Noriaki Nagao
Theater (4:30 PM - 5:00 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Jalil Barcena is an expert in Sufism, the director of the Institute of Sufi Studies of Barcelona and a professor at the Religious Traditions Centre and the University of Girona.
Music concert with the selected best traditional music of the emperor's Court. Gegaku music is a melting pot between traditional Japanese music and dance and different kinds of dance and music from Asia. The Gegaku Society of the Tenri University from Nara, Japan are formed by 19 musicians, it has restored the traditional music for 24 years.
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Friday, July 9, 2004
MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quaranic Verses for People of All Faiths Dr. Irfan Khan Dr. Anis Ahmad
The Social Dimension of the Comtemplative Christian Prayer Maria Lucía Caram Padilla
Room 111 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 114 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Lecture exploring the social commitment that contemplative prayer can influence and its social impacts that lead to actions of solidarity.
July 9 - In light of July 8th's meditation, we will reflect on the Divine Words in Surah 95. Day Two of an observance offered throughout the week. Each observance aims at training its participants in contemplating the meaning of the Divine Text: it helps to see every discourse as a highly systematic and organized unit; we will look into the structure of the Quran as a whole; Arabic text as well as English, Spanish and Urdu translations will be provided; it is requested (not mandatory) that every partcipant come prepared to engage in the Text.
Maria Lucía Caram Podilla is contemplative nun (Convent of Santa Clara, in Manresa), who has been working in solidarity projects for the Third World and on mental health issues. She is promoting interreligious activities in Manresa. Different young groups of Manresa will participate in this initiative.
The Religious Dimension as a Supplement of Humanity Ramon Oranias Orga
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-in-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Room 115 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Panel discussion with the participation of Ramon Oranias and Vicente Merlot presenting the importance of the reconciliation of science and religion, and the opening towards a principal of unity.
Ramon Oranias Orga is a Monk in Montserrat and a member of the DIM (The Monastic Interreligious Dialogue) iberic Commission
Workshop on the Use of Aromas and Fragance Sarangapani Mohanambal Ahmed Benallal Albert Sánchez Puerta
Dreams and Spirituality Gyetrul Jigme Rimpoche
Room 113, English & Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 116 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Workshop on the use of aromas and fragrances within Hindu, Islam and Christian religions. It will be shown to people how spirituality and practice of traditions and cultures using aromas and fragrances help us to drive away negativity, evil, stress, etc.
Lecture on dreams and spirituality. The dreams are a powerful method to increase the spiritual potential and they are another way to improve the welfare of all beings.
Sarangapani Mohanambal is a Indian psychologist, o Dr. in alternative medicines and a specialist of Hindu tradition, and lives in Barcelona. She founded an association called ""New Samsokara Institute for Health, Body, Mind and Spirit".
Gyetrul Jigme Rimpoche is a young master who belongs to the hereditary lineage Ripa, whose head is his father, Vidyadharo Terton Namka Drimed. He lives in Orisso (India) where he is the director of a monastery of 5.000 exiled Tibetans.
Ahmed Benallal is Coordinator of the Muslim Council of Catalonia and member of the Council of the SETEM, Catholic NGO working for the Third World.
Jewish Meditation Eliyahu McLean
Albert Sánchez Puerta is a Psychologist and has a B.A. in Religious Sciences; she is the coordinator of the religious team of the Catalan Association of Boyscouts (MEGSJC).
Room 117 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
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McLean draws poetic lines from traditional Jewish prayers, psalms and medieval liturgies to chant mystical songs in the style of the kabbalist and chasidic masters. This observance is also a part of the Symposium on Interfaith Education.
Universal Meditation Swami Chidanand Saraswati
Room 122, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Mclean is the Coordinator of the Jerusalem Circle, a network of spiritual peace activists in Israel/Palestine. An Orthodox Jew, he has traveled worldwide with Palestinian Muslim Ibrahim Abuelhawa to promote dialogue.
Swami Saraswati will draw upon ancient meditation techniques from various world religions to bring participants toward peace, serenity, bliss and connection with the Divine. Participants of all religious and cultural backgrounds will be guided to get in touch with their own Divine Center.
Spirituality and Social Engagement Smiichbhadrananda Avadhuta Montse Castellà Rabbi Ariel Edery Eduard Ibañez Jalil Barcena
H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji is the President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh (Himalayas). He travels the world bringing wisdom, inspiration, fulfillment and peace to audiences of all nationalities, all backgrounds and all cultures,
Room 120 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Hindu Pooja and Fire Ceremony Sarangapani Mohananbal
Room 123, English /Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Panel discussion that will address the social commitment of the different religions. Representatives and members of several religions will express the social work that is carried out by their tradition in favour of poor and needy people.
Fire ceremony, which will combine ancient prayers, Western teachings, offering of flowers, music, Hindu songs, etc.
Smiichbhadrananda Avadhuta is a Teacher of yoga and meditation, and missionary monk in Singapur; he is working for the community Ananda Marga.
Sarangapani Mohananbal is a psychologist, specialist in alternative medicines (Ayurvedic medicine, homoeopathy, etc.) and in Hindu tradition. She founded an association called "New Samsakara Institute for Health, Body, Mind and Spirit" and has published several books.
Montse Castellà is a teacher of meditation and tai-chi in Barcelona; translator of Buddhist texts
Ariel Edery is a rabbi of the Jewish community Atid, a liberal congregation in Barcelona. Like many of his congregants, he is a native of Argentina. He moved to Jerusalem to study at Hebrew University. He then worked as an educator within the Jewish community in Mexico City. His ordination is from Hebrew Union College, the Reform seminary in Cincinatti, Ohio.
Praying Together - Morning Observance Rev. Marcus Braybrooke Abdul Jalil Sajid Fr. Albert Nambiaparambil (CMI). Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke
Eduard Ibañez is Director of the Christian association "Justice and Peace" in Barcelona, that has an important social engagement,
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Jalil Barcena is an expert in Sufism, the director of the Institute of Sufi Studies of Barcelona and a professor at the Religious Traditions Centre and the University of Girona.
Sufi Songs and Invocations Faouzi Skali Room 121 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance This activity is a spiritual practice based on sufi songs and invocations.
This observance will be prepared in the "Praying Together?" workshop of July 8. People of different faiths will pray together as groups to enrich their individual spiritual lives by learning about and using patterns of prayer from other faiths. A second workshop on July 11 will include discussion of what has been learned and to consider how Praying Together could be encouraged in our faith communities and in the places where we live.
Faouzi Skali is an anthropologist, writer and specialist in Sufism. He is also the director of the Festival of Sacred Musics in Fes (Morocco). He has been designed by the UN as one of the 12 persons who contributed to the dialogue between civilisations in 2001.
Marcus Braybrooke is a vicar near Oxford, England and a key figure in world interreligious affairs. He is president of the World Congress of Faiths, Patron of the International Interfaith Centre, co founder of the Three Faiths Forum and an International Peace Councilor. He is the author of many books including Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, What We Can Learn From Islam/From Hinduism and three anthologies of prayers from world religions.
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Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report"
Buddhist monk born in Tibet, who studied 11 years in the private monastery of the Dalai Lama (Namgyal) in Dharamsala (India); he now lives in Barcelona and is the president of the Tibet House.
Fr. Albert Nambiaparambil is Secretary General of the World Fellowship of Interreligious Councils and director of UPASANA. He is the author of Interreligious Dialogue: My Pilgrimage of Hope in INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE.
Service of Examination Gilbert Bond Angela Cera Rev. B. Herbert Martin, Sr. Pamela Miano
Reverend Dr. Richard Boeke is a Unitarian Minister, interfaith activist and is the Hon. Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths.
Room 131, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
We Sing Praying to Jesus Antoni Torrelles
Room 125, Spanish/Catalan/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
People of all faiths are invited to attend this service and prayerfully reflect upon their relationship with God, their neighbors and their enemies. It is the first of a three-part program today that demonstrates how reconciliation in Christ can unfold. It continues with session two in the Intra-religious time period followed by participation in an Agape Meal during the lunch break. Written material in English, Spanish, Arabic and French will be provided.
Religious observance, from the Lord's Prayer. The prayer will be accompanied with different readings, songs and movements.
He belongs to the Marist Community, which has 30 years of experience in praying with music and song accompaniment.
Power of Prayer and Meditation Yogini Sri Chandra Kali Prasada
Dr. Gilbert I. Bond is Associate Professor of Theology and African American Studies at Yale Divinity School. He is the president and founder of the Leadership Center for Christian Reconciliation, Inc, and is dedicated to preparing leaders to create communities of Christian Reconciliation across the boundaries that divide humanity He is author of Community, Communitos, and Cosmos and The Religious Experience of Paul the Messianic Jew. Dr. Bond is a member of the Church of the Brethren (Anabaptist).
Room 129, Telugu/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
A native of San Diego, California, and participant in the Nazarene Church, Ms. Cera is a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School. Her interests are in the study of Christian reconciliation, especially as it relates to women and the body. She plans to continue her studies in theology at the doctoral level.
Prayer and meditation are direct means to communicate with the omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient source of power, God. Through meditation one can literally experience this while still living in a mortal body. Meditation done under the guidance of a true Guru, or spiritual teacher, leads to inner strength, peace and self-realization. A self-realized person experiences the universal energy and oneness with mankind that are the driving forces to selflessly serve humanity and tirelessly work towards world peace.
Rev. Dr. B. Herbert Martin, Sr. was chaplain to Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago and pastor of Progressive Community Center, The People's Church. He is adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and founder of the "Institute of Lay Theological Education." He is currently working to establish international prayer communities in Africa and the African Diaspora for peace, healing and reconciliation.
Sri Mataji is the disciple of His Holiness, Sri Hanumath Kali Vora Prasad Babuji Maharaj, known as Babuji to all, the great spiritual moster of our times. Her Holiness Sri Mataji is presently the head of Sri Kali Gardens Ashram, Nambur, Andhra Pradesh, Indio. Sri Mataji was chosen by Sri Babuji as His successor,
Originally from New York City and raised Roman Catholic with Episcopal influences, Ms. Miano utilizes her professional training in food service for Christian hospitality, table fellowship, and the ministry of Reconciliation in Christ. She currently serves as head of dining services at Yale Divinity School.
Sacred Songs of Secret Rituals of Tibet Thubten Wangchen
Room 130 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Rumi: a Mystical Sufi for Today's Dialogue Jalil Barcena 132, Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Seminar on Sufi mysticism. The speaker will present the Sufi Persian poet and mystic of the 13th century, Hazrat Maulana
Religious practice. The monks of the Namgyal monastery will sing various pieces of the most secret Tantric rituals of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Rumi, and will put the emphasis on the depth and the modernity of his work, which clearly represents the dialogue that is in the core of Islam. Five persons will make readings of poems in five languages, accompanied with music.
Mayan Ceremony Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj Elizabeth Araujo M.O. 3, Quiche/Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Jolil Barcena is an expert in Sufism, the director of the Institute of Sufi Studies of Barcelona and a professor at the Religious Traditions Centre and the University of Girona.
Bab's Martyrdom Elisabeth Lheure
Mayan Ceremonies use the Four Directions and the Four Elements. Don Alejandro will lead the group of representatives from Central America in a ceremony which asks permission of the land and people of Spain to be present. He will invoke a blessing for the the 2004 Parliament and will pray for peace and harmony throughout the entire week. Presented in the Quiche language and in Spanish. Translation into English given after the ceremony.
Room 134, English/Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Observance of one of the 9 main celebrations of the Baha'i religion, commemorating the martyrdom of the one of its two prophets. The people who will participate in the observance are practicers of the Baha'i faith, but the celebration is open to everybody
Alejandro Cirilo Perez-Oxlaj was born in Guatemalo. His Mayan name is Wakatel Utiw/Wandering Wolf (Lobo Errante), given by the Invisible beings with a mandate of being "The Voice of the Jungle"" and the messenger of the Mayas, Anciano Mayor del Consejo Nacional de Ancianos Maya de Guatemala.
Elizabeth Araujo, interpreter. Born in El Salvador, she is a member of the Continental Council of Indigenous Elders of the Americas, Maya Tradition.
World Peace Prayer Ceremony with the Flags of All Nations Deborah Moldow Barbara Fields Bernstein Nancy Rivard
Labyrinth Walking as Spiritual Practice Barbara Ducharme Tricia Kibbe Rev. Kathy Musser Beth Burnham Mace
M.O. 2 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
M.O.4 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
The World Peace Prayer Ceremony is a non-sectarian event where all present send a prayer for peace to every nation in the world as its flag is raised, with accompanying music. It has been performed around the world and at the United Nations as well as at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. The theme of the ceremony is May Peace Prevail on Earth.
Labyrinths are used in churches, hospitals and many other settings as an embodied walking meditation practice and pathway for healing. Walking the labyrinth in community has the potential for personal transofrmation, fostering inner peace, insight and developing compassion, crossing religions and cultures. This morning observance is facilitated by members of the Labyrinth Guild of New England.
Deborah Moldow is director of The World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS). As an NGO associated with the UN Dept. of Public Information, the WPPS supports initiatives to build a culture of peace and encourages observance of the International Day of Peace, including an annual program for children at UN headquarters in New York City.
Barbara Fields Bernstein is Director, Synthesis Dialogues I, II, III with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Co-founder-Director of Gandhi King Season for Nonviolence. She is a participant in the UNESCO Seminar on Religion and Peace and is a contributing author of The Community of Religions.
Barbara Ducharme hos hosted and facilitated open walks in northeastern USA since 1999, co-founded the Labyrinth Guild of New England, and constructed numerous temporary and permanent labyrinths for individuals and organizations. With Rev. Eileen Epperson, she co-led an interfaith dialogue workshop at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
Nancy Rivard is president of Airline Ambassadors International (AA) - a non-profit organization dedicated to hand-delivering aid and love to children and families in need. All has impacted the lives of 100,000 children in 44 countries. Nancy has been recognized by the UN and USA Congress and honored with dozens of awards.
Tricia Kibbe, president of the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is a labyrinth facilitator trained by Veriditas at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California. In 2000, Tricia was chosen to coordinate the month-long "Let Us Walk With Mary retreat sponsored by Veriditas, the World-Wide Labyrinth Project, at Chartres Cathedral in France
Kathy Musser, treasurer for the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is associate pastor at the Wellesley Congregational Church in Massachusetts. She has facilitated a labyrinth ministry there for 5
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years, including monthly open walks, and various workshops and courses for all ages using the labyrinth as a spiritual tool. Beth Burnham Mace, secretary for the Labyrinth Guild of New England, is a certified labyrinth facilitator with the San Francisco Grace Cathedral Veriditas Program. In August 2003, she and other members of the Guild led a week long pilgrimage to Chartres Cathedral. She leads labyrinth workshops in Boston hospitals and church groups.
supports it. There will also be ample opportunity for attendees to participate in thoughtful introspection and "heartful" dialogue with one another. Richard Rathbun, a Stanford graduate, is board chairman of the Foundation for Global Community. His work hos focused upon international and human development, peace and consciousness, and conflict resolution in areas such as the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan and Central America.
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Jane Kroll is affiliated with the Foundation for Global Community. A professionally trained teacher of the Enneagram, a study of different personality types and their growth processes, much of her life has been spent as a volunteer activist for non-profit organizations.
Cultural Fusion: Tibetan Voices and Occidental Songs Thubten Wingchen Tashi Dorje
Sidney Liebes originated the one-mile-long (1,500 meter) world-renowned, context-setting exhibition "A Walk Through Time...From Stardust to Us", which unfolds the evolution of Earth and life upon it at a scale where each foot (1/3 meter) represents one million years. He retired following research careers at Hewlett-Packard Labs and Princeton and Stanford Universities in electron and nuclear physics, relativity, computer vision, automated stereophotogrammetry, search for extra-terrestrial life, and automation technology.
Theater, Italian/English Artistic Performance
Concert of Tashi Dorje, the only Tibetan tenor graduated in the Liceo, theatre of Opera of Barcelona. He will offer the Ave Maria of Schubert among other west Christian pieces.
Thubten Wangchen is a Buddhist monk born in Tibet, who studied 11 years in the private monastery of the Dalai Lama (Namgyal) in Dharamsala (India); he now lives in Barcelona and is the president of the Tibet House
The Importance of Intra-Religious Dialogue Mohammed Kagee Rev. Sherri Hausser Bishop Michael Ingham Shlomo Alon
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Partner Cities, Panel Discussion
Born in Chamdo, Tibet, Tashi Dorje studied in the Opera, Dance and Theater Academy of the University of Pekin. He has received some international prizes. He has studied with Eduardo Giménez in the Superior School of Music of the Liceo of Barcelona and with Victorio Terranova in the Superior School of Music of Milan.
Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - The Story Richard Rathbun Jane Kroll Sidney Liebes
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Organizers from the Partner Cities Network will share stories, teachings, and practices from their own tradition that inspire interreligious dialogue and cooperation, as well as articulate the challenges and opportunities of organizing intra-religious dialogue within their communities. Discussion will center on communal perceptions of dialogue and lessons learned from the panelists' experiences.
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan
Mohammed Kagee is a Founding Member of the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative and the Muslim Students Association of South Africa. He also serves as a Trustee of the Claremont Main Road Mosque, which was instrumental in the anti-apartheid struggle.
The objective of the Story session is for participants to experience the expanded story and sense the awe and wonder of it, how it broadens and deepens our understanding of the world and our role and identity in it. Included will be a video that traces the profound journey we have all taken "from stardust to us." Another video to be shown captures the common expanded identity experienced by astronauts from several nations when first viewing Earth from space. The physicist creator of the Walk Through Time will be present to offer his personal reflections on the story and the science that
Rev. Sherri Hausser is a Presbyterian Pastor and a founding Member of the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia. She has worked for the Japanese Government, a Japanese women's university, the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and served on the national Council of Churches (U.S.A) Interfaith Relations Commission.
Michael Ingham is Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster in The Anglican Church of Conada, and teaches Religious Pluralism at
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the Vancouver School of Theology. He is the author of two books including Rites For A New Age published in 1986 and Mansions Of The Spirit: the Gospel in a Multi-Faith World published in 1997.
Shlomo Alon is the Board Vice-Chair of the Interfaith Encounter Association. He also serves as the Head of the Supervision Department and Chief Supervisor of Arabic Language and Middle Eastern Studies in the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Tikkun Olam: Fixing the World
Rabbi Herbert Bronstein
Rabbi Ariel Edery
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture, Discussion
This program explores the concept of Tikkun Olam (repairing or fixing the world) and its confluence of the practical (praxis) and mystical (contemplative) streams of Judaism. The very meaning of Tikkun (""repair"", ""reparation"", or "putting in order"), implies action; religion as practice or observance. In Judaism a cluster of metaphors emphasizes religion or deed and from the time of the prophets of Israel, this aspect of Judaism has emphasized social justice and compassion for ""the other"".
Herbert Bronstein is Senior Scholar/Rabbi Emeritus of a leading Chicago congregation, where he served as Senior Rabbi for 25 years. He has lectured at the University of Rochester, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois - Chicago, Oxford, Common Ground and the Illinois Humanities Council and teaches the History of Religions at Lake Forest College. He is the author of numerous articles and is the editor of a modern classic of liturgy, The Passover Haggadah of Reform Judaism. In 2000, he was honored by the University of Cincinnati as their Distinguished Alumnus.
Ariel Edery is the rabbi of Judia Atid. A native of Argentina, he moved to Jerusalem to study at Hebrew University. He worked as an educator within the Jewish community in Mexico City, and became the full-time rabbi of Congregation ATID in 2001, the first and only Progressive synagogue in Spain.
Navigation for the Inward Journey: Spiritual Direction as a Pathway of Peace
Liz Ellmann
Sr. Margaret Diener Suzanne Mannshardt
Patricia Roberts
Melodie Kimball
Nick Wagner
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Join us to explore the ancient practice of spiritual direction or ""listening for the holy in everyday life."" A multi-faith panel of spiritual directors will describe their art of helping another
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person become aware of God's presence in daily life. Rooted in the contemplative traditions of many faiths, spiritual direction helps re-orient seekers to a more meaningful relationship with the spiritual in everyday life, renewing a commitment to community, justice and peace. Information on how to find a spiritual director and how to discern the call to become a spiritual director will be included in the program. Rabbis, pastors and other spiritual leaders are welcome. Learn if spiritual direction may be a helpful practice for your community or as a way to deepen one's way of listening to the spiritual life of the community.
Liz Ellmann has a Master of Divinity degree from Jesuit Seattle University. She is executive director of Spiritual Directors International, a multi-faith, non-profit organization that supports the ministry of spiritual direction and provides programs, publications and practices that support its 4,000 members in 44
countries.
Margaret M. Diener, O.P., is a Roman Catholic Dominican Sister of San Rafael, California. She is a board member of the Council for the Parliament of the World's Religions and is a member of Spiritual Directors International.
Suzanne Mannshardt, M.Div, is Director of Daily Grace Ministries, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Yuba City, California. She is a member of Spiritual Directors International and is on the Steering Committee, Yuba-Sutter Abrahamic Interfaith Association, Yuba City, California. Suzanne is a Protestant Christian/Presbyterian.
Patricia Roberts is a Member of Spritual Directors International. Known for her integration of body, mind and spirit.
The Reverend Melodie Kimball is mental health chaplain based in a multi-fiath center in the heart of Leeds, England. She is also an experienced hospice chaplain with Native Americans.
Nick Wagner is the editor of Presence: an international journal of spiritual direction.
The Way of the Saints: The Path of Personal Transformation through Meditation
Andrew Vidich
Richard Scotti
Gertraud Schottenhoher Manfred Leunig
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Engagement
The presentation focuses on the individual's journey to inner peace and spiritual fulfillment. It explores in particular how by deepening our spirituality we can experience personal transformation which in turn can lead to the expression of compassion, generosity and selfless service to humanity. The quest to bring peace and harmony to the world must ultimately begin with our own journey toward inner peace. This workshop will provide the essential tools for personal transformation and a simple yet highly effective technique of meditation to access the divine presence within us.

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Christian approaches to other religions: "Introducing Theologies of Religions" (2002). He is also on the Board of Trustees of the International Committee for the Peace Council.
Dr. Andrew Vidich is an author, educator, consultant and international speaker, and is the author of numerous articles and three books on modern mysticism, spirituality and healing. Dr. Vidich's lectures and workshops on meditation, personal transformation and healthy living have been inspiring audiences throughout the country.
Pathways to Peace in the Thought of Joseph Smith Grant Underwood Elder Hans Lara
Dr. Scotti earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a Professor of Systems and Self-engineering at the International School of New Media in Germany. He conducts seminars and workshops on religious, esoteric and selfdevelopment topics throughout the USA, Canada and Germanspeaking Europe.
Room 120, English Academic Paper
Dr. Gertraud Schottenhoher has been a professor of Art Therapy at the University of Fine Art in Munich since 1992. She is a licensed Psychotherapist (for 30 years) and has been a regular meditator for 21 years under the guidance of the Masters of Science of Spirituality H.H.Sand Darshan Sing and H.H. Sant Rajinder Sing. Her aim is to bring her spiritual experiences into her work and daily
life.
Manfred Leunig has a Dipl.Kim degree from the Johann WolfgangGoethe-University in Frankfurt and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Ruhr-University in Bochum. He also runs the non-profit "werkstatt gestalten-therapie-meditation in Switzerland which provides a stage for self-discovery, dialogue and creative activities
Joseph Smith is widely recognized as the founder of the Mormon religion, a faith that today counts some twelve million communicants worldwide. Less well known is the degree to which he articulated a powerful set of principles designed to bring about a just, peace-filled society. What propelled this prophet's hope for humanity was his distinctive view that people, rather than merely God's creations, were literally his children, endowed with divine characteristics. Such a vision gave new meaning to the phrase "brotherhood of man" and spilled over into Smith's vision of a sustainable living for all. In short, Smith's dream for the ideal society was one in which human beings lived as literal brothers and sisters and children of God and ""were of one heart and one mind, and there was no poor among them."
Symposium on Interfaith Education Keynote Address, Day Two: Madhu Kishwar Madhu Kishwar Al-Harith A. H. Hassan Al-Asady Brad Hirschfield Paul Knitter
Grant Underwood is Professor of History at Brigham Young University and Research Historian at BYU's Smith Institute for Latterday Saint History. He is the author of the prize-winning Millenarian World of Early Mormonism, and has just completed a 900 page manuscript that will be part of the new documentary series The Joseph Smith Papers.
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Elder Hans Lara is the Director of the Public Affairs of the Church of Mormon of Barcelona.
Interfaith education offers an essential tool for creating cultures of peace. On this second day of the Symposium on Interfaith Education, we explore how interfaith education addresses religious and social conflict and the histories of violence and oppression found within many of our religious traditions, as well as the potential religions have to offer the peace building process.
Judaism and Justice Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Schwarz
Room 121, English Lecture
Ms. Kishwor is a senior fellow at the Centre for Studies in Developing Societies in New Delhi, India. She is the author of many books, including Religion at the Service of Nationalism and Other Essays and founding editor of the journal Manushi.
Every faith tradition wrestles with an internal tension between its particular and universal elements. In a new book, Rabbi Sid Schwarz takes a look at the Bible for its core teachings around justice. In this presentation, Rabbi Schwarz will talk about Judaism's core principles as the foundation for the world's understanding of justice. He will also reflect on the challenge of applying these principles in Israel, when state security needs and core Jewish values of human rights are in conflict.
Dr. Al-Asady is a member of the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Iraq
Robbi Brad Hirschfield is Vice President of CLAL - The National Jewish Center for learning and Leadership in New York City. His is a thoughtful voice on issues of faith, doubt, and the importance of interfaith dialogue, and has been featured on television, radio, and in major newspapers across the country.
Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Schwarz, Ph.D., founder and president of PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, currently serves as Rabbi Emeritus of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Rockville, Maryland. Additionally, Dr. Schwarz is the co-author of numerous books and over 100 of his articles have been published
Professor Emeritus of Theology at Xavier University, Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), Paul Knitter has been working with "Christians for Peace in El Salvador" and has published a critical survey of
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Thomas Merton: The Monk's Response in Times of Crucial Choices Fernando Beltran Llavador Francisco Rafael De Pascual
and is dedicated to preparing leaders to create communities of Christian Reconciliation across the boundaries that divide humanity He is author of Community, Communitas, and Cosmos and The Religious Experience of Paul the Messianic Jew. Dr. Bond is a member of the Church of the Brethren (Anabaptist).
Room 122, Spanish/English Lecture and Dialogue
A native of San Diego, California, and participant in the Nazarene Church, Ms. Cera is a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School. Her interests are in the study of Christian reconciliation, especially as it relates to women and the body. She plans to continue her studies in theology at the doctoral level
Thomas Merton's contemplative response is, in a way, representative of the universal monastic journey as well as of an itinerary for human growth and fulfillment. This presentation will show, through Merton's unique witness, that the way of the monk (whether charismatic or institutional) implies a rootedness in the ground of the Spirit. For Merton, our present responsibility, much more demanding than in the past, requires a new creativity and openness, and a sincere solidarity with people of other religions, cultures and traditions which, beyond the gains of dialogue itself, may reach the level of true communion.
Originally from New York City and raised Roman Catholic with Episcopal influences, Ms. Miono utilizes her professional training in food service for Christian hospitality, table fellowship, and the ministry of Reconciliation in Christ. She currently serves as head of dining services at Yale Divinity School.
Rev. Dr. B. Herbert Martin, Sr. was chaplain to Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago and pastor of Progressive Community Center, The People's Church. He is adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and founder of the "institute of Lay Theological Education." He is currently working to establish international prayer communities in Africa and the African Diaspora for peace, healing and reconciliation.
Fernando Beltran Llavador is a teacher trainer at the University of Salamanca and a Thomas Merton Society International Advisor. He has recently directed a thesis on the poetry of Thomas Merton by Spanish researcher Sonia Petisco.
Zen Meditation Practice Rosan Daido
Cistercian monk and the Director of CISTERCIUM, Francisco Rafael De Pascual has been responsible for the translation of some writings about and by Thomas Merton. He was co-responsible for the first two Merton retreats in Spain, and has been collaborating with Fernando Beltran on diverse Merton and Merton-related events.
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The Praxis of Reconciliation: Restoring the Broken Arm of the Cross Gilbert Bond Angela Cera Pamela Miano B. Herbert Martin, Sr.
Zen is the total pure meditation, unconditioning all karmas and attaining the universal dharma. It is freedom from and of body and mind, in seated stillness and daily dynamics, It is the cultivation/verification of unconditional peace and unsurpassed awakening. It is the core practice of the Awakened Way. This workshop explores Zen meditation's mechanisms and allows partipants to experience it.
Room 123, English Interactive Workshop
Rev. Rosan Daido (Dr. Osamu Yoshida), a Professor at Toyo University, is founder and Abbot of the Missouri Zen Center. He received his Ph.D. and M.Phil. both from Columbia University, and has authored several books, including Limitless Life and No Selfa New Systematic Interpretation of Buddhism
Christian Reconciliation is more than forgiveness. In its original revelation it was the creation of communities of inclusive otherness, bringing the outsider within the same sacred space. This program demonstrates how to create identities of inclusive otherness through the praxis of Christian Reconciliation, creating spaces for healing, holy listening, and transformation. It addresses the multiple realms of Christian Reconciliation: a) interior; b) interpersonal; c) communal and d) inter-communal. This program continues from today's "Service of Examination" Morning Observance and concludes with the part-three Agape Meal during the lunch break period. Written materials provided in English, Spanish, Arabic and French
What is CaoDai and What Does It Say About Peace? Hum Bui Hung Lam Ven. Tuong-Dinh Le Room 125, English Lecture
Diverse outer appearances of religions has brought conflict among people igniting cruel wars fought in of the name of God. To bring harmony between religions and peace among humanity, the CaoDai faith was founded with the principle that all religions are of the same origin and principle, and are
Dr. Gilbert I. Bond is Associate Professor of Theology and African American Studies at Yale Divinity School. He is the president and founder of the leadership Center for Christian Reconciliation, Inc.,
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manifestations of the same truth. Indeed, CaoDai spiritual messages say "You are the body of Love. Love is the cause of the existence of the universe. Thanks to love, all living beings are in peace, the universe is calm. Thanks to peace, there would be no mutual hatred, and subsequently there would be maintenance of life and evolvement."
Hum Bui was born CaoDai in Vietnam in 1943. He moved to the USA in 1975 and has been participating in interfaith activities in Southern California. He has been teaching CaoDai at various Universities in the USA, particularly in Southern California. He is a leader of CaoDai overseas.
Dr. Hung Lam is a Senior Research Scientist at Edwards Lifesciences in California, USA. He is a follower of Minh-Ly Doo, a syncretistic religion founded in 1924 in Vietnam by the Mother Goddess and the Spirit of Lao Tseu under God's plan for a New Era of spirituality and lasting peace on Earth. He is also a member of Cao Dai temples and organizations in California for 21 years, promoting religious harmony and cooperation.
Ven. Tuong-Dinh Le is the Principal Priest at the Tree Religion Temple (Tam-Tong Mieu)
Hinduism: Valuing Diversity and Promoting Harmony Through its Practice and Application Swami Mahamandaleshwar Maheshwarananda
Room 129, Hindi/English Lecture
As one of the world's oldest religions with more than 1.5 billion adherents, Hinduism is a highly regarded pathway to peace, due to its tolerance of the Supreme Reality being recognized in many and varied forms. This lecture seeks to share the experience of the Hindu in daily life, and to provide examples of how this faith will successfully face the many challenges in our future. His Holiness Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda will unfold the principles of Hinduism as revealed in the Vedas, as a way of life that helps humans to be more balanced individually and more productive socially.
His Holiness Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda has dedicated his entire life to helping humanity through yoga and by evoking the ancient spiritual heritage of Sat Sanatana Dharma. He is the author of the system Yoga in Daily Life, and is the Founder of International Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship.
Pagan Dialogue Inside & Outside of the Circle Angela Buchanan
Jerrie Hildebrand
Drake Spaeth
Phyllis Curott Patrick McCollum
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Leaders from a variety of Pagan paths join together for a discussion of their approaches to intra-religious and interreligious dialogue. The program will have two important focuses: First, what is the diversity of Paganism and how does that create a need for dialogue between the different paths? Also, where are the disagreements and how are they being discussed? Second, how are Pagans and Pagan teachings reflected in the relationship with other religions? Where are the difficult areas of discussion and how does our intra-faith dialogue influence our external dialogue with other religions?
Angie Buchanan is educated in Comparative Religion and Psychology, and is a family tradition Pagan. She is currently the Public Relations Advisor for Lady Liberty League, teaches a graduate level course on Interfaith Bridge Building at Cherry Hill Seminary, and is the Director of Gaia's Womb.
Jerrie Hildebrand has been involved with Unitarian Universalist Paganism and has served on governing bodies in various national Pagan organizations since 1986. Currently, Ms. Hildebrand is a member of the First Universalist Society of Salem, Massachusetts, and is also the assistant Executive Director for the Lady Liberty League.
Drake Spaeth PsyD is a clinical psychologist, shamanic practitioner, writer, and ordained minister of Circle Sanctuary. A former activeduty Air Force officer, he has served as a consultant for the Armed Forces about issues pertinent to Nature Spirituality and engaged in interfaith dialogue work with military chaplains of different religions.
An attorney and Wiccan priestess for almost 25 years, H.P.s Ps. Phyllis Curott is author of WitchCrafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic. An outspoken advocate for the rights of Wiccans, she has been widely profiled in the national and international media, and is founder of the Temple of Ara.
Rev. Patrick McCollum serves 33 state correctional institutions as Wiccan Chaplain. He has been interviewed on radio, national TV and in the press, and is often sought out to provide expert testimony in court cases or as a professional consultant on matters pertaining to Wicca and Paganism.
Experience of the Interreligious Dialogue in the Islamo-Christian Center of Copenhagen Aminah Tonnsen
Room 131, Lecture
Lecture that will present the experience of the Islamic-Christian Study Center of Copenhagen. It was established jointly by Muslims and Christians and is composed by an equal number of Muslims and Christians who cooperate in an atmosphere of friendship and mutual respect.
Converted to Islam since 1983, Aminah Tonnsen is a member of the Islamic-Christian Center of Copenhagen; she has written some books on Islam.
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The Islamic View of Human Cloning Malik Khan
132, English Lecture
Human cloning, therapeutic stem cell research and other emerging scientific discoveries are in need of reflection and commentary from our religious and spiritual traditions. Using the principles of Islamic jurisprudence to extrapolate from prohibitions and permissions of Islamic law covering related situations from the time of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.S.), this presentation attempts to arrive at morally and logically consistent guidelines to govern the emerging field of human cloning and other technologically aided methods of human reproduction. Finally, this presentation will investigate situations that justify therapeutic stem cell research.
Dr. Malik Sardar Khan was born April 8, 1943, in the city of Quetta of what was then British India but what would soon become Pakistan. Since 1978 Dr. Khan has played a key role in World Muslim Congress, the first Islamic NGO to achieve Class A observer status at the United Nations. Since 1988 Dr. Khan has been World Muslim Congress' Councillor for the Americas and Permanent U.N. Representative. Served WMC for thity years. In 1990 he co-founded, along with the then-head of Muslim World League, Dr. Abdullah bin Omar Nasseef, the World Council of Muslim Communities.
The Zen Garden: A Paradise
Gabriela Vargas Anguita
Room 134, Spanish/English Lecture
Lecture, with a visual support and PowerPoint, about the artistic and symbolic language of the Zen garden. This presentation will highlight the spiritual principles and the relationship that the person establishes with the garden. The speaker will present the garden as a way of understanding Buddhist illumination: the image contributes to understanding the principles and the spiritual values of Buddhism as well as the non-dual relationship with reality.
Dr. in Fine Arts on the Zen gardens, Gabriela Vargas Anguita has been a professor in different universities as well as a professor of yoga since 1974.
Mahatma Gandhi and Religious Pluralism S.S. Rama Rao Pappu
E. C. G. Sudarshan
V.V. Raman Christopher Chapple Ela Gandhi
K.L. Seshagiri Rao
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The speakers in this panel will explicate and examine Mahatma Gandhi's conception of Religious Pluralism. Gandhi said that "after long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that all religions are true; all religions have some error in them; all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives." Discussions and papers in this panel will center around: similarities and differences between modern formulations of religious pluralism and Gandhi's own conception; Gandhi's religious pluralism and Jaina theory of Anekantavada; Vedantic roots of Gandhi's religious pluralism; Gandhi's practice of religious pluralism; and implications and importance of Gandhian religious pluralism to religious tolerance and religious harmony.
S.S. Rama Rao Pappu is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and an Affiliate of the Department of Comparative Religion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A. He is an Associate Editor (Philosophy) of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism and is the author/editor of Gandhi and America's Educational Future.
E.C.G. Sudarshan is Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics at the Univerity of Texas Austin. He has published over 500 papers in physics and Indian religions and philosophies. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of The Encyclopedia of Hinduism.
V.V. Raman is a Professor Emeritus of Physics and Humanities at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and is the author of several books, including Scientific Prerspective, Glimpses of Ancient Science and Scientists, and Varieties of Science History. He is also an Associate Editor of The Encyclopedia of Hinduism.
Dr. Christopher Chapple a Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Asian-Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. His books include Karma and Creativity, Non-Violence to Animals, and Earth and Self in Asian raditions.
Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, was a vigorous non-violent opponent of apartheid, and a member of South African Parliament for nearly nine years. She is currently Editor of Satyagraha, Secretary of the Gandhi Development Trust, Vice President of WCRP South Africa, and a Member of the Commission. on Religious Affairs of the African National Congress.
Dr. Rao was born in Mulbagal, India, in 1929. He is fluent in several modern Indian languages and has an expert knowledge of Sanskrit. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Mysore and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in the comparative study of world religions. His numerous publications include World Problems and Human Responsibility: Gandhian Perspectives, ed. with Henry Thompson (New York, 1988) and ""Hinduism and World Community," in World Faiths Insight (London, January 1984).
The Tibetan Book of the Life and Death Sogyal Rimpoche
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of Life and Death. In this presentation he will share how the sense of life can influence the dialogical attitude of everyone in fundamental ways.
Sogyal Rimpoche is one of the most distinguished lamas and spiritual teachers, and is considered the reincarnation of Lerab Lingpa Tertön Sogyal, the spiritual teacher of the 13th Dalai Lama. He is also the director and founder of Rigpa, an international network of Buddhist centres and groups.
Representative Songs from Jewish & Sephardic World
Samuel Salama
Theater (10:30 AM 11:30 AM), Spanish Artistic Performance
A concert of songs about the Jewish and Sephardic world. The Choir of the Israelite Community of Barcelona has acquired an important reknown for the quality of its art.
Samuel Salama is Director of the Sefardi School of Barcelona.
Sephardic Music
Samuel Salama
Hellen Gould Ventura
Theater (10:30 AM 11:30 AM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
The Hellen Gould Quintet offers a concert of Sephardic music and songs that have remained until today accompanying the lives, traditions, and ceremonies of the Spanish Jewish, and have contributed to the conservation of the Ladino language.
Samuel Salama is Director of the Sefardi School of Barcelona.
Hellen Gould Ventura is Director of the quintet that bares her name. She is a writer, an actress and artistic director with 23 years of experience in the artistic field.
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
Does the Media Promote Interreligious Dialogue?
Lluís Bernabe Guinot
Jean-Paul Guetny
Juan Bedoya
Gustav Niebuhr
Jean-François Mayer
Francesc Rovira
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How the press deals with religions. Are there differences in the way to address religion depending on the media (press, TV, radio)? Are they responsible for the public opinion of the citizens about religions? Can they ease the dialogue between the different religions?
Lluís Bernabe Guinot is Director of the interreligious radio program ""Samarkanda"" at "Ona Catalana" channel (Barcelona).
Jean-Paul Guetny is Director of ""Le Monde des Religions"", one of the main magazines about religions in France.
Juan Bedoya is a journalist specialized in religions at the Spanish newspaper ""El Pais"".
Gustav Niebuhr is a former journalist at the "New York Times" and currently professor of journalism at Princeton University.
Jean-François Mayer is a Professor of religious sciences at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland); one of the most important experts of new religions and religious violence; he is a journalist expert of religions for the Swiss journal "La Liberté" and has created the web page "Religioscope".
Francesc Rovira is Director of the only Catalan magazine of interreligious dialogue ("Dialogal"); he is a member of the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia and is in charge of the diffusion of the Parliament of World's Religions.
"World Commission on Global Consciousness
and Spirituality" Roundtable
Ashok Gangadean
Ewert Cousins
Tu Weiming Wayne Teasdale Karan Singh Ervin Laszlo
James Parks Morton Mary Evelyn Tucker Jane Goodall Raimón Panikkar Robert Thurman Jonathan Granoff Helga Breuninger Audrey Kitagawa
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
This Roundtable of attending Commissioners aims at a deep dialogue on the vital importance of cultivating global consciousness and spirituality as transformative powers for planetary cultures in the 21st century. Each Commissioner will present his/her vision and perspective on this priority of global consciousness for cultural sustainability and human flourishing in sharing our planet as one human family. These short presentations will be followed by open dialogue, and in a later follow up ""open space"" session that afternoon this deep dialogue will continue in greater depth - focusing on egocentric
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patterns as the deep cause of cultural fragmentation and violence, and global consciousness/spirituality as the key to advancing cultures of peace and nonviolence. This open space session will include a ritual celebration of the ascendance of global consciousness as our new planetary norm. All are welcome.
she worked in Tanzania and established the Gombe Stream Research Centre. In 1977, Jane founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research on wild chimpanzees. Today, the mission of the Jane Goodall Institute is to advance the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things. In April 2002, Secretary-General Annan names Dr. Goodall a United Nations "Messenger of Peace," and in 2003, Queen Elizabeth II named Dr. Goodall a Dame of the British Empire, the equivalent of a knighthood. Today, Jane spends much of her time lecturing, sharing her message of hope for the future, and encouraging young people to make a difference in their world.
Ashok Gangadean is Co-Convenor of the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality, Co-Founder/Director of the Global Dialogue Institute, and Professor of Philosophy at Haverford College where he has developed global philosophy over the past thirty-six years. He is the author of "Meditative Reason"", ""Between Worlds"" and the forthcoming ""Awakening of the Global Mind". He also hosts a weekly TV show in Philadelphia - ww Your Global Connection
Ewert Cousins, the General Editor of the World Spirituality series, is Professor Emeritus, Fordham University, the chief Editorial Consultant for the Classics of Western Spirituality series, and the author of Global Spirituality: Toward the Meeting of Mystical Paths. He was a participant in Monastic Inter-religious Dialogue (Buddhist Christian Dialogue). He is also a co-convener for the Commission on World Spirituality, and was Consultant to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, 1973-1984.
Raimon Panikkar has been professor at the universities of Madrid, Rome, Harvard and California, where he has taught Indian culture and history and philosophy of religions. He has published more than 40 books, including The Trinity and the World's Religions and has created the Vivarium Foundation in Catalonia, which is dedicated to promoting the interreligious dialogue. He is the cochair of the Parliament of World's Religions in Barcelona.
Professor of Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, Robert Thurman is advisor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Tu Weiming, editor of the two Confucian volumes in the World Spirituality series, is the Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy and of Confucian Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. He has written mony books, including Neo-Confucian Thought in Action, and Humanity and Self-Cultivation: Essays in Confucian Thought.
For decades, Jonathan Granoff has served as an advocate for peace and human unity, with a focus on interfaith dialogue, the rule of law and nuclear disarmament. He is President of the Global Security Institute, and serves on numerous governing and advisory boards, such as the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Global Dialogue Institute, Jane Goodall Institute, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, NGO Committee on Disarmament in the UN Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, the Temple of Understanding, TIKKUN, International Association of Sufism, and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He has studied with the Sufi Master Bawa Muhaiyaddeed since his youth, and is honored by receiving his namesake, Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen. Mr Granoff is also an author and an award-winning screenwriter (The Constitution: The Document that Created a Nation).
Brother Wayne Teasdale, Ph.D., is a Roman Catholic lay monk and noted author of The Mystic Heart: Finding a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions and A Monk in the World. He serves on the Baord of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and is a Counselor for the InterSpiritual Dialogue Action Community
Environmentalist, former Indian Cabinet Minister, State President, Member of Parliament, ambassador and lauded author, Dr. Karan Singh is associated with several academic and cultural institutions. His bibliography includes poetry, travelogues, political and philosophical essays, and an autobiography.
Dr. Helga Breuninger is a Creative Member of the Club of Budapest and Head of the Breuninger Foundation in Stuttgart, Germany. Because of her reputation as a visionary thinker in education and her leadership with the Breuninger Foundation, she became a member of various Commissions and NGO's involved with global education.
Renowned for bridging cultures and academic disciplines, Dr. Ervin Laszlo has a Ph.D from the Sorbonne, four other honorary Ph.Ds and various prizes. Dr. Laszlo founded the Club of Budapest in 1993, and has co-authored 36 books and publishes a quarterly scientific journal.
A former attorney, Audrey Kitigowo is now Advisor at the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. She is the founder and director of Vision for Humanity, and associate convener of the World Commission for Global Consciousness and Spirituality
Founder and president of The Interfaith Center of New York, Reverend Morton was Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City for 25 years. He conceived the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, and continues to enrich the environment and community through various social programs.
A professor of religion at Bucknell University, Dr. Tucker is also Coordinator of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University specializing in Confucianism in Japan. She co-coordinated a ten conference series on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
Religions at School in Spain: A Necessary Dialogue Teresa Guardans Jaume Trilla Andreu Ibarz Cristina Monteys
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
In 1965, Jane earned her Ph.D. in Ethology from Cambridge University. Dr. Goodall's work in primatology was groundbreaking;
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Panel discussion that presents the different postures regarding the teaching of the world's religions in schools (contributors: the authors of the book from Editorial Pagès Les religions a l'aula).
Teresa Guardans is a teacher of Judaism at the Center for the Study of Religious Traditions ("Centre d'Estudi de les Tradicions religioses") and expert in pedagogy of religions.
Jaume Trilla is a Professor of the Department of pedagogy of the University of Barcelona.
Andreu Ibarz is a Professor of pedagogy at the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona.
Cristina Monteys is the Coordinator of Activities of the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Groups of women and young people.
The Ethics of Speaking and Listening: An Interfaith Forum on Communication as Spiritual Practice
Mirka Knaster
Elisabeth Lheure
Ariel Edery
Phramaha Boonshoo Sriburin
Hema Pokharna
Amineh Pryor
Kenneth Valpey
Jasjit Kaur
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This interfaith forum, including representatives from a variety of spiritual communities, will articulate the issue of speaking and listening as spiritual practice in the world's religious traditions. Such a forum has the potential to demonstrate where we share common beliefs and practices for the greater good. It also is an opportunity to learn from others and thus to enhance our own perspectives, and furthering the communication methods we already use.
Mirka Knaster has a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion/Asian and Comparative Studies. The author of numerous articles and book reviews in a variety of publications, she has appeared on radio and TV programs, at health and retreat centers, national expos and conferences, and in print media across the United States and New Zealand.
Elisabeth Lheure is Secretary of the Baha'i Spiritual Assembly of Barcelona, and was the Director of the Spanish edition of One Country from 1998 to 2003. She is involved in various associations including Inner Wheel and the UNESCO Association for Inter-religious Dialogue.
Ariel Edery is the rabbi of Judia Atid. A native of Argentina, he moved to Jerusalem to study at Hebrew University. He worked as an educator within the Jewish community in Mexico City, and became the full-time rabbi of Congregation ATID in 2001, the first and only Progressive synagogue in Spain.

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Phramaha Boonshoo Sriburin, Ph.D. is a Thai Monk from the Chicago area. He entered monastic life in Thailand at the age of 14. One of his main personal interests is working for peace and harmony in the world and promoting good understanding and relationships among humankind.
Hema Pokharna, Ph.D., is a researcher at the University of Chicago and a member of the JAINA Interfaith Committee. She is the Director of Journeys of Life, and gives extended training sessions and lectures around the world. Her work provides powerful and practical training in connecting with self and others.
Amineh Amelia Pryor, Ph.D., is an Uwaiysi Sufi, an active member of International Association of Sufism, Sufi Women Organization, and the Sufism and Psychology Forum. She teaches classes at the Institute of Sufi Studies in California and other schools and organizations. She has written numerous articles on psychology, spirituality, and science.
Kenneth Valpey (Krishna Kshetra Das) has been a member of ISKCON since 1972. He has a B.A. and an M.A in Religious Studies, an M.St. in the Study of Religion, and just completed a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Theology. He presently works with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
Jasjit Kaur is Co-Founder and Vice President of the International Institute of Gurmat Studies (IGS) headquartered in Southern California. Ms. Kaur has taught at Delhi University and also delivered lectures and seminars internationally on a wide variety of subjects related to spirituality and holistic living.
Holistic Meditation: An Embodied Inquiry into Integral Spirituality
Jorge Ferrer
Ramon Albareda
Marina Romero
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
A consensus is growing among religious leaders and thinkers about the importance of cultivating an integral spirituality that honors the voice and wisdom of the body, instincts, heart, mind, and consciousness. Integral spiritual practice - which can take place in the context of any religious tradition - seeks to foster the co-creative participation of all these human attributes in the unfolding of our spiritual lives. In the spirit of dialogue and inquiry, this workshop introduces the practice of holistic meditation, which involves contemplative physical contact between practitioners that allows access to the creative power of these human dimensions. Join us in this exciting experimental exploration of contemporary participatory and integral spirituality.
Jorge N. Ferrer is core faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. He is the author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality, and received the Fetzer Institute's Presidential Award for his seminal work on consciousness studies in 2000.
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Ramon V. Albaredo is the founder of the ESTEL School of Integral Studies, Barcelona, and the co-creator of Holistic Integration. Coauthor of the book, Nacidos de la Tierra, he has been leading encounters on integral growth in Spain since 1968 and in the United States since 2000.
Marina T. Romero is director of the ESTEL School of Integral Studies, Barcelona. She is the co-creator of Holistic Integration, and co-authored the book, Nacidos de la Tierra. She has been leading encounters on integral growth in Spain since 1987 and in the United States since 2000.
Joseph Campbell's Contribution to the Deep Listening of the World's Religions
Chungliang Al Huang
Robert Walter
Rev. Rebecca Armstrong
Gerald McDermott
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Panel Discussion
Joseph Campbell electrified listeners with his extraordinary grasp of the meta-language of myth and his love for its global manifestations. Campbell's legacy lives on and is especially remembered in 2004, the 100th anniversary of his birth. The panelists, all of whom were deeply and profoundly touched by the friendship and work of Campbell, will share their understanding of his contributions in interpreting myths from around the world. Brief video clips of Campbell's most compelling and provocative ideas will be interspersed with music, poetry and reflection on his life and work.
Chungliang Al Huang is an internationally respected Tai Ji master, Chinese calligrapher and authority of East-West cultural synthesis. He is the author and co-author of numerous books on Tai Ji (including the best-selling classic Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji), and Taoism as it relates to business, performance and daily life. He is a recipient of the Republic of China's Gold Medal of Education. He and Joseph Campbell were friends for many years and he has been an advisor to the Campbell Foundation since its inception
Robert Walter has been executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation since its inception in 1990. Following Campbell's death he served as literary executor of Campbell's estate, completing and overseeing the publication of the Historical Atlas of World Mythology.
Rebecca Armstrong was brought up in the legendary Armstrong folk family who had a close friendship with Joseph Campbell. She is an ordained Humanist Minister with Masters degrees from the University of Chicago Divinity School and the Unitarian-Universalist seminary. With the Joseph Campbell Foundation since its inception in 1990, she supports the Mythological Round Tables around the world and writes their website's monthly Myth Letter. Rebecca is one of the co-leaders of the annual Campbell week at Esalen Institute..
Gerald McDermott is an award winning artist and author of numerous children's books and films, three of which have won the. coveted Caldecott award. Joseph Campbell was a consultant on
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four of his early films and was instrumental in making him aware of the psychological depths of mythology and the possibilities of integrating cultural and archetypal symbols into art. He is a coleader at the annual Mythological Toolbox at Esalen Institute.
Education and Native Americans: Schooling and Cultural Values Darlene St. Clair
Omie Baldwin Rachele Agoyo
Room 120, English
Schooling for native peoples in the United States began with missionary schools advocating spiritual salvation and education, but were later replaced by schools operated by the federal government. No matter who operated the schools, the goal for many decades has been to detribalize and assimilate the natives into mainstream societies. Today, educational policies are allowing tribes to have more of a voice about the school curriculum, and a number of tribes are now investing in their own colleges. The panelists will present how these changes are changing the contemporary status of some native communities. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
Darlene St. Clair, known by the spirits as lyekiyapi Win, is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. At the Indian Community School in Milwaukee, WI she is a librarian and works to integrate American Indian languages and cultures into the curriculum. Darlene has been on the American Indian Planning Committee of the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, Cape Town and Barcelona.
Omie Baldwin (Dine), MSW, LCSW organized the American Indian participation in the CPWR in both Chicago and Cape Town. She is a therapist/clinical Social Worker at the University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interest and involvement include peace, social justice, and environmental issues with indigenous people.
Rachel Agoyo, San Juan Pueblo, received her M.S. from the University of New Mexico and developed and managed the first Headstart Program at Cochiti Pueblo. Later, she held the position of Headstart Director for the Sandoval County Pueblos. She has been featured in the PBS program Colores and Surviving Columbus.
Peace-Building for Women - Taught by Middle East Interfaith Women
Elana Rozenman
Ibtisam Mahameed Zriek Randa Sabag Siham Halabi
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Philharmonic and was named "Distinguished President of the Kiwanis Club of Columbus, Indiana
efforts for peace in the Middle East, to experience and strengthen the peace-building capacities in their own lives, communities, and countries. It will begin with peace prayers from the four religions represented (Judaism, Muslim, Druze, and Christian), followed by exercises in which people of different faiths will share stories, practice compassionate listening skills and create bonds of understanding and commitment. Each person will leave with a personal peacebuilding plan. The workshop will be conducted in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.
Dr. Lyudmyla Filipovych is Senior Researcher in the Department of Religious Studies, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences. She is also the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Center for Religious Information and Freedom.
Rev. Teegen-Case is the Executive Director of the Arts & Spirituality Center, and is a founding Member of the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia. She was formerly an interfaith chaplain, and holds a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Elana Rozenman is a co-founder of the Women's Interfaith Encounter, o program of the Interfaith Encounter Association. She is also the co-director of WIMENA (Women's Interfaith of the Middle East and North Africa), and a participant in the Women's Partnership for Peace.
H.H. Sri Sri Sri Saidas Babaji was born in the jungles of Shirdi in the State of Maharashtra in India. Leading the life of a Bhikshuk or a Fakir he came to be known as 'Saidas Baba.' He attributes all that he is now to the Grace of Shirdi Sai Baba, The Avatar Purusha of Shirdi. Today he is the International Chairman of the Soi Foundation Organization Worldwide with its international headquarters at Ujjain, India, known as 'Prashanti Dham'.
Ibtisam Mahameed is a Member of the Women's Partnership for Peace
Randa Zarik Sabag is a journalist, program director, and a group facilitator. She is a Christian, Palastenian, Israeli, Arab woman and a mother for three daughters, and member of the Women's Partnership for Peace.
Walking Together to God, from His Diverse Names Ana Royo Aznar Mohammed Iqbal Mercè Pons Ariel Edery
Siham Halabi is a member of the Interfaith Encounter Association, and its Druze Coordinator, she also particpates in the the Women's Partnership for Peace
Room 123, Spanish Panel Discussion
Partnership: A key to Building the International Interreligious Movement Paul Eppinger Tom Hinshaw Lyudmyla Filipovych Rev. Susan Teegen-Case Rev. Saidas Babaji
Panel Discussion on the interreligious group of Raval's experience. This group is formed by different religious traditions (Catholic, Pentecostal, Muslim, Jewish) and different cultural backgrounds (Pakistan, North Africa, Sub-Sahara, Philippine, South America, Catalonia, etc).
Room 122, English Partner Cities
Ana Royo Aznar works in a parish of the multiethnic neighbourhood of Raval; she is actively implied in projects of intercultural and interreligious dialogue.
Mohammed Iqbal is Secretary of the Islamic Center "Camí de la Pau"
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Representatives from the Partner Cities Network will share their experiences of forging creative partnerships at the Goldin Institute for International Partnership and Peace. Through presentations and discussion, panelists will provide insight into the key elements that make up successful multi-city partnerships between and among interreligious groups and the ways in which strategic partnerships enhance local effectiveness and build international networks.
Mercè Pons works at the Carme parish in Barcelona and is an active member of the interreligious group of the neighbourghood of Ravol.
Ariel Edery os Rabbi of Judia Atid, a Liberal (Reform) congregation in Barcelona
Dr. Paul Eppinger, an American Baptist minister, has served as Statewide Director of the campaign to establish a Martin Luther King holiday for Arizona, the Executive Director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council and is now the Executive Director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement.
The "Three Religions" Chair of the University of Valencia Juan Bosch Navarro
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Tom serves as the Board Chair of the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation and is an Elder at the Fairlawn Presbyterian Church. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Columbus, Indiana
Presentation of the chair of the three religions" at the university of Valencia, which was founded thanks to the
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collaboration of the Spanish Federation of Jewish Communities, the Union of Islamic Communities and the Ecumenical Center P. Congar in a context of tolerance and respect towards the cultural and religious identities. This chair gathers professors from 13 different universities and from the three religions, and is a pioneer experience in the Spanish university landscape.
Tenrikyo teaches the Joyous Life - the world filled with joy. peace and harmony - as a desire of God. This lecture will discuss the construction of world peace from Tenrikyo's perspective, focussing on the following aspects: the relationships between God and human beings as "Parent and children", the relationship among human beings as “brothers and sisters", and this world, the place of constuction, as "the body of God".
Juan Bosch Navarro is a consecrated person of the Dominican Order (Christian), specialized in Ecumenical Theology and new religious movements. Founder of the "Anti-Apartheid Soweto Group of Valencia Spain, and director of the "Three Religion" course at Valencia University. Professor of Theology at the University of Valencia.
Hiroshi Uetani is Professor Emeritus of the Tenri University with the specialization in Politics and Economy in Latin America.
The Multicultural and Interreligious Life in Melilla Luis López Peña Manuel Jiménez Bárcenas Room 130, Lecture
Restorative Justice and Exploratory Faith: A Model for Intercultural Peace and Cooperation Nathan Tierney Daniel Wessner Daniel Smith-Christopher
Lecture presenting a recent study about the way religious communities are living together in the city of Melilla in which the peculiar vision of every community is analyzed.
Room 125, English/Spanish Panel Discussion
Luis López Peña is in charge of the Cultural Department of the City of Melilla
Father Manuel Jiménez Bárcenas is a priest and has a Bachelor's Degree in economics. He has written a study "Multicultural Living Together in Melilla."
Peace, listening and commitment to restorative justice are the central themes of this panel presentation. Participants will be presented with a model of intercultural exchange which works within and through religious and cultural traditions rather than **manage them towards objectively rational ends. Developing the listening, healing and exploratory aspects of justice and peace through religious dialogue, the panel will address their role in development education, reconciliation processes, and spiritual peacemaking.
Professor Tierney is the author of Imagination and Ethical Ideals, and a number of articles dealing with ethics and world religions. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum and is also a partner in the ethics consulting service, Philosophy and the Real World.
Interfaith Encounters: Marriages, Child Rearing, Funerals, and Other Practical Concerns Ronald Nakasone Janet A. Bregar Chao-Ti Wu Pinit Ratanukul Stephen Myers Room 131, English Panel Discussion
Daniel Wessner is Associate Professor of International & Political Studies at Eastern Mennonite University. He practices law in the field of international human rights regime-building, and is also an ordained clergy member of the Mennonite Church
Dr. Daniel L. Smith-Christopher is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University, where he also serves as the Director of the Peace Studies program. He has written several books, including Subverting Hatred.
This panel discussion will review and reflect on the concerns faced by interfaith families. Special attention will be paid to the institutional and doctrinal needs of these families that result from cultural diffusion, religious pluralism, interfaith marriage and child rearing, interfaith funerals, and general encounters in daily life. Some of the perennial questions are: What kind of funerals do we conduct (or design) when the parent is of one faith and the child or spouse is of another? Can the cleric of one tradition adequately counsel interfaith families? These encounters all offer insights into the methods, processes, promises, and limitations of interfaith dialogue. The panelists will focus on the practical points of contention and convergence in American, Thai, and Taiwanese Buddhist-Christian experiences.
Towards the Construction of the World Peace: Tenrikyo's Proposal Hiroshi Uetani
Room 129, Spanish/English Lecture
Ronald Nakasone, Ph.D. is a Buddhist cleric at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley California. He has been
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involved in interfaith encounters through his ministry and as a faculty member at GTU. He has coordinated a number of interfaith events and conferences, the most recent at Mahidol University, Thailand.
Janet Bregar, Ph.D. is a Lutheran Minster at the Village Church in Los Angeles, and the Executive Director of the Santa Monica Bay Interfaith Council. She has sponsored interfaith dialogues and events in her local area as well as for national television.
Chao-Ti Wh, Ph.D. is a Buddhist nun in the Department of Philosophy at Ching-Ming College, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan. She lectures to lay groups in both Taiwan and the United States. She has a special interest in interfaith mortuary and memorial rites.
Pinit Ratanukul, Ph.D. is the Director of the College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok Thailand. He has been working to increase the capacity for interfaith conversations in Thailand for the past 25 years; organizing series of seminars amongst Buddhists, Christians and Muslims.
Stephen Myers, a graduate in Theology and the Arts, is a poet, performance artist, activist and public school teacher. He is active with the Redwood Sequoia Congress, an annual community forum on Human Rights, the Environment and Civil Justice.
Secularism and Spirituality in the City: The Experience of Interreligious Dialogue in Perpignan
Jean-Paul Alduy
Rev. Jean-Baptiste Blondeau
Jean-Marie Bricout
Michel Bougnol
Michel Bolassell
Maurice Halimi
Mourad Oubaya
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Panel discussion between different religious authorities and believers living in Perpignan, a city in the south of France where laicism is an element of living together.
Jean-Paul Alduy is Mayor of Perpignan and Senator of Eastern Pyrenees; co-author of "Secularity, Spirituality in the city", he is secular and promotes the interreligious dialogue.
Jean-Baptiste Blondeau is Archipriest of the Cathedral "Saint-Jean Baptiste" in Perpignan, involved in the first interreligious initiatives since 1988.
Jean-Marie Bricout is in charge of the Orthodox parish "Saint Pierre Saint Paul" in Perpignan and very involved in interreligious dialogue.
Michel Bougnol is in charge of the Buddhist Center of Perpignan and has introduced Buddhism in the interreligious dialogue of the city.

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Michel Bolassell is a journalist and writer, author of "This other, my friend", "Spirituality in the city" and active member of "JewishChristian Friendships" in Perpignan.
Maurice Halimi is an Adjunct of the Mayor of Perpignan, expresident of the Israelite Community of Eastern Pyrenees, he made the interviews of the book Secularity, spirituality in the city and organized a travel for Israelians, Palestinians and French people of all the religions in Auschwitz.
Mourad Oubaya is a City Council member of Perpignan, and Director of Youth Activities for the Muslim Association; he participates in meetings on the international conflicts and in prayers'meetings in favor of peace in the Near East.
Universal Message of the World's Religions Seyed Ali Kianfar
Aisha Rafea
Aliaa Rafea
Rev. Charles Gibbs
Room 134, English
To attain inner and outer peace is a shared goal among all religions and spiritual paths, ancient and modern. World religions came to guide humankind to the path of spiritual development, and show us how to transcend our small egos to see the whole encompassing Self. The core message of world religions is to realize peace on earth by awakening us to discover our connection to the whole and the holy, become spiritually liberated, and not lost in the abyss of matter. Panelists are international leaders from multi faith traditions who will share their wisdom and view on the universal message of the world's religions. This program is part of a series organized by the International Association of Sufism. (www.ias.org)
Shah Nazar Seyed Ali Kianfar, Ph.D. is the co-founder of the International Association of Sufism, and Editor-in-Chief of Sufism: An Inquiry. Dr. Kianfar is a publisher, author and lecturer, having taught Sufism and Islamic philosophy internationally for over 30
years.
A Muslim writer of several books and numerous articles, Aisha Rafea is the daughter of the prominent Egyptian Sufi Teacher Rafea M. Rafea. With the support of her present Teacher, she is an advocate of spiritual awakening for all humankind.
Aliaa R. Rafea, Ph.D., is a writer, scholar and spiritual activist. She is a daughter of the Sufi Master Rafea Muhammad Rafea, and a faculty member at Ain Shams University in Egypt.
The Rev. Charles Gibbs is Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative (www.uri.org). He is co-author, with Sally Mahé, of "The Birth of a Global Community."
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INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Interreligious Dialogue and Non-negotiable Dogmas Ignasi Boada Lama Denys Teoundroup Rev. Dr. Raimon Panikkar Tariq Ramadan Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Schwarz Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel will discuss the work, accomplishments and contemporary challenges of interfaith institutions located in different parts of the world: The Museum of World Religions (Taiwan), The Global Ethic Foundation (Germany), The Elijah Interfaith Academy (Israel) and the Lassalle Institute (Switzerland). The respective founders of these institutions will address their specific visions and experiences and engage each other and the public in a discussion of the most pressing challenges facing interfaith work today. The Panel presents a rich offering of very concrete and distinctive approaches to interfaith work that will serve as inspiration to a varied audience.
An interreligious panel of experts will explore the possible limits of interreligious dialogue. Panelists will examine difficult questions, including: Is real dialogue possible if the actors consider some aspects of their traditions as non-negotiable? Are there topics and conceptions that we are not ready to reexamine?
Maria Habito is International Program Director, The Museum of World Religions. She is also International Program Director of Global Family for Love and Peace, a US-based NGO.
Ignasi Boada is a Dr. in philosophy and professor of history of religions at the Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona, Vic and Tarragona
Dharma Master Hsin Tao founded the acclaimed Museum of World Religions that opened in Taiwan in November 2001 and Global Family for Love and Peace that was established in 2002. Ata young age, Master Hsin Too made a vow to spend his life following the spiritual example of Bodhisattva Kuanyin, and at the age of 25 he was tonsured as a monk. After many years in ascetic and solitary living, Master Hsin Tao reentered society and established the Ling-Joiu Mountain Wu Sheng Monastery, as well as several foundations.
Lama Denys Teoundroup founded the Buddhist European University and was the co-founder of the Initiative of the United Traditions and of the Initiative Pax Cultura; he is the President of the Buddhist Institute "Karma Ling" in France, the Honorary President of the European Buddhist Union, and a member of the Comittee of the Interreligious Council of the UNESCO
Raimon Panikkar has been professor at the universities of Madrid, Rome, Harvard and California, where he has taught Indian culture and history and philosophy of religions. He has published more than 40 books, including The Trinity and the World's Religions and has created the Vivarium Foundation in Catalonia, which is dedicated to promoting the interreligious dialogue. He is the cochair of the Parliament of World's Religions in Barcelona,
Dr. Hans Küng is an internationally known Christian theologian and president of the Global Ethic Foundation of Tübingen University. He has published over fifty titles, including Does God Exista, Christianity and World Religion, Paths to Dialogue with Islam, Hindusm and Buddhism, Christians and Jews, Global Responsibility, In Search of a New World Ethic, and edited, Yes to a Global Ethic. Dr. Kung lives and teaches in Tübingen, Germany
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim intellectual of Egyptian heritage. Born in Switzerland, he is one of the most important figures of the European Islam and teaches Islamic sciences at the Universities of Geneva and Fribourg, He serves as an expert in various committees linked to the European Parliament in Brussels.
Pia Gyger, a Zen teacher and psychotherapist, is the cofounder and leader of the Lassalle Institute for responsible leadership in Bad Schoenbrunn, Switzerland. She is cofounder of the Lassalle Peace movement, and is cofounder and Director of the BuddhistChristian seminar at Lassalle House,
Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Schwarz, Ph.D., founder and president of PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, currently serves as Rabbi Emeritus of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Rockville, Maryland. Additionally, Dr. Schwarz is the co-author of numerous books and over 100 of his articles have been published.
Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein is Director of the The Elijah School for the Study of Wisdom in World Religions, and lecturer and Director of the Center for the Study of Rabbinic Thought, Beit Morosha College, both in Jerusalem, since 1997. Ordained a Rabbi in 1977, Dr. Goshen-Gottstein has published several books and many articles.
Reaching Out to the Religious Other: Four Interfaith Institutions that Make a Difference Maria Habito Hsin Tao Hans Küng Pia Gyger Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Fool's Mass Matthew Mitler Jason Anthony Yvonne Brecht Casey Groves Martha Hoffman Wendy Mapes John Norman Michael Richardson/Wilson Rebecca Sokoll Bob Strock Rachel Whitman
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
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Program Descriptions
Friday, July 9, 2004 LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Theater (12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.), English Artistic Performance
Rebecca Sokoll began studying dance when she was three years old and continued to hone her performance skills of several professional theatres in the Michigan area. Her New York credits include Chronicles of Hell with the award-winning Theatre Et Al Rebecca currently teaches Yogo and Meditation in NYC.
In this work, a group of village idiots during the European plague (16th century) are forced to enact their own mass due to the sudden death of their beloved pastor. Though it sounds grim, the piece is full of buffoonery and comic audience participation. This, along with choral singing of sacred hymns and chants from the 8th through the 17th centuries, combine to create a work that travels from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Bob Strock (Dramaturge) has a BA in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He has acted in a variety of classics and performed in vocal and early music ensembles. Bob is currently developing the scenario and music for Ragnarok, Dzieci's upcoming adoptation of the Nordic Myths and is Dzieci's technical "wizard."
Matt Mitler originally trained in Humanistic and Existential Psychology and later discovered the healing potential of theatre. He studied with such masters as Jerzy Grotowski, Carl Rogers, and Jean Huston. In 1997, he merged psychotherapy and theatre to found Dzieci, a theater group with a higher purpose. He is a founding member of the ISDAC (InterSpiritual Dialogue) Service Council.
Rachel Whitman earned a BA from Bennington College under the self-designed major "The Body as a tool for Performance. She has studied puppetry with the Kashinoki Theater in Tokyo, directing at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., Acting with Tim Phillips, and Voice with Anna Bergman. Rachel is a member of Alice Farley Dance Theatre
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Jason Anthony has a BA in Theatre and Ancient Greek from Pomona College and studies performance at RADA. He wrote, directed and performed a trio of plays based on Dante's Divine Comedy as an exploration of "sin and redemption in America". Jason is currently enrolled in the Columbia School of Journalism
One With the Soul of the Earth Mother Tongue
Yvonne Brecht, founding member of Dzieci, was born and raised in Basel, Switzerland. She moved to New York in 1994 and has since played such roles as "Nina" in The Seagull, "Electra" in Clytemnestra and "Jeanne des Anges in Dzieci's The Devils of Loudun at LaMama Theatre.
TBA, English/Spanish Artistic Performance
Cosey Groves has had his one-man play, Damien (which explores the life of the missionary priest who lived with lepers in Hawaii in the 1800s), performed Off-Broadway and at the Cathedral St. John the Divine in New York City. He holds an MA in Spirituality and teaches acting with New York City Parks and Recreation.
In a celebratory ritual performance weaving together music, dance, song and story, MotherTongue brings to life the joy of living in rhythmic harmony with one another, ourselves and the earth. With its passionate evocation of the Pagan spirit, the group draws in audiences of diverse traditions to celebrate the sacred interconnection of all life.
Martha Hoffman has written on the creative process, the traveler as storyteller and the early modern Spanish court. Storytelling hos always been at the heart of her work as a writer, teacher and actor. The ability to hear, experience and enter into other people's stories is the essence of human compassion and understanding.
Mother Tongue is the ritual performance group of Earth Spirit, one of the largest and oldest Pagan organizations in the United States They have recorded and performed across the USA to wide acclaim. Mother Tongue performed at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions and are excited to be returning to this year's Parliament
Wendy Mapes graduated from the New Actors Workshop where she worked with Mike Nichols, George Morrison and Paul Sills. She has a Masters in Theatre from Antioch University and currently teaches Acting and Filmmaking at St. Jean Baptiste High School. She also studies Zen with Roshi Kennedy at the Morning Star Zendo.
Trembling Before God Sandi DuBowski
Room 111 (1:15 PM - 2:45 PM) Film Festival
John Norman (Music Director) earned his BA in Performing Arts from Oakland University. He has taught vocal technique and acting at all levels and played leading roles in critically-acclaimed regional productions such as The Rocky Horror Show, Othello and Angels in America. Performing since age three, John has recorded five albums with four different ensembles.
Michael Richardson/Wilson has appeared in such performances as South Florida's premier mascot "Pete the Panther" and in the New York City premiere of Devil's Lake with Mabou Mines in 2000 Michael finds peace and happiness in the endless juggle of life practices and his holistic health and yoga studies.
Trembling Before G-d (2001) is an unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. With intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. (84 min.) In English with Spanish subtitles.
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Program Descriptions Friday, July 9, 2004
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
Discussion session to follow during the Open Space period with director Mr. Sandi Simcha DuBowski, who has spent three years touring the film world-wide leading 700 dialogues with Christians, Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Jews, Mormons and Sikhs. Now seen by 3 million people worldwide, the film has sparked enormous change for individuals, religious leaders, families and communities.
Sandi DuBowski is a filmmaker/writer based in New York. His critically-acclaimed film, Trembling Before G-d, had a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and has received twelve awards, including The Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival, The Mayor's Prize at the Jerusalem Film Festival and the GLAAD Media Award. It is being broadcast on BBC, The Sundance Channel, HBO Latin America, ARTE, Israel's Keshet/Chanel Two and is now out on DVD. DuBowski is currently producing a documentary about Islam and homosexuality that is being shot in several
countries.
Peace By Peace: Women on the Frontlines Jennifer Vanden Bosch
Patricia Smith Melton
Ann Smith
Room 116 (1:15 PM 2:45 PM), English Film Screening followed by Interactive Discussion
Peace By Peace: Women on the Frontlines documents women around the world standing together, working for peace, advocating restorative justice, healing their communities and educating future generations that war is not the answer. This film celebrates these women in a breakthrough documentary of their unheralded work focusing on two women in each of the following countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, BosniaHerzegovina, Burundi and USA. (56 min.) A discussion session with the producers immediately follows.
Jennifer Vanden Bosch is associate producer of Peace X Peace: Women on the Frontlines. She currently manages the distribution of the film to eduational markets in the USA as well as organizes screenings with various non-profit groups and NGO's around the world.
Patricia Smith Melton, executive director and co-producer, has spent the last decade dedicated to the creation of nonprofit organizations that foster international education and cultural exchange, and founded PEACE X PEACE in 2002.
Ann Smith is Global Network Outreach Director for PEACE X PEACE, a newly formed international women's peace organization which provides state of the art internet technology to connect circles around the world for dialogue and deep listening.
Theologies of Liberation and Interreligious Dialogue
Juan José Tamayo
Asgáre Waezi
Diego Irarrazabal
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Panel Discussion
We are in a new paradigm of religious pluralism. Often religions have been related to wars and to alienation. It can be different if there is no more perversion in the religious fact. There are in religions seeds of peace and freedom that can contribute to personal and structural liberation. Today there is an special challenge: to build theologies of liberation that can be interreligious. Can we find the grounds to an interreligious and intercultural critical theology of liberation able to reply to inequalities and fondamentalisms?
Juan José Tamayo is a Professor of Theology ans Religious Studies of the Department "Ignacio Ellacuria" of the University Carlos III of Madrid. He has written several concerning theology of liberation and he has close relationships with grassroots Christian groups in Latin America.
Asgáre Waezi is President of the Interreligious Relationships Department of the Culture and Islamic Relationships Organization (Sazmáne Farhángue wa Ertebatáte Islami) of Iran.
Diego Irarrazabal is President of Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians. For 23 years he has headed a parish and the Aymara Institute in Chucuito - between Puno and Ilave. He is related to the indigenous theology.
Annette Meutrath is a Ph.D. in Indian Studies specialized in Dalit theology of liberation.
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim intellectual of Egyptian heritage. Born in Switzerland, he is one of the most important figures of the European Islam and teaches Islamic sciences at the Universities of Geneva and Fribourg. He serves as an expert in various committees linked to the European Parliament in Brussels.
ENGAGEMENT 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The Meaning of "Awakening" in Modern Spiritual and Scientific Contexts
Audrey Kitagawa
James Hurtak
Ashok Gangadean
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
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humanity? From modern spiritual and scientific contexts we will explore how new types of "awakening" can lead to genuine dialogue between religion and science, and can turn fault lines of divisiveness into pathways to inner and outer peace. Technologies of thought, language, science, and spirituality will be discussed to demonstrate their complementariness in the unified and unifying field of consciousness.
A former attorney, Audrey Kitigawa is now Advisor at the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. She is the Founder and Director of Vision for Humanity, and associate convener of the World Commission for Global Consciousness and Spirituality. J.J. Hurtak, Ph.D., is the Founder/President of the Academy for Future Science. He is an activist for a sustainable future and a philosopher on global consciousness. He is the author of 10 books, and the writer/director/co-producer of more than 30 films on the evolutionary process of mankind.
Ashok Gangadean is Co-Convenor of the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality, Co-Founder/Director of the Global Dialogue Institute, and Professor of Philosophy at Haverford College where he has developed global philosophy over the past thirty-six years. He is the author of "Meditative Reason", "Between Worlds" and the forthcoming "Awakening of the Global Mind". He also hosts a weekly TV show in Philadelphia - "Your Global Connection".
The Headscarf Debate: Religious Dress & Secular Fundamentalism
Mehrezia Labidi-Maiza
Merve Kavakci
Maha ElGenaidi
Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan
The Islamic headscarf, Hijab, has become a major source of debate, conflict, and state policy in many parts of the world. Turkey bans the headscarf in schools and, as a result, the daughters of prime ministers have to attend school in the US, where the government invokes civil rights protection laws in defense of the headscarf. At the same time, in the French Republic it is against the law for Muslim girls to wear one. This panel will discuss issues regarding the freedom of religion and different models of secularism.
A French-Tunisian translator of Islamic religious texts, Mehrezia is a member of the World Conference of Religion and Peace, and coauthor of articles and books on religious and interreligious topics.
Merve Karvakci teaches at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University in Washington D.C. She is a former member of the Turkish Parliament who could not take the ooth of elected office because she wears the scarf.
President of Islamic Networks Group, Maha is a commissioner on Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante's "Commission for One California." Maha is also commissioner on the Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission.

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Dr. Kamaruzzaman is Professor at International Islamic University, and currently serves as the Director of the Australian office of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations. She is an internationally renowned scholar of Islam, and one of the most active Muslim women in promoting dialogue between religions in Asia.
Religious Freedom for All
Kevin Boyle
John Taylor
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Religious freedom is crucial to effective interreligious dialogue. The Professor Kevin Boyle will give a critical 'tour d' horizon' of religious freedom in the world, including its recognition as a human right and the prevalence of its denial. Under a theme of 'religious freedom for all', specific regional challenges will be illustrated with real-life stories. Prof. Boyle's remarks will be followed by input of an international panel with time for questions and answers. Dr. Boyle will offer an informal consultation with interested members of religious communities following the session in Open Space.
Kevin Boyle is a Professor of Law, and was director of the University Human Rights Centre. In 2001-2002, he was Senior Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson. He has published widely on human rights and co-edited Freedom of Religion and Belief, a World Report.
Dr John Taylor studied & taught Islamics at Cambridge, Punjab, McGill, Birmingham & Harvard. He has worked with the WCC, WCRP, and CEC and now serves as UN (Geneva) representative of IARF (International Association for Religious Freedom).
The Global Eco-Social Marshall Plan / Club of Budapest Peter Spiegel
Ervin Laszlo
Helga Breuninger Eike Messow
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
This program asks the question, "What do we need to implement the UN Millenium Development Goals?" Speaker and panelists will discuss this question and consider the Global Marshall Plan, introduced by the Club of Budapest. This is an overarching global plan of global security, peace and prosperity that addresses the threats to our present ecological and political systems. Following its namesake of post-World War II Europe, the Global Marshall Plan aims are widespread, including winning politics, economy, and civil society for a new era of global co-operation. The program will begin with a presentation by Peter Spiegel, the General Secretary of the Club of Budapest, followed by a moderated discussion, with respondents including Prof. DDr. Ervin Laszlo, founder of the Club of Budapest.
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Program Descriptions Friday, July 9, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Peter Spiegel is General Secretary for the Club of Budapest. He founded Horizonte Verlag, a publishing company that has published the works of Mikhail Gorbachev, Ervin Laszlo and Robert Jungk. He has also authored and edited several books.
Barry Levy Tamar Ross Deepak Sarma
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Renowned for bridging cultures and academic disciplines, Dr. Ervin Laszlo has a Ph.D from the Sorbonne, four other honorary Ph.Ds and various prizes. Dr. Laszlo founded the Club of Budapest in 1993, and has co-authored 36 books and publishes a quarterly scientific journal
Dr. Helga Breuninger is o Creative Member of the Club of Budapest and Head of the Breuninger Foundation in Stuttgart, Germany. Because of her reputation as a visionary thinker in education and her leadership with the Breuninger Foundation, she became a member of various Commissions and NGO's involved with global education.
This symposium will discuss both the concept of the holy", as it is particular to each of the five traditions represented, and the ways in which contemporary life undermines a notion of holiness. The work of the think-tank will consist of sharing reflections, survival strategies and assessments regarding how the different religions understand, grasp and confront this crisis. A conversation will be launched between representatives of the religions and thinkers representing secular society. The goal of this dialogue is to consider the ramifications of the crisis to society at large, to raise suggestions concerning healthier relations between religious and secular, and to share what are usually internal religious concerns with a broader public in society.
Dr. Eike Messow is a Member of the Club of Budapest and Project Director at the Breuninger Foundation. He has several years of experience in NGO work, mainly in Germany, and has given seminars for the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Eike also helped establish the Global Contract Foundation in Hamburg.
Dimensions of Peace, Politics and the Spirit Jonathan Granoff Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein is Director of the The Elijah School for the Study of Wisdom in World Religions, and lecturer and Director of the Center for the Study of Rabbinic Thought, Beit Marasha College, both in Jerusalem, since 1997. Ordained a Robbi in 1977, Dr. Goshen-Gottstein has published several books and many articles.
David Martin, Christianity, London School of Economics. Bernice Martin, Popular Culture, Royal Holloway College, University of London. Vincent Cornell, Islam, University of Arkansas.
Peace, our birthright as human beings, requires inner receptivity to the great mystery and a willingness to respond to the suffering of others. Jonathan Granoff (Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen), inspired by the message of unconditional love demonstrated by his teacher the Sufi Sage Bawa Muhaiyadeen, has devoted years to service in effective advocacy for peace, security, and nuclear disarmament. An inspiring presentation to help integrate our spiritual quest with our political responsibilities. This program is part of a series organized by the International Association of Sufism. (www.ias.org)
Barry Levy, Judaism, McGill University,
Tamar Ross, Judaism, Bar Ilan University,
Deepak Sarma is currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University. His expertise is in the Madhva School of Vedanta, of which he is a member. An author, Sarma is the Vice President of the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies and will become its President in 2005.
For decades, Jonathan Granoff has served as an advocate for peace and human unity, with a focus on interfaith dialogue, the rule of law and nuclear disarmament. He is President of the Global Security Institute, and serves on numerous governing and advisory boards, such as the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Global Dialogue Institute, Jane Goodall Institute, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, NGO Committee on Disarmament in the UN, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, the Temple of Understanding, TIKKUN, International Association of Sufism, and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He has studied with the Sufi Master Bawa Muhaiyaddeed since his youth, and is honored by receiving his namesake, Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen. Mr. Gronoff is also an author and an award-winning screenwriter (The Constitution: The Document that Created a Nation).
American Indian Religious Freedom Act Jennie Joe Douglas George Kanentiio Gordon BelCourt Rachele Agoyo
Room 120, English
Crisis of the Holy Alon Goshen-Gottstein David Martin Bernice Martin Vincent Cornell
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act sought to protect religious freedom of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, a policy intended to protect and preserve the right of these native groups to believe, express, and exercise their indigenous religions. Despite the passage of this law, many native groups are still denied access to their sacred sites, are jailed for possession of certain sacred items, and some have lost critical legal battles that would have given them religious
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freedom. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Parliament.
How to Organize and Operate after Barcelona - Session 1 - Getting Organized Steve Perkins Mussie Hailu Richard Weingarten
Jennie R. Joe, Ph.D., MPH (Navajo) is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and directs the Native American Research and Training Center at the University of Arizona. Her interest and work with indigenous communities include spirituality and health, as well as how religious beliefs and practices are expressed in identity and in one's sense of place and belonging Doug George-Konentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings. Gordon Belcourt is a member of the Blackfeet Nation. He is executive director of the Montano-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and the Area Indian Health Board in Billings, Montana.
Room 123, English Training Session This is the first of five related sessions seeking to encourage the organization of local support groups for the Parliament, and to strengthen existing support groups and Partner Cities. The five sessions will provide "real world" guidance and tools designed to help you build and manage a support group or Partner City. "Getting Organized" will focus on how to establish a successful group in your local area. Case studies will provide an opportunity to learn how others have organized themselves. Interactive sessions will provide you with time to explore and ask about what might work for you.
Rachel Agoyo, San Juan Pueblo, received her M.S. from the University of New Mexico and developed and managed the first Headstart Program at Cochiti Pueblo. Later, she held the position of Headstart Director for the Sandoval County Pueblos. She has been featured in the PBS program Colores and Surviving Columbus.
Steve Perkins is associate director of the Center for Neighborhood Technology. He is also the founder and convener of the Interreligious Sustainability Project, a collaborative effort of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Baha'i lay people and Chicago's 12 seminaries to engage religions congregations in the Chicago Region around issues of long-term sustainable development and environmental justice.
Uniting Youth Leaders for Global Transformation Sarah Talcott
The Honorable Dr. Mussie Hailu is Country Director for Employment for All, an Austrian International NGO, as well as the Executive Director and Representative to the Economic Commission on Africa and the African Union for the United Nations Association of Ethiopia. He is also the URI's Representative for East Africa and the Founding Member in Ethiopia
Room 121, English Academy
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor. He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, management, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
Appreciative Inquiry workshop for youth delegates to develop their commitment and capacity for catalyzing interfaith cooperation and action in their home communities. Appreciative Inquiry engages individuals in dialogue that uncovers the potentials in their lives and guides participants through revelatory sharing that leads to cooperation and sharing with the larger community. This program is a part of the Parliament Academy series of youth centered programs.
Sarah Talcott, a member of the United Religions Initiative global staff in San Francisco, has been an interfaith organizer for over five years.
Five years of Interreligious Dialogue in Catalonia Joan Botam Casals Jordi Porta Ignasi Moreta
Room 124 Panel Discussion
An Approach to Pluralism, Dialogue and Peace in the Muslim World Uzeyir Ok
Room 122 Lecture
Panel discussion that will explain the work carried out by the Catalan progressive association "Christianism in the 21th century", that is, three congresses: one in 1999 on the theory and the practice of the Catholic Church; the second in 2001 on the nomination of the bishops; the third one in 2003 on the family. The panel will also mention the ecumenic prayers and the engagement for peace of the association.
Lecture that wants to apply the concepts of pluralism, dialogue and peace to Isam (like jihad, tabligh), and to detect the possible obstacles of this dialogue.
Uzeyir Ok is a Dr. in Muslim Theology and professor at the Cumhuriyet Universitesi Sivas (Turkey).
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Joan Botam Casals has a Ph.D. in Theology from the Pontificia Università Gregoriana de Roma; he is the president of the ecumenical center of Catalonia and the spokesperson of the association "Christianism in the 21th century"
Yet we are convinced that we are able to work together and strive to promote collaboration among the different religions of Myanmar, based on the rejection of prejudices, superiority complexes and fanaticism. We are all aware of the importance of education as a means for promoting mutual understanding, cooperation, and respect.
Jordi Porta is one of the founders of the Association "Christianism in the 21th century and a member of the board of the association; he is also the president of the Catalan association "Omnium Cultural".
Ignasi Moreta is a researcher at the Pompeu Fabra University, especialized in the Christian thought; he is also the secretary of the association "Christianism in the 21th century"
Tin Win Mark is a Catholic priest of Mandalay Archdiocese, Myanmar. He is presently the Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and the procurator of the Archdiocese. He is the author of Handbook for Intereligious Dialogue, The Journey of Man's Search for God, and Life Worth
Living
Faith Beyond Religions Giulio Cipollone
Ashin Nanissara is a Buddhist Monk from Central Myanmar. In 1994 Ashin founded the Theravad Dhamma Society in Austin, Texas. He has also founded a hospital and a monastery in Myanmar. Ashin is a reknowned Buddhist scholar and activist. He has also done work with The Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders.
Room 125 Lecture
Analysis of the human intolerance versus the Divine Tolerance, of the sacred words of Love versus the hatred human vocabulary (as "crusade" and "jihad") and of the reasons of hope for the future.
Towards Peace Because of Love for Humankind: The Experience of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations Manuel Górriz
Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Roma, Professor Cipollone teaches many courses, including "tolerance and intolerance between Christianity and Islam, and Christianity and Judaism"
Room 131 Lecture
Islam and Democracy Yusuf Fernandez Ordonez
Presentation of the experience of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, which work in benefit of mankind and promote mutual understanding, cooperation, friendship and peace between all the peoples. The speaker will be a representative of the International Movement of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.
Room 129 Lecture
Manuel Górriz is Director of the Department of Human Rights and of the Center of International Humanitarian Law of the Red Cross of Catalonia.
Islamic Journalist Yusuf Ordonez will offer a presentation of Islamic teachings regarding the the democratic process. This presentation will focus on the compatability of the Islamic Institution of Shura, the Assembly, and the democratic experiences in Muslim countries.
Journalist in "Amanecer", an international Islamic magazine. Currently, he is the Spokesman of FEERI (Federation of Spanish Islamic Religious Entities)
Cross City Connections: Addressing Critical Issues Through Interreligious Cooperation Mojca Leban Andre Porto Susana Salvador-Anayatin Jerry Chang Mohammed Kagee Room 132, English Partner Cities
The Challenge of Peace and the Calling to Interreligious Dialogue in Myanmar Rev. Tin Mark Ashin Nanissara
Room 130, English Seminar
Four major world religions are present in Myanmar: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. We acknowledge that there are many prejudices, misunderstandings, and a lack of education about religions, which cause tensions and conflicts.
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. This program will focus on ways in which interreligious organizers effectively address common critical issues within the context of a multi-city network. Panelists will discuss ways in which partnerships between and among interreligious organizations help the individual groups see local issues and
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dynamics in a broader context, thereby addressing them more effectively. Through presentations and discussion, participants will gain valuable insights into how different groups use both global and local contexts to address critical issues.
Mojca Leban, a UN Planning Officer for Human Rights Development on the local level, is active in reconciliation through interreligious and multicultural dialogue in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Balkan Region.
Andre Porto works for Viva Rio and is Coordinator of the Interfaith Initiative in Rio de Janeiro. He produced a remarkable video about the 1993 Parliament, and has been a URI representative since 1997.
Dr. Susana Salvador-Anayatin is active in peace advocacy in Mindanao, and is a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of the Mindanao State University.
Dr. Jerry Chang is the Founder and President of Humanity United Globally, and was the Founder of Habitat for Humanity in Hawaii. He is a former UN Representative to Paraguay and V.P. at Large for World Vision International.
Mohammed Kagee is a Founding Member of the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative and the Muslim Students Association of South Africa. He also serves as a Trustee of the Claremont Main Road Mosque, which was instrumental in the anti-apartheid struggle.
Peace Over the Korean Peninsula: The Reconciling Role of Faith Communities in the History of Confrontational North and South Korea
Sangkeun Kim
Room 134, English Academic Paper
The division of South and North Korea has been a historical byproduct of the Cold War Era. Since then, the confrontational relationship between the two Koreas has drawn international media attention. Recent nuclear friction between North Korea and the Bush Administration illustrate that peace and geopolitical stability over the Korean Peninsula is not an isolated geographical "hot potato". The paper aims to investigate the way in which various faith communities in South and North Korea have been engaging reconciling roles to pave pathways to peace over the Korean Peninsular.
Dr. Sangkeun Kim is an assistant professor at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, and the author of Strange Names of God (New York, Peter Lang Publishing, 2004) and From the Fall of Jerusalem to the Rise of Southern Christianity (Seoul, Pyung Dan, 2004).
The Earth Charter: Shared Values for Building a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable Future Rabbi Avraham Soetendorp Kamla Chowdhry

Program Descriptions Friday, July 9, 2004
ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Peter Blaze Corcoran
Mary Evelyn Tucker Josiane Trolliet
Michael Slaby
Ibrahim Ozdemir
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all peoples a new sense of global interdependence and shared respopnsibility for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world. It is an expression of hope and a call to help create a global partnership at a critical juncture in history. The main goal of the panel will be to give a vivid example of this new framework for thinking about and addressing such issues as environmental protection, human rights, equitable human development, and peace, which are each interdependent and indivisible.
Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, was born in Amsterdam in 1943. As an infant he was saved by non-Jews during WWII. He helped reestablish Jewish communities in the Netherlands and is now the co-chair on of the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders and founding member of Green Cross International. Soetendorp is also founder and co-chair of the Hope for Children Everywhere Foundation.
Dr. Chowdhry is a Chairman/Board member of several international humanitarian and conservation institutions, many of which she helped establish. She is currently a Member of the World Commission on Forestry and Sustainable Development, The Earth Charter Commission and a board member of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD).
Corocan is a Senior Fellow in the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future and a Professor of Environmental Studies and Environmental Education at Florida Gulf Coast University. He serves as a member of the Earth Charter Education Advisory Committee, as well as being active in several NGOs and international professional organizations.
A professor of religion at Bucknell University, Dr. Tucker is also Coordinator of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University specializing in Confucianism in Japan. She co-coordinated a ten conference series on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
Specializing in communication and teaching, Joaisne Trolliet received her degree in Education Sciences. Following her mission to guide human behavior toward sustainable, ethical living, Ms. Trolliet founded the Actions Education Environment in 1999, to promote the aspirations outlined by the Earth Charter.
Slaby, student of religion, international law and politics at Heidelberg University volunteers as Coordinator of the Earth Charter Youth Initiative, a global network of youth organizations that have endorsed the Earth Charter. He has more than seven years of volunteer work in youth-led initiatives focusing on sustainable development, human rights and refugee aid.
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ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir is Professor of History of Philosophy at Ankara University, Divinity School, Turkey. He is author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitudes Towards Nature, Environment and Religion, Lonely Planet, and Postmodern Thoughts.
Religion from the Point of View of Psychobiology: Present and Future
Ramon Maria Nogués
Marià Corbi
Jaume Patuel
Jordi Font
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Panel discussion that will give tools to understand the psychological phenomenon that takes part in spirituality, and how similar the different spiritualities can be. The study of religion and science from this point of view helps to approach the different religious traditions in an open and meaningful way.
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Ramon Maria Nogués is a Catholic biologist, professor of Biology in the UAB (Autonomous University of Barcelona), scientist and educator.
Marià Corbi is a Dr. in Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Study of Religious Traditions (CETR) in Barcelona.
Jaume Patuel is a Catholic psychoanalist, psychologist, psychotherapist, educator, professor in the University of Barcelona and member of the European Federation of Psychoanalysis.
Jordi Font is a Catholic Psychoanalist, Dr. in medicine, pyschiatrist and theologian. He has worked as a psychotherapist for many years in the Hospital Sant Pere Calver Foundation, in the Clinic Hospital of Barcelona and in the Vidal i Barraquer Fondation. He is the founder of a investigation group of Psychology of Religion.
Spiritual Peacemaking
James Twyman
Cabaret (4:30 PM - 5:15 PM), English
Artistic Performance
Prayers from major world religions offer a unique glimpse into the reality of peace that lives within us all. James Twyman believes that an alchemical reaction takes place within the soul when music is combined with these ancient prayers. Barriers of separation are broken and doors to compassion and love are opened. This concert will open your heart and inspire you to step into your own role as an "Emissary of Peace."
Known as the ""Peace Troubador,"" James Twyman is an internationally renowned author and musician. He blends his unique style of music with his international reputation for drawing millions together in prayer to influence the process of peace. James has performed around the world including Iraq, Northern Ireland, Israel, Belgrade, Sarajevo, and Mexico City.
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Saturday, July 10, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Dr. Irfan Khan Dr. Anis Ahmad
Singing in a Foreign Place: The Expression of the Faith of the Immigrants Tomàs Gamarra José Luis Castamiñano Mustafa Rafiq Rosa Ramon
Room 111 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 114 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
July 10 - A reading of Surah 96. Day Three of an observance offered throughout the week. Each observance aims at training its participants in contemplating the meaning of the Divine Text: it helps to see every discourse as a highly systematic and organized unit; we will look into the structure of the Quran as a whole; Arabic text as well as English, Spanish and Urdu translations will be provided; it is requested (not mandatory) that every partcipant come prepared to engage in the Text.
Interactive workshop. It will welcome immigrants from the parishes of the Barcelona area and songs will be used to this end.
Tomàs Gamarra is a theologian, professor at the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona and social worker of the association "Càritas".
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-in-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
José Luis Castamiñano was a teacher of history in Argentina but now he has been living in Barcelona for two years and is doing different jobs; he is Catholic.
Mustafa Rafiq is Pakistani and Muslim, and works in Barcelona as a cooker
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions,
Rosa Ramon is Bolivian and works in Barcelona in the domestic service.
Religions are Many, Spirituality is One Dada Nabhaniilananda
Religious Caricature Carme Bautista Moreno
Room 113, English/Spanish Morning Observances, Lecture, Interactive Workshop
Room 115, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
What is genuine spirituality? What are we humans evolving into, and why do we find it so difficult to accept one another's answers to these age old questions? Dada addreses these controversial questions with humour and tolerance and creativity, bringing the subject to life with music, images, stories, and a questioning style which gets the group really examining their own prejudices and assumptions. Dada delves into the history of spiritual practice and mysticism, and the universal nature of human yearnings, using examples from a wide variety of traditions. The workshop ends on a practical note with a chanting and meditation exercise designed to create a sense of unity and awareness that after all is said and done, Humanity is One.
Interactive workshop on the humoristic treatment of religion. Caricatures of religous leaders are viewed and studied in relationship to the different ways of living spirituality, Participants will bring their contributions regarding the specific tics, twitchs and topics of their own religious traditions. Caricatures will be drawn.
Carme Bautista Moreno is a professional photograph and caricaturist of Barcelona; she organized some individual and collective exhibitions.
The Precious Human Rebirth Dorje Dondrub Bhakti Das Vicente Merlo
Dada Nabhaniilananda is a popular musician, a meditation teacher and a monk, Born in New Zealand in 1955, he has been playing music all his life, and teaching about spirituality for 30 years. He has taught and performed all over the world, often at alternative festivals and conferences, including the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, Brazil where he thrilled an audience of 10,000 people. He has recorded seven albums and written a book on meditation.
Room 116 Morning Observances, Panel Discussion Panel discussion on the Buddhist experiences. The way of observing our deeds allows us to deep the knowledge that we have of ourselves and of the others.
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Dorje Dondrub is a Buddhist monk of the monastery of the Garraf (Barcelona), coordinator of the Ngagpa Assembly, he is giving classes of meditation and Buddhist philosophy.
Bhakti Das is founder of the yoga center "Vedanta Sivanando" in Barcelona and professor of Indian music. He is also an active Hindu member of the interreligious group of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia.
The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth Yayasan Dharma Tiga Room 121 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Kidung Gayatri: Ni Wayan Sekariani (Batuan, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali)
Vicente Merlo is a Dr. in Philosophy at the University of Valencia and specialist of the Hindu philosophy, he is a professor of the Master of History of Religions of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Yayason Dharma Tiga is a nonprofit public foundation in Bedulu, Bali, Indonesia, that aspires to maintain and support the conciliation spirit aroused in the interfaith meeting in the Samuan Tiga Temple in the year 1011; that it may be useful through
Arts and Religiosity among cultures in Indonesia and throughout the world. Individual biographical information of its members can be found in the Performance Section of the Program Book.
Yoga Prayer: Embodied Christian Spiritual Practice with Father Thomas Ryan Rev. Thomas Ryan
Room 117, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Meditation for Morning Observance Rev. Dr. Heng Sure
Participants will learn a way of praying through their whole being the Prayer of St. Francis - "Lord, make me a means of your peace" - through a sequential flow of yoga postures. This Morning Observance is also a part of the Symposium on Interfaith Education.
Room 122, English/Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Chan Buddhist meditation with brief instructions, concluding with dedication of merit for world peace. Other presenters include members of Dharma Realm Buddhist Youth and teaching staff of the Dharma Realm Buddhist University.
Father Ryon directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. He is the co-founder and former director of Unitas in Montreal, an ecumenicol center for spirituality and Christian meditation.
Rev. Heng Sure, Ph.D., an American Buddhist monk, serves as Director of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery and teaches on the staff at the Institute for World Religions. He is a member of the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative, and a founding member of the Bridge CC of the URI.
Self-Inquiry Meditation H. H. Mahamandaleshwar Maheshwarananda
Room 120, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zazenkai:Practice of Zen Meditation Berta Meneses Rodriguez
Room 123, Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
"Yoga in Daily Life" offers numerous methods to attain physical and mental well-being. An important tool in self-investigation and self-knowledge is the technique of "Self-Inquiry Meditation." In this meditation practice we come into contact with our subconscious, the source of our desires, complexes, behavioral patterns and prejudices. We become acquainted with our own nature, and then beyond self-acceptance to SelfRealization. This technique enables us to overcome negative qualities and habits and helps us to better manage life's problems.
A session of Zen meditation (zazenkai). It will include 5 parts: 1. a brief introduction; 2. meditation (zazen) of 25 minutes: 3. kinhin of 7 minutes; 4. meditation of 25 minutes; 5. reading of the sutra of the heart and the vows of the Bodhisatva.
Zen master of the Sanbokyodan-Bedan school; he is in charge of the area of Catalonia and Balearic Islands.
His Holiness Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda has dedicated his entire life to helping humanity through yoga and by evoking the ancient spiritual heritage of Sat Sanatana Dharma. He is the author of the system Yoga in Daily Life, and is the Founder of International Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashrom Fellowship.
Native American Morning Observance Gordon BelCourt
Room 124 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
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sacred meditation, prayer or practice from her or his own tradition.
These traditional Pueblo morning prayers are normally done at sunrise. We begin with prayers and intentions, starting with the north and pray to all directions. We pray for the world and all its people. Then we pray for the world closer to us, our villages and its people. We pray for our family and finally for our personal needs and hopes for the day and the wisdom to continue on our path.
Andrea Blanch is internationally known for her work on conflict management and on women and violence. She is co-founder of The Center for Religious Tolerance, and is widely recognized as a visionary leader and spiritual teacher.
Gordon Belcourt is a member of the Blackfeet Nation. He is executive director of the Montano-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and the Area Indian Health Board in Billings, Montana.
The first non-Asian to be offered a Ph.D. in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zheijang Medical College, Anna is a worldrenouned scholar, healer, educator, and co-founder of the Hope Project in India
Then Our Mouth Was Filled with Laugh - Ecumenical Workshop Rev. Suzanne Storck
Shahabuddin David Less is spiritual director of Rising Tide International and The Universal Worship and senior teacher in the Sufi Order International. For over 35 years, he has taught spiritual practices, unity and peace globally.
Room 125 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Spirituality in Islam, Art and Reason Faouzi Skali
We experience a deep solidarity in sufferings and we should always pratice it. There is nothing more human than meeting each other in a community. Unifying the most different people to create a joyfull community.
Room 132 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Pastor of the Evangelical Church of German Language in Barcelona, she has studied theology at Heidelberg, Edinburgh and Bonn.
Presentation of the cultural and spiritual tradition of Islam and its expression in the values, education and lifestyles of Muslim societies.
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (Baha'i Adoration House) Amin Egea
Faouzi Skali is an anthropologist, writer and specialist in Sufism. He is also the director of the Festival of Sacred Musics in Fes (Morocco). He has been designed by the UN as one of the 12 persons who contributed to the dialogue between civilisations in 2001.
Room 130, English/Spanish/Catalan Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Love, Breath of Healing: The Prayer of Heart Isabel Cristina Lozoya Rocha
Religious observance, based on readings of sacred texts of different religious traditions, and in different languages, in an adequate atmosphere. Every day will be dedicated to a different issue. The people who will participate in the observance are practicers of the Bahá'í faith, but the celebration is open to everybody
Room 134, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Prayer is a breath of love allowing healing. In this meditation there will be some exercises to wake up the awareness of vital energy and to unify body, soul and conciousness.
A Celebration of the World's Religions Through Prayer and Practices Andrea Blanch Anna Less Shahabuddin David Less
Isabel Cristina Lozoya Rocha has a degree in History and German Languages. Founder and Chair of DIDAC, an organization building bridges among religious traditions in Barcelona. Teacher of Tai Chi and Chi Kung.
Room 131, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Sacred Dance Theatre Group Dzieci
M.O. 3, Nonverbal Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Many of the world's major religions will be celebrated in this simple ceremony that raises no religion over another, creating an atmosphere of respect and harmony. It does not seek to create a single form of worship but celebrates and maintains the integrity of the world's religious traditions. A candle is lit for each religion and a practitioner from each leads a brief
DZIECI will non-verbally guide participants through a series of Sacred Dances designed to divide the attention, approaching meditation through movement including elements from Sufi,
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Shamanistic, Esoteric Christian and Gurdjieff. It is interactive and ritualistic. Participants will be brought to a level of intensified self-awareness, firmly grounded, and in touch with energies of a finer vibration. Emphasis will be placed on creating community.
Focolari movement experience of dialogue with Islam and Judaism. Members of the movement in different countries hold an openheart relationship.
Aurelio Cerviño holds a Bachelor Degree on Moral Theology and is the director of a magazine colled Ciutat Nova.
Francisca Pi Pérez holds a Bachelor Degree in Geography and History, and a degree on Religion Sciences.
DZIECI (diyeh-chee), the Polish word for "children," is an international experimental theatre ensemble dedicated to a search for the "sacred" through the medium of theatre. They balance performance and service with patients in a variety of institutional settings. DZIECI believes that by helping others a profound healing effect is generated serving the patient and strengthening the ensemble's work.
Sikh Spirituality: The Guru Granth Sahib Ji - An Interfaith Message Sukhbir Singh Nikky-Guninder Singh Mohinder Singh Sangat Syalee
Our Shared Path: A Labyrinth Walk for Peace Rev. Sandy Gess Elizabeth Genevieve
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan
M.O. 4, English/Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Labyrinths are ancient patterns found in many cultures around the world, dating back 5,000 years. Inclusive of all religious traditions (while at the same time devoid of dogmatic symbolism), labyrinths serve as metaphors for unity and wholeness. Our shared labyrinth walk will give participants of all faiths an opportunity to embody the theme "Pathways for Peace."
The message of Sikhism is contained within the sacred writings of the Gurus, forever enshrined in the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This seminar is aimed at sharing the interfaith principles enshrined within the Holy Scripture. Remarkably, it is a perfect example of interfaith principles with the inclusion of the writings of Hindu and Muslim saints. It explores how these universal principles can be used to foster worldwide peace.
Bhai Sukhbir Singh has previously been a school teacher in London. He is currently a businessman and volunteer of the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha.
Professor Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is the Chair and Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies at Colby College.
Sandy Gess, an ordained United Methodist pastor, is co-founder and leader of Weave of Faith Christian Feminist Community. She is included in the book White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. A certified labyrinth facilitator, Sandy led an interfaith labyrinth walk of women spiritual leaders (Jew, Christian, Sufi, Sikh, Hindu, Yorba, Buddhist, Unitarian, Catholic at the White Fire Gathering in Santa Fe, New Mexico). Elizabeth Genevieve is a founding member of the Association for Spirit at Work and gives talks on Spirit at Work, Leadership and Team Spirit. Her work with labyrinths began at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and she continues to explore ways to bring it to people at work as a metaphor for organizational change.
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkom Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is both a patron ond member of several interfaith organizations, and serves as an advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust.
Sangat Syalee is a Doctor of Medicine specializing in neurology and psychiatry, Dr. Syalee is a retired consultant and professor of psychiatry (Indian Army). She is the Acting President of the Guru Nonak Foundation, New Delhi. She is also the President of the Interfaith Council of Southwest Queens, New York.
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
The Movement of the Catholic) Focolari and Monotheist Religions Aurelio Cerviño Francisca Pi Pérez
Zoroastrian History, Religion, Culture and Present Day Challenges Rohinton Rivetna Malcolm Deboo Homi Dhalla Firdosh Mehta Susan Karani Khojeste P. Mistree Meher Master Moos
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Seminar
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This presentation will be an introduction to the religion of Zarathustra and the Zarathustis. Little is known about the religion of Zarathustra (also known as Zoroastrianism), yet at one time, it was the religion of the Persian empires that stretched across central Asia for a thousand years. The message of Zarathustra (or Zoroaster) is as relevant today as when it was revealed by the prophet 3500 years ago, and very much a living religion for the 275,000 Zarathustras (or Zoroastrians) around the world who live and practice the faith today.
Rohinton M. Rivetna is a founding member of the Zoroastrian Association of Chicago, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations for North America, and the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Malcolm Deboo is an Administrative Officer and Librarian for the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe.
Dr. Dhalla is the Founder and President of the World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation, and is an advisor to the Parliament, providing interfaith leadership in India.
Firdosh Dara Mehta, president and founding member of The Zoroastrian Association of Alberta, Canada, is also the President of The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America. Mehta serves as a Board Member with several organizations such as the Interfaith Center, The Alberta Gujarati Association and the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Susan Karani has worked with various human rights organizations, including the India Centre for Human Rights and Law in Mumbai, India, and SOS-Racisme in Paris. She was an Editorial Assistant at the Encyclopaedia Iranica and conducted extensive research on the treatment of women under the Zoroastrian law of Sasanian Persia.
Khojeste Mistree is Co-founder and Managing Trustee of the Zoroastrian Foundation, established to promote the dissemination of religious knowledge. Khojeste has an honorary degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford and is a noted speaker.
Dame Master-Moos, Ph.D., D.Sc., is the Founder and President of the only Zoroastrian College in the world, Mazdayasnie Monasterie Zoroastrian College, in Mumbai, India. She is the recipient of the Dag Hammarskjold Award (1968) and the Medal for Inter Faith Peace by HH Pope John Paul II (1989). Dr. Meher Master-Moos has written 19 books and is a Barrister at law, Advocate, and Special Executive Magistrate, she has honorary doctorate degrees from several universities.
The Way to World Peace: A Thai Buddhist Perspective
Ven. Chuen Phangcham
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
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hatred, without selfish and craving desire, without ignorance - pure mind. When our mind is clear, bright, pure, it becomes free from delusion, and full of loving kindness, and compassion. From this program, audiences will be able to understand properly the Buddhist perspectives of right and wrong action (as the Buddha taught), and will be able to learn how to use these moral principals to create a peaceful and happy family life.
Ven. Chuen Phangcham, Ph.D., is President of the Midwest Buddhist Meditation Center-Warren, Michigan, and lectures at universities on Buddhism and Eastern Studies. He is involved in programs aimed at the resolution of moral, ethical, and criminal problems, and gives regular Dhamma talks and meditation instructions in area prisons. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of CPWR.
The Role of Women in Traditional Native Societies
Darlene St. Clair
Omie Baldwin
Joanne Shenandoah
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
Women in native societies have diverse roles and frequently are at the center of revitalizing tribal traditions and helping their communities adapt to new conditions. Today, many native women lead efforts to preserve tribal language, cultural, and spiritual traditions for their families and communities. Panelists will discuss how women in their respective communities serve not only as cultural brokers but as transmitter of tribal cultures. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Parliament.
Darlene St. Clair, known by the spirits as lyekiyapi Win, is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. At the Indian Community School in Milwaukee, WI she is a librarian and works to integrate American Indian languages and cultures into the curriculum. Darlene has been on the American Indian Planning Committee of the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, Cape Town and Barcelona.
Omie Baldwin (Dine), MSW, LCSW organized the American Indian participation in the CPWR in both Chicago and Cape Town. She is a therapist/clinical Social Worker at the University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interest and involvement include peace, social justice, and environmental issues with indigenous people.
Joanne Shenandoah is a multiple award winning Native American composer, vocalist and performer whose music reflects the indigenous philosophy and culture which continues to have a profound effect on the world today. She is a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy Oneida Nation. She has 13 recordings and her music is on 40 plus compilations. She has appeared at the White House, Kennedy Center and at various music festivals across the USA.
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the capitalist model as an alternative. Topics to be addressed include Creating Peace in an Environment of Religious Violence.
Symposium on Interfaith Education Keynote Address, Day Three: Raimon Panikkar Rev. Dr. Raimon Panikkar Rita M. Gross Ibrahim Ramey Mark Larrimore
Dr. Mohinder Singh is a former Professor at Baring Union Christian College, Khalsa College, and the University of Delhi. He is former Director of the Guru Nanak Foundation, and author of standard works on Sikh history and religion.
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Join us as we address the contemplative aspect of interfaith education and the role of personal transformation. Led by the thoughts of Dr. Raimon Pannikkar, we will explore the challenges that experiential pedagogical practices pose, ask how the experience of another religious tradition influences one's religious identity, and consider the risks and rewards involved.
Dr. Balwant Singh has a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania He taught at the University of Delhi, Punjab University and at Old Dominion University. Dr. Singh has written several articles for distinguished papers and journals. He is a member of CARE Community Alliance for Respect and Equality, Dr. Jaswant Singh Neki is an author and is the Honorary General Secretary of Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi,
S. Saran Singh is the Editor of the Sikh Review, Calcutta, India. He is retired from the Indian Administrative Service.
Raimon Panikkar has been professor at the universities of Madrid, Rome, Harvard and California, where he has taught Indian culture and history and philosophy of religions. He has published more than 40 books, including The Trinity and the World's Religions and has created the Vivarium Foundation in Catalonia, which is dedicated to promoting the interreligious dialogue. He is the cochair of the Parliament of World's Religions in Barcelona.
Avtar Singh Dhaliwal, MD, FACS is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at East Tennessee State University College of Medicine.
Rita M. Gross, a noted scholar of Buddhism, has been involved in Buddhist Christian dialogue for twenty-five years, representing Tibetan Buddhism in general, and the Shambhala Buddhist perspective in particular. She is the author of numerous articles and essays on women and religion, including Buddhism after Patriarchy: A Feminist History.
Wisdom of the Individual and Community Body - Cultures of Peace through Interplay Masankho Banda Elizabeth Frye
Room 121, English Interactive Workshop
Ibrahim Malik Abdil-Mu'id Ramey is the coordinator of the Peace and Disarmament program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York. Ibrahim serves as a board member of several national peace and justice organizations. He has been a delegate and presenter at international conferences all over the world.
Mark Larrimore is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Eugene Long College, New School University in New York.
InterPlayeuses easy-to-do improvisational forms of movement, story, voice and visual arts to help create a community based in affirmation, trust and respect for others. It teaches the language and ethic of play in its deepest and most powerful sense connecting body, mind and spirit. It requires no previous training and respects the limitations and celebrates the strengths of each person. InterPlay is a powerful guide for spiritual development, personal growth and creating a sense of community. Participants in this workshop are invited to be a part of the performance of The Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human on July 12. A program of BodyWisdom and InterPlay,
Pathways to Peace in Sikhism Mohinder Singh Balwant Singh Jaswant Singh Neki S. Saran Singh Avtar Singh Dhaliwal Room 120, English Lecture
Masankho Banda is a multidisciplinary Performing Artist, InterPlay Leader, Educator, Spiritual Healer and Peace Builder originally from Malawi, Central Africa. He travels the world bringing his message of peace using dance, music and storytelling. His Holiness the Dalai Lama awarded Masankho the "Heroes of Compassion" award for his work with Wing it! InterPlay Ensemble
Based on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak and the successive Gurus and hymns from Guru Granth Sahib, the presentation will highlight a new social order and concept of community life as practiced and demonstrated by Guru Nanak. The presentation will highlight the need for a new world order as a result of collapse of the Marxian model and emergence of
Elizabeth Mendana Frye is a dancer with a Master of Fine Arts in Dance. She performs with Wing It! InterPlay Ensemble, as well as designs lights and stage manages for various dance companies around the United States.
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Saturday, July 10, 2004 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Sanskrit, and is a scholar of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist Scriptures. His dedicated service to mankind has been recognized by several organizations.
Sufism & Shariah as the significant Other Pamela Aneesah Nadir Misbahudddin Rufai Marcia Hermansen Abdul Haq Ansari
The Contribution of the Jewish in the Spanish Contemporaneous Culture Jacob Israel
Room 122, English
Room 124 Lecture
Sufism is the spiritual movement within Islam. What is the historic relationship of Sufism and Shariah (Islamic Law)? How are the dynamics of this relationship being played out in the world today?
Historical lecture on the Jewish contribution to the Spanish culture of today.
Dr. Nadir is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University West in the Department of Social Work. She is also the President of the Islamic Social Services Association of the U.S. Her research focus is on Muslims in America.
Jacob Israel is President of the Jewish Communities of Spain and editor of "Raíces", a Jewish culture journal.
A Nigerian-American, Misbahudddin Rufai is an Imam in the Chicago area, and a Professor of History at Harold Washington College in Chicago
Bridging the Gap: Engaging Religious Communities and Social Activists Andre Porto Swaran Singh Mussie Hailu Mickey Glass Sophia Dimalog
Marcia Hermansen is a Professor of Theology at Loyola University in Chicago where she teaches courses in Islamic Studies and World Religions.
A distinguished Islamic scholar, Abdul Haq Ansari is currently the President of All-India Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He has authored 12 books on Islamic theology and philosophy, ethics and Sufism, as well as on Comparative Religion.
Room 125, English Partner Cities, Panel Discussion/Interactive Workshop
Pecice, Equanimity and Stress-Free Life by way of Chanting Sacred Hymns Vinod Kapashi H. H. Amrender Muniji
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Despite common goals and desires, religious communities and social activists often see their respective work as mutually exclusive. The panel will discuss ways in which these two groups can address this dichotomy in order to create partnerships that bolster their networks' capacity and effectiveness. A facilitated discussion will be featured in which participants can share their experiences with religious and/or community based activism.
Room 123, English Lecture
Andre Porto works for Viva Rio and is Coordinator of the Interfaith Initiative in Rio de Janeiro. He produced a remarkable video about the 1993 Parliament, and has been a URI representative since 1997
Mantra or sound is widely used for purification, protection, meditation, healing and awakening of all divine powers. This lecture explores the path of Hymnology and how people, whose knowledge about their own faith is limited, are seen to be in a joyous mood. What part does Hymnology play in one's life, and how can one achieve a peaceful and stress-free lifestyle by chanting sacred hymns? Is it a power of hymns and mantras, or is it total faith which brings about such results. This presentation will include chanting of mantras, explanation of words and experiencing the divine sound and vibrations.
Giani Swaran Singh is a former non-stipendiary spiritual teacher in the Gurdwaras of Punjab, and served as Head Giani of the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Surrey, British Columbia. He is currently Senior Advisor to the Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara.
Dr. Vinod Kapashi has taught Jainism for 15 years, and holds a Ph.D. in Jain sacred hymns. He is the president of Mahavir Foundation, and takes keen interest in the Interfaith activities in the United Kingdom, having served as the president of the Harrow Interfaith Council in the past.
The Honorable Dr. Mussie Hailu is Country Director for Employment for All, an Austrian International NGO, as well as the Executive Director and Representative to the Economic Commission on Africa and the African Union for the United Nations Association of Ethiopia. He is also the URI's Representative for East Africa and the Founding Member in Ethiopia.
H.H. Amrender Muniji Maharaj is one of the few Jain monks who travel outside of India. He is Masters in Philosophy and Shastri in
Mickey Glass is the Executive Director of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa. He played a vital role in the
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preparations for the 1999 Parliament of the World's Religions in Cape Town, South Africa.
Reconciliation Commission, which recently reported its findings and is now in the implementation stage of the quest for restorative justice and sustainable peace.
Sophia Dimalog is Executive Director of the Bangsa bai Livelihood Movement Inc., an NGO actively participating in and promoting Muslim/Christian dialogue in the Philippines. She is also the acting Executive Director of the Alfatihah Foundation, Inc., and a member of the Forum for Muslim Christian Solidarity and the Task Force tor Mindanao
Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report".
Moroccan Islamic Model in the Contemporary World Ali Raissouni
Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session one) Brian Walker Megumi Hirota Abu Bakarr Conteh Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Humper Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid
Room 130 Lecture Presentation of the Moroccan Islam in which dialogue -based on good will plays an important role between the leaders, the wise people and the scholars.
Room 129, English Lecture
Ali Raissouni is a specialist in History and president of the Da'awam Islamic Association as well as member of the Moroccan Ulemas Union.
This first part of a double-session, interactive workshop helps you discover transforming inter-faith dialogue as a pathway to peace. Following an illustrated presentation of inter-faith dialogue as a process towards real hope of sustainable peace, a multi-faith team will facilitate inter-faith groups actively participating in effective dialogue. The context is post-war Sierra Leone, where a decade of brutality and destruction has been devastating. The presentation considers the often difficult and courageous dialogue of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone, as members strive for sustainable peace. From this dialogue, a practical process is distilled, transforming respectful exchange into effective interfaith dialogue that can be used by all of faith, from all religious communities.
Evolutionary Enlightenment: Discovering a Greater Commitment to Our Common Future Andrew Cohen Room 131, English/Spanish Lecture
Brian Walker is a Diocesan and Deanery Synod member of the Church of England, Winchester, England, and a member of Southampton Inter Faith Link. He is an Executive member of World Council on Religions for Peace (UK Chapter) and of the World Congress of Faiths.
Many people accept the idea that we are part of an evolving universe. But how relevant is that to most of us as we go about our daily lives? In this talk, revolutionary spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen presents his teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment and explores its unique relevance for life in the 21st century. Cohen's teachings of liberation place our everyday experience in a vast cosmic context and ask a simple question: Are we willing to change now? Radically transforming ourselves for the sake of the evolutionary process itself, in Cohen's view, is the fundamental purpose of our lives.
Megumi Hirota has an MA in Interreligious Relations and has been a representative of Rissho Kosei-kai of the UK, and staff of the International Association for Religious Freedom since 1998. She has been involved in interfaith organizations such as World Congress of Faiths, and week of Prayer for World Peace.
Andrew Cohen is the founder of the award-winning magazine "What Is Enlightenment?" He is the author of twelve books on spiritual life, including Enlightenment is a Secret, and the founder of centers in the US and Europe that are dedicated to exploring and manifesting a new consciousness.
Abu Bakr Conteh is Imam in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Advisory Board Committee, Anti-Corruption Commission, and Campaign for Good Governance. Abu is also First Vice President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone.
Rt Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Humper, from Bonthe, Sherbo, is Bishop of the United Methodist Church, Freetown. He helped negotiate peace during the Rebel War and is today President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone and Religions for Peace (Sierra Leone). Bishop Humper is also Chairman of the Truth and
Promoting Active Tolerance with Christian Spirit: an old Masonic and Chivalric Organization in the 21st Century Augusto Alegret Bill Mc. Golpin
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Saturday, July 10, 2004 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Horst Rietmüller Ramon Viñals
Room 132 Panel Discussion
Morgana is a Gardnerian Wiccan High Priestess and the International Coordinator for the Pagan Federation, an international Pagan organization that extends throughout Europe and other countries. Over the years, she has facilitated a variety of Gardnerian Wiccan groups. She is co-publisher of the international and bilingual "Wiccan Rede" magazine, and is coordinator of the Silver Circle, a Wiccan network in the Netherlands.
Panel discussion explaining the Masonic orders, their nature, their main objectives, their history and their principles of tolerance and Christian spirit.
Augusto Alegret is a member of the freemasonry of Barcelona; he has the title of "Benefactor Knight of the Sacred City" ("Caballero Bienhechor de la Ciudad Santa").
Bill Mc. Golpin is a member of the freemasonry; he has the title of "Seneschal of the Great Priory".
Pope John Paul Il's Contribution to Interreligious Dialogue Peter Huff Heidi Hadsell Harold Kasimow Jeffery Long Ibrahim Ozdemir Rev. Thomas Michel, S.J. Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan/Italian Panel Discussion
Horst Rietmüjler is a member of the freemasonry; he has the title of "Chancelor of the Great Priory".
Romon Viñals is a member of the freemasonry; he has the title of "Prelate of the Great Priory"
Circles in the Greenwood: Pagan Religion Around the World Rev. Selena Fox Michael York Morgana
This multi-faith panel of scholars and religious leaders will offer analysis and critique of Pope John Paul II's record in ecumenical and inter religious dialogue. Panelists will address the topic from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim perspectives.
Room 134, English Panel Discussion
Dr. Peter A. Huff holds the T.L. James Choir in Religious Studies at Centenary College of Louisiana, Author of Allen Tate and the Catholic Revival and co-editor of Knowledge and Belief in America, he has published widely on fundamentalism, pluralism, and interfaith dialogue.
Dr. Heidi Hadsell is the President of Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. She came to the Seminary from the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland, where she served as Director,
International and intra-faith explorations of contemporary forms of Paganism as Nature religion. Panelists will discuss Paganism as a world religion and will share perspectives from their research and experiences with Pagan religious organizations, leaders, scholars, and practitioners in Europe, the Americas, South Africa, Australia, and other parts of the world. Panelists will also give an overview of some of the major forms of contemporary Pagan religion including; Wicca, Druidism, Goddess Spirituality, Heathenism, Animism, and Unitarian-Universalist Paganism. Panelists and the audience will then discuss some challenges and common issues for Paganism today and strategies for greater intra-faith and international networking and collaboration.
Harold Kasimow, George Drake Professor of Religious Studies at Grinnell College, has written on Abraham J. Heschel and JewishBuddhist dialogue. He is the author of Divine Human Encounter and co-editor of No Religion is an Island, John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue, and Beside Still Waters.
Dr. Jeffrey D. Long is Assistant Professor of History of Philosophy at Ankar University, Divinity School, Turkey. A specialist in South and East Asian religions, he is currently writing a book entitled A Hindu Process Philosophy of Religions.
Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir is Professor of History of Philosophy at Ankara University, Divinity School, Turkey. He is author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitudes towards Nature, Environment and Religion, Lonely Planet, and Postmodern Thoughts.
Rev. Selena Fox is senior minister of Circle Sanctuary and executive director of Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve. A clinical psychotherapist, Wiccan high priestess, Ecospirituality teacher, and Pagan civil rights leader, she is the founding editor of the international Pagan quarterly, CIRCLE Magazine, and author of Goddess Communion, and other works. Michael York, author of Poganism as a World Religion, is a professor in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University College. He directs the Sophia Centre, directs the New Age and Pagan Studies Programme with BSUC's Study of Religions, and co-directs the Academy for Cultural and Educational Studies.
Rev. Thomas Michel, S.J. is Secretariat for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome, Italy and Ecumenical Secretary for the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. He is known as an expert in dialogue between Christians and Muslims and travels worldwide to promote interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding,
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Program Descriptions Saturday, July 10, 2004 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
History Read from the Ground and the Fatalism of Poverty Jaume Botey Vallès Teresa Jiménez Villarejo Anna María Vilaseca Michele Najlis Tariq Ramadan
dislocations and readjustments - but end up in a more elegant and realistic, hence pragmatic, understanding of how the world works. The emerging worldview understands the world to be a system of connectedness and interdependence, in which the survival of any part depends on the survival of the whole. Through video and PowerPoint presentations, introspection, and dialogue, participants will explore together how the emerging worldview is reflected in their faith traditions and implications for their own lives.
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This discussion between leading scholars will explore how the experience of poverty informs our attempts to interpret life and history. What are the implications of the experiences of the poor on our understanding of the compassionate God, as One close to human suffering.
Richard Rathbun, a Stanford graduate, is board chairman of the Foundation for Global Community. His work has focused upon international and human development, peace and consciousness, and conflict resolution in areas such as the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan and Central America.
Jaume Botey Vallès has a degree in Theology and a Ph.D. in Anthropology and is a professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona; he is also a member of Base Christian movements.
Samantha is a mediator and conflict resolution professional who has worked with the Foundation for Global Community to pro note dialogue for resolving conflicts between Palestinians and Israelis, and Armenians and Azeris. She serves as office manager and coordinator of the "Walk Through Time" exhibit. Michael Abkin taught secondary school in Nigeria with the Peace Corps, and has volunteered with local nonprofit social service agencies and city governments. At the Foundation for Global Community, he has participated in the development of vocational training in Afghanistan.
Teresa Jiménez Villarejo is a teacher committed to the peoples culture movement; she participated in the Base Christian movement and is the president of the "Christians for Socialism" movement.
Anna María Vilaseca is a psychologist and pychiatrist for excluded social sectors and immigrants, and a famous writer. Far from any religious faith, she has been called for several debate forums about faith and science, or toith and modern world.
Michele Najlis holds a Doctorate in Theology, and is the director of the Department of Theology of the "Ecumenical Center" Antonio Valdivieso (Nicaragua) and director of the ecumenical magazine of theology "Xilotl".
The Millionth Circle Initiative: Intercultural Women's Dialogue Peggy Sebera Ronita Johnson Jean Shinoda Bolen Justine Toms Ann Smith Elly Pradervand
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
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Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - Implications Richard Rathbun Samantha Schoenfeld Michael Abkin
The Millionth Circle Initiative began with women who met in a dialogue circle at the 1999 Parliament. They knew in their hearts that this model of people gathering together would change the world. This idea and the book, The Millionth Circle by Jean Shinoda Bolen, created an international movement. Their goal is to seed, nurture and connect circles throughout the world to create equality, sustainable livelihoods, preservation of the earth and peace for all. Come experience a women's circle with a sacred center and learn how to create a circle of your own.
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan
Marcel Proust said, "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes." Recent information from many fields of science, together with its unprecedented accessibility, is giving humanity "new eyes" and thus supporting the emergence of a more expanded worldview who we are as humans. The objective of Session B is for participants to understand the role of worldview and that a global shift in worldview is now taking place. Such shifts necessarily come with great cultural, social, and psychological
Peggy Sebra is owner of Renaissance Consulting Group. She is a professional facilitator and trainer in creating circles of intercultural dialogue and conflict resolution.
Ronita Johnson, "Creating opportunities for all voices to be heard and all hearts to be included through circle dynamics, diversity
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consulting and personal development coaching. She is a Founding Convenor of Millionth Circle and is featured in the video "BeComing: Women's Circles - A Different Kind of Conversation."
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman.
Justine Toms is co-founder of New Dimensions Radio "Uncommon Wisdom for Unconventional Times."
Ann Smith is Global Network Outreach Director for PEACE X PEACE, a newly formed international women's peace organization which provides state of the art internet technology to connect circles around the world for dialogue and deep listening.
Elly Pradervand is a leader in the Women's World Summit Foundation and Circles of Compassion, and is based in Geneva.
A pathway to peace: the Golden Rule initiative Vonette Zacchary Bright
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Interactive Workshop
This is a conference about the Golden Rule, exploring its rich origins. Its focus is on how women can bring the Golden Rule to society, into homes and schools.
Vonette Zacchary Bright is President of Women Today International and of "Bright Media Foundation" (in charge of 550 radio stations).
A Commitment to the Future: Religion and Spirituality for an Evolving World
Andrew Cohen
Yasuhiko Kimura
Robert Wright
Craig Hamilton
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
Panel Discussion
This interdisciplinary and interfaith panel will explore the future of religion and the central role of spirituality in an evolving world. Panelists from diverse religious and philosophical backgrounds will share their visionary understanding of spiritual development, and explore the potential for creating a higher order of consciousness based on the understanding that we exist in an evolving universe. The evolutionary context will provide a vast matrix in which to see the impact that our own authentic spiritual transformation can have on our communities, on our social and cultural institutions, and on the very future of our increasingly perilous postmodern world.

Program Descriptions Saturday, July 10, 2004
INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Andrew Cohen is the founder of the award-winning magazine What Is Enlightenment? He is the author of twelve books on spiritual life, including Enlightenment Is a Secret, and the founder of centers in the US and Europe that are dedicated to exploring and manifesting a new consciousness.
Yasuhiko Genku Kimura is the president of Vision-In-Action. In the past, he has served as Executive Director of the Twilight Club, and as Director of the Metaconsulting Institute. An author, lecturer, seminar leader, and consultant, Yasuhiko Kimura is recognized as one of today's leading integral thinkers.
Robert Wright is a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University's Center for Human Values and the author of many books and articles, including The Moral Animal: Evolutionary Psychology and Everyday Life, which has been published in nine languages and was named one of the twelve best books of 1994.
Craig Hamilton is the Managing Editor of "What Is Enlightenment?", for which he has researched and interviewed some of the contemporary spiritual world's most renowned leaders. He also leads experiential enlightened communication discussions at Cohen's centers for evolutionary enlightenment.
From the intercultural to the interreligious in Europe
Rev. Gilbert Caffin
Jenny Banks Bryer
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Lecture that will present intercultural and interreligious exchanges as a way of bringing together people from different countries in Europe.
Gilbert Caffin is an Oratorian priest and member of the International Office of Catholic teaching, in the service of NGOS at the European Council.
Jenny Banks Bryer is a retired teacher of French at school and university level. She was Deputy Headministress of a Catholic girls school in Birmingham and is now the chair of the European association of teachers of religions (GERFEC), a Christian research association for teachers.
World Spirituality: Into the Future
Ewert Cousins
K.R. Sundararajan
Tu Weiming
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel discussion of four editors of the World Spirituality project is led by Ewert Cousins as the moderator. Each of the panelists will describe the essence of the spirituality of their tradition as well as its further development in the tradition, and
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Dances of Universal Peace Br. Joseph Kilikevice, O.P.
then focus on the relevance of spirituality to the human community. This includes the relation of one's spirituality to such issues as war and peace, the environment, poverty, and human rights. After all the panelists have spoken, a Q&A session and discussion will take place. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and enter the discussion.
Room 121, English Interactive Workshop
Ewert Cousins, the General Editor of the World Spirituality series, is Professor Emeritus, Fordham University, the chief Editorial Consultant for the Classics of Western Spirituality series, and the author of Global Spirituality: Toward the Meeting of Mystical Paths. He was a participant in Monastic Inter-religious Dialogue (Buddhist-Christian Dialogue). He is also a co-convener for the Commission on World Spirituality, and was Consultant to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, 1973-1984. K.R. Sundararajan is a professor of theology at St. Bonaventur University, NY and a former fellow of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard. He is an author and the Western Editor on Religion and Spirituality for the forthcoming multi volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism.
Workshop participants are invited to experience sacred phrases from the world's religious and spiritual traditions. Out of the spiritual practice of listening, chanting and embodying in simple reverent movements within a prayerful circle of people, the heart is softened into an hospitable place where all are welcomed. One's own tradition is blessed and enriched by the respectful welcome of those different from ourselves. It is the mantric sounds of a rich diversity of sacred phrases that we can receive the power to commit to a Pathway of Peace.
Brother Joseph Kilikevice, O.P., is a friar of the Dominican Order in the Catholic Church and founding director of the SHEM Center for Interfaith Spirituality, Oak Park, Illinois. He has offered experiential interfaith retreats nationally and internationally since 1980.
Tu Weiming, editor of the two Confucian volumes in the World Spirituality series, is the Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy and of Confucian Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. He has written many books, including Neo-Confucian Thought in Action, and Humanity and Self-Cultivation: Essays in Confucian Thought.
An Integrative Perspective on Training for Interreligious Dialogue Maria Rosa Elosua de Juan
Room 122, Spanish/English Lecture
Pathways to Peace: Using Artistic Metaphors for Dialogue and Collaboration Katherine Amos Susan Borwick
Room 120, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
A lecture and training session for those preparing to participate meaningfully in intercultural and interreligious dialogue. From experiences carried out in Granada, Madrid and Valencia, the organizers will reflect the way to train people for dialogue and understanding. In this session, Dr. Elosua de Juan will be accompanied by Raquel Pérez, who has worked in the field of education in India and Palestine; Carmen Llopis, who works for the Fundation InteRed; Immaculada González, who works in a public education center and is involved in the ecumenical field; Consuelo Cerviño, who is a Dr. in psychology and sciences of education at the University of Valencia.
Artistic metaphors express a multitude of emotions and thoughts for seeking and sharing the sacred in our lives. The teachings, practices and dynamics of the world's religious and spiritual communities employ the arts to express that which words alone cannot. This program suggests that these traditional religious/spiritual metaphors allow us to listen and look anew at critical issues and challenges facing the world, offering a universal language for dialogue and collaboration as We seek a just, peaceful and sustainable future.
Maria Rosa Elosua de Juan is a Dr. in Psychology at the University of Louvain and Professor in Psychology at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia. Dr. Elosua de Juan has worked in the field of education in India and Palestine.
Dr. Katherine E. Amos is associate dean of academic affairs and associate professor of Christian education and spiritual formation at Wake Forest University Divinity School in North Carolina. Her research interests include the relationship between the arts and spiritual formation, and the role of icons and other devotional art in spiritual growth
Healing Art: The Power of Faith Amelia Perkins Rachel Smith Juan Miguel Marin Maria Aguilar Patricia Novick
Dr. Susan H. Borwick is professor of music at Wake Forest and adjunct professor in the Divinity School. She has composed sacred music for solo, chamber ensemble and choir. Her research interests include American music since 1900, the arts and the spiritual life, and women and music.
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Saturday, July 10, 2004 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Can art heal? Virtually every faith tradition answers this question affirmatively. A team of Harvard Divinity School students, led by Dr. Patricia Novick, gathered examples of healing art from eight faith and cultural traditions to create a traveling installation to provide restorative images for nursing professionals in healthcare settings. In this workshop they will present those images and discuss the ways in which religious art accomplishes healing and builds compassion, understanding and mutual respect.
Keeping the Path Clear - Women Engaging in Inter-Faith, Inter-Action and InterRelationships Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton Barbara Siddiqui Raheel Raza
Room 125, English Panel Discussion
Amelia Perkins is earning a Master of Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School and has worked on a number of arts and religion initiatives, primarily at the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, including research for the Museum of World Religions in Taiwan. She also worked at the Museum's New York offiliate, One Center.
This program is conducted by two Muslims and a Christian who are committed to justice and believe that humanity is one community, and that listening to one another helps to strengthen the commitment to peace in concrete, realistic, idealistic, visioning ways. By interweaving scripture, tradition, experience and stories in the presentation, they will demonstrate how to keep the path to peace clear.
Rachel Smith.js a student at Harvard Divinity School where she studies Eastern Orthodoxy and its mystical traditions through its theology, iconography and hymnology. She grew up in Canada and worked in Toronto as a hospice worker. She is a professional musician.
Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, Recipient of the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario Heritage Day award, has written in a variety of church and theological journals. Karen is committed to working for ecumenism, inter-faith dialogue, the use of the Bible in the church and local and global justice.
Juan Miguel Marin is currently a graduate student in divinity at Harvard University. He holds an undergraduate degree in Religion and Art History, and a Master's Degree in Theological Studies. He is interested in religious experience and religious art.
Barbara Siddiqui is a member and active participant in B'nai B'rith, Women's Interfaith Dialogue, Muslim Christian Liaison Committee, and Toronto Mayor's roundtable on equity access.
Maria Aguilar is a third year graduate student at Harvard Divinity School. Her field of study is early Christianity with an interest in the theology of the Church Fathers and patristic Mariology
Mrs. Raza is an active speaker and media consultant on women's issues in Islam as well as being involved with the Muslim Canadian Congress. She graduated from Karachi University with a major in English and Psychology and has taken writing and public speaking courses in Toronto
Patricia Katherine Novick, Ph.D., D.Min., is o clinical psychologist and spiritual director with 30 years experience in a wide range of healing disciplines. Most recently, she was Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions of Harvard Divinity School She has consulted with health care systems in Metropolitan Chicago on integrating spirituality and complementary healthcare practices with traditional Western medical care.
Religions in Dialogue: The Experience of the International Center of Mystical Studies of Avila Fernando Beltrán Llavador
Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session two) Brian Walker Abu Bakarr Conteh Abdul Jalil Sajid Rt. Rev. Joseph Humper Imam Dr. Megumi Hirota Room 129
Room 124, Spanish Lecture
Lecture that will present the International Center of Mystical Studies of Avila (CIEM), which was founded in 1990 through the impetus given by UNESCO, in order to contribute to the knowledge of the mystical traditions of all the world from an interreligious and secular perspective.
This second part of a double-session, interactive workshop helps you discover transforming inter-faith dialogue as a pathway to peace. Following an illustrated presentation of inter-faith dialogue as a process towards real hope of sustainable peace, a multi-faith team will facilitate inter-faith groups actively participating in effective dialogue. The context is post-war Sierra Leone, where a decade of brutality and destruction has been devastating. The presentation considers the often difficult and courageous dialogue of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone, as members strive for sustainable peace. From this dialogue, a practical process is
Prof. Fernando Beltrán has translated books on Zen Buddhism and Christianism.
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distilled, transforming respectful exchange into effective interfaith dialogue that can be used by all of faith, from all religious communities.
Brian Walker is a Diocesan and Deanery Synod member of the Church of England, Winchester, England, and a member of Southampton Inter Faith Link. He is an Executive member of World Council on Religions for Peace (UK Chapter) and of the World Congress of Faiths.
Abu Bakr Conteh is Imam in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Advisory Board Committee, Anti-Corruption Commission, and Campaign for Good Governance. Abu is also First Vice President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone.
Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report".
Rt Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Humper, from Bonthe, Sherbo, is Bishop of the United Methodist Church, Freetown. He helped negotiate peace during the Rebel War and is today President of the inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone and Religions for Peace (Sierra Leone). Bishop Humper is also Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which recently reported its findings and is now in the implementation stage of the quest for restorative justice and sustainable peace.
Megumi Hirota has an MA on Interreligious Relations and has been a representative of Rissho Kosei-kai of the UK, and a staff of the International Association for Religious Freedom since 1998. She has been involved in interfaith organizations such as World Congress of Faiths, and Week of Prayer for World Peace.
Grassroots Community Outreach: Healthcare and Education Initiatives in India
Mathioli Saraswathy Muthuswamy Srinivasan
R. Saraswathi Srinivasan
Anu Sundaresan
Kris Yogam
Sri Nirbhayanand Saraswati
Room 130, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
In order to build a world that is nurturing and safe for our children, we must establish community service programs at the local level that are focused on helping and uplifting the poor, needy and underprivileged. We will discuss how such grassroots programs, when sustained over time, can improve the welfare of communities and promote peace. Leaders and representatives from Nandalala Seva Samithi and Ramakrishna Vivekanand Ashram will discuss innovative approahes for developing healthcare and educational initiatives in India.
Founder and spiritual leader of Nandalala Seva Samithi, Mathioli R. Sarawathy has devoted her whole life to helping others - especially the less fortunate. She is a prolific writer, of poems,
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songs, prayers, and stories for children and adults, as well as philosophical commentaries in Tamil, her native language. In 1998 and 1999, she was awarded the the national NCERT award by the Indian Government for her children's books.
Long-time member of Nandalala Seva Samithi, Srinivasan is active in organizing and coordinating all aspects of Samithi's activities in India and an invaluable local leader of community oriented programs.
Long-time member of Nandalala Seva Samithi, Srinivasan is active in organizing and coordinating all aspects of Samithi's activities in India and an invaluable local leader of community oriented programs.
Founding member of the Nandalala Mission US chapter, Anu Sundaresan is especially active in programs covered under the Organization's Educational Wing. Her efforts have succeeded in giving schools the resources and amenities they need. Ms. Sundaresan holds an MBA from Stanford University.
An active board member of the Nandalala Medical Foundation, Kris Yogam is a driving force behind several heath care outreach initiatives including: eye camps and blood donation camps for the needy; seminars on osteoperosis and other diseases targeted at women; and organizing ongoing visits to remote villages to provide. free medical checkups. She's currently leading a major fundraising campaign to build a new low cost dialysis center. Sri Nirbhayanand Saraswati is currently the president of Ramakrishna Vivekanand Ashram Gadag and Bijapur. He runs a Free Residential School for the blind at Shimoga and a residential school for rural children at a village called Managuli, Karnataka. He also teaches and lectures on many topics.
Building Peace in the Midst of Conflict Munetsi Ruzivo
Vjekoslav Saje Emmanuel Kolini Merlinda Hussein
Room 131, English Partner Cities
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. In a diverse society, people of faith and religious institutions are often uniquely positioned to either foment conflict or cultivate a culture of peace. This program will feature stories from interreligious activists who have been able to foster peace through collaborative relationships between and among religious communities in the midst of conflict. Presenters will analyze the nature and dynamics of the conflicts in which they have worked to create cultures of peace.
Munetsi Ruzivo is Professor of Religions at the University of Zimbabwe, and Coordinator of the Zimbabwe National Forum for Inter-religious Dialogue. He is a Member of the International and African Oral History Associations, and the International Association of Mission Studies.
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and churches in Bosnia-Herzegovina, promoting dialogue and a culture of peace.
Panel discussion with prominent Christian theologians specializing in interreligious dialogue will participate. They will explain how they understand the dialogue with the nonChristian religions from a pluralist perspective.
Emmanuel Kolini is the Anglican Primate of Rwanda and the president of the Interfaith Commission of Rwanda.
Merlinda Hussein manages the Philippines Canada Local Government Support Program. One of her projects is to establish Peace Zones in conflict-aftected areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Ignasi Boada is a Dr. in philosophy and professor of history of religions at the Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona, Vic and Tarragona. Born in Kenya, Gavin D'Costa hos a Ph.D. in Theology at the University of Cambridge and is now a professor in Bristol; he was the adviser for the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Committee on Other Faiths; he also advised the Pontifical Council for Other Faiths in the Vatican City.
Christian Anthropology - Biblical Visions of the Human Being Sr. Griselda Cos Boada Vicente Merlo
Room 132 Panel Discussion
Paul Knitter is a Professor Emeritus of Theology at Xavier University, Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), he has been working with "Christians for Peace in El Salvador" and has published a critical survey of Christian approaches to other religions: Introducing Theologies of Religions (2002). He is also on the Board of Trustees of the International Committee for the Peace Council.
Panel discussion about the utopic vision of the human being from the Christian (Benedictine) religious perspective.
Griselda Cos Boada is a Nun of the St. Pere de les Puelles Monastery, of Barcelona (Christian Tradition). She is the Director of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue initiative, and is a member of the editorial board of the Catalan magazine "Dialogal".
S. Wesley Ariarajah, Methodist Minister from Sri Lanka, served both in the pastoral ministry of the church and as lecturer in the History of Religions and New Testament in the common Protestant seminary of the churches in Sri Lanka. In 1981 he was invited to join the staff of the World Council of Churches, where he led the Council's Interfaith Dialogue for over ten years.
Vicente Merlo is a Dr. in Philosophy at the University of Valencia and specialist of the Hindu philosophy; he is a professor of the Master of History of Religions of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Raimon Panikkar has been professor at the universities of Madrid, Rome, Harvard and California, where he has taught Indian culture and history and philosophy of religions. He has published more than 40 books, including The Trinity and the World's Religions and has created the Vivarium Foundation in Catalonia, which is dedicated to promoting the interreligious dialogue. He is the cochair of the Parliament of World's Religions in Barcelona.
Religions and Spiritual Path in Secular and Global Societies Marià Corbi Room 134, Spanish/English Lecture
The Christian-Jewish Dialogue: Its Potential Contribution to the Wider Inter religious Dialogue Rev. John Pawlikowski Rabbi David Rosen Gunnel Borgegard Rev. Marcus Broybrooke
Is a secular and atheistic or agnostic attitude contrary to a spiritual search? The main texts of the different religious traditions speak about the human possibility and the way to get spirituality. A spirituality bevond beliefs or no beliefs would make it possible to create the basis of human equality, which is essential for the global societies of continuous innovation.
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Marià Corbi is a Dr. in Philosophy and director of the Center for the Study of Religious Traditions (CETR) in Barcelona.
Christian Visions of Religious Pluralism Ignasi Boada Gavin D'Costa Paul Knitter Rev. S. Wesley Ariarajah Rev. Dr. Raimon Panikkar
The Christian-Jewish dialogue has greatly contributed to the reduction of violent language in the relationship between the two communities. This can serve as an example to others of how a history of antagonism can be changed through inter religious dialogue. A four person panel, all deeply involved in Christian-Jewish dialogue over many years, will share perspectives on how the advances in inter religious dialogue achieved in this discussion can provide lessons for the wider dialogue among religious communities.
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
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John T. Pawlikowski, A priest of the Servite Catholic religious order, is president of the International Council of Christian and Jews and its abrahamic forum. He is Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.
Rabbi David Rosen is the Director of the Department for Interreligious Affairs and Director of the Heilbrunn Institute for International Interreligious Understanding of the American Jewish Committee. Rabbi Rosen is President of the World Conference of Religion for Peace (WCRP). Rabbi Rosen is a founder of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel that embraces some seventy organizations in Israel involved in interfaith relations. He is Honorary President of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ), the umbrella organization for more than thirty national bodies promoting Christian Jewish relation
This program will discuss the current state of comparative religious thought and how grassroots organizers, local practitioners, and lay people can utilize constructive academic work. Hear from engaged academics whose work involves but is not limited to developing a constructive comparative theology that fosters interfaith understanding and acceptance, as well as promotes greater world peace and justice. In effect, the presentation will make the argument that a more constructive analysis of religions is essential to the development of Comparative Religion as an academic field.
Dr. Perry Schmidt-Leukel is currently Professor of Systematic Theology and Religious Studies on the "Chair of World Religions for Peace" at the University of Glasgow, and Co-Director of the University's "Centre for Inter-Faith Studies."
Gunnel Borgegard is a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church and worked at the Nordic Ecumenical Council. She is currently a vice-president of the International Council of Christians and Jews.
Dr. Eboo Patel is the Founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based organization working to build the international interfaith youth movement. Eboo received a Doctorate in the Sociology of Religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes Scholarship.
Morcus Braybrooke is a vicar near Oxford, England and a key figure in world interreligious affairs. He is president of the World Congress of Faiths, Patron of the International Interfaith Centre, Cofounder of the Three Faiths Forum and an International Peace Councilor. He is the author of many books including Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, What We Con Learn From Islam/From Hinduism and three anthologies of prayers from world religions.
Rev. Dr. Richard Rose is an Associate Professor of Religion and Philosopy at the University of La Verne and serves as the pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, San Bernadino, CA. Dr. Rose's primary research is in the area of religious pluralism. His article, "Howard Thurman on Religious Pluralism: Diversity in Harmony," is found in The Journal of Religious Thought, Spring-Fall 1999. His first book, Toward a Functional Postmodern Theology will be forthcoming Fall 2004.
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Faith on Film: Investigation of a Flame - A Documentary Portrait of the Catonsville Nine Macky Alston Barbara Abrash
Hope in an Oppressed World Ramon Planes Vernedas David Suárez Llorens
Room 111 Film Festival
TBA Artistic Performance
Concert offered by the Barcelona Gospel Choir formed by 250 voices, 15 musicians and 11 dancers. They sing the most classical Negro spirituals and the most current Black Gospel. The singers of the Choir come from several ten Protestant Churches of Catalonia of different denominations.
Faith on Film Series: Investigation of a Flame - A Documentary Portrait of the Catonsville Nine (2001) is an intimate look at a ragtag band of religious activists, including the renowned brothers, Frs. Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, who broke the law in a poetic act of civil disobedience against USA involvement in the Vietnam war. It is an artful exploration of how religious conviction can lead even the most unlikely citizens to radical action. (45 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film immediately follows.
Director of the "Gospel Choir" of Barcelona,
A Constructive Theory of Religion... Moving from Deconstructive Critique toward Constructive Understanding of Religious Thought Perry Schmidt-Leukel Ebrahim Patel (Eboo) Rev. Dr. Richard Rose
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary committed to cultivating, supporting and promoting engaging, responsible, balanced media about religion, spirituality and ethics
Barbara Abrash is associate director of the Center for Media, Culture and History and the center for Religion and Media at New York University where she also teaches. She is an independent documentary producer, film curator and co-editor of Personal Essay Filmmaking of the 1980's and 9-11 and After: A Virtual Casebook as well as numerous articles.
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Mystic Iran: The Unseen World
Aryana Farshad
Room 116, English/Farsi
Film Festival
Mystic Iran: The Unseen World (2002) documents a modern woman's mystical journey deep into the heart of her native Iran in search of spiritual rites and rituals hidden for centuries. From the women's chamber of the Great Mosque, opened for the first time to the outside world, to the fire rituals held in the remote temple-caves in the land of Zarathustra, to the sacred dance of the Dervishes, this is a mesmerizing and healing journey that reveals the mystic roots of this ancient land. (52 min.) A discussion session with the producer immediately follows.
Persian-born filmmaker Aryana Farshad (Producer, Director, WriterEditor) began her higher education at La Sorbonne, prior to her degree from L'Institut Des Hautes Etudes Cinamatographiques in film production and editing. She received the ABU Award for editing "The Emigrant Birds" and was associate professor at the Institute of Film and Television Higher Studies in Tehran. She is a member of the Editors Guild of America (I.A.T.S.E.) and has worked at MGM and Columbia pictures while developing her own documentary projects.
Mother Teresa: The Legacy
Jeanette Petrie
Room 117, English/Spanish
Film Festival
Mother Teresa: The Legacy, (2003) a new film by Ann and Jeanette Petrie, premiered in Rome at the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall as part of the official program of Mother Teresa's Beatification. It is the dramatic story of Mother Teresa's last day, her sudden death, and her moving state funeral which was attended by the poor, the powerful and the rich from around the world. This moving film includes intimate and neverbefore-seen footage of Mother Teresa speaking from the heart about her simple and profound spirituality that, put into action, transcended religious, political and cultural boundaries, and enabled her to open 500 homes for the poor in over Room 124 countries showing how works of love are works of peace. (54 min.) In English with Spanish subtitles. A discussion session with the producer immediately follows.
Jeanette Petrie is an Emmy award winning filmmaker who, together with her sister Ann Petrie, produced and directed the films Mother Teresa and Mother Teresa: The Legacy. Jeanette Petrie worked closely with Mother Teresa for twenty years and traveled extensively with her throughout the world.
Concert of Traditional Music of India Bhakti Das
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Concert of vocal and instrumental traditional music from India. Rajas and songs for the practice of Yoga and meditation. Music is a way of spiritual and universal communication.
Founder of the yoga center "Vedanta Sivananda" in Barcelona and professor of Indian music. He is also an active Hindu member of the interreligious group of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia.
Krishna: His Music and Philosophy
Atmarama Dasa Adhikari
Auditorium (3155), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Spiritual practice based on the vaisnavas songs, with more than 5,000 years of history. The songs will be sung in Sanskrit and Bengali. The love and veneration to Krishna has been sung in this language from immemorial time. There will be a presentation on Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and Brahma Samhita.
Atmarama Dasa is of Spanish origin, and since 1985 is living in India. He has done concerts in India, Europe and North and South America.
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We are Living in a Global Village, but Justice is Partial Francesc Riera Joan Carrera Dolors Oller
Luis Sols
Toni Comín
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Panel discussion about safeguarding social and democratic gains, fostering a common human awareness and constructing a global and democratic citizenship while undergoing economic development.
Francesc Riera is an interreligious activist in Barcelona.
Joan Carrera is a Dr. in Theology and member of the board of directors of "Christianity and Justice".
Dolors Oller is a Dr. in constitutional law, professor at ESADE (School of Administration) and the Catholic University "Abat Oliva" in Barcelona, and member of the board of directors of "Christianity and Justice".
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Luis Sols is a Professor of History at the University of Barcelona, in charge of the social department of "Christianity and Justice".
Jordi Valls was born in Manresa, and he has been Mayor of the town since 1995. He is a lawyer and a member of the board of the Catalan Socialist Party. In Manresa, he actively supports politicies promoting education, culture and sustainability
Toni Comin is a Professor at ESADE in Barcelona and member of "Christianity and Justice".
Dr. Denise Belisle is a family physician practicing in Montréal. A
nber of the Baha'i Faith since 1985, she became a member of the Interfaith Council of Montréal in 1992, and has been its President for the last four years. She participated in the Goldin Institute last fall in Manresa, Spain.
A Course in Miracles: The Advent of a Great Awakening - The Final Adventure Begins... Master Teacher Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Training Session
Jordi Simon Vilarasau is a member of the Interreligious Group of Manresa, Director of the interreligious journal "La Xarxa de Manresa, member of the JEICY-MEIC (MUEC in Catalonia), member of the group "Manresa en Diáleg" for program activities of Forum 2004 and President of the Junior Chamber of Manresa (JCI). He is also a journalist for TV and the press
Singular communication is what enlightened teachers have always taught. Our principal catalyst for this adventure into the peace of enlightenment is A Course in Miracles. We will demonstrate through this unworldly masterpiece, with its uncompromising assertions of love and forgiveness, a Mind Training that is leading to the very real physical, mental and emotional transformation of ourselves and all the world, and the recognition that each of us is a whole part of the eternally creating source of all reality.
A Culture of Peace: Building a Coalition with the UN Community Deborah Moldow Farida Ali Noel J. Brown Monica Willard Dr. Ana Prera
Master Teacher is o Teacher of God through illumination of mind and body that is the fullfilment of the mission of A Course in Miracles. He demonstrates the passion of rebirth that is the goal of all of us in the mind training of the Course and constitutes a continuing union with the mind of Jesus of Nozareth through the Holy Spirit.
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity: The Manresa Story Fr. Javier Melloni Ribas Jordi Valls i Riera Dr. Denise Belisle
The United Nations is the most important multilateral international institution on the planet. It has a unique relationship with every government in the world and simultaneously has the capacity to work collaboratively with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), business, and civil society. This program will explore the importance of religious organizations working collaboratively with the UN to implement some of the core themes of the world's religious traditions, including peace, justice, development, environment, human rights, and culture and ways to work with UN Information Centers Worldwide.
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Partner Cities, Panel Discussion
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Religious and civic leaders from Manresa, Spain will share how their experiences of immigration and diversity have impacted the social fabric of Catalan society, especially in terms of government, media, business, education, civil society and religious and spiritual communities. They will discuss the appropriate roles of religious, spiritual and civic institutions in building social cohesion, and talk about how hosting the Goldin Institute has helped build bridges within Manresa, and on an international level.
Deborah Moldow is director of The World Peace Prayer Society (WWPS). As an NGO associated with the UN Dept. of Public Information, the WPPS supports initiatives to build a culture of peace and encourages observance of the International Day of Peace, including an annual program for children at UN headquarters in New York City
Ms. Ali, a citizen of Pakistan, is Programme Officer in the Office for Public Partnerships at UNICEF at its headquarters in New York, providing leadership in strategic planning with respect to UNICEF's work with religious groups, religious NGOs and Inter. Governmental Organizations. Ms. Ali is also a member of the International Governing Board of the World Conference on Religions for Peace (WCRP), as well as a member of the Global Forum of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC).
Javier Melloni Ribos is a Jesuit Priest and teacher. He is a Member of Cristianisme i Justicio, and Professor of Spiritual Theology in the Faculty of Theology of Cataluña. A Catalan anthropologist and Dr. in Theology, he has published books on history of religions and is part of the advisory board of the Local Office of the Parliament of World's Religions, Father Javier specializes in intentoith spirituality and dialogue
Dr. Noel J. Brown is President of Friends of the United Nations, and former head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) North America. Dr. Brown also currently serves as Chairman of the International Council of the World Association of Non
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Governmental Organizations. He is a founding member of the Aspen Global Change Institute and the International Council for Local Environment Issues. He has been a Visiting Professor at both U.S. and foreign universities, and has a number of publications to his credit, including editing a recent volume titled Ethics and Agenda 21: Moral Implications of a Global Consensus
Nusba Parveen Alan Race Theodore Rojahn Vijaya Samararwickrama Georgene Wilson, OSF K.L. Seshagiri Rao Marcus Braybrooke
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Ms. Monica Willard is Representative to the United Nations for the United Religions Initiative. Monica has served the UN NGO (NonGovernmental Organization) community in such varied roles as Chair of the annual DPI NGO Conference; Vice Chair of the NGO Executive Committee, member of the UN Steering Group for the International Day of Peace, and member of the council of the Values Caucus. The United Religions Initiative is a worldwide grassroots interfaith organization with members in 47 countries, representing more than 88 religions, spiritual expressions and indigenous traditions.
Respected religious and interreligious leaders, scholars, and activists will explore the possibility of a Dialogue between Islam and the West and offer participants the opportunity to become engaged in an exciting new project. During this session participants will review the reports of the working groups and finalize a summary statement and a list of recommended action projects to be taken in a series of Internet seminars and a physical conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. Attendees at today's program need not have participated in the previous day's sessions.
Dr. Prera, General Director of Fundacion Cultura de Paz, wos Vice President of the UNESCO Executive Board in 1990. She also served as Special Counselor for Latin America to Federico Mayor, the General Director of UNESCO, and is a distinguished author of various publications.
Fostering World Peace though Maintaining Traditions Dr. Hirokazu Ugachi
Jim Kenney is the Director of the Interreligious Engagement Project and of Common Ground. He is also Co-Editor of Interreligious Insight.
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions,
Chief Editor of Journal of Muslim Minority Affiars, Saleha Abedin is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious & Spiritual leaders. She is also on the International Advisory Board for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
For pathways to peace, we must all cooperate and take action to surmount differences of religious or spiritual conviction, especially if we wish to hand down gentleness and kindness to the next generation. In the case of Shinji-Shumeikai, we offer interactive activities towards this goal at our sites in Japan. In this program, we will offer some examples of these activities including lectures on art at Miho Museum and field work for natural agriculture, and discuss the spiritual effects.
Abdullah Ahsan is a Professor of History, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Steering Group, Dialogue of Civilizations Project
Dr. Ugochi is a safety inspector of structural materials and has been involved in Shinji Shumeikai since 1985, for whom he heads some local programs for the holidays.
Muriel Adcock, Club of Budapest USA; Advisory Group, Dialogue of Civilizations Project Sultana Afroz, Department of History, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in "Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-in-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabod. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Dialogue of Civilizations: Islam and the West in Quest of a Just and Peaceful World - Symposium Wrap-Up Jim Kenney Dr. Irfan Khan Dr. Saleha Abedin Prof. Abdullah Ahsan Muriel Adcock Sultana Afroz Anis Ahmad Iqbal Ahmad Ansari Herbert Bronstein Concetta Kenney Rashied Omar
A veteran human rights activist, Dr. Iqbal Ansari is a Visiting Professor at Hamdard University in India. He is the author of Report on Communal Riots: Prevention & Control for the National Commission for Minorities.
Herbert Bronstein is Senior Scholar/Rabbi Emeritus of a leading Chicago congregation, where he served as Senior Rabbi for 25 years. He has lectured at the University of Rochester, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois - Chicago, Oxford, Common Ground and the Illinois Humanities Council and teaches the History of Religions at Lake Forest College. He is the author of numerous articles and is the editor of a modern classic of liturgy,
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The Passover Haggadah of Reform Judaism. In 2000, he was honored by the University of Cincinnati as their Distinguished Alumnus.
Concetta Kenney is a Trustee, IEP21; Photo Editor Interreligious Insight: A Journal of Dialogue and Engagement
Rashied Omar is a Trustee of CPWR; Imam, Cape Town, South Africa; coordinator, program in religion conflict, and peace building, University of Notre Dame, US.
Nusba Parveen, Ph.D. is a student of Islamic Studies at the International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rev Alan Race is a writer in this field and serves as Editor of the journal Interreligious Insight. He is a parish priest in Leicester, and on the committee of the World Congress of Faiths.
Theodore Rojahn is a Trustee for the CPWR and IEP21
Ven. Vijaya Samararwickrama is Buddhist Maha Vihara, Kuala Lumpur.
Georgene Wilson, OSF, is a Franciscan sister and author; trustee, IEP21; Poetry Editor, Interreligious Insight: A Journal of Dialogue and Engagement.
Dr. Rao was born in Mulbagal, India, in 1929. He is fluent in several modern Indian languages and has an expert knowledge of Sanskrit. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Mysore and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in the comparative study of world religions. His numerous publications include World Problems and Human Responsibility: Gandhian Perspectives, ed. with Henry Thompson (New York, 1988) and "Hinduism and World Community," in World Faiths Insight (London, January 1984).
Marcus Braybrooke is a vicar near Oxford, England and a key figure in world interreligious affairs. He is president of the World Congress of Faiths, Patron of the International Interfaith Centre, cofounder of the Three Faiths Forum and an International Peace Councilor. He is the author of many books including Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, What We Can Learn From Islam/From Hinduism and three anthologies of prayers from world religions.
The Ethical Buddhist Commitment: An Alternative to Our Society
Miguel Angel Rodríguez Tarno
Room 120, Spanish Lecture
Lecture about the Buddhist ethics related with the social commitment, the understanding and the universal love.
Miguel Angel Rodríguez Tarno is Chairman of the Federation of the Buddhist communities of Spain as well as secretary of the Buddhist Soto Zen Community, and Zen trainer at the Zen Centre of Zaragoza.
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Young People and Religious Freedom Ramola Sundram
Room 121, English Academy
What does Religious Freedom mean to you? Explore the concepts and current issues in this interactive program. You will have the opportunity to discuss why religious freedom is essential, look at ways in which it is denied, and reflect on your own situation in conversation with others. Learn about firsthand experiences and methodologies with young adults in the Religious Freedom Young Adult Network (RFYN) who have been involved in projects in various countries. Young adults can make a difference. Panelists will include Morse Flores, a young indigenous man from the Philippines, and Hiten Bhagtani, a young Indian Muslim. This program is a part of the Parliament Academy series of youth centered programs.
Ramola Sundram is the young adult and general program coordinator for the International Association for Religious Freedom.
"The Lord of the Rings": Religious Background Dr. Xavier Morlans Molina
Room 122, Spanish Lecture
Lecture about "The Lord of the Rings", including a projection and comments of some extracts of the film. The aim is to show the Biblical background of the mythological world of Tolkien.
Xavier Morlans Molina is a Catholic priest, Dr. in Theology and professor of Fundamental Theology at the University of Theology of Catalonia.
How to Organize and Operate After Barcelona - Session 2 Developing Programs
Richard Weingarten
Prof. Basye Holland-Shuey
Dr. Susana Salvador-Anayatin
Room 123, English
Training Session
This is the second of five related sessions seeking to encourage the organization of local support groups for the Parliament, and to strengthen existing support groups and Partner Cities. The five sessions will provide "real world" guidance and tools designed to help you build and manage a support group or Partner City. "Developing Programs" will help you develop ongoing and interesting programs related to the activities of the Parliament in your local area. You'll learn what kinds of

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programs other support groups have developed, why they have been successful, and which ones might work for you.
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor. He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, monagement, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
The Social Tradition of Doing Good in Classic Islam Dr. Jose Francisco Cutillas Ferrer Dr. Francisco Franco Sánchez Drs. Eva Lapiedra Gutiérrez Dr. Mikel de Epalza Ferrer
Room 125 Panel Discussion
Bayse Holland-Shuey serves on the Faculty of the School of Religion at Belmont University in Nashville, TN and with the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, teaching courses on Understanding the Bible from a Cross Cultural and Global Perspective, and Introductory Courses on World Religions and Comparative Spirituality. Basye is Board Member and Executive Group Leader with the Huntsville/Madison County Interfaith Mission Service.
Panel discussion on the social beneficence carried out in Islam (adoption of minor children, attention to the sick people and to the prisoners, etc.)
Jose Francisco Cutillas Ferrer has an M.A. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Arabic and Muslim Studies; he is a professor at the Universities of Alacant and Allameh Tabatabai (Iran)
Dr. Susana Salvador.Anayatin is active in peace advocacy in Mindanao, and is a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of the Mindanao State University
Francisco Franco Sánchez has an M.A. in History and is a professor of Arabic and Muslim Studies at the University of Alicant.
Eva Lapiedra Gutiérrez has an M.A. in Arabic Philology and a Ph.D. in Arabic and Muslim Studies, and she is the author of several books on the Arabic world.
The Gipsy Religious Experience as a Bridge Between East and West Sergi Rodriguez Lopez Ros Manuel Reyes Joan Muñoz Pere Garcia Rafael Reyes Juan Manual Vargas
Mikel de Epalza Ferrer has an M.A. in Philosophy and Theology and a Ph. D. in Semitic Philology; he is a professor of Arabic and Muslim Studies
Room 124 Interactive Workshop
Rethinking Martyrdom - A Sikh Perspective Bhai Sahib Bhai Mohinder Singh Prof. Pal Ahluwalia Dr. Arvind Pal Mandair Dr. Chris Hewer Prof. Gurharpal Singh Room 129
Although its community has followers of Christianity, Islam and Judaism, the Gipsy religious tradition has many similarities with practices of Hinduism. This presentation by members of the Gipsy community in Spain offers an overview of the Spanish Gipsy community and its teachings.
Sergi Rodriguez Lopez Ros is a journalist. He is preparing a Ph.D. with a thesis on Gipsy identity. He is a member of the Gipsy Secretary to the Archbishop of Barcelona.
Martyrdom and the role of martyrs figures prominently in all the major religions of the world. In December 2004, Sikhs will commemorate the 3ooth anniversary of the Martyrdom of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. This seminar examines how and why Sikhs and non-Sikhs represent their history as a history of persecutions and martyrdoms. It aims to clarify the concept of martyrdom within a Sikh context.
Manuel Reyes is a social mediator. He had been a torero for 20 years before discovering Buddhism.
Joan Muñoz is a student of Theology and member of the secretary of Gipsy affairs for the Archbishop of Barcelona,
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is both a patron and member of several interfaith organizations, and serves as an advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust.
Pere Garcia is a social mediator and founder of the Gipsy Youth Coordination in Catalonia, Rafoel Reyes is a singer and member of the Evangelical Church of Philadelphia
Pal Ahluwalia is Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a volunteer of the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha.
Juan Manuel Vargas Guitarist and teacher of guitar in Catalonia.
Dr. Arvind Pal Singh Mandair is Assistant Professor in the Bindra Chair in Sikh Studies at Hofstra University.
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Dr. Chris Hewer is Advisor on Inter-Faith Relations to the Bishop of Birmingham
Professor Gurharpal Singh is the Nodir Dinshaw Professor of InterReligious Relations at the University of Birmingham.
them to the cultures from which they were collected. Current projects relate to the restoring the sacred texts of Yezidi communities in Southern Turkey and Kansas; arranging a conference on the unexcavated and endangered city of Harran in SE Turkey: archiving the earliest records of several New Religious Movements; restoring the oral traditions of the Todas, an indigenous tribe in South India; recording and preserving the temple rites of the Araiyars, a tradition of ritual performance maintained in only three Sri Vaisnava temples in South India; a grassroots, tape-recording project to preserve oral traditions in marginalized and endangered cultures around the world.
Humankind and Nature: the Islamic Perspective on the Ecological Problem Hawwa Morales Soto Inara Asensio Jalil Barcena Abdel Sabate Areste Nur Muhammad Baldovi
Don Frew is the founder and Director of the Lost and Endangered Religions Project (LERP). He has been active in interfaith work for 18 years, and serves on the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative and the Board of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio.
Room 130, English/Spanish/Arabic/Catalan Other
Panel discussion on the ecological crisis that faces the human community, and the Muslim perspective on this topic. In particular, panelists will explore the relation of human beings with nature and the place of human beings in the creation.
Layne Little MA, Ph.D. (ABD) is the Regional Director for South Asia for LERP. He is an Adjunct Professor at St. Lawrence University and teaches courses on South Asian Religion, Myth & Folklore.
Hawwa Soto is a Muslim from Barcelona who works with the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia, and was an active organizer for the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions.
Archana Venkatesan MA Ph.D. (ABD) is the Jeffrey Campbell Fellow at St. Lawrence University where she teaches courses on South Asian Religion, Dance, and Ritual Performance in the Department of Religious Studies. She is the Project Director of LERP's Araiyar Seval Conservation Project.
Inara Asensio is a member of the group of Muslim Converts of the UNESCO Association for the Interreligious Dialogue in Barcelona.
Devesh Soneji MA, Ph.D. (ABD) is the Director of the Mongolo Initiative and Project Director of LERP'S Devadasi Preservation Project. He is also an Assistant Professor of South Indian Religions at McGill University, Canada.
Jalil Barcena is an expert in Sutism, the director of the Institute of Suti Studies of Barcelona and a professor at the Religious Traditions Centre and the University of Girona.
Abdel Sabate Areste is founder of the Sufi Center of Barcelona; he has been a member of the group "Muslim converts of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia since 2001.
A Taoist living in San Francisco, Philip Sebastian is also a
rofessional display artist who fabricates sets and props for trade shows and theatrical theme events. Artist, sculptor, puppeteer, Philip's personal philosophy is "Do not look at it as it is, but as it may be."
Nur Muhammad Baldovi is a Muslim from Barcelona active in the local interreligious movement.
Biblical Translation, Interculturality and Human Dignity Dr. Samuel Escobar Aguirre José Luís Andavert Escriche Daniel Rodriguez Ramos
The Lost & Endangered Religions Project: Preserving the World's Diverse Religious Heritage Elder Donald Frew Layne Little Archana Venkatesan Devesh Soneji Philip Sebastian
Room 132, Spanish Panel Discussion
Panel discussion that will explore how the diffusion of the Bible has helped various cultures to understand each other better.
Room 131, English Panel Discussion
Samuel Escobar Aguirre has graduated in education from the University Saint Marcos of Lima, Peru; he has a Ph.D. from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid (Spain) and an honorary Ph. D. in Theology from the MacMaster University of Hamilton (Canada); he is the president of the Biblical United Societies.
The Lost & Endangered Religions Project (LERP) is a "Gift of Service" created in the 1999 Parliament Assembly. It works to identify religious material (e.g. songs, stories, texts that have been lost in marginalized religious communities, but preserved in academic archives, to copy those materials, and to return
José Luís Andavert Escriche has a master in theology and is a specialist of the New Testament; is the general director of the Biblical Society of Spain and the president of the Comittee for Western Europe of the United Biblical Societies; he is also a
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member of the board of the Association for the Defense of the Religious Freedom.
Daniel Rodriguez Ramos is Pastor of the Assembly of Brothers of Mataró and president of the Council of the Assemblies of Brothers of Catalonia; he is also the adjunt secretary of the Evangelical Council of Catalonia and the spokesperson of the Permanent Commission of the Federation of Religious Associations of Spain (FEREDE)
Why Muslims Rebel: The Struggle for SelfDetermination Abdul Malik Mujahid Dr. Ghulam-Nabi Fai Imam Khalid Griggs Tariq Ramadan
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Dr. Rosita Worl Douglas George Kanentiio Dr. Jennie Joe Chief Jake Swamp Room 134, English
The largest number of refugees today in the world are Muslims. At the same time, the largest number of American military bases in the world are also in predominantly Muslim countries. While some blame Islam as a religion for the "turmoil," this panel will discuss the socio-political factors behind the resistance movements. These factors are not dissimilar from situations found in Latin America, where the same argument had been made about religion (in that case Catholicism) as inherently incapable of democracy.
Passed in 1990 by the US Congress, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act set in motion a policy instructing publicly supported museums/institutions to repatriate human remains and cultural items (including sacred items) to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. The realization of this important policy has been met with resistance and ambivalence by many institutions. This panel will discuss examples of these repatriation efforts and the impact it has had on their respective communities and their sprirutal practices. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
An award-winning author and producer, Abdul Malik Mujahid is o Trustee of CPWR. He is an Imam in the Chicago area, and has served as the President of several Muslim organizations and alliances. Dr. Ghulam-Nabi Fai, Executive Director of the Washington based Kashmiri American Council (KAC), is also chief spokesman of the Kashmiris outside India. The KAC promotes the unity of all Kashmiris, irrespective of their political and ethnic preferences.
Khalid Griggs is Imam of Community Mosque of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is Vice-President of Dawa Net, and Director of Millennium Academy of Local School Systems. An educator and columnist, he is also a former editor of the Message Monthly.
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim intellectual of Egyptian heritage. Born in Switzerland, he is one of the most important figures of the European Islam and teaches Islamic sciences at the Universities of Geneva and Fribourg. He serves as an expert in various committees linked to the European Parliament in Brussels,
Rosita Worl, Ph.D. is a Tlingit of the Shangukeidi (Thunderbird) Clan From the Kawdliyaayi Hit (House Lowered from the Sun) in Klukwan, Alaska, and a Lukaox.adi yadi (Child of the Sockeye Clan). She serves as the President of the Seolaska Heritage Institute, and as a professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Juneau. She was elected to the Board of Directors of Sealaska Corporation and also serves as a Trustee of the National Museum of American Indians. Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings.
Jennie R. Joe, Ph.D., MPH (Navajo) is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and directs the Native American Research and Training Center at the University of Arizona. Her interest and work with indigenous communities include spirituality and health, as well as how religious beliefs and practices are expressed in identity and in one's sense of place and belonging. Tekaronianeken, Jake Swamp has been the sub-chief of the Wolf Clan for the Mohawk Nation for 33 years. He has served as director of the Akwesasne Freedom School and the Akwesasne Environmental Justice Project, and introduced aqua culture to the Mohawk community
Religion and Human Rights Symposium: Opening Session Arvind Sharma S.S. Rama Rao Pappu Sulak Sivaraksa Joseph Runzo Dirk Ficca Tu Weiming Ines Talamantez Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan
This session inagurates the Symposium with a video interview of the Dalai Lama by the Global Ethics & Religion Forum, and a roundtable discussion of how human rights discourse could be enriched by insights garnered from Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Native American religious traditions.
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Dr. Sharma gained an M.T.S. in 1974 and then a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978. He is now Birks Chair of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has published over fifty books including The Study of Hinduism (2003) and five hundred articles in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion.
Sephardic Survival - The Balance of the Kabbalistic Heart Consuelo Luz
Cabaret (4:30 PM - 5:15 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
S.S. Rama Rao Pappu is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and an Affiliate of the Department of Comparative Religion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A. He is an Associate Editor (Philosophy) of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism and is the author/editor of Gandhi and America's Educational Future.
Consuelo Luz creates a passionate, soulful weave of Sephardic Jewish music, culture, history and her Crypto-Jewish experience to illustrate the Sephardic/Kabbalistic approach to survival and peace. Songs inspired by ancient, mystical Kabbalah texts bring to light the profound wisdom which enabled the Sephardim to coexist with Arabs and Christians, influence Spain's Golden Age, and survive the Inquisition.
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
One of the world's most inspired interpreters of Sephardic (Judeo/Spanish) music and of Sephardic, Mapuche and Basque descent, Consuelo Luz has performed internationally and recorded several albums. Her international release Dezeo, a collection of Sephardic prayers and ballads, has been featured on such prestigious compilations as Buddha Bar and Putumayo.
Joseph Runzo is Executive Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Chapman University and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He has published 10 books on interreligious understanding and is general co-editor of The Library of Global Ethics and Religion
Rev. Dirk Ficca has been with the Parliament of the World's Religions since 1992, and has been its Executive Director since 1998. He was formerly a Presbyterian Minister in Benton Harbor, Michigan for ten years.
Tu Weiming, editor of the two Confucian volumes in the World Spirituality series, is the Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy and of Confucian Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. He has written many books, including Neo-Confucian Thought in Action, and Humanity and Self-Cultivation: Essays in Confucian Thought.
Ines Talamantez is a Professor in the department of religion at University of California, Santa Barbara. She has undertaken field studies among serveral American Indian nations and has directed the Society for the Study of Native American Traditions.
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Sunday, July 11, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Dr. Irfan Khan Dr. Anis Ahmad
Sacred Dance - The Strength of Gathering in the Dance Susanne Storck Jan Pieter Van Lieshout
Room 111 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 115 Morning Observances; Religious or Spiritual Observance
Interactive workshop that will present dances and musics from Africa and Europe that aim the union with oneself, the others and the Creator.
July 11 - Spiritual preparation (Surah 73) and action plan (Surah 74) for the Reader. Day Four of an observance offered throughout the week. Each observance aims at training its participants in contemplating the meaning of the Divine Text: it helps to see every discourse as a highly systematic and organized unit; we will look into the structure of the Quran as a whole; Arabic text as well as English, Spanish and Urdu translations will be provided; it is requested (not mandatory) that every partcipant come prepared to engage in the Text.
Susanne Storck is a Lutheran Pastor.
Jan Pieter Van Lieshout is a teacher of dance in Holland.
Techniques for Listening Art Svante Carlos Glöckner Ruth Little
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-in-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Room 116 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Iran Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (
WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
This is an interactive workshop. To give us the necessary knowledge to remove the veils that prevent us from seeing the things as they really are, to take benefit of adversity, to transform fears, to reach an interreligious spiritual communion.
Spirituality in order to Live Together Ana Maria Sans
Svante Carlos Glöckner is an economist and has a lot of experience from the business world, he has practiced Tibetan Buddhist meditation for many years and has received Tantric initiations.
Room 113, Catalan/Spanish Morning Observances, Observance
Lecture that will present a summary of the conference of the General Assembly of the WCRP that took place in November 1999,
Ruth Little is a writer, she has been an accounting consultant and is now working in personal development for important organisations and individuals.
Ana Maria Sans is a member of the community of Spanish Focolars.
Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Sr. Jayanti Kripalani
Sport and Spirituality Marc Monells
Room 120, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
114 Morning Observances, Lecture
Morning meditation is an integral part of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University student's daily life. It is the time to become aware of the self, the soul and connect with the Supreme Being. This is Raja Yoga meditation. Through awareness of the soul and the connection with God, the Ocean of Peace and Truth, one's innate qualities of peace and truth are nurtured, fine-tuned and strengthened.
Lecture that analyses the religious origins of sports, the relationship between race and soul, the system of values and beliefs in sports, the theology of excellence and the spiritual assistance for sportspersons.
Marc Monells has a B.A. in Science of Physical Activity (INEFC of Barcelona) and is in charge of educational program and is the founding member of Athletes en Accio. He is Vice President of the Protestant Church of Valldoreix.
Sister Jayanti is a widely traveled speaker, broadcaster and emissary for peace. She is the European director of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and is the main representative for the Brahma Kumaris at the United Nations, Geneva.
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Lights' Festival Sat Pal Singh
Room 121, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zen is sitting and stopping all the karmas and seeing the universal dharma. It is open for anyone anywhere any time to come and see unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening. Participants can enjoy a calm and clear state and remain holy (wholesome). The treasure house opens by itself and you appreciate and use it at will. Truth and peace, here and now!
Spiritual travel through a Guru Nanak's poem illustrated with sacred mantras and audiovisual material.
He is a Kundalini Yogi following the Yogi Bhajan's teachings. Yogi Bhajan is a Master of Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, and a dedicated and inspired teacher. Since his arrival to the United States in 1969, he has dedicated himself to bring meaning, dignity and o reconnection of Spirit into the lives of people everywhere, especially those people who have become lost and confused due to their use of drugs.
Rev. Rosan Daido (Dr. Osamu Yoshida), a Professor at Toyo University, is Founder and Abbot of the Missouri Zen Center. He received his Ph.D. and M.Phil. both from Columbia University, and hos authored several books, including Limitless Life and No Self A New Systematic Interpretation of Buddhism.
Salat: How Muslims Connect to God Aminah Assilmi
The Importance of Full Awareness in Our Lives Ena Rosa Maghlen de Linares Ena Linares Paco Estrella Maria Gloria Henriquez Room 125 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 122, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Salat is a Muslim way of worship, meditation and reflection Aminah Assilmi will demonstrate and reflect how it is done and what each action means spiritually.
Session of meditation guided by disciples of the school of a famous master. It will include a final discussion with the participants in order to share their experience of meditating.
President of the International Union of Muslim Women, Aminah Assilmi is a speaker, writer and award-winning broadcaster in Denver, Colorado, who lost her job when she began wearing Islamic dress.
Australian member of the Buddhist "Order of the Interdependency ("Orden del Interser") founded by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Catalan Buddhist member. Colombian professor of yoga.
Protestant Celebration Carles Capó Inglada Nathalie Reverdin
Morning Observance by ISKON Delegation Martin Gurvich
Room 123, Spanish/Catalan/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
129, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
A spiritual practice with preachings of the Gospel and with songs and prayers in Catalan, Spanish and French.
Carles Capó Inglada is a Priest of the Spanish Evangelical Church of Rubi in Barcelona; he has a B. A. in Theology from Geneva, Switzerland.
The observance includes Japa Meditation - individual prayers on beads reciting the mantra Hare Krishna (beads will be supplied for all guests who wish to join the observance) and Puja/Ceremony with collective chanting with instruments: Mrdanga (drum), Karatalas (cymbals), and Harmonium. Senior members of the ISKON delegation will also read verses in Sanskrit and English from the Bhagavad Gita or Srimad Bhagavatam, present their own realizations and answer questions. Copies of texts will be available for guests to follow.
Nathalie Reverdin is a Priest of the Spanish Evangelical Church of Rubi in Barcelona, she has a B. A. in Theology from Geneva, Switzerland
Zen Practice - Morning Observance Rev. Rosan Daido Room 124 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Martin Gurvich is from a working class Christian family in New Jersey and joined ISKCON in 1973. He performed many years as priest in a large farm community in West Virginia and in 1986 received Sanyasa initiation (renunciate). He has taught the Vaisnava tradition in the United States, Europe and India. He has also been very active in taking spiritual care for prisoners and has lectured in colleges and schools.
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Religions and Commitment for Peace
Marcial Martínez
Room 130, Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Interreligious observance that gathers the seven main religious families of the world. It will express the religions' contribution to peace in the world through religious texts, poems, universal music and mimic performances. The event ends with a psalm and a prayer for the Peace of Humankind.
Marcial Martínez hold a degree in Ecclesiastical Sciences from the Angelicum (Rome) and a degree in Applied Sociology. He promotes and coordinates the "Three religions" Chair at the University of Valencia, as well as the Inter-religious platform "conversations at the chair".
Collective Rituals of the Haudenosaunee Chief Jake Swamp
Room 131, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
All collective rituals of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) begin with the recitation of the Ohenton Karihwatekwen (the Thanksgiving Address). These special words acknowledge the different elements of creation while expressing our gratitude to the Creator for their being. Each day has its own beauty as well as an opportunity to renew our hearts and minds. This great day shall begin with a simple and sincere expression of thanks for the gifts of life.
Tekaronianeken, Jake Swamp has been the sub-chief of the Wolf Clan for the Mohawk Nation for 33 years. He has served as director of the Akwesasne Freedom School and the Akwesasne Environmental Justice Project, and introduced aqua culture to the Mohawk community.
Psychotherapy as a Tool for Peace, Listening and Liberation
Claudio Benjamin Naranjo Cohen
Room 132
Morning Observances, Lecture
It is a lecture on the integrative psychotherapy that aims to eliminate the darkness of the human ego in order to fully develop the potential of the person, through both therapy and spirituality.
Claudio Naranjo is a pioneer of Transpersonal Psychology, the partner of Fritz Peris at the Esalen Institute, the disciple of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoché, a researcher at the University of Berkeley, a professor of compared religions, humanist psychology and meditation.

Program Descriptions Sunday, July 11, 2004
MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Practicing Taoism in the Spanish Culture Xiu Lian Tiang Cheng Yang
Room 134, Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Lecture on the Taoist tradition, that will explain its philosophy and its conception of universe and life.
Tian Chen Yang is a Taoist master of international prestige and the first one who came to Europe to spread Taoism. He has published many books on this tradition.
Celebration of the Sunday Eucharist
Mn. Antoni Matabosch
Auditorium (3155), Various
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Celebrations of the Sunday Eucharist in different languages for the Catholics attending the Parliament of the World Religions.
Antoni Matabosch is a Dr. in Theology and director of Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona (ISCREB).
Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance - One of the Five Watches of the Day Khojeste P. Mistree
M.O. 1
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zoroastrians divide the day into five gahs/watches/periods: sunrise to noon, noon to midafternoon, midafternoon to sunset, sunset to midnight and midnight to sunrise. The Havan Gah is the first watch of the day. The Havan Gah prayer will be recited followed by a brief explanation of other Zoroastrian principle ceremonies.
Khojeste Mistree is Co-founder and Managing Trustee of the Zoroastrian Foundation, established to promote the dissemination of religious knowledge. Khojeste has an honorary degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford and is a noted speaker.
Our Shared Path: A Labyrinth Walk for Peace Rev. Sandy Gess
Elizabeth Genevieve
M.O. 4
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Labyrinths are ancient patterns found in many cultures around the world, dating back 5,000 years. Inclusive of all religious traditions (while at the same time devoid of dogmatic
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symbolism), labyrinths serve as metaphors for unity and wholeness. Our shared labyrinth walk will give participants of all faiths an opportunity to embody the theme "Pathways for Peace."
This session will continue the interrelationship of the world's religions and the human rights tradition. This Second Roundtable will identify the creative contributions of Christianity, Jainism, Chinese religions and the Yoruba tradition in Africa and African diaspora, Islam and Sikhism to human rights discourse.
Sandy Gess, an ordained United Methodist pastor, is co-founder and leader of Weave of Faith Christian Feminist Community. She is included in the book White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. A certified labyrinth facilitator, Sandy led an interfaith labyrinth walk of women spiritual leaders (Jew, Christian, Sufi, Sikh, Hindu, Yorba, Buddhist, Unitarian, Catholic at the White Fire Gathering in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dr. Sharma gained an M.T.S. in 1974 and then a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978. He is now Birks Chair of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has published over fifty books including The Study of Hinduism (2003) and five hundred articles in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion.
Elizabeth Genevieve is a founding member of the Association for Spirit at Work and gives talks on Spirit at Work, Leadership and Team Spirit. Her work with labyrinths began at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and she continues to explore ways to bring it to people at work as a metaphor for organizational change
Joseph Runzo is Executive Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Chapman University and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He has published 10 books on interreligious understanding and is general co-editor of The Library of Global Ethics and Religion
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Philip Rossi, S.J. is Professor of Theology at Marquette University and a Trustee of Creighton University. He has published extensively on issues of ethics (including 5 books), and serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum. Expertise: Immanuel Kant, theological ethics, war and the theology of reconciliation
Current State and Future Development of Tibetan Buddhism in China's Tibet Tsewang Gyurme Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan/Chinese Lecture
Dr. Christopher Chapple a Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Asian-Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. His books include Karma and Creativity, Non-Violence to Animals, and Earth and Self in Asian raditions.
Presentation of religious rights in Tibet, the interactions between the government and the various religious groups of the region and how the authorities are building and maintaining famous monasteries and cultural relics. Nowadays there are more than 1700 monasteries and sites for religious worship in Tibet, and more than 46000 monks and nuns in the Tibetan autonomous region.
John H. Berthrong, Associate Dean and Professor of Comparative Theology, is director of the Institute for Dialogue Among Religious Traditions at Boston University. He has written numerous publications including All Under Heaven: Transforming Paradigms in Confucian-Christian Dialogue, and The Divine Deli: Religious Identity in the North American Cultural Mosaic.
Tsewang Gyurme is the Director of the Social Science Academy of the Tibetan Autonomous Region and expert of Tibetan Buddhist holy writings.
Wande Abimbolo occupies the position of Awise Awo Ni Agbaye, "spokesperson and ambassador for the Yoruba religion and culture in the world." He has devoted his life to the Ifa, the Yoruba system of divination, and has taught at Harvard, Colgate and Boston College and written extensively on the Yoruba tradition.
Abdul Karim Soroush is originally from Iran and is currently teaching at Princeton University Surjit Singh is associated with the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India.
How Can Humanity's Religious Traditions Enrich Human Rights Discourse?: Religion and Human Rights Symposium Arvind Sharma Joseph Runzo Philip Rossi Christopher Chapple John Berthrong Wande Abimbola Abdul Karim Soroush Surjit Singh
Native People and Environmental Justice Tom Goldtooth Omie Baldwin Rosita Worl
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Roundtable
114, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
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Join this group of Native American leaders as they discuss the work and goals of the Indigenous Environmental Network. The Network empowers Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, demanding environmental justice and maintaining the Sacred Fire of our traditions. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
Tom B.K. Goldtooth is the Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network. He recently co-produced an awardwinning documentary film, Drumbeat for Mother Earth, which addresses the affects of bioaccumulative chemicals on Indigenous peoples. From his participation and leadership in several summits. and meetings, he has emerged to become an Indigenous grassroots leader, both locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, and was an Indigenous delegate at the 3rd World Water Forum jn Kyoto Japan...
Omie Baldwin (Dine), MSW, LCSW organized the American Indian participation in the CPWR in both Chicago and Cape Town. She is a therapist/clinical Social Worker at the University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interest and involvement include peace, social justice, and environmental issues with indigenous people.
Rosita Worl, Ph.D. is a Tlingit of the Shangukeidi (Thunderbird) Clan From the Kawdliyaayi Hit (House Lowered from the Sun) in Klukwan, Alaska, and a Lukaax.adi yadi (Child of the Sockeye Clan). She serves as the President of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, and as a professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Juneau. She was elected to the Board of Directors of Sealaska Corporation and also serves as a Trustee of the National Museum of American Indians.
Between Jewish Pluralism and PostDenominationalism: A Jewish Roundtable
Michael Gottsegen
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
Daniel Brenner
Rabbi Ariel Edery
Rabbi Henry Sobel
Rabbi Capers Funnye
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
Panel Discussion
This session is important for those who are committed to prevailing against forces that are at work in Jewish life that threaten to divide the community into utterly antagonistic camps. The dialogical openness to the Jewish other and the honesty of this conversation in itself should exemplify a pathway to peace, and should serve as a powerful model of a process which panelists and session attendees can take back to their home communities. This forum will not only talk about a principled pluralism that is predicated upon the recognition of the equal humanity and equal legitimacy of the other, but will also enact this pluralism dialogically. The basic norms of an authentic, deep and principled Jewish pluralism will also be discussed.

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Michael Gottsegen is a Senior Teaching Fellow at CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. The author of The Political Thought of Hannah Arendt, and numerous articles, he is currently writing on the relationship among ethics, politics, and God in modern Jewish thought.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield is Vice President of CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. His is a thoughtful voice on issues of faith, doubt, and the importance of interfaith dialogue, and has been featured on television, radio, and in major newspapers across the country.
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Daniel Brenner is Director of the Multifaith Education Program of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, Daniel Brenner is the rabbi of String of Pearls congregation in Princeton, New Jersey. He has a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in both Hebrew Letters and Rabbinic Ordination.
Ariel Edery is the rabbi of Judia Atid. A native of Argentina, he moved to Jerusalem to study at Hebrew University. He worked as an educator within the Jewish community in Mexico City, and became the full-time rabbi of Congregation ATID in 2001, the first and only Progressive synagogue in Spain.
Rabbi Sobel is the Chief Rabbi of Brazil. He is the Coordinator of the National Commission for Religious Dialogue Between Catholics and Jews. He is committed to the strengthening of Jewish identity, the enhancement of interfaith relations, and the promotion of human rights.
Capers Funnye is Rabbi and spiritual leader of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, and a senior research associate at the Institute for Jewish & Community Research. He has also served as a consultant to several national museums and historical societies.
Microcredit for Interreligious and Community Development
Olajide Okeowo
Swami Shuddhananda Brahmachari
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Microcredit is the process of providing credit such as business and financial services to persons and families in the community who are in need. It helps to promote self-employment, and can help improve interrreligious and intrareligious relationships, when religious organizations provide microcredit assistance irrespective of religion. Families attain greater awareness of other religions, which in turn promotes peaceful living among community members. Mr. Olajide Okeowo will describe the work of Conscience Resources, and Swami Shuddhananda Brahmachari will speak about the Lokenath Divine Life Mission.
Olajide Odeowo has 13 years experience in Community Development with Conscience Resources - a community development organization which aims at developing communities nationally and internationally through the implementation of
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enlightenment and awareness programs on social vices, and it also implements microcredit development activities in most
communities.
Swami Shuddhanandaa Brahmachari, a Hindu monk, founded Lokenath Divine Life Mission in 1985 and continues to direct its sustainable development programs. He is the author of pragmatic books on spiritual life, teaches meditation and offers lectures worldwide.
Christian Roots of Catalan Traditions
Fabià Matas
Albert Rumbo
Joan Soler Amigó
Priest Deulofeu
Martí Bonet
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
Panel discussion
Panel discussion on the traditional festivities of Catalonia and the Christian calendar. The aim is to show the strong Christian roots of Catalonia.
Fabià Matas is a participant in interreligious dialogue initiatives in Spain.
Graduate in History, Albert Rumbo is an expert in Catalan culture. Joan Soler Amigó is an expert in popular culture.
Priest Deulofeu is Priest of the Church St. Agustí de Barcelona.
Martí Bonet is Priest of the Cathedral of Barcelona and episcopal delegate of the cultural heritage of the Archbishop of Barcelona.
A Holistic Jain Approach to Peace with Reference to the Role of Women
Raksha Shah
Swami Pratibha Pragya
Room 120, English
Lecture, Seminar, Panel Discussion, Academic Paper
This presentation aims at bringing about awareness and alertness in the minds of the people about the grave necessity to establish peace at all levels in the world that has long been facing the disastrous and destructive consequences of terrorism and war. With the help of examples and references from the Indian scriptures: the Agamas, Vedas, and Upanishads, the paper shows that the problem of unrest can be solved only with the intervention of women. Women have always played a significant role in changing the society with their zeal, prowess, deep insight and compassionate attitude. A practicing nun will explain their role in developing a peaceful society as a highlight of this program.
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Raksha Shah is a visiting lecturer on Jain Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. She writes a spiritual column in one of the leading newspapers, and has presented papers on religious and philosophical topics at seminars and conferences. She has many degrees, including a Diploma in Jain Philosophy (Distinction).
Samani Pratibha Pragya (Jain Nun) is a disciple of His Holiness Acharya Sri Mahapragya. She has an MA in Philosophy and in Jainology, and comparative philosophy and religion. At present, she is associate Professor in Jain Vishva Bharati Institute University and is currently doing her Ph.D. work on "Philosophy Schools of Sutrakritang".
The Wisdom of Listening to God: Ancient Raja Yoga of Brahma Kumaris
Br. Erik Larson
Dadi Janki
Sr. Jayanti Kripalani
Room 121, Hindi/English Lecture
This is a unique opportunity to meet Dadi Janki, one of the World's foremost spiritual leaders. This presentation will allow participants to hear and experience what Dadi, Head of the Brahma Kumaris, has learned in 65 years of spiritual practice. The theme accurately reflects the purpose of her life. Her presentations will include: the Wisdom of Listening to God, being a helper in world transformation, and how the power of truth can bring a commitment to working for change in the world.
Erik Larson is a representative of the Brahma Kumaris to the United Nations in New York City.
Dadi Janki, the Co-administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, is a Vice President of the World Congress of Faiths. Now in her eighties, Dadi is internationally acknowledged as a great teacher and mentor who continues to offer inspiration to many people searching for peace and inner strength.
Sister Jayanti is a widely traveled speaker, broadcaster and emissary for peace. She is the European director of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and is the main representative for the Brahma Kumaris at the United Nations, Geneva.
What is Islam? Q&A Session Marcia Hermansen
Maha ElGenaidi
Nurah-Rosalie Jeter Ammat'ullah
Room 122, English
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followed by a 75-minute session of questions and answers for the participants. Everyone is welcome to bring his or her questions.
did with the revelation of that "essential connection" sent by the One God to the different peoples of the world in different historical times. Unity of religion will become manifest when religionists discover the underlying oneness of the teachings of all religions: the unchangeable law of love.
Marcia Hermansen is a Professor of Theology at Loyola University in Chicago where she teaches courses in Islamic Studies and World Religions.
President of Islamic Networks Group, Maha is a commissioner on Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante's "Commission for One California." Maha is also commissioner on the Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission.
Julio Savi received a classical education in the Italian schools and went on to study medicine in Bologna and Florence. He has participated in the translation of most of the major Baha'i texts into Italian. His areas of research are Scriptures, spirituality, spiritual development (of both individuals and society), interreligious dialogue and poetry. He is the author of The Eternal Quest for God.
Nurah Ammat'ullah is the founder and Executive Director of Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development. Over the years she has developed programs aimed at building capacity among poor and immigrant communities in the Bronx, New York
City.
Lally Lucretia Warren is a Registered Nurse and Certified Midwife. She is currently chairperson of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Botswana anda member of the Continuation Committee of the Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa. She is a member of the International Advisory Committee for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Preserving Learnings for the Future: What Should We Archive from the Interreligious Movement? Kathryn DeGraff
Chris Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in political science, emphasizing comparative politics, comparative public policies and international relations. His particular interests are world religions and politics, both in teaching and research. He is active in interfaith organizations, as well as a scholar of their increasing national and international significance and relations. He is chair and full professor, political science and public administration, at Washburn University in Kansas.
Room 123, English/Spanish Lecture/Presentation
The collections and Archives of the Parliament of the World's Religions are housed at DePaul University, along with collections on Catholic action during the 20th century, such as collections on Archbishop Oscar Romero, Daniel and Philip Berrigan, and literary collections where such themes are incorporated. DePaul's commitment to the materials of the Parliament includes providing a forum for exhibitions, incorporation of these materials into the curricular activities of the University, as well as traditional research access to the collections. This presentation will focus on those connections, the collections themselves, and how participants in the 2004 Parliament can become part of history in the Archives.
Beginning With Our Own Communities: Stories From Jerusalem and the Philippines Yehuda Stolov Sophia Dimalog Susana Salvador-Anayatin
Room 125, English Partner Cities, Panel Discussion
Ms. DeGraff has a Master's in Library Science from the University of Illinois and a Master's in English Literature from DePaul. She has been responsible for operation and expansion of the archival collections at DePaul for over 20 years.
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Using Jerusalem and Manila as models, this program will address key dynamics and methodoligies for creating interreligious groups within our cities. Panelists will share stories from their cities about making the case for intrareligious dialogue within their own religious and spiritual communities as a crucial first step towards building peace and social cohesion. Topics addressed will include methodoligies for engaging the conservative element of your tradition as well as the challenges and opportunities of organizing intrareligious dialogue.
Religion, Religions, and Religious Unity: a Baha'i View Julio Savi Lally Lucretia Warren Chris Hamilton
Room 124, English Panel Discussion
Dr. Yehuda Stolov, an Orthodox Jewish-Israeli, is the Director and founding member of the Interfaith Encounter Association. He is deeply committed to coexistence in the Holy Land, and nonpolitical interfaith dialogue to make it happen.
Religion is the essential connection which proceeds from the realities of things". Since reality is one, religion is also one. The different religions of the world are the result of what men
Sophia Dimalog is Executive Director of the Bangsa bai Livelihood Movement Inc., an NGO actively participating in and promoting Muslim/Christian dialogue in the Philippines. She is also the acting
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Executive Director of the Alfatihah Foundation, Inc., and a member of the Forum for Muslim Christian Solidarity and the Task Force for Mindanao.
Dr. Susana Salvador-Anayatin is active in peace advocacy in Mindanao, and is a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of the Mindanao State University.
Essence of Islam: God, Guidance and the Hereafter
Aminah Assilmi
Abdul Haq Ansari
Syed Faiyazuddin Ahmad
Imam Khalid Griggs
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This program will explain the basic belief system in Islam, focusing on God, guidance, and the place of belief in the hereafter in the Islamic system of life. This session will be chaired by Amina Assilmi.
President of the International Union of Muslim Women, Aminah Assilmi is a speaker, writer and award-winning broadcaster in Denver, Colorado, who lost her job when she began wearing Islamic dress.
A distinguished Islamic scholar, Abdul Haq Ansari is currently the President of All-India Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He has authored 12 books on Islamic theology and philosophy, ethics and Sufism, as well as on Comparative Religion.
A senior Islamic activist, Syed Faiyazuddin Ahmad is the former Director of the Islamic Foundation, UK, and Co-chair of the Leicester Interfaith Alliance.
Khalid Griggs is Imam of Community Mosque of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is Vice-President of Dawa Net, and Director of Millennium Academy of Local School Systems. An educator and columnist, he is also a former editor of the Message Monthly.
Familiaforum: A Project of Claret Foundation for Christian Humanism
Màxim Muñoz Duran
María Antonia Cendra
Room 130 Lecture
Lecture presenting the 'familiaforum' project. This project is a program of activities aiming to help and give answers to the questions that worry families like the education of children.
Maxim Muñoz Duran is a Professor of Christology at the University of Theology of Catalonia, director of the Claret Foundation and member of the Claretian religious congregation in Barcelona.
María Antonia Cendra is Manager of the Claret Foundation in Barcelona and Executive Director of the 'familiforum'.
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African American Muslims: Building Bridges for Peace and Collaborative Social Action Amir Al-Islam
Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid
Sr. Nura Amatullah Imam Wahy Shareef Ibrahim Ramey
Imam Amin Nathari
Imam Johari Abdul-Malik
Room 131
Panel Discussion
In light of the present environment of tension and hostilities between the world of Islam and the West, how can African American Muslims play a role in peace-building and bridge building, particularly between the various religious communities in America? What has been the history of interfaith dialogue within this particular community, and what role can interfaith social action play in healing the deep wounds of racial, ethnic and religious division? This panel proposes to explore some of these critical issues.
Director of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations, professor Al-Islam presently serves as a member of the Leadership Council of the Muslim Alliance in North America, and was one of the first Muslims to visit Auschwitz as a delegate of the International Conference on Religion and Peace.
Al Hajj Imam Talib Abdur Rashid, Imam of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in Harlem, New York, is Deputy Amir, of the Muslim Alliance in North America. He has one of the most extensive backgrounds in interfaith dialogue and interfaith collaboration, and is an internationally recognized leader and activist."
Sister Nura Amatullah is the Director of Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development. She is a pioneer in the field of interfaith relations and social actions, and is the first credentialed Muslim woman to receive her license as chaplain. She founded several food pantries and education programs for immigrants.
Imam Wahy Deen Shareef is the Imam of Masjid Warith ud Deen, in Irvington, New Jersey, and is a follower and student of Imam W. Deen Mohammed. He is the Chairman of the Muslim Leadership Council of New Jersey and has extensive experience in Interfaith activities.
Ibrahim Malik Abdil-Mu'id Ramey is the coordinator of the Peace and Disarmament program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York. Ibrahim serves as a board member of several national peace and justice organizations. He has been a delegate and presenter at international conferences all over the world.
Imam Nathari is the Imam and Executive Director of the United Muslim Movement in Philadelphia, PA. He is a prominent leader of the African American Muslim community and has extensive expertise in interfaith relations.
Imam Johari Abdul Malik is the Imam and Chaplain at Howard University. He is a prominent leader of African American Muslims in America and serves on numerous boards and interfaith projects.

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Our Conception of Islam?," "Islam of the Eastern & Western Governments," and "Reconstruction of Islamic Thought."
The case of Miquel Servet: Dialogue and Freedom of Conscience Jaume De Marcos Angel Alcalá Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Room 132, Spanish/English Panel Discussion
Open and interactive dialogue on the present relevance and influence of Miquel Servet's work, as a contribution to the development of interconfessional dialogue, based on freedom of conscience and research.
An award-winning author and producer, Abdul Malik Mujahid is a Trustee of CPWR. He is an Imam in the Chicago areo, and hos served as the President of several Muslim organizations and alliances. Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim intellectual of Egyptian heritage Born in Switzerland, he is one of the most important figures of the European Islam and teaches Islamic sciences at the Universities of Geneva and Fribourg. He serves as an expert in various committees linked to the European Parliament in Brussels
Jaume De Marcos holds a degree in English Philology and a Master in History of Religion. He is coordinator of the Spanish Universalist Society, and delegate before the International Unitarian and Universitarian Council and is a certified manager of lay leadership workshops, as well as consultant of the Miquel Servet Institute of Huesca. He has published several articles in specialized reviews of interreligious dialogue in Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Angel Alcalá is a Professor emeritus of the Brooklyn College (City University of New York).
President of the Muslim World Congress and former Secretary General of the World Muslim League, His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Omar Nosseef is the former President of the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is also Vice President of the Majhs Al-Sheera Council.
A distinguished Islamic thinker and scholar, and the leader of the En-Nahda Movement of Tunisia. Sheikh Ghannoushi has written extensively on the social aspect of Islam in the contemporary world
Reverend Dr. Richard Boeke is a Unitarian Minister, interfaith activist and is the Hon. Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths.
Ephemeral Path to Eternity: Intersections between Christian Liturgy and Art Ines Castel Branco Room 134, Spanish Lecture
Unity of Minds: A Congregation of Spiritual Leaders with the President of India Naresh Jain Master Nirav Shah Anop Vora Samani Pratibha Pragya Samani Punya Pragya Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Lecture about an artistic journey through the history of Christian liturgy, with images and pieces of music, this journey allows to see the close relation between spirituality and art, liturgy and theatre, the mystical experience and the aesthetic.
Ines Castel Branco, Degree in Architecture at the University of Oporto and a Master in Architecture, Art and Ephemeral Space. She had done studies on music and graphic design.
The President of India celebrated his 73rd birthday with 15 spiritual leaders in a program arranged by a Jain leader Acharya Mahapragya. He discusses the connection of righteousness with peace in the world, and an approach to eradicate poverty from India by 2020. The presentation will consist of about 15 minute video presentation of the celebration program, a commentary on the background of key leaders in the video, and a translation of important sentences spoken in Hindi, followed by a question answer session. A disciple of Mahapragyaji will sing a song for world peace.
Which Islam? Struggle for the Soul of Islam Irfan Khan Abdul Malik Mujahid Tariq Ramadan Abdullah Nasseef Sheikh Rached Ghannoushi Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Naresh Jain Co-choirs the Interfaith Committee of the Federation of Jain Association in North America popularly known as JAINA, and also serves os Vice President of the International Jain Sangh He is significantly involved in interfaith forums in the USA as a presenter, moderator, and coordinator
In the world where conflict is defining civilizational relations, there is a struggle for the heart and soul of Islam. This panel will explore the internal and external debates about defining and redefining Islam. Topics include: "What is wrong with
Nirav Shah started his violin training at the age of 2 1/2, and published the first volume of Jain Prayers in Western Notation at the age of 9. He is in the process of becoming Eagle Scout and he is the community service coordinator for his local Jain center,
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Anop Vora is the President of the Jain Association in North America. He has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, o Masters in Business Administration, and has written and published several articles on a variety of topics based on the teachings of Jainism.
share ideas on formulating this Code and planning follow-up actions to publicize it. The Code should include such points as: appreciation of what is positive in others' religions, prohibition of demonizing others' religions, prohibition of violence in the name of religion, respect for basic civil and political rights, including those of minorities, women and children, and positive steps towards interreligious harmony, including healing the hurts of the past.
Samani Pratibha Pragya (Jain Nun) is a disciple of His Holiness Acharya Sri Mahapragya. She has an MA in Philosophy and in Jainology, and comparative philosophy and religion. At present, she is associate Professor in Jain Vishva Bharati Institute University and is currently doing her Ph.D. work on "Philosophy Schools of Sutrakritang".
Samani Punya Pragya Jain Nun) is a disciple of His Holiness Acharya Sri Mahapragyo. She has an M.A. in Prakrit Language and Literature She has traveled throughout India and abroad to propagate Jainism, Preksha Meditation, Non-violence. She is an accomplished singer.
Dr. Rao was born in Mulbagal, India, in 1929. He is fluent in several modern Indian languages and has an expert knowledge of Sanskrit. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Mysore and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in the comparative study of world religions. His numerous publications include World Problems and Human Responsibility: Gandhian Perspectives, ed. with Henry Thompson (New York, 1988) and Hinduism and World Community," in World Faiths Insight (London, January 1984)
Kusumita Pedersen, Ph.D., is chair of the Department of Religious Studies at St. Francis College. She has been involved with the Global Interfaith Movement for the past twenty years.
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Pathways to Peace in Africa: A Contribution from African Traditional Religious Perspective Chidi Isizoh Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
S.S. Rama Rao Pappu is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and an Affiliate of the Department of Comparative Religion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A. He is an Associate Editor (Philosophy) of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism and is the author/editor of Gandhi and America's Educational Future.
Rev Alan Race is a writer in this field and serves as Editor of the journal Interreligious Insight. He is a parish priest in Leicester, and on the committee of the World Congress of Faiths.
Why are many countries of Africa unstable? Why are there so many battlefronts? What is there in African heritage that could help to bring or promote peace in Africa? This lecture is a reflection on African religions and cultural roots. It will explore some of the causes of conflicts in Africa and ways to promote peace, and insists that there must be a soul-searching effort among Africans to discover ways to help the continent from within.
Dr. Kamaruzzaman is Professor at International Islamic University, and currently serves as the Director of the Australian office of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations. She is an internationally renowned scholar of Islam, and one of the most active Muslim women in promoting dialogue between religions in
Asia.
Chidi Denis Isizoh was born in Nigeria and educated in Nigeria and Italy. He holds a B.A. (Philosophy), B.D. (Theology), and a Licentiate in Christian Sacred Scriptures, Ph.D. (Christian Theology). He works at Pontifical Council for Inter religious Dialogue, Vatican City, as an officer for inter-religious contacts in Africa,
Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi: Allies in a Revolution of Human Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace David Capraro Prasanna Vengadam Imam Abdullah El Amin Rev. Cheryl Myhand Ven. Dr. Chuen Phangcham Imam Achmat Salie
A Moral Code of Interreligious Understanding K.L. Seshagiri Rao Kusumita Pedersen S.S. Rama Rao Pappu Rev. Alan Race Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman
114, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan
In the emerging global culture of the 21st century, a new spiritual vision of mutual reverence and cooperation among the followers of different faiths is required. It is proposed that this vision be expressed in a practical Moral Code of Interreligious Conduct. The panelists, with the help of the audience, will
Join us in an inspirational multimedia session to explore the spiritual basis and methods which led to the phenomenal achievements of two exemplars of peace: Mahatma Gandhi and Badshah Khan, who led and inspired millions of people. In the context of current religious disharmony, you are invited to share ideas on how we can best apply the lessons of Gandhi and Khan in our own lives, interfaith work and communities. Photos and rare video footage of Gandhi and Khan will be
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shown, and attendees will receive a free resource package, including Eknath Easwaran's classic book Nonviolent Soldier of Islam.
David Capraro is President of In the Light, and a sponsor of the Gandhi-Khan Peace Project. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Sarvodaya USA, and is the Interfaith Coordinator for Aetherius Society.
Prassana Vengadam is the past Vice-President and current member of the Theosophical Society, Detroit, Michigan. She currently teaches university courses in the area of Communications. She is the Project Manager of the Gandhi-Khan Peace Project Committee and active in interfaith activities in Metro Detroit.
Imam Abdullah El Amin is Executive Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan, and is also the Executive Director of the Muslim Center-Detroit and the metropolitan Detroit Editor of The Muslim Observer. He is very active in Detroit interfaith activities and a member of the Gandhi-Khan Peace Project Committee.
Rev. Cheryl Myhand, Chair of the Board of Directors of Hunger Action Coalition is on the Board of Directors of Interfaith PartnersDetroit. She also teaches a course on Peace to Detroit High School Students and is extremely active in Detroit interfaith
activities.
Ven. Chuen Phangcham, Ph.D., is President of the Midwest Buddhist Meditation Center-Warren, Michigan, and lectures at universities on Buddhism and Eastern Studies. He is involved in programs aimed at the resolution of moral, ethical, and criminal problems, and gives regular Dhamma talks and meditation instructions in area prisons. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of CPWR.
Imam Achhmat Salie is the Director of the Islamic Association of Greater Detroit, where he is involved in regular outreach programs. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in business administration, and is very active in interfaith activities.
Academic Teaching of the Holy Book: Interpretation in Monotheistic Religions Enric Cortès Minguella
Oriol Tuni
Mercè Viladrich
G. Del Olmo Lete
R. Ruben
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on the importance of the knowledge of the different religious monotheistic traditions and the teaching of their own Holy Books. After knowing the other, respect and understanding arrive. The first part will be an exposition by the different speakers, and the second part will bring a conversation of all those speakers. Religious traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Dr. Oriol Tuñí, Dean of the Catalonia Faculty of Theology.
Mercè Viladrich is a Professor of the University of Barcelona, with a focus on Islamic studies.
G. Del Olmo Lete isDirector of the Near Eastern Institute at the University of Barcelona.
R. Ruben is a Scholar of the Torah who lives in Barcelona.
Human Moral Development in Islam, Christianity and Buddhism Deborah Peterson
Ayse Sikika Oktay
Nabeel Mohammad Ashraf Medhi Aminrezahvi Nicholay Omelchenko Julian Karpowicz Glen Hughes
Keith Nelson
Zahid Bukhari
Lama Jinpa Gyamtso
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Sharing Christian, Buddhist, and Muslim precepts of moral character and its proper development is to open the door to dialogue with each other on this topic. Taking the work of these groups as a starting point, we will move to discussion of the question of convergence and divergence of the principles underlying each tradition, ultimately crafting a working definition of a universal humanism appropriate for our time. Those interested in East-West dialogue will come away from this session with an increased appreciation of the teaching of these traditions on the subject of human moral character and its proper development. Ideally, they will also find themselves on an extended search for a fuller understanding of the many questions it raises, and actively involved in a larger, ongoing, international dialogue on universal humanism and its potential to foster to understanding between adherents of the various world religions and hence also contribute to world peace.
Deborah Peterson is a Philosophy and Comparative Religion instructor at Central Lakes College and Marquette University. She is a writer and speaker on issues of peace and justice, and is also Editor of Concerned Philosophers for Peace publications.
Dr. Ayse Sikika Oktay is a Muslim woman who teaches in the Turkish university system. She has written on Islamic ethics in the past, and has a book in publication about the Ethics of the Ottoman Empire.
Mr. Nabeel Mohammad Ashraf received his MA from Lahore Pakistan, and has spent much of his life studying Christianity and writing on the question of Islamic-Christian dialogue.
Dr. Medhi Aminrezahvi, from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Maryland.
Dr. Omelchenko is currently Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and
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spirituality, cultures and globalization.
Social Technologies, and is a Full Professor of the Social Philosophy Department at Volgograd State University. He has written several articles on Philosophy and Philosophical Anthropology, and is the author of The First Principles of Philosophical Anthropology.
A former attorney, Audrey Kitigawa is now Advisor at the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. She is the founder and director of Vision for Humanity, and associate convener of the World Commission for Global Consciousness and Spirituality
Dr. Julian Karpowicz received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Oxford University, his MA in Philosophy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. His focus is Christian humanism and the social vision which it implies.
Dr. Glen Hughes is the Director of the Buddhist Studies Center in Thousand Oaks, California. He teaches meditation and writes and speaks about the Buddhist doctrine and principles.
A collector of inspirational quotations, A. Jean Lesher has compiled them into three books including one titled Prayers for the Common Good. She just completed a compilation of reflections on the
me of the Barcelona Parliament: "Pathways to Peace." With her husband, Bill, she has attended the 1993 and 1999 Parliaments. She is a former editor of trade and professional books for educational companies and lives in Berkeley, California.
Keith Nelson of Kenyon College is a teacher of Buddhist meditation and former student at Dharmsala in India. He recently completed his BA in religious studies and will continue to write, teach and pursue graduate studies in comparative religion. His focus is on Christian-Buddhist dialogue.
Dr. Margarete Czemy is head of the department of East-West relations, infrastructure, housing policy, and international economics in Austria, as well as a member of numerous national and international advisory boards. A member of Science of Spirituality, she follows the teachings of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
Dr. Zahid Bukhari is on the staff of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. He served as Director and Co-Principle Investigator for the Center's MAPS Project. Lama Jinpa Gyamtso has been a Buddhist Tibetan monk since 1989 and is co-director of all the Samye Dzong Centers in Spain where he teachs regularly.
Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi is the Director of the International Development in the Al-Khoei Foundation in London.
Dr. Raymond Hamden is the Direct
d Hamden is the Director of the Comprehensive Medical Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Keyvan Tabari is an Attorney-at-Law in San Francisco, California.
Ms. Priya Sridharan works in the Comprehensive Medical Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good (Session 1) Kamran Mofid Audrey Kitagawa Jean Lesher Margarete Czerny Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi Raymond Hamden Keyvan Tabari Priya Sridharan Mohinder Singh
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkom Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is both a patron and member of several interfaith organizations, and serves as an advisor to the Sikh Heritage Trust
The Natural World and the Political Lives of Indigenous Peoples Douglas George Kanentiio Rachele Agoyo Tom Goldtooth Rosita Worl
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Room 120, English
This session will provide theological, spiritual, and economic perspectives on globalization. Speakers from different religions, cultures, and specializations will discuss aspects of globalization that might not otherwise be considered from the perspective of one region or group. Each session will commence with prayer, read by Jean Lesher from her book, Prayers for the Common Good. The panelists in Session 1 will include: Dr. Kamran Mofid, Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh, Ms. Audrey Kitagawa, Dr. Margarete Czerny, Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi, Dr. Raymond Hamden, Dr. Keyvan Tabari, and Ms. Priya Sridharan. This program is follow-up to the Globalization for the Common Good conference held in Dubai in March 2004.
As with most indigenous peoples, among the Haudenosaunee (Six Iroquois Nations), the indigenous people of the north eastern part of Turtle Island (North America), there is no distinction between the natural world and human beings. The Haudenosaunee actively incorporate elements of the natural world within their daily lives and all politics are based upon these principles. These principles require that all species of life are blessings from the universal creative force and must be accorded recognition within the councils of human beings.
Dr. Kamran Mofid, Ph.D., is the founder and convenor of An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good. He is also the author of Globalization for the Common Good. Dr. Mofid is currently carrying out research on the relationship between
Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings.
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Rachel Agoyo, San Juan Pueblo, received her M.S. from the University of New Mexico and developed and managed the first Headstart Program at Cochiti Pueblo. Later, she held the position of Headstart Director for the Sandoval County Pueblos. She has been featured in the PBS program "Colores" and "Surviving Columbus."
Ana Schlüter has a Ph. D. in Philosophy and has been a member of a Catholic religious order called "Women of Be Tania" since 1958. She has been a professor of ecumenism in several universities of theology. She is also a Zen master appointed by the Japanese Zen master Yamada Koun Roshi; she founded a Zen center in Brihuego, which has an acknowledged prestige all over the country
Tom B.K. Goldtooth is the Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network. He recently co-produced an awardwinning documentary film, "Drumbeat for Mother Earth," which addresses the affects of bioaccumulative chemicals on Indigenous peoples. From his participation and leadership in several summits and meetings, he has emerged to become an Indigenous grassroots leader, both locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, and was an Indigenous delegate at the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto Japan.
Interpretation of Religious Texts from the Perspective of Women's and Children's Human Rights Annie Imbens-Fransen Ghazala Sharif
Room 123, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Rosita Worl, Ph.D. is a Tlingit of the Shangukeidi (Thunderbird) Clan From the Kawdliyaayi Hit (House Lowered from the Sun) in Klukwan, Alaska, and a lukaax.adi yadi (Child of the Sockeye Clon). She serves as the President of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, and as a professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Juneau. She was elected to the Board of Directors of Sealaska Corporation and also serves as a Trustee of the National Museum of American Indians.
Literature as a tool for Shaping Children's Consciousness Elizabeth Stewart
United Nations officials and numerous organizations active in the field of women's and children's human rights, continue to give alarming details about the different forms of violence that women and children are suffering all over the world. Becoming aware of these forms of violence is a necessary condition in order to work to stop and prevent them. In this interactive workshop, participants will exchange details about the details of motivations for violence against women and children in various religious and cultural traditions, and exchange aspects of those religious communities and methods of interpretation that can motivate respect, justice and solidarity.
Room 121, English Lecture
Annie Imbens-Fransen is a Dutch feminist theologian, and founded the Foundation for Pastoral Care for Women. A Coolidge Fellow of the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life, she is a convenor of United Religious Initiative Research and Development Group on Religious Rights and Responsibilities.
Elizabeth-Anne Stewart will explore the ways in which literature can affect a child's values and attitudes, either expanding awareness or limiting it. Drawing on her book Dragut's Galleon, she will demonstrate how a single book can influence elementary school children, offering them a corrective lens through which to view long-standing ethnic and religious prejudices. Issues of curriculum, text selection, parental involvement and the creation of programs to promote interreligious understanding among children will also be addressed.
Ghalaza Sharif is Adjunct Professor of Religion at the Kendall School of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Cofounder of the Interfaith Dialogue Association, Grand Rapids, Michigan, she is intensively involved in interreligious dialogue.
Ms. Stewart's works focus on spiritual growth, personal empowerment, transformation of consciousness, cultural diversity, sexism and gender issues. Author of more than 80 articles on spirituality, she was born in England and raised on the island of Malta. She holds a D.Min. Foundation and a Ph.D. from the University of Malta.
The History of Protestantism in Spain and Religious Pluralism Gabino Fernández Campos
Room 124 Lecture
Religious Bilingualism Ana Schlüter
This is a lecture presenting a part of history that is little known and gives information about the roots of the religious pluralism in Spain.
Room 122, Spanish/English Lecture
Gabino Fernández Campos is a writer and an historian, and the director of the Reform Study Center (Centro de Estudios de la Reforma).
This is a lecture about the experience of Christian-Buddhist dialogue in the Zen Do Be Tania community. It is an experience of unity in diversity, that will focus on spiritual experience and the relationship between orthodoxy and orthopraxis.
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Finding the Brother in the Other: Overcoming Negative Images of Other Faiths as We Build Our Religious Identities and Seek Common Ground Michael Gottsegen Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Tom Boyd Ibrahim Ramey Deepak Sarma
Engaged Wonder: New Pathways in Conflict Transformation Jonah Friedman Jacqueline Ripstein Jeannine Hill-Fletcher Mark Larrimore
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Room 125, English Panel Discussion
The human capacity for wonder is accessible to all, regardless of age, aptitude or religion. The nature of wonder is to be openly reflective and as an engaged form of practice can become a new tool for transforming conventional approaches to conflict resolution. In this dynamic presentation we explore the religious, theological, sociological and artistic implications of wonder as an engaged practice.
If the world's religions are to become sources of global solidarity and planetary renewal, they must learn to approach the religiously foreign in unaccustomed ways, and must learn to instill positive religious identities that do not presuppose negative attitudes toward other religions. In this session, leading religious thinkers will engage one another in a discussion of these shared challenges, and of how they are endeavoring to meet them by drawing upon their own religious resources. They will also talk about how they have been spiritually transformed by this work of clearing a path to the other.
Mr. Friedman explores the varied uses of engaged wonder in his courses on faith and reason, and world scriptures. He is a lead art instructor, Doing Art logether (associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City) and Hebrew College. He coordinates the Hebrew Resource Center at Temple Shaarey Tefila,
Michael Gottsegen is a Senior Teaching Fellow at CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. The author of The Political Thought of Hannah Arendt, and numerous articles, he is currently writing on the relationship among ethics, politics, and God in modern Jewish thought
Ms. Ripstein developed and patented on Invisible Art & Light painting technique that creates healing effects in our bodies. Her painting, "Our Lady of the Universe," commissioned by the Holy Family Institute, was displayed at the UN during the Interfaith Meeting with Religious and Spiritual World Leaders (2000). It is on display at the 2004 Parliament in the AC Barcelona Hotel
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield is Vice President of CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. His is a thoughtful voice on issues of faith, doubt, and the importance of interfaith dialogue, and has been featured on television, radio, and in major newspapers across the country
Dr. Hill-Fletcher's work on the contribution of feminist theology toward religious pluralism includes publications in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion and Theology and the Social Sciences, and a book on reclaiming Karl Rahner's theology of God's incomprehensibility in a feminist theology of religious pluralism (forthcoming)
Mark Larrimore is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Eugene Lang College, New School University in New York.
Tom W. Boyd, an ordained Presbyterian minister, teaches Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma By focusing on the relation among world religions and the relation between religion and culture, he seeks to understand and appreciate religion in its contemporary setting and in light of an emerging planetary culture.
Ibrahim Malik Abdil-Mu'id Ramey is the coordinator of the Peace and Disarmament program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York, Ibrahim serves as a board member of several national peace and justice organizations. He has been a delegate and presenter at international conferences all over the world.
Psychological Attitudes for Interreligious Dialogue Ramon Rosal Cortes Ana Gimeno-Bayon
Room 130, Spanish Interactive Workshop
Deepak Sarma is currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University. His expertise is in the Madhva School of Vedanta, of which he is a member. An author, Sarma is the Vice President of the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies and will become its President in 2005.
What psychological attitudes make our participation in interreligious dialogue possible? This lecture and interactive workshop will explore the importance of exercising different psychological abilities: confidence, consciousness of our own limitations, a democratic attitude, openness to experiences and tolerance of diversity.
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Ramon Rosal Cortes is a Dr. in Psychology and co-chair of the Erich Fromm Institute in Barcelona.
Ana Gimeno-Bayon is a Dr. in Psychology and co-chair of the the Erich Fromm Institute.
The Translation of Sacred Texts from the Original Languages and their Interpretation Ramon Prats d'Alòs-Moner
Armand Puig
Victor Pallejà
Antoni Prevosti
Room 131
Panel Discussion
This program is a discussion in which several specialists of the sacred texts of Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and religions of China will participate. It is aimed to provide help to translators of those texts, especially regarding issues of philology and exegesis.
Ramon Prats d'Alòs-Moner is a Dr. in Tibetan Studies. He was professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples until 1985; he worked at the New York HIAR Tibetan Documentation Centre and taught at the Columbia University; he is the author of more than 50 publications.
Armand Puig is Director of the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences ("Institut Superior de Ciències Religioses") of Tarragona and specialist in Biblical translation.
Victor Pallejà is a Professor of Islamic world at the University of Alicante (Spain) and translator of Muslim texts.
Antoni Prevosti is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona and expert in Chinese religions.
Interreligious Dialogue from a Buddhist Perspective
Lobsang Dekiong
Room 132
Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will explore the resources and teachings of the Buddhist tradition that support engagement in interreligious dialogue. Every religious practice, in its essence, helps adherents to develop a pure heart, the basis for a world of mutual respect and peace.
Lobsang Dekiong is a Buddhist nun in Barcelona; she is a Lama following the Buddhist tradition of the Dalai Lama.

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Connecting with Young People in Our Cities Liu Yi-Ning Patrice Brodeur
Flavio Soares
Room 134, English Academy
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Within the larger interreligious movement a vibrant interreligious youth movement is emerging. Alumni from the 1993 Parliament, young people connected to partner cities, and young leaders attending the 2004 Parliament will gather to share current programs and discuss how local efforts can help build an international interreligious youth movement.
Liu Yi-Ning is Assistant Research Fellow of the Museum of World Religions. She is also President of International Youth Interfaith Union of Taiwan, and a Ph.D. Program Student in the National Taiwan University.
Dr. Patrice Brodeur is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Pluralism Project at Connecticut College. His primary areas of interest include contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies within the broader academic study of religion.
Flavio has led all youth interfaith activities of MIR since 2000. He worked in the Events and Campaigns Department for Viva Rio from 1999 to 2003, and is a Capoeira teacher. He is currently involved in a program called Peace Schools, sponsored by UNESCO.
Faith or Economics: What is the Bottom Line? Michael Taylor
Kamla Chowdhry
Katherine Marshall
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Religious and spiritual leaders and their communities all around the world already engage in poverty reduction and human development. What are the contributions they make? Why are they important as partners in development? How can they be strengthened and encouraged? What are the possibilities for greater interreligious cooperation? How are multilateral agencies like the World Bank reaching out to them? Panelists invited by the World Faiths Development Dialogue will look at these questions and discuss the issues they raise in a constructive, critical and visionary dialogue.
Dr. Rev. Michael Taylor is the Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD). He is an ordained Christian minister, was formerly Director of Christian Aid, London UK and is now Professor of Social Theology in the University of Birmingham, UK.
Dr. Chowdhry is a Chairman/Board member of several
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international humanitarian and conservation institutions, many of which she helped establish. She is currently a Member of the World Commission on Forestry and Sustainable Development, The Earth Charter Commission and a board member of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD).
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The Shumei Taiko Ensemble - Earth Songs: Water Shumei Taiko Ensemble
ТВА Performance
Katherine Marshall works in the field of international development, with a focus on issues for the world's poorest countries. She is a senior officer of the World Bank, where she has worked since 1971. She is currently responsible for a broad range of issues turning around ethics, values, rights and faith in development work, and serves as Counselor to the President of the World Bank. Dr. Marshall served for several years as Country Director in the World Bank's Africa region, focusing on the Sahel region, and on Southern Africa, and for East Asia (during the East Asia crisis), and has also worked on Eastern Africa and Latin America. Ms. Marshall is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University (MPA '69). She serves on the Boards of several NGOs, and most prominently was engaged in the creation and development of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD). She speaks and publishes widely on issues for international development.
The Shumei Taiko Ensemble has captivated audiences throughout the world with the precision and vitality of one of the oldest musical traditions. Within the Ensemble's pulsating music is a fervent, heartfelt prayer for wisdom and world peace. The musicians play an assortment of drums, flutes, gongs and bells to deliver a pure, driving sound that goes straight to the heart, mind and soul.
How Can Mysticism Contribute to the Contemporary World? Lama Tsondru Jalil Barcena Fr. Javier Melloni Ribas Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
In ancient Japan, the beat of a drum or "taiko" accompanied petitions to God. Today, the Shumei Taiko Ensemble continues to unite people of all beliefs, nations and languages in a grand vision of love and harmony. The Ensemble began in a moment of kanno doko, in which the sound of drums accompanied prayers to heaven. Its music can be understood as a form of prayer, a prayer for world peace and friendship among all people of the earth.
Faith on Film: Satya - A Prayer for the Enemy Macky Alston Barbara Abrash
Room 111 Film Festival
This panel discussion includes speakers from three religious traditions (Buddhism, Islam and Judaism), and deals with the mystical dimension as a part of the human being, which we must necessarily develop. The deterioration of the environment and the continuous conflicts are due to the absolutism of the ego without transcendental reference.
Lama Tsondru is a Buddhist monk, who spent eight years in the monastery of Samye Ling in Scotland. Currently, she leads several Buddhist centers and a community in Spain, and organizes seminars on meditation in other countries.
Faith on Film Series: Satya - A Prayer for the Enemy (1995) explores the continued religious oppression and human rights abuses in occupied Tibet and the struggles of women who are spurred by their religious beliefs to life-threatening service on a daily basis. In a deeply personal and lyrical manner, this film offers the testimonies of Tibetan Buddhist nuns, who for years have been staging demonstrations for independence against brutal imprisonment. It is exceptional for the beautiful way in which it portrays the resilience with which these modest women face down even the most intimidating foe. (28 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film immediately follows.
Jalil Barcena is an expert in Sufism, the director of the Institute of Sufi Studies of Barcelona and a professor at the Religious Traditions Centre and the University of Girona.
Javier Melloni Ribas is a Jesuit Priest and teacher. He is a Member of Cristianisme i Justicia, and Professor of Spiritual Theology in the Faculty of Theology of Cataluña, A Catalan anthropologist and Dr. in Theology, he has published books on history of religions and is part of the advisory board of the Local Office of the Parliament of World's Religions, Father Javier specializes in interfaith spirituality and dialogue.
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary committed to cultivating, supporting and promoting engaging, responsible, balanced media about religion, spirituality and ethics.
Barbara Abrash is Associate Director of the Center for Media, Culture and History and the center for Religion and Media at New York University where she also teaches. She is an independent documentary producer, film curator and co-editor of Personal Essay Filmmaking of the 1980's and 9-11 and After: A Virtual Casebook as well as numerous articles.
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Nonviolent Peaceforce: Religious Peacemakers' Circles
Robert Manning
David Hartsough
Krishna
Room 115, English Lecture
We invite you to join with us in creating a global Nonviolent Peaceforce with thousands of trained peacemakers from all religious faiths by the end of this decade! Hear about the experience and principles that work in reducing violence in a war-torn country, and of the courage and commitment of world "citizen pioneers" in the Peaceforce and the Sarvodaya movement in Sri Lanka. We will demonstrate how Religious Peacemakers' Circles can create an innovative means for religious leaders and members of Faith communities to provide much greater personal and financial support for the Nonviolent Peaceforce.
Robert L. Manning is a 68 year-old proud father of three children and two grandchildren. He has been Special Projects Director for Unity Foundation for five years, and is a retired fire captain of twenty eight years. He has also been an activist against nuclear weapons for five years..
David Hartsough is a Quaker, father and grandfather from San Francisco, California, and is a Co-Founder and Strategic Relations Director of the Nonviolent Peaceforce. David is deeply committed to nonviolence, and has been working for nonviolent social change and peaceful resolution of conflicts around the world for over 45 years.
Krishna teaches refugee children Alternative Performing Arts. He teaches music, theater and painting at refugee camps in Sri Lanka, where hs is a full-time volunteer. He is also a well-known percussionist and former Marketing Director.
God and Allah Need to Talk: A Multicultural, Interfaith Program for Healing and Reconciliation
Ruth Broyde-Sharone
Thomas Hedberg
Stefani Valadez
Room 116, English/Spanish
Film Festival
The film's title is an ironic commentary on how little nonMuslims know about Islam. It illustrates how courageous Muslims, Jews and Christians in Los Angeles are determined to bring about healing through interfaith dialogue, community outreach and even dinner conversations channeled to dissolve fear and suspicion by welcoming the stranger. A live musician will illustrate how the artistic element enhances and deepens interfaith encounters. (18 min.) In English with Spanish subtitles. Producer Ruth Broyde-Sharone and Dr. Hedberg will then co-facilitate a session on interfaith dialogue. Printed

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materials with suggestions for interfaith activity and guidelines to establish an interfaith dialogue group (developed by the NCCJ) will be shared.
Filmmaker, journalist, Interfaith activist, public speaker, Ruth Broyde-Sharone first dreams and then creates uplifting events that encourage interfaith dialogue through multi-cultural encounters and the arts. In 2000 she received a gold medal in Geneva from Fete d'Excellence for her work in promoting interfaith dialogue and multi-cultural education.
Director of the Center for Sacred Psychology in Los Angeles, Dr. Hedberg has been involved in interfaith dialogue for over 40 years. He is co-author of A Code of Ethics for Spiritual Directors and Coming Home: A Handbook for Exploring the Sanctuary Within.
Stefani Valadez's musical repertoire is rich and romantic, including songs of many nations. She modernizes and deepens ancient love. songs and liturgical prayers as in her newest CD, "Latino Alive" which highlights the time she lived in Spain performing, writing and collecting songs from the Spanish and North African Sephardic traditions.
Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace Michael Fitzpatrick
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Room 117
Film Festival
Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace (2002) is an autobiographical portrait of the greatest cellist of the 20th Century who devoted his life and work to world peace. From 1920 until 1936, Casals silenced his cello and baton and went into self-imposed exile in Prades, French Catalonia. He was persuaded to conduct an orchestra at the Prades Festival and later moved to Puerto Rico. In his last years he mounted a personal peace crusade, conducting this work in some 50 major cities throughout the world. (85 min.) In English. A discussion with Michael Fitzpatrick follows during the Open Space period.
Michael Fitzpatrick served as principal advisor to Academy Award winner Robert Snyder during the completion of his final monumental film, Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace. Snyder, whose numinous body of work included films on Michelangelo (Academy Award), R. Buckminster Fuller, Anais Nin and Henry Miller, said of Casals, on which we he worked for nearly 50 years, "It is perhaps the finest." Before he passed away in March 2004, Snyder expressed his great hope of being present in Barcelona for this screening.
Art and Religiosity of Indonesia
I Wayan Patera
I Gede Pitana
Yayasan Dharma Tiga
Auditorium (3155), English
Panel Discussion, Workshop, Performance
Over the course of this program, participants will learn about how the people of Bali connect with nature and spirituality in
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artistic ways. The first section of it,"Developing Enlightenment Tourism", will be conducted by Dr. I Gede Pitana. Bapak I Wayan Patera will present “Pura Samuan Tiga: Ritual of Conciliation in the Year 1011 and the Present", which will be followed by "Offerings to Barong Pa-Hayu Buwana/World Peace Barone", a mystical dance that helps to support peace and goodness.
William is Instructor in Accounting and Finance at San Jose State University. His 35-year career has also ranged from public accounting to VP of Finance and CFO. He is a trustee of the Foundation for Global Community, where he also serves on its "Walk Through Time" project.
Bapak I Wayan Patera, M.Hum, oversees a complex societal system related to the rituals practiced within the Samuan Tiga Temple. As Faculty of the Archeology Department of Universitas UdayanaDenpasar, Bapak Patera's research includes extensive translation of ancient and current texts related to the architectural, functional and ritual history of the Pura Samuan Tiga.
Debbie Mytels, os Outreach Director for the Foundation for Global Community, is responsible for public relations, program development, and volunteer coordination. Before FGC, she served in various capacities at several community and environmental public benefit corporations and was educated at UC Berkeley and Stanford.
Dr. Pitana has a Ph.D. in Anthropology of Tourism, and is an internationally respected speaker on the preservation of traditional culture within tourism development. He was Director of the Bali Tourism Authority from 2001-2004, and is currently a Senior Researcher at the Research Centre for Culture and Tourism at Universitas Udayana.
A biologist, educator and community organizer, Karen Harwell helps people see themselves as participants within the magnificent 13.7-billion-year story of the universe. She challenges her own perspectives through a graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Susan Stansbury is Director of "Valley of Heart's Delight", a project of the Foundation for Global Community that promotes sustainable, organic gardening and agriculture in the Silicon Valley urban area. She has been an environmental and peace activist since the mid 1980s.
Yayasan Dharma Tiga is a nonprofit public foundation in Bedulu, Bali, Indonesia, that aspires to maintain and support the conciliation spirit aroused in the interfaith meeting in the Samuan Tiga Temple in the year 1011 and that it may be useful through sharing in Arts and Religiosity among cultures in Indonesia and throughout the world. Individual biographical information of its members con be found in the Performance Section of the Program Book.
The UNESCO civil society: religions and the culture of peace Albert Marti Carreras Paul Ortega Silvio Matos Rajan Tripathi Nestor Da Costa Velazquez Room 113 Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
ENGAGEMENT 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - Action William DeVincenzi Debbie Mytels Karen Harwell Susan Stansbury
This panel, with UNESCO movement representatives from all over the world, will discuss interreligious dialogue and peace,
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan
Albert Marti Carreras is President of the Catalan Federation of UNESCO Associations and Clubs; he has a long experience within the UNESCO movement, NGOs, and solidarity.
Paul Ortega is Director of the UNESCO Center of the Basque Country and ex-president of the World Federation of Associations and UNESCO Clubs.
The objective of Session C, the third in this series, is for participants to learn how they can take actions to address some of the critical issues facing humankind today-issues of resource depletion, environmental pollution and degradation, and conflicts among humans and between humans and nature. Remarkably, there are valuable lessons for us from the experience of bacteria, who faced similar survival challenges in their three thousand million years of living on Earth. These lessons include living on solar income, treating waste as food, and respecting diversity. Through video and PowerPoint slide show presentations and dialogue, participants will learn from each other and from exemplars from around the world how to engage with and apply the lessons of nature in their daily lives at home, work, and play.
Silvio Motos is President of the UNESCO Club of the city of Porto and Vice-President of the European Federation of Associations and UNESCO Clubs.
Rajan Tripathi is President of the Federation of Associations and UNESCO Clubs of Nepal.
Nestor Da Costa Velazquez is a sociologist, professor of the Catholic University of Uruguay, Secretary of the UNESCO Center of Montevideo and Advisor of the Interamerican Bank of Development (BID) and of the UNDP.
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Sunday, July 11, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Embracing the Feminine in Spirituality: Transcending Chaos and Awakening Peace in the World H. H. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati Bibi Kaur Chalanda Sai Ma Lakshmi Devi Rabbi Malka Drucker Saleha Abedin Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord
The Experience of Intercultural Courses and Interreligious Seminars of GERFEC Cèlia Rosich Manuel Ndog Nguerna Mona Stamatopol Ina Ter Avest Imma Colomer René Jakubowick Carmen Ferreira Jenny Banks Bryer Aminah Tonnsen
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
When there is personal, and/or collective imbalance, there is global imbalance which manifests as a breakdown of environment, economy, and the welfare of our human society. During these times, conflict, pain, and suffering are often resolved by people who are able to acknowledge the importance of both the feminine and masculine within. It is only when we restore the integrity of the feminine and maintain that balance that we can become responsible leaders and caregivers. This panel of distinguished religious and spiritual women leaders will address ways of discovering the balance of feminine and masculine energy that allows us individually and collectively to transcend the chaos that the world is experiencing.
This panel discussion will present the experiences of the teachers and the students who participated in the interreligious seminars organized by the GERFEC (European association of teachers of religions) during many years (10 years of seminars and 25 of training courses).
Cèlia Rosich is a Professor of Pedagogy at the Ramon Llull University (Blanquerna in Barcelona, Catholic member of the European association of teachers of religions (GERFEC).
Manuel Ndog Nguernais a Catholic student of the Ramon Llull University (Blanquerna).
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, founder of Koshi Ashram, and the River Fund, is a compassionate humanitarian and fearless advocate of basic human rights and religious freedom. She is a Trustee of the Parliament and an inductee into the MLK Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College.
Mona Stamatopol studied Psychology at the Ramon Llull University (Blanquerna) and participated in a training course of the European association of teachers of religions (GERFEC) as an Orthodox member
Bibiji Inderjit Kaur, Ph.D. is the Chief Religious Minister of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere. A licensed therapist, she serves as the Staff Counselor of the 3HO Foundation in Espanola and Los Angeles, and for Akal Security. Bibiji is a renowned public speaker, lecturer and teacher.
Ino Ter Avest is a Protestant member of the GERFEC, who works for the interreligious (Muslim and Christian) training of children in Netherlands.
Imma Colomer is a Catholic student at Blanquerna, who participates in projects for the Third World and of Interreligious Dialogue
Chclonda Soi Ma Lakshmi Devi is the founder of Humanity in Unity. She is the driving force behind humanitarian and peace efforts in India (Bet Lor), Israel, Africa, South America and the United States. She is a spiritual teacher and humanitarian.
René Jakubowick is a Professor of religion in a Christian school and Jewish member of the European association of teachers of religions (GERFEC).
Robbi. Malka Drucker is the author of nearly twenty books, including the award-winning Frida Kahlo, and The Family of Jewish Holidays. Her highly acclaimed Jewish Series won the Southern California Council on Literature for Children Prize.
Carmen Ferreira is a Catholic teacher in Portugal, who participated in a interreligious seminar.
Chief Editor of Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Saleha Abedin is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious & Spiritual Leaders. She is also on the International Advisory Board for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Jenny Banks Bryer is a retired teacher of French at school and university level, she was Deputy Headministress of a Catholic girls school in Birmingham and is now the chair of the European association of teachers of religions (GERFEC), a Christian research association for teachers.
The Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord serves as the Officer of Ecumenical and Interreligious Concerns for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles California. She also serves on many ecumenical and interreligious boards and councils within the United States
Converted to Islam since 1983, Aminah Tonnsen is a member of the Islamic-Christian Center of Copenhagen; she has written books on Islam.
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Ford Interfaith Network: A Model for Faith in the Corporate Workplace
James Dosdall
Imam Achmat Salie
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
The Ford Interfaith Network (FIN) is an organization of employees of Ford Motor Company recognized and supported by the company as an Employee Resource Group. Since its establishment in 2000, the Ford Interfaith Network has organized opportunities for religious expression in the workplace of Ford Motor Company to assist the company in becoming a worldwide corporate leader in promoting religious tolerance, corporate integrity, and human dignity. Along with other work, it supports the corporate diversity initiatives, helps attract and retain talented employees of faith, and promoted interfaith understanding among employees and in the community.
James Dosdall represents the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the Board of the Ford Interfaith Network.
Imam Achhmat Salie is the Director of the Islamic Association of Greater Detroit, where he is involved in regular outreach programs. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in business administration, and is very active in interfaith activities.
An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good (Session 2)
Kamran Mofid
Jean Lesher
Josef Boehle
Rev. Marcus Braybrooke
Toh Swee-Hin
Shahriar Shahabi
Sr. Beatrice Mariotti
Judith Rahima Jensen
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan
This is the second session of panelists who will present and discuss theological, spiritual, and economic perspectives on globalization. Different speakers from different religions, cultures, and specialization will debate on common ground and humanity. Each session will commence with prayer, read by Jean Lesher from her book, Prayers for the Common Good. The panelists for Session 2 will include: Dr. Kamran Mofid, Dr. Josef Boehle, Rev. Marcus Braybrooke, Prof. Toh Swee-Hin, Shahriar Shahabi, Sr. Beatrice Mariotti, and Dr. Judith Rahima Jensen.
Dr. Kamran Mofid, Ph.D., is a lecturer, activist, and practitioner. He is also the author of Globalization for the Common Good. Dr. Mofid is currently carrying out research on the relationship between spirituality, cultures and globalization.
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A collector of inspirational quotations, A. Jean Lesher has compiled them into three books including one titled Prayers for the Common Good. She just completed a compilation of reflections on the theme of the Barcelona Parliament: "Pathways to Peace." With her husband, Bill, she has attended the 1993 and 1999 Parliaments. She is a former editor of trade and professional books for educational companies and lives in Berkeley, California.
Josef Boehle is Research Fellow in Globalisation, Religion and Politics at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Marcus Braybrooke is a vicar near Oxford, England and a key figure in world interreligious affairs. He is president of the World Congress of Faiths, Patron of the International Interfaith Centre, cofounder of the Three Faiths Forum and an International Peace Councilor. He is the author of many books including Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, What We Can Learn From Islam/From Hinduism and three anthologies of prayers from world religions.
Professor Toh Swee-Hin is the Director of the Multi-Faith Center at Griffith University in Australia.
Shahriar Shahabi is the Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations of FourStar.net in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sister Beatrice is the Headmistress at St. Mary's Catholic High School in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Jensen is the Director of Educational Solutions.
Professional Commitment and the Preferential Option for the Poor
Anna Jolonch
Room 120 Lecture
This conference offers the conclusions of a symposium presented by Rovira Belloso and shares the experiences of Christians in their social work.
Anna Jolonch, P.D. in Educational Sciences, is in charge of studies and formation in the Caritas organisation in Barcelona. She has written "Education and childhood in threat. Action and consideration in the social environment."
Building an Interfaith Youth Movement in Your Community: Shared Values and Social Action April Kunze
Room 121 Academy
This training will prepare young leaders to start interfaith youth work in their home communities by giving them the experience and tools for developing shared values and social action methodologies. Participants will be given copies of the workshop module and a chance to ask questions about how to facilitate it. Descriptive and contact information on the

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existing interfaith youth movement will be given as well. This program is a part of the Parliament Academy series of youth centered programs.
Miss Olly Donnelly works for the World Bank's Development Dialogue Division as a Junior Professional Associate. She graduated from Oxford University with a first class honors in her Bachelors Degree, and a distinction in her Masters in International Development
April Kunze is the Assistant Director of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core (www.ifyc.org). She currently coordinates the national programming of the Interfaith Youth Core. April's professional background is in community organizing, youth development and organizational development.
On Becoming A Converted Outsider Mazher Ahmed Rabbi Herbert Bronstein Scott Alexander
Welcoming the Arabic and Muslim Immigration with the Bayt Al-Thaqafa Foundation Teresa Losada
Room 124, English
Room 122 Lecture
This conference wants to analyse the effects of the migratory movements with a creative approach of the mutual binding actions in a multicultural society.
One of the cardinal rules of interfaith is that it should not be used for the purpose of converting others to one's own faith tradition. This doesn't mean, however, that interfaith dialogue shouldn't aim at converting the minds and hearts of those who are skeptical to it as a way of life. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to explore the dynamics of becoming a "converted outsider" vis a vis a tradition other than one's own. What does it mean to be a "converted outsider" and what role can such a person play in the intrafaith challenge in building up the interfaith movement?
Teresa Losoda has a Ph.D. in Semitic Philology and is the founder president of the Bayt-Al-Thaqafa Foundation.
Mazher Ahmed is a native of Mumbai, India, and a passionate advocate of interfaith understanding and dialogue. She serves as the Vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, the Executive Coordinator of the Islamic Research Foundation and serves as vice-president of the Islamic Center in Batavia, Illinois,
How to Organize and Operate after Barcelona - Session 3 - Partnering with Guiding Institutions J. Kirk Boyd Richard Weingarten Olly Donnelly
Herbert Bronstein is Senior Scholar/Rabbi Emeritus of a leading Chicago congregation, where he served as Senior Rabbi for 25 years. He has lectured at the University of Rochester, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois - Chicago, Oxford, Common Ground and the Illinois Humanities Council and teaches the History of Religions at Lake Forest College. He is the author of numerous articles and is the editor of a modern classic of liturgy, The Passover Haggadah of Reform Judaism. In 2000, he was honored by the University of Cincinnati as their Distinguished Alumnus.
Room 123, English Training Session
This is the third of five related sessions seeking to encourage the organization of local support groups for the Parliament, and to strengthen existing support groups and Partner Cities. The five sessions will provide "real world" guidance and tools designed to help you build and manage a support group or Partner City. "Partnering with Guiding Institutions" will focus on how to identify and approach religious institutions, universities, businesses, not-for-profits, governments, and other organizations in your area that you might work with as long-term partners and supporters. Case studies and interactive sessions will be integrated in this session.
Scott Alexander is director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Dr. Alexander has studied Islam in the context of his brooder training as an historian of religions. He is interested in medieval Muslim sectarianism, and the mystical traditions of Muslim spirituality, Quranic studies, and the history and future of Muslim-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue.
Dr. J. Kirk Boyd, Esq. has three law degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He also teaches International Human Rights and Constitutional Law, and has led numerous panel discussions on the recognition and entorcement of International Human Rights.
Responding in Solidarity to Acts of Communal Violence Lyudmyla Filipovych Saleh Habimana Paul Eppinger Aida Shibli Mohinder Singh
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor. He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, management, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
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Room 125, English Partner Cities
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. We live in an era of religiously targeted and motivated violence. This panel will discuss ways in which communities can not only respond in solidarity to acts of communal violence, but also harness and sustain this emergent interreligious camaraderie, so that these acts of violence will not have the intended effect of sowing fear and distrust, but rather serve as a catalyst for sustainable interreligious cooperation.
Dr. Lyudmyla Filipovych is Senior Researcher in the Department of Religious Studies, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences. She is also the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Center for Religious Information and Freedom.
Sheikh Saleh Habimana is Mufti of the Rwandan Muslims Association, and was the first Vice-President of the Inter-faith Commission of Rwanda. He is the Chairperson of the Union of Muslim Councils for East, Central and Southern Africa, and is the Commissioner of Monitoring and Follow-up for the National Commission for Fight Against HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Paul Eppinger, an American Baptist minister, has served as Statewide Director of the campaign to establish a Martin Luther King holiday for Arizona, the Executive Director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council and is now the Executive Director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement.
Aida Shibli is the Muslim Coordinator for the Interfaith Encounter Association. She is also a Board member of Bat Shalom, a feminist organization comprised of Israeli and Palestinian women: working for political action and women's rights.
Dr. Mohinder Singh is a former Professor at Baring Union Christian College, Khalsa College, and the University of Delhi. He is former Director of the Guru Nanak Foundation, and author of standard works on Sikh history and religion.
The spirituality of deeds
Carles Torner Pifarré
Room 129, French/Catalan Lecture
This is a presentation of the Life Review and its spirituality, in an interreligious perspective with specific examples to see how this is experienced in different religious and cultures.
Carles Torner Pifarré is a Poet and writer. He was the Chairman of the International Movement of the Catholic Students (1986-1991). Now he is a member of the Catholics Professionals Movement in Barcelona.
Commitment to Non Possessiveness for a Better World
Chetanya Kumar Kasyap
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Room 130, English Lecture
With material progress, human wants have continued to multiply. Human beings have succumbed to the temptation of reckless exploitation of natural resources and ecology, not for their needs, but for their greed. Varying degrees of comforts available to the rich and the poor have widened the gulf and created a breeding ground for exploitation, hatred and ill-will. Developed countries are known for over consumption as well as wasteful consumption. Jain philosophy advocates the attitude and practice of "Aparigraha", meaning non-possessiveness, non-attachment, and can be promoted through voluntary selfdiscipline, self-control and self-restraint.
Mr. Chetanya Kumar Kasyap is President of Chetanya Kasyap foundation. Mr. Kasyap is also well known as the Editor of Ahimsa World, Chetna and is the author of many books. He works hard to spread education in rural and tribal areas, and is a Vice President of the World Jain Confederation.
Bridges of dialogue and commitment
Maria Pilar Bonfill Prades Antoni Matabosch
Monica Fernandez de Blas
Room 131, Catalan/Spanish Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on the presence of Islam in Catalonia. This discussion will show the structures and life experiences that Muslims have to confront to live and practice their faith in Catalonia.
Maria Pilar Bonfill Prades has a degree in Philosophy and Education Sciences from the University of Barcelona, and a degree in Religious Sciences from the Theological Institute of Barcelona.
Antoni Matabosch is a Dr. in Theology and is the director of Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona (ISCREB).
Monica Fernandez de Blas is a Dr. in Law and has a B.A. in Religious Sciences.
The Need for Spiritual Justice and Native Inmates
Gordon BelCourt Tom Goldtooth
Room 132, English Interactive Workshop
Because indigenous religious/spiritual practices of native peoples are not recognized or included among organized religions, many native peoples who are in corrective institutions are denied religious freedom. This dialogue/engagement will provide an overview of these

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problems and how some native groups are bringing spiritual help inside the prison walls. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
institutions is a key to achieving a just, peaceful and sustainable world. With leaders from the United Nations Development Program and religious and spiritual leaders in a substantive discussion regarding the cross-institutional collaboration for the Millennium Development Goals, this discussion hopes to spark significant new partnerships to combat poverty and further social justice.
Gordon Belcourt is a member of the Blackfeet Nation. He is executive director of the Montano-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and the Area Indian Health Board in Billings, Montana.
Tom B.K. Goldtooth is the Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network. He recently co-produced an awardwinning documentary film, Drumbeat for Mother Earth, which addresses the affects of bioaccumulative chemicals on Indigenous peoples. From his participation and leadership in several summits and meetings, he has emerged to become an Indigenous grassroots leader, both locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, and was an Indigenous delegate at the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto Japan.
Dr. Chowdhry is a Chairman/Board member of several international humanitarian and conservation institutions, many of which she helped establish. She is currently a Member of the World Commission on Forestry and Sustainable Development, The Earth Charter Commission and a board member of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD).
Resolutions of the Il European Women Synod "Sharing Cultures" Magda Tomàs Fina Ribot Mo Antonia Bogonez
The Secretary-General appointed Eveline Herfkens as the Executive Coordinator for the Millennium Development Goals Campaign in October 2002. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Herfkens served as the Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation (between 1998 to 2002). During this time, she was also a Member of the World Bank and IMF Development Committee and a Co-founder of the Utstein-Group. Ms. Herfkens served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands at the United Nations and other international organizations-including the World Trade Organization (WTO)-in Geneva (between 1996 to 1998). In this capacity, she chaired the WTO Subcommittee on Least-developed Countries and launched the Integrated Framework. Ms. Herfkens was an Executive Director of the World Bank Group in Washington D.C. (between 1990 and 1996), and was a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands from 1981 to 1990
Room 134, Spanish/English Interactive Workshop
Interactive workshop that will present the resolutions and the conclusions of the II European Women Synod. These conclusions were drawn upon the proposals for change in social, political, economical and religious spheres. The conclusions reflect the points of view of more than 700 women thai attended the synod.
Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, was born in Amsterdam in 1943. As an intant he was saved by non-Jews during WWII. He helped reestablish Jewish communities in the Netherlands and is now the co-chair on of the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders and founding member of Green Cross International. Soetendorp is also founder and co-chair of the Hope for Children Everywhere Foundation
Magda Tomàs is a teacher and a theologian as well as a member of the Association of the Women of the Church ("Col·lectiu de Dones en l'Església") and one of the organizers of the Il European Women Synod
Fina Ribot is a member of the Association of the Women of the Church "Col·lectiu de Dones en l'Esglésio") and one of the participants of the Il European Women Synod.
Dharma, Allah and Governance: A Buddhist and Muslim Dialogue Maria Habito Ven. Dharma Master Hsin Tao Chirzin Habib Mohammed Kagee David Chappell Sulak Sivaraksa President Abdurrahman Wahid
Mo Antonia Bogónez is secretary of the Association of the Women of the Church ("Col·lectiu de Dones en l'Església") and technical secretary of the Il European Women Synod.
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Millennium Development Goals: Fostering a Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Kamla Chowdhry Eveline Herfkens Rabbi Avraham Soetendorp Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
This panel will build upon a series of five Buddhist-Muslim Dialogues initiated by the Museum of World Religions. Speakers will address the implications of key religious concepts of their respective traditions (Dharma and Allah) for justice and sustainable living, point out obstacles, and suggest concrete ways in which these traditions can further work together for good stewardship of society and the earth.
The relationship between religious and development
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Maria Habito is International Program Director, The Museum of World Religions. She is also International Program Director of Global Family for Love and Peace, a US-based NGO.
Dharma Master Hsin Tao founded the acclaimed Museum of World Relgions that opened in Toiwan in November 2001 and Global Family for Love and Peace that was established in 2002. Ata young age, Master Hsin Tao made a vow to spend his life following the spiritual example of Bodhisattva Kuanyin, and at the age of 25 he was tonsured as a monk. After many years in ascetic and solitary living, Master Hsin Tao reentered society and established the Ling-Joiu Mountain Wu Sheng Monastery, as well as several foundations.
Muhammad Habib Chirzin is the President of the Islamic Millennium Forum for Peace and Dialogue. He is also the Vice Chairperson of the Sub Commission on Education and Public Awareness, National Commission on Human Rights in Indonesia, and the Editor in Chief of the Islamic Millennium Journal. His educational and professional training includes studies at the Educational Institutes of Darussalam, Gontor and Ponorogo. He completed his studies at the Institute of Philosophy of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta in 1983.
Mohammed Kagee is a founding Member of the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative and the Muslim Students Association of South Africa. He also serves as a Trustee of the Claremont Main Road Mosque, which was instrumental in the anti-apartheid struggle.
David W. Chappell teaches Buddhist studies and comparative religion at Soka University of America, and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Hawaii. His publications include several edited books, among which are: Buddhist and Taoist Studies, T'ien-t'ai Buddhism: An Outline of the Fourfold Teachings, and Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace.
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
President Wahid, President of the Republic of Indonesia from 1999-2001, is General Chairman of the Council for The National Awakening Party. He was Chairman of P3M (Pusat Pengembangan Pesantron dan Masyarakat - Centre for Pesantren and Community Development), and has won several awards.
Musical Kairoi Carles Astor
Cabaret (4:30 PM - 5:15 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance Prophetic songs inspired by experiences of living in Central America that speak about the commitment to local realities and against unjust social structures. This musical group of the Marist Brothers of Catalunya was formed in 1979 and is dedicated to transmitting an evangelical message through music.
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Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses for People of All Faiths Dr. Irfan Khan Dr. Anis Ahmad
Theology and Prayers: The Language of Icons María Rosa Ocaña Ruiz ArxipriestJoan Garcia Casanovas Aurel Bunda Cornel Barbure
Room 114 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 111 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance July 12 - How self-purification accpanies "reading" and "practicing" (Surahs 87, 88, 91, 92). Day Five of an observance offered throughout the week. Each observance aims at training its participants in contemplating the meaning of the Divine Text: it helps to see every discourse as a highly systematic and organized unit; we will look into the structure of the Quran as a whole; Arabic text as well as English, Spanish and Urdu translations will be provided; it is requested (not mandatory) that every partcipant come prepared to engage in the Text.
Panel discussion that will show how prayer and iconography complement each other in the Orthodox tradition.
Vicar of the Spanish Orthodox Church of the Serbian Patriarchy and the president of the theology institute Sant Gregori Palamas
Romanian priest, rector of the parish of Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Dr. in theology from Orthodox Theological Faculty of Bucarest
Dr. from the faculty of Orthodox theology of Sibiu, in Romania, iconographer and rector of the Orthodox parish of Toledo.
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-in-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Buddhist Sculpture Tetubon Yoshimura Room 115, Spanish & Japanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Traditional techniques in painting and sculpting Buda figures as well as other figures. Presenting the inner spirit of Buddhist Tradition practising his art live during the session.
Dances of Universal Peace - Morning Observance Br. Joseph Kilikevice, O.P.
Born in 1946 in Japan, Tetubon Yoshimura was a follower of Master Gantei Seki. He has exhibited his work in many cities of Japon
Room 113 Morning Observances Religious or Spiritual Observance
The Training of Character in Buddhism, Islam and Confucianism Francis Garcia
In this morning observance, experience sacred phrases from the world's religious and spiritual traditions. Out of the spiritual practice of listening, chanting and embodying in simple reverent movements within a prayerful circle of people, the heart is softened into an hospitable place where all are welcomed. One's own tradition is blessed and enriched by the respectful welcome of those different from ourselves. It is the mantric sounds of a rich diversity of sacred phrases that we can receive the power to commit to a Pathway of Peace.
Room 116 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Panel discussion on how transforming usual egocentric and compulsive attitudes into altruistic and patient ones forms an indispensable dimension of the spiritual path. There are deep parallels between the great religious traditions on this topic.
Brother Joseph Kilikevice, O.P., is a friar of the Dominican Order in the Catholic Church and founding director of the SHEM Center for Interfaith Spirituality, Oak Park, Illinois. He has offered experiential interfaith retreats nationally and internationally since 1980.
Francis Garcia has practiced Buddhism for 28 years and has been an organizer of socio-cultural encounters of masters from diverse religious traditions. He belongs to the Buddha's Light International Association
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MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Traditional Pueblo Morning Prayers Rachele Agoyo
Room 120, English
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
These traditional Pueblo morning prayers are normally done at sunrise. We begin with prayers and intentions, starting with the north and pray to all directions. We pray for the world and all its' people. Then we pray for the world closer to us, our villages and its' people. We pray for our family and finally for our personal needs and hopes for the day and the wisdom to continue on our path.
Rachel Agoyo, San Juan Pueblo, received her M.S. from the University of New Mexico and developed and managed the first Headstart Program at Cochiti Pueblo. Later, she held the position of Headstart Director for the Sandoval County Pueblos. She has been featured in the PBS program Colores and Surviving Columbus.
Morning Pray (Multilingual and Participative) Ariel Edery
Room 121, Spanish and five more languages/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
The rabbi will make a reading of relevant Jewish texts: they can be shared by several traditions, they will be translated to six languages.
Ariel Edery is Rabbi of the Jewish liberal community Atid of Barcelona.
Raja Yoga Guided Meditation Veda Bharati
Room 122
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Swami Veda Bharati teaches spirituality beyond religion through ancient Raja-yoga as a living tradition of Himalayan yogis. This guided meditation in the Himalayan Tradition will help the participants to experience personally the unity of religions throught these methods of contemplation.
A highly acclaimed authority on the yoga-sutras of Patanjali, Swami Veda Bharati gave his first university lecture at age 13. Born in a Sanskrit speaking family in the tradition of the Brahmin philosophers of India, he holds a doctorate from Utrecht, Holland and has been involved in numerous interfaith events worldwide since 1954. A published poet, he is the author of many books, articles, cassette recordings and CDs.
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Prayer of Abandonment Maite Vallejo
Enrique Larrañaga
Room 123, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Prayer to abandon oneself to God as one of the most evangelical attitudes.
Maite Vallejo is a teacher of philosophy. She is also an evangelist and a teacher of Workshops of Prayer and Life.
Enrique Larrañaga is a teacher of philosophy. He is also an evangelist and a teacher of Workshops of Prayer and Life.
Self-Inquiry Meditation
Swami Gajanand
Room 124
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
"Yoga in Daily Life" offers numerous methods to attain physical and mental well-being. An important tool in self-investigation and self-knowledge is the technique of "Self-Inquiry Meditation." In this meditation practice we come into contact with our subconscious, the source of our desires, complexes, behavioral patterns and prejudices. We become acquainted with our own nature, and then beyond self-acceptance to SelfRealization. This technique enables us to overcome negative qualities and habits and helps us to better manage life's problems.
In 1987, Swami Gajanand found his spiritual master in His Holiness Mahamandaleshwar Swami Maheshwarananda and became a qualified Yoga teacher and the leader of the Yoga in Daily Life Centre in Hamburg. He now resides in India continuing his spiritual development and teaching yoga and meditation in various ashrams and institutions.
Prayer with Taize Songs Jaume Casassas
Room 125
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
It's a prayer following the spirit of the ecumenical community of Taizé, in France. The prayer is organized around some Christian icones, people is sitting in silence, and they listen the Gospel and sing regularly short and easy songs to be repeated to get an atmosphere of contemplation.
Jaume Casassas is one of the members of the prayer group who meets together every week in the Sacred Heart Church of Jesuits in Barcelona.

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Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace Matthew Mitler
experience of awakening to the peace and happiness that is our reality as a perfect creation of God.
Room 129, Various Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Master Teacher is a Teacher of God through illumination of mind and body that is the fulltilment of the mission of A Course in Miracles. He demonstrates the passion of rebirth that is the goal of all of us in the mind training of the Course and constitutes a continuing union with the mind of Jesus of Nozareth through the Holy Spirit.
Theatre Group Dzieci and InterSpiritual Dialogue will create and co-facilitate, with spiritual and religious leaders from a multitude of paths and practices, an Interspiritual Ceremony that crosses borders and boundaries to embrace the essential human element. The Ceremony will be cross-cultural, comprising many languages, hymns and chants, along with nonverbal ritual elements. Done as an act of service, it includes elements of ritual performance in the mode of Sacred Theatre, allowing for a creative exchange of ideas and energy. Presenters include company members of Dzieci, members of InterSpiritual Dialogue and other spiritual and religious leaders.
The Multiple Voices in Talmud Dominique Tomasov Ariel Edery
132, Spanish/Catalan Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Matt Mitler originally trained in Humanistic and Existential Psychology and later discovered the healing potential of theatre. He studied with such masters as Jerzy Grotowski, Carl Rogers, and Jeon Huston. In 1997, he merged psychotherapy and theatre to found Dzieci, a theater group with a higher purpose. He is a founding member of the ISDAC (Inter Spiritual Dialogue) Service Council.
Workshop on the study of Talmud that will be analyzed as a literary universal work. There will be an open and interactive debate. The participants will be members of the group of experts of Talmud of the Community Atid of Barcelona, in addition of the rabbi of the community,
Ariel Edery is Robbi of the Jewish liberal community Atid of Barcelona.
Monastic Prayers of God's Praise Catalina Terrats
The Song of the Sacred Name of God in the Vaishnava Tradition: Theory and Practice Yadunanda Dasa Brahmachari
Room 130, Catalan Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance - Off activity
Room 134, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Religious practice consisting of hymns, psalms and readings of the Bible. The prayers will be carried out by the nuns of the monastery of "St. Pere de les Puel-les" (Barcelona) and will take place in the monastery (Carrer Angli, 55-08017 Barcelona) from 8 to 9 a.m.
Those present will be able to share the spiritual prayers through the songs of Vaishnava religious tradition, which is the monotheistic and bhakti religion of the Vedas. There will be the meditative recitation of the Sacred Name (Mantrayoga) and a session of communitarist song with instruments used in the Hindu temples.
Catalina Terrats is a Sister of the monastery of "St. Pere de les Puel-les" (Barcelona).
This Morning Will Change Our World Through Prayer Master Teacher
Yadunanda Dasa Brahmachari has been monk for more than 25 years and Chairperson of ISKCON Spoin for 11 years. Nowadays he is the Vice-Chancellor of the Bhaktivedanta College, one Theological Seminar of the Vaishnava tradition in Durboy, Belgium.
Room 131 English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance - One of the Five Watches of the Day Meher Master Moos
M.O. 1 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
The morning observance will be directed to the healing power of prayer, demonstrating the power of dynamic prayer to heal through individual applications of forgiveness and love. Morning Observances held by Teachers of A Course in Miracles will offer the rest that comes from an instant of perfect communication with God. Everyone is invited to join us in this
Zoroastrians divide the day into five gahs/watches/periods: sunrise to noon, noon to midafternoon, midafternoon to sunset, sunset to midnight and midnight to sunrise. The Havan
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Gah is the first watch of the day. The Havan Gah prayer will be recited followed by a brief explanation of other Zoroastrian principle ceremonies.
Dame Master-Moos, Ph.D., D.Sc., is the Founder and President of the only Zoroastrian College in the world, Mazdayasnie Monasterie Zoroastrian College, in Mumbai, India. She is the recipient of the Dag Hammarskjold Award (1968) and the Medal for Inter Faith Peace by HH Pope John Paul II (1989). Dr. Meher Master-Moos has written 19 books and is a Barrister at law, Advocate, and Special Executive Magistrate, she has honorary doctorate degrees from several universities.
Pathways of Peace with the Sounds of Peace Sandra Comeau
Jan Campbell
9:00 AM
M.O. 4, Various
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
By its fundamental nature, the labyrinth is a metaphor for a pathway to unity, within self, community and with all cultures, faiths, ages and genders. This facilitated open walk is accompanied by the music CD "World Peace Chants" by New Orleans-based devotional singer Sean Johnson, and his ensemble, The Rishis (named for the great sages of India). Sean created the music especially for the labyrinth walks at the 2004 Parliament.
Sandra Comeau has been involved in the Veriditas Labyrinth Movement for over five years, obtaining her facilitator training from Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Cathedral. She has extensive training in ancient cultures, sacred geometry, spiritual counseling and various other healing traditions, as well as an undergraduate degree in Cross-Cultural Studies.
Jan Campbell has been involved in various events presenting the Labyrinth experience. She facilitated the Labyrinth at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town. Her volunteer work has spanned many spiritual traditions including interfaith projects. She has spent over 15 years embracing a diversity of spiritual studies.
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Religious Studies and Interreligious Dialogue: Possibilities and Problems
Daniel Madigan
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Lecture that examines the role of religious studies in schools and universities in assisting the process of interreligious dialogue. It identifies common pitfalls as well as promising
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Daniel Madigan is an Australian Jesuit priest and director of the Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures at the Gregorian University, Rome. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Religion from Columbia University, New York, and has lived and worked in India, Pakistan, Egypt, United States and Italy. He has many years of teaching experience about Islam and Christianity to Christian, Jewish and Muslim students.
A Sacred Circle: A Call to Unity and Reverence for Each Other and the Earth
Diane Williams
Angaangaq Lyberth
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Indigenous wisdom encourages us to listen to our inner voices and the voice of the earth. In indigenous cultures throughout the world, many prophecies exist about a time of sorrow and imbalance followed by a healing, a rebalancing. You are invited to a Sacred Morning of indigenous rituals and ceremonies in honor of this very sacred time in history, when the peoples of the world are coming together in partnership to create pathways to peace through greater understanding, mutual respect and reverence for each other and the earth.
Diane Williams is a United Nations Representative for the Tribal Link Foundation. She is also the Co-Creator of the Sacred Place, and actively serves on a number of committees at the UN, and is also a member of the Values Caucus.
Angaangaq Lyberth is an internationally respected Inuk Elder for the Native communities of the Circumpolar Arctic, North and South America and Europe. He serves on the Special Advisory Council to the Jane Goodall Institute, and is also an Elder for the Aboriginal Justice Learning Network and Justice Canada.
The Zoroastrian View of Interfaith Dialogue Homi Dhalla
Rohinton Rivetna
Firdosh Mehta
Nicholas Davidson
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
The interfaith movement has been one of the most important developments of the 20th century. In the last twenty-five years, Zoroastrians have been increasingly taking an active interest in the interfaith movement. One of the important dimensions of this movement is interfaith dialogue. The presentation and responses examine various aspects of interfaith dialogue from the Zoroastrian viewpoint. Besides this, Zoroastrians have played a role as meditators and bridgebuilders in times of crisis. In India, Zoroastrians have encouraged Hindu-Muslim dialogue to diffuse tension.

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Dr. Dhalla is the Founder and President of the World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation, and is an advisor to the Parliament, providing interfaith leadership in India
educational programs within his community, including computer classes, project management classes, helping hate crime victims, and organizing blood drives and health camps.
Rohinton M. Rivetna is a founding member of the Zoroastrian Association of Chicago, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations for North America, and the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
The Global Faces of Buddhism Ven. T.Kenjitsu Nakagaki Ananda Guruge
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
Firdosh Dara Mehto, president and founding member of The Zoroastrian Association of Alberta, Canada, is also the President of The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America. Mehta serves as a Board Member with several organizations such as the Interfaith Center, The Alberta Gujarati Association and the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Nicholas Davidson is a scholar of Zoroastrianism and the influence it has had on the development of several other religions.
One of the central tenets of the Buddhism indigenous to Central, East, and Southeast Asia is the doctrine of the Sunyata, according to which everything in the world lacks an essence, and thus, everything in this world is subject to continual change. The Buddhist tradition itself is an excellent example of this. As Buddhism has spread throughout the world, it has adapted itself and altered its environment, often with astounding malleability and creativity - while remaining true to core Buddhist principles. Today's presenters will speak from within their tradition on the uniqueness of their Buddhism. They will also discuss the transformative effects that globalization - particularly the fact of Buddhist migration - has had upon their Buddhist community and Buddhist practice.
A Way of Living in Harmony with Self and Others: Sikh Spiritual Practices Mohinder Singh Sangat Syalee Balwant Singh Kuldip Singh
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki is the Resident Head Minister of New York Buddhist Church (Shin Buddhist Temple), President of the Buddhist Council of New York, Buddhist Chaplain of United Campus Ministries at Columbia University, and a Board member of Interfaith Alliance
Spiritual practices bring power to our mind, body and spirit. Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism in the fifteenth century, laid stress on three interrelated aspects - singing, listening and then accepting, Naam in His praise. It is a very slow process, because it has to work on various parts of our personality - Consciousness, Intelligence, Mind and Power of Discrimination. According to eastern religions, we are bringing all these elements from our previous births in a cumulative form - Karma. When religion fails to respond and accept challenges, it is on the decline and is likely to fade away. We live in an age of humanism and cannot be insensitive to social ill and sufferings. Cosmology does not depend on revelations and traditions.
Dr. Ananda Guruge is Chairman of the World Buddhist University Dr. Guruge is a devout Buddhist who hails from Sri Lanka. He is a supreme authority on the world's major religions. He has served his country in various capacities abroad and is also a Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
The Religious Traditions and the Scientific Cosmovision of the 21st Century Manuel Doncel Antje Jackelen Philip Hefner
Dr. Mohinder Singh is a former Professor at Baring Union Christian College, Khalsa College, and the University of Delhi. He is former Director of the Guru Nanak Foundation, and author of standard works on Sikh history and religion.
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
With a Doctor of Medicine specializing in neurology and psychiatry, Dr. Syalee is a retired consultant and professor of psychiatry (Indian Army). She is the Acting President of the Guru Nanak Foundation, New Delhi. She is also the President of the Interfaith Council of Southwest Queens, New York.
This is a panel discussion explaining the place of traditional religions in the light of the latest advances in science, especially our increased knowledge on the universe and the theory of the Big Bang.
Manuel Doncel is a Jesuit who studied Theology in Innsbruck (Austria) and has a PhD in physics from the University of Paris.
Dr. Balwant Singh has a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, He taught at the University of Delhi, Punjab University and at Old Dominion University. Dr. Singh has written several articles for distinguished papers and journals. He is a member of CARECommunity Alliance for Respect and Equality.
Antje Jackelen is Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science; she is also associate professor of theology and religion and science at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
Kuldip Singh combines presentation skill with religious knowledge to bring awareness among his audience. He oversees a series of
Philip Hefner is a Professor of Systematic Theology, editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, and former president of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science.
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The Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace Douglas George Kanentiio Chief Jake Swamp
Room 120, English
Principles of peace, equality, respect, love, and justice are central in the Great Law of Peace that governs the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Iroquois Confederacy). The Great Law of Peace embraced by the Confederacy helped unite five nations, each sharing equity and sovereignty within the Confederacy. The Akwasane are a key part of this Confederacy and representatives will discuss the implication of this sacred law for their nation in the 21st century. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings.
Tekaronianeken, Jake Swamp has been the sub-chief of the Wolf Clan for the Mohawk Nation for 33 years. He has served as director of the Akwesasne Freedom School and the Akwesasne Environmental Justice Project, and introduced aqua culture to the Mohawk community.
Modern Application of Ancient Hindu Practices - The Yoga of Sound
Russill Paul
Room 121, English Interactive Workshop
This interactive, experiential workshop will show participants how they can use practices from four streams of sonic mysticism to cope with stress and other counter-spiritual conditions in the modern world, helping to expand consciousness and tap into deep mystical states. Practices are drawn from the Vedic, Tantric and Bhakti traditions and also from Nada Yoga, the sonic parallel of physical Hatha Yoga. No musical capability or physical dexterity required to enjoy the benefits of these methods.
Russill Paul was born in South India. A monk under the late Dom Bede Griffiths, a pioneereing Benedictine spiritual teacher and modern day sage, Russill studied Sanskrit chanting and South Indian Classical Music in addition to yoga. Involved in the music industry for over two decades, he has recorded professionally for movie soundtracks under well known music directors in India and produced a wide selection of his own recordings in the USA with noted record labels The Relaxation Company and Gaiam, Inc.
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Water: The Reverential Experience Patricia Novick
Mary Ann McDermott
Room 122, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Water is experienced with deep reverence in virtually all religions, not only because of its life-giving power but for its beauty and metaphorical impact. Like divine benevolence, water can be taken too much for granted in everyday life. In this interactive workshop, participants will engage in simple rituals that revive their appreciation for water, observe ways that water is represented in various religious traditions, and discuss how water and its images and metaphors can abet personal transformation, promote community, and engender commitment to a better world.
Patricia Katherine Novick, Ph.D., D.Min., is a clinical psychologist and spiritual director with 30 years experience in a wide range of healing disciplines. Most recently, she was Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. She has consulted with health care systems in Metropolitan Chicago on integrating spirituality and complementary healthcare practices with traditional Western medical care.
Mary Ann McDermott, M.S.N., Ed.D., has served in a variety of administrative positions at Loyola University Chicago and most recently was their director of faith and mission. Her teaching, research, publication, consultation and presentations are primarily in the areas of Parish Nursing, Health Ministry and Nursing and the Arts.
Madre Naturaleza y Cosmos (Mother Earth and the Cosmos)
Yoland Trevino
Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj
Raul Mamani
Sofia Painiqueo
Room 123, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
In partnership with other indigenous brothers and sisters, and through an experiential workshop format, we will share from our ancient traditions and indigenous cosmology information that is applicable for our present challenges and goals to achieve peace. We will offer participants tools and practices that will help to deepen their own spirituality and in doing so feel they're connected to the web of life and our deepest humanity. We will spend time-sharing about the Mayan Prophesies in the context of current global challenges and what can we learn to live differently.

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Yoland Trevino, Principal of Transformative Collaborations International (TCI), graduated with a Masters in both Human Behavior and Psychology from Pacific Oaks College. Yoland is a visionary educator, trainer and organizational development specialist who focuses on issues related to personal and organizational change.
Alejandro Cirilo Perez-Oxlaj was born in Guatemala. His Mayan name is Wakatel Utiw/Wandering Wolf (Lobo Errante), given by the Invisible beings with a mandate of being "The Voice of the Jungle" and the messenger of the Mayas. Anciano Mayor del Consejo Nacional de Ancianos Maya de Guatemala.
Raul Mamani has lived in Buenos Aires since 1980, where he began his work in advocacy for the civic rights of the indigenous people. He is a co-founder of CEPNA, whose purpose it is to share indigenous cosmology and values in educational settings.
Sofia Painiquep is an admirable representative of the Mapuche Pueblo. On stage, we have heard her songs and her ancestral Kultxug, sending into the four winds her interpretive strength. Sofia has recorded CDs of her music and video tapes of her culture and traditions.
The Islamic Metaphysics and the Dialogue with Other Traditions
Vicente Haya Segovia
Room 124, Spanish Lecture
Lecture providing an overview of the potential for dialogue between Islam and Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism. This program will offer participants an overview of the varieties of Muslim communities and their perspectives on interreligious dialogue and cooperation.
Vicente Haya Segovia is a Dr. in Philosophy, translator of Japanese poetry and author of four books on Japanese spirituality.
How to Facilitate Intra-Religious Dialogue Patrice Brodeur
Fr. Albert Nambiaparambil (CMI) Yehuda Stolov
Ghulam-Haider Aasi
Room 125, English
Partner Cities, Panel Discussion/Interactive Workshop
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. In many respects, our own sacred texts contain valuable wisdom and teachings for interreligious dialogue. Panelists will share resources from their own sacred texts and traditions on the topics of interreligious dialogue and cooperation. Participants and presenters will then discuss ways to make the case for interfaith dialogue and action within their own religious communities and institutions.

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Dr. Patrice Brodeur is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Pluralism Project at Connecticut College. His primary areas of interest include contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies within the broader academic study of religion.
Fr. Albert Nambiaparambil is Secretary General of the World Fellowship of Interreligious Councils and director of UPASANA. He is the author of Interreligious Dialogue: My Pilgrimage of Hope in INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE.
Dr. Yehuda Stolov, an Orthodox Jewish-Israeli, is the Director and founding member of the Interfaith Encounter Association. He is deeply committed to coexistence in the Holy Land, and nonpolitical interfaith dialogue to make it happen.
Associate Professor at the American Islamic College, Dr. Ghulam Haider Aasi is also Adjunct Professor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
Spiritual Power as Envisioned Through Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Harbans Lal
Hargobind Singh Khalsa Bibiji Inderjit Kaur
Room 129, English
When Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith, in a state of ecstasy received a message from the Divine in 1500 AD, it was in the form of a simple phrase: One Creator is. The oneness of God and creation is the core principle expressed in the Sikh writings, Siri Guru Granth Sahib (known simply as 'the Guru'). With 1430 pages, it is the longest collection of rhymed poetry in the world. The Guru's message is meant for all people of all faiths. To understand its message, we are urged to listen; by listening we attain the state of elevated consciousness of those from whom this divine song poured forth. The panelists will guide the participants in understanding both the sound and meaning of Siri Guru Granth Sahib.
Dr. Harbans Lal, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center. He is president of the Academy of Guru Granth Studies.
Hargobind Singh Khalsa has studied Gurbani Kirtan with many great musicians from India for the past 25 years. He is a minister of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere and teacher of Kundalini Yoga. He has lived in Russia and now lives in Barcelona to continue his passion.
Dr. Kaur is the Chief Religious Minister of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere. She has written several items on Sikh teachings, empowering people to find their strength in God. Known for her compassionate, wise and thoughtful presence, Bibiji is sought as a public speaker, lecturer, counselor and teacher worldwide. She resides in New Mexico, USA.
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co-chair of the Security Studies Department at the Canadian Forces College of Canada.
Works of art at the cathedrals and the monasteries at the exhibition "Christus Splendor" Josep Maria Marti Bonet
Kusumita Pedersen, PhD, is chair of the Department of Religious Studies at St. Francis College. She has been involved with the Global Interfaith Movement for the past twenty years.
Room 130 Lecture
Lecture presenting the spiritual content of pieces of arts exhibited at Santa Maria del Mar.
The application of the Bible to the current world Samuel Sais Daniel Rodríguez Xavier Alegre
Josep Ma. Martí Bonet is a Dr. in History. He works as a palaeographer, an archivist and a professor at the Theology Faculty of Catalunya. He also works for the Delegation of the Diocese of the cultural heritage
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Lecture presenting the influence of the Bible on the Western society (values, arts, politics, laws, etc.) for believers and nonbelievers.
The Vision of a Oneness World - Sri Chinmoy's Approach to Global Love and Harmony Neree Utsahi St-Amand Vidagda Meridith Bennett Anneshan Walter Dorn Kusumita Pedersen
Samuel Sais has a degree in Classical Philology. He is a professor at the theological faculty of Catalonia, he has translated the Bible into Catalan
Daniel Rodriguez is a priest, the president of the coordination of the Assembly of Brothers of Calalonia and the vice secretary of the Evangelical Council of Catalonia.
Room 131, English Panel Discussion
Xavier Alegre is a Jesuit priest, holds a PhD in Theology and is a professor at the Theological Faculty of Catalonia and the José Simeón Cañas University of El Salvador.
This presentation is will underline some of the numerous contributions to world peace that spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy has made over the past 40 years - each one encouraging oneness and interdependence, the true seeds to a lasting peace. We expect that many participants will want to know more about Sri Chinmoy and therefore, four experts on Sri Chinmoy's vision and efforts to establish a oneness-world will serve on this panel to discuss: some of his historical background, teachings and philosophy; highlights of his 35year international contributions, awards and recognitions; an overview of his art, music and literature, and an overview of some of his most significant peace initiatives.
Mandala: the psychocosmic diagram in the Tibetan tradition Ramon Prats d'Alòs-Moner
Room 134 Lecture
Lecture about the Mandala, a flat representation of an ideal three-dimensional structure that symbolises the relation between the psychological and the cosmological order.
Neree Utsahi St-Amand, Ph.D., full Professor, School of Social Work, University of Ottawa, is the author of many books and reference articles on subjects related to spirituality in the modern world. He is Vice President of The White Dove Society, and founding member of the Canadian Spirituality and Social Intervention network
Ramon Prats d'Alòs-Moner is a Dr. in Tibetan Studies. He was professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples until 1985; he worked at the New York HIAR Tibetan Documentation Centre and taught at the Columbia University; he is the author of more than 50 publications.
Vidagda Meridith Bennett, PhD, is the author of Simplicity and Power: The Poetry of Sri Chinmoy. This book constitutes a summary of her doctoral dissertation. She is currently on the staff of the Jharna Kala Foundation, established to foster Sri Chinmoy's arts worldwide
The Global Face of Judaism Rabbi Henry Sobel Ephraim Isaac Rabbi Capers Funnye Shlomo Alon Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Anneshon Walter Dorn, PhD, has worked for and with the United Nations for over 20 years. He is the author of many books and articles on the subject of world peace and world harmony, and is
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The Reverend John Titaley is the Rector and Professor of Theology at Satya Wacano Christian University in Indonesia.
Throughout the world, ethnically diverse Jews come together for worship and to build community. This panel highlights leaders from different Jewish communities from around the globe - Brazil, Ethiopia, the U.S. and Israel. In each case they are bound by their adherence to Jewish tradition, yet they are separated by culture, race and ethnicity. Join an exciting and unique international discussion as these leaders express their views on the various types of Judaism being practiced around the world.
Professor M. Thomas Thangaraj is D.W. & Ruth Brooks Associate Professor of World Christianity at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
Rabbi Sobel is the Chief Rabbi of Brazil. He is the Coordinator of the National Commission for Religious Dialogue Between Catholics and Jews. He is committed to the strengthening of Jewish identity, the enhancement of interfaith relations, and the promotion of human rights
Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human (UBBH) - Many Pathways Masankho Banda Elizabeth Frye Cabaret (10:00 AM–11:00 AM), English Artistic Performance
Born in Ethiopia, Dr. Isaac holds several degrees in a variety of subjects, and is the first professor hired in Afro-American Studies at Harvard. Dr. Isaac has lectured at several institutions of higher learning over the years and has authored numerous articles and books on Jewish and Ge'ez literatures.
Capers Funnye is Robbi and spiritual leader of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, and a senior research associate at the Institute for Jewish & Community Research. He has also served as a consultant to several national museums and historical societies.
Join InterPlayers from the USA, Masankho Banda and Elizabeth Mendana Frye, to create a community performance titled The Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human. The performance will include stories, songs, solo and group dances, drumming, all of which will be improvised. No prior performing arts experience is necessary if you wish to perform but attendance at the Wisdom of the Individual and Community Body workshop on July 10 and two rehearsals is needed. Audience members who watch (and do not perform) will be delighted at the insightful, fun and profound moments that will arise, based on the 2004 Parliament experience. A program of BodyWisdom and InterPlay.
Shlomo Alon is the Board Vice-Chair of the Interfaith Encounter Association. He also serves as the Head of the Supervision Department and Chief Supervisor of Arabic Language and Middle Eastern Studies in the Israeli Ministry of Education
Masankho Banda is a multidisciplinary Performing Artist, InterPlay Leader, Educator, Spiritual Healer and Peace Builder originally from Malawi, Central Africa. He travels the world bringing his message of peace using dance, music and storytelling. His Holiness the Dalai Lama awarded Masankho the "Heroes of Compassion" award for his work with Wing It! Interplay Ensemble.
Developing Rationales Within the Christian Tradition for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation Richard Wood John Kaserow John Titaley M. Thomas Thangaraj Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Elizabeth Mendana Frye is a dancer with a Master of Fine Arts in Dance. She performs with Wing It! Interplay Ensemble, as well as designs lights and stage manages for various dance companies around the United States.
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Hindu Teachings on Interreligious Relations H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswati H.H. Yogini Sri Chandra Kali Prasada
This ecumenical panel of Asian and North American theologians and scholars of religions will explore issues in the Christian theology of other religions as they bear on interreligious dialogue and cooperation. We will discuss questions such as: "How should recent developments in epistemology and the philosophy of language affect understandings of doctrine?" and "How far should we go in emphasizing the particularity of the Christian revelation as embodied in a first-century Galilean Jew?"
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture, interactive workshop
The Reverend Richard J. Wood is Dean and Professor Emeritus of the Yale University Divinity School, and is President of the United Board for Christian Higher Education.
"Truth is one but the sages call it by many names." "The world is one family." "Let all the noble thoughts come from all directions." These a few of the most familiar insights that have emerged from the Indian tradition to enrich interreligious understanding, inform dialogue, and encourage inclusive approaches to relations among religions and cultures. They underscore the inherent harmony within Hinduism in terms of its relation to other religions. In this program, two respected
Father John Kaserow, M.M., is the former Dean of the Maryknoll School of Theology. He is currently Professor of Mission Studies at Catholic Theological Union of Chicago, and a historical theologian with special interests in East Asian Buddhism.
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religious leaders will address teachings in Hinduism that help inform interreligious dialogue and understanding.
H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji is the President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh (Himalayas). He travels the world bringing wisdom, inspiration, fulfillment and peace to audiences of all nationalities, all backgrounds and all cultures.
The Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum has brought people of all traditions and beliefs together to share ideas, exchange information and learn about each other for more than 10 years. This has happened against the backdrop of violence in Northern Ireland and increasing sectarianism and racism. This interactive workshop looks at the work of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum and the task of building interfaith . relationships and dialogue in the context of a deeply divided society. The roles of friendship/fellowship and social action are highlighted with practical examples from the experiences of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum.
Sri Mataji is the disciple of His Holiness, Sri Hanumath Kali Vara Prasad Babuji Maharaj, known as Babuji to all, the great spiritual master of our times. Her Holiness Sri Mataji is presently the head of Sri Kali Gardens Ashram, Nambur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Sri Mataji was chosen by Sri Babuji as His successor.
Muslim, Christian, Jewish Trialogue Sidney Shipton Imam Abdul Jalil Sajid Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke
Norman Richardson, Head of Religious Studies at Stranmillis University College, Belfast, is Secretary of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum. His focus is in the area of religious and cultural diversity. He is interested in religious diversity and religious education in the context of a diverse and divided society
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture, Seminar, Panel Discussion
Sally Taylor grew up in the Pacific Northwest Region of the USA She has lived in Northern Ireland since 1974, is a Tibetan Buddhist student of Ven. Panchen Otrul Rinpoche, and engages with life in Northern Ireland through involvement with the Interfaith Forum.
Dr. Beman Khosravinezhad (Khosravi) has lived in Northern Ireland for forty years, working as a G.P. in Belfast. He is a member of the Bahai Faith, and the treasurer of the N. Ireland Interfaith Forum.
The need for goodwill and understanding has become vital in this day and age. This Three Faiths Forum brings together the three Abrahamic monotheistic faiths at grass roots level; as well as at leadership, academic and theological levels. By promoting understanding and good will, the British Three Faiths Forum is being used more and more as a role model worldwide.
Lal Krishna Dasa (Lyall Ward) is an Executive Member of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum. Hindu practitioner in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Lal is Editor of the ISKCON Communications Journal - ISKCON'S international journal of dialogue with academics and religionists.
Sidney Shipton, a lawyer by profession, has been involved in faith and interfaith activities since his student days. He gave up the legal profession to become a full-time professional in the volunteer not-for-profit sector. He is a freeman of the City of London
Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report"
Building Human Peace Through Interactive Interfaith Dialogue - The Story of the Interfaith Encounter Association Yehuda Stolov Najeeba Sirhan Sr. Karmela Farrugia Sheikh Tawfiq Salama Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Marcus Braybrooke is a vicar near Oxford, England and a key figure in world interreligious affairs. He is president of the World Congress of Faiths, Patron of the International Interfaith Centre, co founder of the Three Faiths Forum and an International Peace Councilor. He is the author of many books including Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, What We Can Learn From Islam/From Hinduism and three anthologies of prayers from world religions.
Peace is primarily a person-to-person process that must effectively include the diverse populations in the respective societies. Interfaith dialogue is the most effective tool to achieve the positive transformation needed, and participants will use this method to open up to one another and learn to recognize the humanity of the other. Join us to learn about the Interfaith Encounter Association's mission and work as an example of building peace on a local level.
Pathways to Peace - The Experiences of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum Norman Richardson Sally Taylor Beman Khosravinezhad Lal Krishna Dasa Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Dr. Yehuda Stolov, an Orthodox Jewish-Isrceli, is the Director and founding member of the Interfaith Encounter Association. He is deeply committed to coexistence in the Holy Land, and nonpolitical interfaith dialogue to make it happen.
Najeeba Sirhan is a Muslim Arab-Israeli woman who serves as the Muslim coordinator for the Galilee general group. She is the
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principal of A-Sallam School in Maid El Krum and involved in many coexistence projects between Arab and Jewish schools in the Galilee. She speaks Arabic, Hebrew and English
This is a panel discussion including a spiritual observance. It tries to combine in a balanced way religious observance, academic practices and dialogue. It begins with a silence observance of 30 minutes. Next, a dialogue between Christian and Buddhist traditions is proposed and the audience is also invited to talk
Sister Karmela Farrugia has spent the majority of her life as a teacher in the Arab-Israeli schools of East Jerusalem. A member of Our Lady of Zion, she has always been involved in interfaith work and believes that it must be lived through everyday life, not just individual encounters.
Ignasi Boada is a Dr. in philosophy and professor of history of religions at the Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona, Vic and Tarragona.
Sheikh Tawfiq Salama is a Druze Arab-Israeli who serves on the Board of Directors for the Interfaith Encounter Association. He is the Secretary of the High Druze Religious Council in Israel and closely related to Sheikh Mowafa Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze. He speaks Arabic and Hebrew.
Michiko Yuso is a Specialist of Japanese religious traditions; she is also implied in the interreligious dialogue.
The Role of Religion to Protect the Earth Naresh Jain Pravin Shah
Living Together in the Midst of Conflict Maha ElGenaidi Scott Alexander Imam Abu Bakarr Conteh Iqbal Ahmad Ansari
Room 120, English/Spanish Lecture, Seminar, Interactive Workshop
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
Interfaith cooperation is on the rise despite the tragedies of Gujarat, India and 9/11. This panel of Islamic leaders and scholars will share the latest experiences in these times of conflict, and explore how Islamic teachings can facilitate further cooperation.
This presentation, through examples in daily life, will attempt to demonstrate that religion can be a powerful ally in the quest for an environmentally sustainable world. According to the teachings of the Jain religion, all forms of life are bound together by mutual support and interdependence. This presentation will explore two of its key tenets: nonviolence and non-possessiveness, as they have tremendous potential value for use by the religious environmentalists. These principles establish moral and theological themes and advocate protection of the earth.
President of Islamic Networks Group, Maha is a commissioner on Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante's "Commission for One California." Maha is also commissioner on the Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission.
Naresh Jain Co-chairs the Interfaith Committee of the Federation of Jain Association in North America popularly known as JAINA, and also serves as Vice President of the International Jain Sangh. He is significantly involved in interfaith forums in the USA as a presenter, moderator, and coordinator.
Scott Alexander is director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Dr. Alexander has studied Islam in the context of his broader training as an historian of religions. He is interested in medieval Muslim sectarianism, and the mystical traditions of Muslim spirituality, Quranic studies, and the history and future of Muslim-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue.
Pravin K. Shah is a founding member of Jain Study Center of North Carolina, and is a Jain scholar and activist against animal cruelty. He is an advisor to youth organizations, and has published several articles and books on Jain philosophy, cruelty to animals, and Comparative religions.
Abu Bakr Conteh is Imam in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Advisory Board Committee, Anti-Corruption Commission, and Campaign for Good Governance. Abu is also First Vice President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone.
A veteran human rights activist, Dr. Iqbal Ansari is a Visiting Professor at Hamdard University in India. He is the author of Report on Communal Riots: Prevention & Control for the National Commission for Minorities.
A journey of discovery: experiences of a Muslim-Christian Encounter Di Johnson Rhabia Hussein Janet Ingram Nureen Sadiq Rev. John Lally
Three Loci of Gathering, Three Dimensions of Reality: Kosmos, Theos, Anthropos Ignasi Boada Michiko Yusa
Room 121, English Seminar
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
The search for a better world must involve both the Muslim and Christian faiths. In this seminar, participants will learn about the experiences of an interfaith group in Leicester, who
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A Nigerian-American, Misbahudddin Rufai is an Imam in the Chicago area, and a Professor of History at Harold Washington College in Chicago.
have been meeting for two years now. They have done fund raising for both a Muslim project in Kosovo, and a Christian hospital in Gaza. You're invited to experience something of this group, by learning of their history, their successes and their difficulties; and then to take part in a dialogue around a particular theme. Participants are asked to bring a Qu'ran or Bible, if possible.
Ataullah Siddiqui is a scholar whose field is Religious Pluralism. He lectures at the Islamic Institute, near Leicester. He is the Director of Markfield Institute of Higher Education, and is the Head of the Interfaith unit at the Islamic Foundation in the United Kingdom.
Di Johnson is a local parish priest in an area that is 80% Muslim. She is the Convenor of the Muslim Christian Women's Group, and of the Soul of Europe Muslim-Christian Network of Women's Groups. She is the wife of a priest and the mother of two adult sons.
Rhabia Hussein is a leading member of the Islamic Awareness programme in the Midlands. She is the Convenor of the Leicester branch of the Islamic society of Britain and the Organiser of the annual Islamic Awareness Week. She is also a wife and mother of two small children
The Forge Institute's Trans-Traditional Way of Being Together Rev. Philip Goldberg Rev. Jeffrey Utter Elizabeth Ursic Rev. Kay Lindahl Robert McGahey Room 123, English Interactive Workshop
Janet Ingram is a Primary School Teacher, Lay Christian Preacher and a participant in the Muslim-Christian Group. She is also a wife, and mother of two teenage sons.
Nureen Sadiq is a trained Accounting Technician, and is a senior member of the Liecester Branch of Islamic Society of Britain, responsible for their 'Fasting to Remember' campaign, which recently raised over £2,000 for charity through an auction dinner and school sponsorship.
The Forge's work is designed to bring people together through sharing, listening and going together to the spiritual depths. This panel, comprised of people of varying faiths (including a Hindu meditator, a Christian Minister, an Interfaith Minister, a spiritual psychotherapist, a professor, and others), will discuss a unique way for spiritual leaders and teachers to be and work together. This workshop will demonstrate how participants might foster real growth and maturation, and help begin or enhance their own trans-traditional communities.
The Reverend John Lally, Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Highfields, Leicester, and Vice Chair of Leicester Council of Faiths, will introduce the program and explain some of the context, including an introduction to the Leicester Council of Faiths.
Philip Goldberg is a spiritual counselor, meditation teacher and ordained Interfaith Minister. The Director of the Forge Guild of Spiritual Leaders and Teachers, and founder of Spiritual Wellness Associates, he lectures and conducts workshops throughout the US. He is the author or co-author of 17 books, including Making Peace with God.
Faith and Interfaith: Muslim Perceptions and Realities of Dialogue Ghulam-Haider Aasi Muhammad Nor Manuti Misbahudddin Rufai Ataullah Siddiqui
Rev. Utter is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church. He is a past President of the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council, and is now the convenor of the Southern California Interfaith Network,
Room 122, English
Elizabeth Ursic is a professor of comparative religion at Mesa College in Arizona. Elizabeth brings her experience as a Catholic organizer, musician and composer to her work.
While there is an urgent need for all faiths to work with each other to resolve conflicting agendas and bring the countries of the world closer to each other, these efforts sometimes fall short of becoming a movement due to misperceptions and historical realities. What writings, practices, perceptions and misperceptions might hinder Muslims from greater interreligious understanding and cooperation?
Kay Lindahl, an ordained interfaith minister, is the founder of The Listening Center and the Alliance for Spiritual Community, chair elect of the North American Interfaith Network and a global trustee for the United Religions Initiative. She is author of Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening and conducts workshops and retreats around the world.
Associate Professor at the American Islamic College, Dr. Ghulam Haider Aasi is also Adjunct Professor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago
Robert McGahey holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Emory University's Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts. He served on the executive committee of the Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology and taught Humanities at Moorhead State Universi Dr. McGahey now teaches Ecopsychology and Spiritual Development and writes on ecology and spirituality
Dr. Muhammad Nor Manuti is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Comperative Religion at the International Islamic Univeristy. He is a well-known and respected Islamic scholar and activist in Malaysia and the surrounding region.
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The Experience of Interreligious Dialogue in Uruguay Nestor Da Costa Velazquez
Do We Need Religion in order to Have a Stable Ethics? James Kraft Adela Cortina
Room 124 Training Session
Room 129, English Lecture
Training session that presents the most important initiative on interreligious dialogue in Uruguay, which takes place in Montevideo. The role of the interfaith dialogue in a strongly secular society will be explained in this presentation.
Nestor Da Costa Velazquez is a sociologist, professor of the Catholic University of Uruguay, Secretary of the UNESCO Center of Montevideo and Advisor of the Interamerican Bank of Development (BID) and of the UNDP.
The paper argues that humans generally do need religion in order to have a stable ethics. Common to religions is the belief that our universe and our being human have ultimate meaning, However, in a world in which many people believe that there is ultimately no point to our lives, this essay argues that not believing in ultimate meaning has negative implications, thus making the religious alternative more appealing. Ultimately, given the basis for a stable ethics within religious belief, one can find, across religions, a common connection to a future grounded in positive action.
Community Assessment and Interview Skills Grove Harris Mussie Hailu Rita Semel
Room 125, English Partner Cities, Panel Discussion/Training Session
Dr. James Kraft is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Huston Tillotson College in Austin Texas. One of his main research issues concerns the methodology and epistemology for inter religious dialogue and the reasons people have for doing inter religious dialogue. Adela Cortina, Ph.D. in Philosophy, is Professor of Juridic, Moral and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia. She has studied in Munich and Frankfort, and has published several books about ethics. She strongly supports the theory that global ethics improves freedom, reduces unfairness and helps solidarity
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. How does one begin to organize interreligious dialogue and cooperation within a community? How can accurate pictures of the religious communities in an area help interreligious groups in that community? Join the Managing Director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, along with both the Chair and the East African Representative of the URI Global Council to learn how you can ascertain the diversity of interests and assets in your region, and engage that diversity in establishing a shared vision for your community.
Vital Experiences in the Rarámuri Religious Tradition - Elements to Dialogue Patricio Cancino Franklin Arturo Merino González
Room 130, Spanish/Raramuri Interactive Workshop
Grove Harris is the Managing Director for the Pluralism Project at Harvard University and teaches at the University of MassachusettsBoston. Her writing includes "Paganism" in On Common Ground: World Religions in America. Ms. Harris leads international consensus training workshops, and a Wiccan Maidens' group for girls ages 13-16. Her Masters in Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School incorporated studies of organizational development and business management into the study of religion and ethics.
Presentation of the religion of the Rarámuri indigenous people (Tarahumara), living in Chihuahua State, Mexico. Their religion is based on the experience of the mystery, ancient wisdom, communitarian life, nature and interaction with Christian religion. An indigenous authorithy of the Rarámuri has been invited to participate in the workshop.
The Honorable Dr. Mussie Hailu is Country Director for Employment for All, an Austrian International NGO, as well as the Executive Director and Representative to the Economic Commission on Africa and the African Union for the United Nations Association of Ethiopia. He is also the URI's Representative for East Africa and the Founding Member in Ethiopia.
Patricio Cancino Franklin is a Jesuit priest living with the Raramuri since 2000, he has worked with street children and in suburban shanty towns in Mexico.
Arturo Merino is a subsistence farmer in the "Sierra Tarahumara". He was chosen for governor of the Raramuri community of Tewerichi (Mexico). He leads the Project of Shared Faith in Tarahumara (PROFECTAR), which specially deals with the preservation of the nature.
Rita Semel is Chair of the URI Global Council, Executive ViceChair of the San Francisco Interfaith Council and Board Vice-Chair of the Graduate Theological Union. She was also Founding Board Member of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio.
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Program Descriptions Monday, July 12, 2004 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Personal and Scriptural Approaches Charles Hambrick Win Myint
Sefarad and the History of the Jews Living Together in Spain Dominique Tomasov Rabbi Ariel Edery
Room 131, English Panel Discussion
Room 134, Spanish Lecture
Lecture about the development of Judaism in Spain through the most representative scriptures.
Win Myint, a Buddhist from Myanmar, and Charles Hambrick, a Christian from the United States, will enter into dialogue and conversation on several topics from their scriptures. They will compare and contrast passages from the New Testament and the Dhammapada, Buddhist and Christian Beatitudes, the Ten Precepts and the Ten Commandments, and two parables. A booklet containing the scripture passages will be provided, and audience participation will be encouraged.
Ariel Edery is the rabbi of Judia Atid. A native of Argentina, he moved to Jerusalem to study at Hebrew University. He worked as an educator within the Jewish community in Mexico City, and became the full-time rabbi of Congregation ATID in 2001, the first and only Progressive synagogue in Spain.
Dr Charles Hambrick taught History of Religions in the Department of Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University. Since 1993, he has been Professor Emeritus and has continued to teach in many academic, church, and community contexts. He is an ordained United Methodist minister.
The Battle for God Karen Armstrong Rabbi Michael Lerner Jonan Fernandez Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Win Myint is Professor of Mathematics at Tennessee State University. Professor Myint regularly lectures on Buddha-Dhamma in schools, civic groups, religious organizations, and to inmates at the Tennessee State Prison.
The Non-Existence of Self: The Absolute Plenitude Jinpa Gyamtso Vicente Merlo Bhakti Das
The religious phenomenon known by the unsatisfactory term "fundamentalism" is not only one of the major religious aspects of our time, but certain extreme forms of this militant piety have come to the fore of international politics. It is therefore crucial that we understand this phenomenon accurately. The program will discuss the root causes of fundamentalism in the three Abrahamic religions, discuss its objectives, dynamics, and will examine the ideology and decode the imagery used by these fundamentalist movements to uncover the underlying fear and anxiety (now slowly hardening into rage) that, as we now know beyond doubt, no society can safely ignore.
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Panel discussion about the non-existence of self, basic principle of Buddhism. The Western dualistic mentality is the reason of every frustration and suffering, and Buddhism makes possible to develop the wisdom of the absence of ego in addition of universal love, which are the pathway to the full development of the human potential and the respect of the others.
Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religion, including A History of God, The Battle for God, Through the Narrow Gate, Holy War, Islam, and Buddha. Her work has been translated into forty languages. She is also the writer of three television documentaries and took part in Bill Moyers's television series Genesis. Since September 11, 2001, she has been a frequent contributor to conferences, panels, newspapers, and periodicals. She is a frequent participant in media discussions on both sides of the Atlantic on the subject of Islam. Ms. Armstrong now lives in London, England.
Jinpo Gyamtso is a Buddhist Tibetan monk since 1989 and codirector of all the Samye Dzong centres in Spain where he teaches regularly.
Vicente Merlo is a Dr. in Philosophy at the University of Valencia and specialist of the Hindu philosophy; he is a professor of the Master of History of Religions of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bhakti Das is the founder of the yoga center "Vedonto Sivonando" in Barcelona and professor of Indian music. He is also an active Hindu member of the interreligious group of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia.
Rabbi Michoel Lerner studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and was mentored by noted scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute in 1977. Michael Lerner serves as the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun, ond is the editor of Tikkun Magazine and author of numerous books, including Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation. He founded the Institute for Labor and Mental Health, and for many years served as a psychotherapist for middle-income working people.
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Jonan Fernandez is Coordinator of Elkarri, a Basque NGO working to transform the tumultuous and violent situation in the Basque Country into a situation of dialogue and agreement.
Dr. Kamaruzzaman is Professor at International Islamic University, and currently serves as the Director of the Australian office of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations. She is an internationally renowned scholar of Islam, and one of the most active Muslim women in promoting dialogue between religions in Asia.
Religion in a World at War: The Transformation from Hate to Love of Our "Enemies"
Joseph Runzo
Philip Rossi
Irfan Omar
Judith Mayotte
Nancy Martin
Xinzhong Yao
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel will offer an honest and direct look at the harsh realities of how people are treated in war and confront the challenge that this inhumane treatment presents to the world's religions. The impulse to dehumanize one's "enemies" in warfare will be directly addressed. The transformative role which the world's religions can bring to re-imagining this sense that one's "enemies" are subhuman will be explored and the question of what it means to have genuine love and compassion for others will be specifically addressed in terms of the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Confucian, and Christian traditions.
Joseph Runzo is Executive Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Chapman University and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He has published 10 books on interreligious understanding and is general co-editor of The Library of Global Ethics and Religion.
Philip Rossi, S.J. is Professor of Theology at Marquette University and a Trustee of Creighton University. He has published extensively on issues of ethics (including five books), and serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum. Expertise: Immanuel Kant, theological ethics, war and the theology of reconciliation.
Irfan Omar is Assistant Professor of Islamic Thought at Marquette University. He has written extensively on the life and work of Maulana Wahiddudin Khan and is a member of the Board of Consultants of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum. Expertise: Islamic perspectives on non-violence.
Judith Mayotte is a member of the Board of Directors of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, Visiting Professor at Marquette University, and member of the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, and is the author of Disposable People? The Plight of Refugees.

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Nancy M. Martin is Associate Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Chapman University, and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. She has published four books, and has written extensively on Hindu devotional traditions.
Xinzhong Yao is Professor of Confucian Studies in the Department of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter. He has published several books on Confucianism and serves on the Board of Consultants of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum.
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
Making an Effort for a Peaceful World: Songs of Gratitude, Traditional Japanese Dance and Oriental Culture
Shinji Shumeikai
TBA, All Artistic Performance
Shinji Shumeikai volunteers will share Songs of Gratitude! original compositions, Zenidaiko traditional Japanese dance using a tool made of bamboo containing coins, and cultural experiences of Chinese Calligraphy and Flower Arrangement that convey the spirituality of the oriental culture.
Volunteers with Shinji Shumeikai, this spiritual group is committed to making the world a better place through art and musical performances.
Faith on Film: The Smith Family Macky Alston
Barbara Abrash
Room 111
Film Festival
Faith on Film Series: The Smith Family (2002) depicts one Mormon family's struggle to stay together after discovering the father and husband is secretly gay, having affairs with men, has AIDS and has infected his wife. It demonstrates the power of love and acceptance in the face of temptation to judge and condemn. This film is a powerful testament to underlying themes in the faith tradition - compassion, forgiveness and service, and represents the complexities of claiming a religious tradition while questioning many of its tenets. (87 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film follows during the Open Space period.
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary
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committed to cultivating, supporting and promoting engaging, responsible, balanced media about religion, spirituality and ethics.
Barbara Abrash is associate director of the Center for Media, Culture and History and the center for Religion and Media at New York University where she also teaches. She is an independent documentary producer, film curator and co-editor of Personal Essay Filmmaking of the 1980's and 9-11 and After: A Virtual Casebook as well as numerous articles.
before-seen footage of Mother Teresa speaking from the heart about her simple and profound spirituality that, put into action, transcended religious, political and cultural boundaries enabling her to open 500 homes for the poor in over 124 countries showing how works of love are works of peace. (54 min.) In English with Spanish subtitles. A discussion with the producer immediately follows.
A Seat at the Table: Struggling for American Indian Religious Freedom Joanne Shenandoah Douglas George Kanentiio
Jeanette Petrie is an Emmy award winning filmmaker who, together with her sister Ann Petrie, produced and directed the films Mother Teresa and Mother Teresa: The Legacy. Jeanette Petrie worked closely with Mother Teresa for twenty years and traveled extensively with her throughout the world.
Room 116, English Film Festival
Traditional Mevlevi Order Ceremony of Sufi Dance KulturBakanligi Devlet Sema Sanatcilari Auditorium (3155), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Traditional Mevlevi Order ceremony of Sufi dance and music, call to prayer and hymns.
In December 1999, over 7,000 spiritual leaders and scholars from around the world met in Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the 3rd Parliament of the World's Religions. Legendary professor of religious studies, Huston Smith (The World's Religions) attended with a delegation of 8 American Indian spiritual and political leaders. This documentary features Smith's extraordinary one-on-one conversations with them. (91 minutes). A discussion session with Joanne Shenandoah and Doug George Kanentiio follows during the Open Space period. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
KulturBakanligi Devlet Sema Sanatcilari - Performers of Sema (Whirling Dervishes), Turkish Ministry of Cultures. The performers include three dancers and seven musicians: Sadrettin Ozcimi, Tevfik Soyata, Ahmet Sahin, Ahmet Calisir, Kemal Karoz, Derya Turkan, Hakan Kilincarslan, Sami Bediz, Irfan Ertas and Mustafa Gocer.
Joanne Shenandoah is a multiple award winning Native American composer, vocalist and performer whose music reflects the indigenous philosophy and culture which continues to have a profound effect on the world today. She is a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy - Oneida Nation. She has 13 recordings and her music is on 40 plus compilations. She has appeared at the White House, Kennedy Center and of various music festivals across the USA.
Death: Meeting Place for All Traditions Florencio Serrano Prior Lama Drurgyu Tenpa Lama Sönam Lama Puntsok Lama Tenzin Lama Kelsang Thubten Wangchen Theater, English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Doug George-Konentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings.
Artistic performance presenting the Buddhist ritual dances and chants that accompany the died person in this essential passage that is death.
Mother Teresa: The Legacy Jeanette Petrie
Florencio Serrano is the president of the Buddhist Temple DagStrang-Kagpu in Barcelona.
Room 117 Film Festival
Lama Drurgyu Tenpa is Director of the Buddhist Temple of Dag Shang Korgyu and assistent of Kolu Rinpoche. Had the responsibility for introducing Tibetan Buddhism in Spain.
Lama Sonam is a Dr. in Buddhist Philosophy.
Mother Teresa: The Legacy (2003), a new film by Ann and Jeanette Petrie, premiered in Rome at the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall as part of the official program of Mother Teresa's Beatification. It is the dramatic story of Mother Teresa's last day, her sudden death and her moving state funeral which was attended by the poor, the powerful and the rich from around the world. This moving film includes intimate and never
Lama Puntsok is Director of retreats in a Buddhist Temple.
Lama Tenzin is Director of the Buddhist center of Zaragoza
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Lama Kelsang is Director of the Buddhist centre on the Canary Islands.
Thubten Wangchen is a Buddhist monk born in Tibet, who studied 11 years in the private monastery of the Dalai Lama (Namgyal) in Dharamsala (India); he now lives in Barcelona and is the president of the Tibet House.
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Role of Religion to Eliminate Poverty H.H. Swamiji Devendrakeerty ji Maharaj Vinod Kapashi
Mary Kirchen
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Over the centuries religions have played a very important role in lifting people out of poverty. This is true of the Jain religion in India. With ahimsa and compassion as the main tenets of Jainism, Jains have opened hospitals, educational institutions, homes for elders and widows, and soup kitchens for the needy. One of a very few Jain monks who travels outside of India will be a presenter. Another presentation will highlight the work of the Immaculate Heart Community, an ecumenical group of women and men in California. They work through the nonprofit corporation, Housing Works, to create housing options that model, with respect and dignity, sustainable, environmentally sensitive, affordable community environments, providing access to housing for people with limited incomes.
H.H. Swamiji is a Jain monk, and an authority on Jain philosophy and scriptures. He has attended various national and international conferences. He is very knowledgeable of ancient languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Kanada, and specializes in new temple inaugural ceremonies and consecration of Jain deities.
Dr. Vinod Kapashi has taught Jainism for 15 years, and holds a Ph.D. in Jain sacred hymns. He is the president of Mahavir Foundation, and takes keen interest in the Interfaith activities in the United Kingdom, having served as the president of the Harrow Interfaith Council in the past.
Ms. Mary Kirchen has been a member of Immaculate Heart Community in Los Angeles, California, for 36 years and a member of its leadership team as President for 6 years. Currently, she is President of Housing Works, a non-profit community based organization dedicated to working to provide decent affordable housing for persons of low economic means.
Religious fundamentalism and violence: a challenge to interreligious dialogue Cedric Prakash
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop

Program Descriptions Monday, July 12, 2004
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
A presentation of the increase of religious violence around the world. It will analyze the causes of fundamentalism and violence and how it threats the cohesion of society.
Cedric Prakash is a Jesuit Priest committed to the promotion of interreligious dialogue, justice and peace. He is the director of Prashant, a center for human rights, justice and peace in Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India).
The Sacred Space as a Spiritual Pedagogy for Peace
Lluis Bonet
Fariborz Sahba
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Panel Discussion
Panel discussion with the architect of the Sagrada Família, Lluís Bonet, and the architect of the Bahá'í temple of Delhi, Fariborz Sahba, who will explain how the sacred space can contribute to peace.
Lluis Bonet is a Catalan architect in charge of finishing the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
Fariborz Sahba is an Architect who built the famous Bahá'í Temple in shape of lotus of Delhi (India).
The Role of Museums in the Interreligious Movement for Dialogue and Understanding Maria Habito
Harry Dunlop
Han Bao-De
Tatiana Androsov
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel will introduce three important educational institutions that are contributing to the Interfaith movement in very tangible ways through their community programs and exhibits. The discussion will focus on both the achievements and remaining challenges of these institutions, and their contributions to the global forum on interreligious dialogue. It will also address ways in which other multi-faith communities could create their own religious exhibits as a way of fostering interfaith collaboration and understanding.
Maria Habito is International Program Director, The Museum of World Religions. She is also International Program Director of Global Family for Love and Peace, a US-based NGO.
Harry Dunlop graduated in History and Sociology from the University of Glasgow, and later was awarded a Diploma in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester. He is the Manager of the St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow, Scotland, and has been involved in the project since 1990. He
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has spoken on the work of the museum at national conferences including the American Association conference in Portland, Oregon in May 2003
This event will review trends in global consumption of goods and services, demonstrate that these trends are unsustainable, and suggest that they are spiritually debilitating as well. It will review some religious perspectives on consumption, and pose a question for discussion: should the world's religions be more engaged in critiquing modern attitudes toward consumption, and if so, how?
Hon Bao-De is the Director of the Museum of World Religions (MWR), which opened in Taipei in Nov. 2001 after more than one decade of preparatory work, and invited world religious leaders to this opening. Tatiana is the President and Executive Director of the Thanks-Giving Foundation in Texas. Before that, she was the Program Director for the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders in New York. She has worked for and with the United Nations in various capacities, including the UN's Transitional Authority in Cambodia, and as an interpreter in Europe, Asia and Africa. Ms. Androsov is fluent in English, French and Russian, and speaks 5 other languages as well.
Gary Gardner is Director of Research at the Worldwatch Institute, an independent nonprofit think tank in Washington D.C. His research and writing tocuses on a broad range of environmental issues, including consumption and on the nexus between religions and ecology
Sulak Sivarakso, of the Sonti Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
Muslim Women Between East & West Saleha Abedin Zeenath Kausar Aminah Assilmi Marcia Hermansen Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
The Experience of Interreligious Dialogue in Scouting: First Scout Interreligious Symposium Xavier Nuet Carles Cuenca
Room 120 Lecture
The Islamic perspective on gender equity in Islam is little understood and misrepresented by non-Muslims and, at times, by some Muslims as well. The predominant local cultural practices in different parts of the world and the actions of some Muslims tend to reinforce erroneous perceptions of the Islamic perspective. This panel discusses some aspects of this confusion.
Presentation of the experience of the first World Scouts Interreligious Symposium held in Valencia (Spain) in winter 2003, with the participation of 115 scout supervisors coming from 33 countries and with 12 different religious, backgrounds. The title of the event was "Learning to live together: tolerance, solidarity."
Chief Editor of Journal of Muslim Minority Affiars, Saleha Abedin is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious & Spiritual Leaders. She is also on the International Advisory Board for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Xavier Nuet is a Scouting leader, and interreligious practitioner in Spain
Dr. Zeenath Kausar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science in 1990, and she has been widely published in the field of women studies and political theories.
Carles Cuenca is President of the Foundation "Sant Jordi" for the Scout Movement in Valencia (Spain) and a member of the board of directors of the Scout Catholic Movement of Spain.
President of the International Union of Muslim Women, Aminah Assimi is a speaker, writer and award-winning broadcaster in Denver, Colorado, who lost her job when she began wearing Islamic dress
Media Empowerment - Understanding and Using the Power of Media Simon Cohen
Marcia Hermansen is a Professor of Theology at Loyola University in Chicago where she teaches courses in Islamic Studies and World Religions.
Room 121 Academy
Hungry for More: Raising Religious Voices on the Question of Global Consumption Gary Gardner Sulak Sivaraksa
This training program will provide young people with the tools to understand the power of the media and how to use it in a positive way. This interactive and informative session will draw upon the importance of young people in the interreligious movement, and how they are better placed than anyone to influence the power of the media. The training will provide delegates with practical guidelines about who to contact within the media, how to write a press release, how to manage relationships with the different media and much more. This
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
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program is a part of the Parliament Academy series of youth centered programs.
management. Her education includes a B.S. and Master's Degree in Education, and she has worked for the US Department of Education and the Health and Human Services (SAMHSA).
Simon Cohen is an award-winning journalist and speaker on religious affairs. He owns a company called Tolerance Limited, which runs websites, events and training dedicated to improving interfaith relations and society's understanding and tolerance of religion. He recently received an award from the Millennium Commission for his creative approach to religion and positive impact on society
Deepak Naik is Secretary General of the Minorities of Europe, and serves on the Birmingham City Council's Equalities Division. His experience includes business, government and the dynamic environment of the voluntary sector.
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, management, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
Cultural, Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue and Theology through the Internet Claustre Solé Auguets Ignasi Boada
l-kuan Tao's Teachings of Peace Jeng Fu Chen
Room 122 Panel Discussion
Room 124, English
Panel discussion that presents the B.A. in Religious Studies that the Institute for the Religious Sciences of Barcelona (ISCREB) offers through Internet since 2000. It will also present the M.A. "Cultural, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
This presentation introduces the seventy-year developmental process of l-kuan Tao, by discussing its origin and consolidation, as well as the fundamental beliefs and teachings. 1-kuan Tao is one of the most important spiritual movements in Taiwan. Its name means "The Tao that unifies all with oneness". I-kuan Tao members regard themselves to be one family. Hence the mission of I-kuan Tao is "Everyone should recognize this absolute truth and pursue the Tao to return to their true being, render the tainted and corrupted world to heavenly land, and unite the world in peace."
Claustre Solé Auguets is Dr. in Theology, in charge of the program "Theology through Internet" at the ISCREB. She is also a professor at the University of Theology of Cotalonia.
Ignosi Boada is a Dr. in philosophy and professor of history of religions at the Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona, Vic and Tarragona.
Dr. Jeng Fu Chen is the Secretary General/Vice Chair of World Ikuan Tao Headquarters. He received both his Master and Doctorate of Philosophy in Religious Studies at University of the West and has served as commissioner and Vice Chair of the Cultural Commission of the City of El Monte since 1997
How to Organize and Operate After Barcelona - Session 4 - Raising Money Laura Crochet Deepak Naik Richard Weingarten
The Voice of Different Religious Traditions on Sustainable Development Joan Hernández
Room 123, English Training Session
Room 125 Interactive Workshop
This is the fourth of five related sessions seeking to encourage the organization of local support groups for the Parliament, and to strengthen existing support groups and Partner Cities. The five sessions will provide "real world" guidance and tools designed to help you build and manage a support group or Partner City. "Raising Money" will help you learn how to raise funds to support your local activities. Focus will be on how to identify potential supporters and present financial requests. Successful local fundraising efforts will be highlighted, and an opportunity will be provided to discuss your local issues and concerns.
Workshop on the relationship between sustainability and religions and its different aspects: from the issue of population growth or the ethics of consumption, to the position of humankind in relation to other species or a sacred sense of nature. In this presentation, Joan Hernandez and his team of facilitators from the Working Group on Religions and Cultural Diversity (UNESCO Center of Catalonia) will lead small-group disucussion on the many facets of Sustainable Development.
Joan Hernandez is the coordinator for the Univeral Forum of Culture's relations to religious, spiritual and interreligious organizations.
Laura Browning Crochet is the President of LBC Consultants, LLC, specializing in grant writing, strategic planning, and campaign
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ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Birth of a Global Community, Appreciative Inquiry in Action in the United Religions Initiative
Sally Mahe'
Rev. Charles Gibbs
Room 129, English Interactive Workshop
This workshop tells the story of how one person's conviction catalyzed the birth of a global community of thousands of diverse people working together to create positive change. It offers practical methods that evoke planetary leadership which is rooted in our deepest spiritual values, hospitality, friendship, mutual respect, commitment, and a passion for peace, justice and healing. Participants will leave this workshop with methods and organizational values that will mobilize the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the human spirit.
Sally Mahé is Director of Organizational Development, United Religions Initiative. She is co-author of Birth of a Global Community: Appreciative Inquiry in Action with Rev. Charles Gibbs.
The Rev. Charles Gibbs is Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative (www.uri.org). He is co-author, with Sally Mahé, of The Birth of a Global Community.
Mind the Gap: Filling the Cultural Gap Ina Ter Avest
Room 130 Lecture
Lecture on the role of education in the teaching of cultural and religious diversity in order to contribute to the cohesion of the society.
Ina Ter Avest is a Dr. in Psychology of Religion in Holland and assistant professor in Leeuwarden; she carried a research project on the development of the God concept of children in the first Christian-Islamic school in the Netherlands.
Northern Lights, A Celebration of Edmonton's Interfaith Life at Latitude 53°
Rev. J. Robert Hankinson
Firdosh Mehta
Bikkar Randhawa
Zohra Husaini
Rosaleen Zdunich
Room 131, English/Spanish Panel Discussion
Twenty years of interfaith history in our northern Canadian city will be celebrated in this engaging and enjoyable workshopstyle presentation. Stories of successful, inter-religious ventures will be shared as our part in the pathway to peace and harmony
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is reviewed. The Edmonton Interfaith Centre has honored and observed International Day for the Elimination of Racism, conducted multifaith dialogues, and hosted the 10th anniversary meeting of the North American Interfaith Network. We encourage other communities to undertake similar commitments and share their discoveries.
Rev. Dr. Robert Hankinson was a delegate to the World Interfaith Conference and serves as a leader of the Edmonton Interfaith Centre.
Firdosh Dara Mehta, president and founding member of The Zoroastrian Association of Alberta, Canada, is also the President of The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America. Mehta serves as a Board Member with several organizations such as the Interfaith Center, The Alberta Gujarati Association and the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Bikkar S. (Randy) Randhawa is a profesor emeritus at the College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Zohra Husaini a Muslim member of the board of directors for the Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action. She is the organizing committee chair.
Sister Rosaleen Zdunich is a leader of the Edmonton Interfaith Centre.
What is the Appropriate Role of Guiding Institutions in Fostering Positive Interreligious Relations?
Ela Gandhi Neill Walker
Kainan Ma
Alain Jordá
Room 132, English Partner Cities
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. In the 21st century, the relationships between and among the religions will change profoundly. A heightened awareness of their convergence on issues of common concern will contribute enormously to the establishment of a state of mutual respect and harmony. To achieve this vision, global cooperation is required among the Guiding Institutions - religion, government, business corporations and labor organizations, communications media and the arts, science and technology, international intergovernmental organizations, education and civil society. Panelists will share stories about partnering with guiding institutions and discuss strategies for engaging them in your own city.
Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, was a vigorous non-violent opponent of apartheid, and a member of South African Parliament for nearly nine years. She is currently Editor of Satyagraha, Secretary of the Gandhi Development Trust, Vice President of WCRP South Africa, and a Member of the Commission on Religious Affairs of the African National Congress.

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Monday, July 12, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Neill Walker is the founder of the Edinburgh International Centre for World Spiritualities, and Joint Coordinator of both the Annual Edinburgh International Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace and the Edinburgh One World Festival,
Dr. Kainan Ma holds a BS from the Chinese Military Academy and a PhD in International Affairs from the University of Miami. He is a former Major General, and Director of the Overseas Liaison Department for the Veterans Affairs Commission of the ROC Government
9/11 and 3/11 are days that have heightened a sense of insecurity and forever changed the relations between communities around the world. The terrorist attacks in New York and Madrid have made the necessity of interreligious dialogue, understanding and cooperation clear and urgent. In this session Rev. Dirk Ficca, Executive Director of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, will lead a panel discussion of leaders from New York and Madrid to share perspectives on how these events have changed relationships in each city, and explore the "hearts and minds" dimension of living in a world of terror.
Alain Jordá was born in France, but grew up in Catalonia-Spain, influenced by French, Spanish and Catalan cultures. He worked as a telecom engineer and morketing manager for over 15 years before going into politics as a socialist representative in Manresa, where he is now Deputy Mayor. Alain has been involved for the last two and a half years in the organization of the Forum 2004 participation of Manresa, which is based on interreligious dialogue.
Rev. Dirk Ficca has been with the Parliament of the World's Religions since 1992, and has been its Executive Director since 1998. He was formerly a Presbyterian Minister in Benton Harbor, Michigan for ten years.
Meditations for Inner Happiness Jyotindra Doshi H.H. Amrender Muniji
Room 134, English Interactive Workshop
Business activity and ethical requirements: What do religions say? Arcadi Oliveres Eduard Ibañez Yafar González Begge Robiati Antoni Aliana Josep M. Lozano
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This presentation will include a demonstration and explanation of meditation and the five codes of conduct: Non-Violence, Truth, Non-Stealing, Purity of Body and Mind, and NonPossessiveness, as well as the five major power centers: Knowledge (top of the head); Perception (between the eyebrows); Purification (throat); Happiness (near the heart); and Energy (the navel area). The process of mediation, through which we control our mind and concentrate on the great qualities of our soul, includes breathing technique, sound vibration, fell of the flow of energy, pure qualities of the soul, and forgiveness.
A panel of business and religious leaders explore the ethical requirements that business should to respect. This discussion will engage both business and religious and spiritual leaders in a substantive discussion regarding exemplary ethical practices for businesses today.
Jyotindra Doshi is a Trustee, former President and former youth secretary in the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago. He has served as Director of the Jain Association in North America (JAINA), and has written many Jainism articles. Jyotindro has received many awards and has spoken at conventions, universities, and interfaith programs.
Arcadi Oliveres is Honorary President of the Ethical and Solidarity Financement (FETS), President of the association "Justice and Peace" in Barcelona, Dr. in Economic Sciences and Professor of Economics in the Autonomous University of Barcelona,
Eduard Ibañez is Director of "Justice and Peace" in Barcelona.
Yofar González is Leader of the Shi'ite Muslim Community in Spain.
H.H. Amrender Muniji Maharaj is one of the few Jain monks who travel outside of India. He is Masters in Philosophy and Shastri in Sanskrit, and is a scholar of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist Scriptures. His dedicated service to mankind has been recognized by several organizations
Begge Robiati is Co-founder of the European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF). Industrialist and CEO of SCAC. He is in charge of a Master on ethics and finances at the Macerata University,
Antoni Aliana is Vice-president of "La Caixa" Foundation.
Responding in Solidarity to Acts of Terror: Lessons from New York and Madrid Rev. Dirk Ficca
Josep M. Lozano is Professor of Social Sciences Department of ESADE Business School, Director of the Society "Company and Person Institut" (IPES) and co-founder of the Spanish branch of the European Business Ethics Network.
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
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Program Descriptions Monday, July 12, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sacred Dance of India: Light on Peace Lilavanti Devi
Theater (4:30 PM - 5:00 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Bharatanatyan Program Live music with a great master of Chennai Presentation of dances with poem and lecture of poets or great saints on peace.
Lilavanti Kamala Devi is a disciple of Dhananjayan Master and other prestigious Kalakshetra teachers. She has completed her Training in Bharata Nalyan with a great artistic maturity. Now she is starting her Kucchipudi training.
Lama's Chant Florencio Serrano Prior Gyurme Kikyel Lama Drurgyu Tenpa
Cabaret (4:30 PM - 5:15 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Artistic performance that will create a spiritual experience transcending religious and cultural traditions.
Florencio Serrano is the president of the Buddhist Temple Dag. Strang-Kagpu in Barcelona.
Lama Gyurme is an experienced specialist of Buddhist chanting, who has performed in Europe, USA and Asia.
Kikyel is an instrumentalist.
Lama Drurgyu Tenpa is Director of the Buddhist Temple of Dag Shang Korgyu and assistent of Kalu Rinpoche. Had the responsibility for introducing Tibetan Buddhism in Spain.
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Reflections Upon Divine Signs: Meditation on Quranic Verses People of All Faiths
Dr. Irfan Khan
Dr. Anis Ahmad
Room 111
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
July 13-From macro (Surahs 57-67) to micro (Surahs 64-66) Day Six of an observance offered throughout the week. Each observance aims at training its participants in contemplating the meaning of the Divine Text: it helps to see every discourse as a highly systematic and organized unit; we will look into the structure of the Quran as a whole; Arabic text as well as English, Spanish and Urdu translations will be provided; it is requested (not mandatory) that every partcipant come prepared to engage in the Text.
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-In-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
A Higher Taste as a Dialogue (Workshop of Kitchen)
Gundicha Dasa Brahmachari
Room 113
Morning Observances, Interactive Workshop
Workshop on Indian vegetarian cookery, with a theoretical introduction, an interactive practice and a final tasting. The sacred ritual of food tribute will be represented, like the ancient monotheistic tradition Gaudiya Vaisnava does.
Gundicha Dasa Brahmachari is a Priest of Hare Krishna, spezialized in cookery; he gives classes of vegetarian cooking in temples and Yoga centers.
Orthodox Iconography María Rosa Ocaña Ruiz
Serge Pascay
Cornel Barbure
Saftiu Neculai
Room 114, Spanish
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Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
Workshop presenting an art and a technique serving the sacred, serving the Church within the framework of Sacred Scriptures and tradition.
Iconographer and rector of the Orthodox parish of Sant Nicolas (Toulouse, France).
Iconographer and rector of the Romanian Orthodox parish of Toledo.
Iconographer, teacher of Fine Arts and restorer of Monasteries.
The Taste of India, the Light of Awakening Gemma Polo Pujol
Ajay Pal Singh
Jaya J. Ashmore
Room 115, English /Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Workshop consisting in two parts: 1) a presentation of the activities of meditation practised in India in the association "Open Dharma", which promotes spaces for reflection and dialogue for people from different nationalities and religions; 2) a study and a discussion from the reading of an ancient Sanskrit text.
Gemma Polo is born in Barcelona, where she studied Religious Studies and lived in a Catholic community before leaving to India, where she is has been teaching meditation.
Ajay Pal Singh, born in India, studied Sanskrit and yoga, and has been organizing groups of meditation since 1998.
Jaya J. Ashmore, from the USA, has been living in India since 1990 and has been organizing meditation retreats for the association "Open Dharma".
Bhakti Yoga Experience Sivarama Swami
Room 120, English
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Sivarama Swami will offer chant (Kirtana) and a brief Srimad Bhagavatam description followed by discussion and reflection with participants.
Born Peter Letai in Budapest Hungary, in 1973 he joined the Krsna Consciousness movement in Montreal. In 1987 he took responsibility for preaching incognito in Hungary and, since 1989, has traveled betwee Hungary and the UK, lecturing and teaching. He is one of 25 governing members of ISKCON.
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Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Dances with the Earth Juniper Talbot
Lovingkindness and Inner Light: An Interfaith Sharing of Reflective Prayer and Meditation Practices Arthur Stein Clare Sartori-Stein
Room 121, English/Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 124, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Movement has been a powerful component of many ancient spiritual practices. One potent aspect of movement as a sacred practice is its ability to transcend the need for language. Juniper Talbot will share simple moving meditations from ancient and modern earth-centered traditions. Participants will have the opportunity to learn these moving meditations and to experience the depths of peace and connection that can be elicited from moving together in sacred harmony.
Peace begins within each person. Drawing upon their multi faith perspectives, Clare and Art will share the Lovingkindness prayer/meditation taught by Thich Nhat Hanh (Engaged Buddhism) that deepens our development of compassion towards oneself and others. We will also experience Jyoti (Light) Meditation as taught by Sant Rajinder Singh (Science of Spirituality) focusing on the source of peacefulness accessible within everyone.
Juniper Talbot has been a practitioner and leader of Pagan spirituality for over 20 years. As a professional dancer, she has toured widely, especially to Europe and the British Isles. Juniper is currently a member of EarthSpirit, a USA-based pagan organization. She offers performances, workshops and rituals based in ancient Celtic traditions.
Arthur Stein, Ph.D., teaches Peace Studies and Comparative Religion at the University of Rhode Island and is co-founder of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and URI. He is an author and is involved in educational and call resolution/reconciliation service locally and globally.
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Jain Prayers Yoga and Meditation Samani Punya Pragya Room 122, Hindi/English/Spanish Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Clare Sartori-Stein (MA) is o psychotherapist and school psychologist who works with children and families, and teaches a course on Wellness in the URI Psychology Department. She is currently completing a major study on "best practices in character education" within the state of Rhode Island.
This morning observance will consist of Jain prayer, recital of mantras, demonstration of yogic exercises and meditation session.
The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth II Yayasan Dharma Tiga
Samani Punya Pragya (Jain Nun) is a disciple of His Holiness Acharya Sri Mahapragya. She has an M.A. in Prakrit Language and Literature. She has traveled throughout India and abroad to propagate Jainism, Preksha Meditation, Non-violence. She is an accomplished singer.
Room 129, Morning Observances Religious or Spiritual Observance
Praying with Psalms Pedro Cotera Berta Usúa
Tembang Majapat: Doa Keselamatan/Prayer of Safety: Gusti Koes Murtiyah (Karaton Surakarta, Java) Royong Prayer of Bugis Makassar: Nurlina Syahrir (Makassar, South Sulawesi)
Room 123, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Yayasan Dharma Tiga is a nonprofit public foundation in Bedulu, Bali, Indonesia, that aspires to maintain and support the conciliation spirit aroused in the interfaith meeting in the Samuan Tiga Temple in the year 1011; that it may be useful through sharing in Arts and Religiosity among cultures in Indonesia and throughout the world. Individual biographical information of its members can be found in the Performance Section of the Program Book.
Christian prayers based on the psalms that are the results of a romance between God and human beings.
Pedro Cotera is an Evangelist in Spain and prayer's guide in Zaragoza for youth and adults. He has welcomed immigrants for a lot of years.
Oneida Nation Wolf Clan Joanne Shenandoah
Berta Usuo is an Evangelist in Spain and prayer's guides in Zaragoza for youth and adults.
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spirituality in these traditions. There will be the group of women of the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue.
The Haudenosaunee recognize the influence of music and dance as expressions of happiness. We acknowledge we have been given everything we need by lethi:nistenha Ohontsia (Mother Earth) to walk in peace upon her. We recognize she moves in harmony with our elder brother the Sun and grandmother Moon. We celebrate their being by raising our voices in songs of praise and gratitude. We shall sing to honor our celestial and territorial kin.
Cristina Monteys is the Coordinator of Activities for the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Groups of women and young people of this organziation
Mariangeles Cosculluela is a Catholic member of the "Association of Women in the Church" ("Col·lectiu de Dones en l'Església").
Leila Bousquet is a Muslim activist for women's cause in France She has been implied in different feminist associations and involved in several interreligious congresses.
Joanne Shenandoah is a multiple award winning Native American composer, vocalist and performer whose music reflects the indigenous philosophy and culture which continues to have a profound effect on the world today. She is a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy-Oneida Nation. She has 13 recordings and her music is on 40 plus compilations. She has appeared at the White House, Kennedy Center and at various music festivals across the USA
Montse Castella is a Teacher of meditation and tai chi in Barcelona; translator of Buddhist texts.
Caroline Wilson is a Dr. in philology in Great Britain; she is a Quaker and a specialist in feminism, and lives in Great Britain
This Morning Will Change Our World Through Prayer Master Teacher
Talieh Farzanejad is an Iranian and baha'i architect living in Barcelona.
Room 131 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Human, Social and Spiritual Nets Koldo Aldai Jordi Orus Josep Puig Zulma Reyo Joaquim Tamames
The morning observance will be directed to the healing power of prayer, demonstrating the power of dynamic prayer to heal through individual applications of forgiveness and love. Morning Observances held by Teachers of A Course in Miracles will offer the rest that comes from an instant of perfect communication with God. Everyone is invited to join us in this experience of awakening to the peace and happiness that is our reality as a perfect creation of God.
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The new global nets that make easier human relationships, cooperations and exchanges in the human and spiritual aspects.
Moster Teacher is a Teacher of God through illumination of mind and body that is the fulltilment of the mission of A Course in Miracles. He demonstrates the passion of rebirth that is the goal of all of us in the mind training of the Course and constitutes a continuing union with the mind of Jesus of Nazareth through the Holy Spirit.
Koldo Aldai graduated in history and geography from the Deusto University, writer, editor and founder of webs of New Awareness and of the Foundation Alalba.
Jordi Orús is a Master of yoga, founder of the association "Athanor" and of "Arcadia", a pedagogical center for the sustainibility
Women and Spirituality Cristina Monteys Mariangeles Cosculluela Leila Bousquet Montse Castella Caroline Wilson Talieh Farzanejad
Josep Puig is a Professor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and consultant in topics of sustainibility; founder of "Ecotecnia" and of "Ecoserveis", a consultancy on energy, technology and environment; president of the European network "Energi-cities".
Zulma Reyo is a therapist and founder of the "School of Internal Alchemy"; she published many books on these topics.
Room 132 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Joaquim Tamames is an economist and expert in sustainable investments; creator of different social programs for the education to sustainable economy.
Panel discussion on the spiritual experiences of women from diverse religious traditions and the feminine element within
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MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Walking Meditation with Maha Ghosananda Ven. Samdech Maha Ghosananda M.O. 1 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Presentation of the New Awareness, which wants to be a bridge between different ideologies, ways of being and ways of approaching the transcendence.
Jordi Orus is a Master of yoga, founder of the association "Athanor" and of "Arcadia", a pedagogical center for the sustainibility
A outdoor walking meditation with Maha Ghosananda.
Koldo Aldai graduated in history and geography from the Deusto University, writer, editor and founder of webs of New Awareness and of the Foundation Alalba.
The Ven. Maha Ghosananda is the Supreme Patriarch of Buddhism in Cambodia. Ven. Ghosananda is a world-renowned peace activist who has led numerous Dhammayietra peace walks in Cambodia. He is the winner of the Alternative Peace Prize and the Niwano Peace Prize.
Emilio Fiel is Founder of the religious community "Arco Iris" in Spain and expert of many initiatory traditions.
Kathy Newburn is a psychologist and founder of the school "Arcana" in New York.
Pathways of Peace with the Sounds of Peace Sandra Comeau Jan Campbell
Juan Ruiz is a psychologist and therapist, specialist of "holothropic" breathing, coordinator of the travels of Gelupa Keutsang Rimpoche.
M.O. 4 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
By its fundamental nature, the labyrinth is a metaphor for a pathway to unity, within self, community and with all cultures, faiths, ages and genders. This facilitated open walk is accompanied by the music CD "World Peace Chants" by New Orleans-based devotional singer Sean Johnson, and his ensemble, The Rishis (named for the great sages of India). Sean created the music especially for the labyrinth walks at the 2004 Parliament.
Islam: Voice, Vision and Action of Women Yaratullah Monturiol Jadicha Candela Castillo Asma Lamrabet Leila Laure Bousquet Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Sandra Comeau has been involved in the Veriditas Labyrinth Movement for over five years, obtaining her facilitator training from Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Cathedral. She has extensive training in ancient cultures, sacred geometry, spiritual counseling and various other healing traditions, as well as an undergraduate degree in Cross-Cultural Studies.
Panel discussion offering three practical points of view regarding the struggle of women against violence, the usurption of rights and the emerging feminist reading of Islam.
Yaratullah Monturiol is an Arabist and vice-president of the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue in Barcelona ("Associació Unesco per al Dioleg Interreligiós").
Jan Campbell has been involved in various events presenting the Labyrinth experience. She facilitated the Labyrinth at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town. Her volunteer work has spanned many spiritual traditions including interfaith projects. She has spent over 15 years embracing o diversity of spiritual studies.
Jodicha Candela Castillo is founder of the religious group Islamica An-Niso for Spanish Muslim women. Low consultant for the Spanish Federation of Islamic Religious Entities (Federación de Entidades Religiosas Islamicas-FEERI)
Asma Lamrabet is a Dr. in Medecine and Visiting Professor at the "Instituto Nacional de Pediatria" in Mexico City. She has worked in hospitals in various Latin American countries. She has recently published books about the situation of Muslim women in Western society.
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Leila Laure Bousquet is a Muslim activist for women's cause in France. She has been implied in different feminist associations and involved in several interreligious congresses.
Interreligious Dialogue and New Awareness Jordi Orus Koldo Aldai Emilio Fiel Kathy Newburn Juan Ruiz
Socially Engaged Buddhism: A Pathway to Peace Matt Weiner Sulak Sivaraksa Ven. Sobita Thero Ven. Samdech Maha Ghosananda
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
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Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan
This panel discussion will focus on the incredible success that socially engaged Buddhist leaders have had in combating modern problems like war, poverty and AIDS, as well as the diversity of the responses. These stories attest to the limitless well of compassion within the Buddhist tradition, as applied via the skillful means of social activism. In sharing these stories of success, presenters will also discuss the obstacles to peace, and the social, political and cultural causes of suffering which still remain and must be addressed.
Matthew Weiner is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and the Director of Programming at the Interfaith Center of New York. The Interfaith Center is an educational non profit organization that works with 1,000 religious leaders on social and educational issues.
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
Ven. O. Sobhita Maha Thero is one of the leading socially engaged Buddhists active in Sri lanka and Singapore. He also recently became a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament. His work is primarily in rural villages, concerning issues such as adequate water supply and relationship building with the Tamil community.
The Ven. Maha Ghosananda is the Supreme Patriarch of Buddhism in Cambodia. Ven. Ghosananda is a world-renowned peace activist who has led numerous Dhammayietra peace walks in Cambodia. He is the winner of the Alternative Peace Prize and the Niwano Peace Prize.
What is Shinji Shumeikai? Alan Imai
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Informally known as Shumei, Shinji Shumeikai is a spiritual organization dedicated to elevating the quality of life. This lecture will serve as an introduction to Shumei, and how the founder, Mokichi Okada, taught that a world free of sickness, poverty, and discord is possible through the spiritual exercise of Jyorei-an appreciation of art and beauty, and practice of natural agriculture.
Mr. Alan Imai was born in September 1957 in Hyogo, Japan. In 1985, he was assigned to the United States. Mr. Imai is responsible for Shumei America's East Coast activities as Associate Director of Shumei America, and also serves as the Shumei Natural Agriculture International Project Coordinator.
Doctrine of the Scientology Religion
Rev. Heber Jentzsch
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Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004
INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM 11:00 AM
This lecture, with audience participation including a questionand-answer period and demonstrations, will describe the basic tenets of the Scientology religion and the practical methods used by Scientologists around the world to achieve the aims of Scientology, as formulated by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard: "A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights." The lecture will focus on three beliefs of the Scientology religion: 1) The three parts of man, including the spiritual dimension of man, his body, and mind; 2) The dynamics of existence, and the achievement of infinite survival or immortality in the here and now; 3) The components of understanding, and how the increase of certain ingredients in human relations can bring about respect of diversity.
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The Rev. Heber C. Jentzsch, President of the Church of Scientology International since 1982, has been active as an ordained minister of the Church for more than 20 years. His extensive religious training includes not only a study of the Scientology religion, but of other faiths as well.
Practicing Sikh Values in Daily Life
Jathedar Manjit Singh Calcutta Balwant Hansra
Giani Gurbux Singh Gulshan
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
In this program, the panel will outline the Sikh values as they have been taught by the Sikh Gurus. An emphasis will be placed on how these values help us to become better human beings through promoting goodwill and uplifting our own spirituality.
Jathedar Manjit Singh Calcutta is the General Secretary of the Shrimoni Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee.
Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra has been an At-Large Executive Committee Member of CPWR, and Chair and Professor of the Natural Science Department at Daley College in Chicago. He has also been Chair of the Sikh Host Committee, and Appointed Chair of the Administration & Finance Committee.
Giani Gurbux Singh Gulshan is a Minister of Sikhisrn in the United Kingdom.
Awakening the Transformative Power of Shakti: The Life Force of Peace
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati will offer her teachings and insight into using the power of Shakti, the divine feminine energy within us, as the life force for bringing peace to the world. Through the awakening of Shakti, deepening one's awareness and learning the art of non-reaction, we can use the power of love
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to touch and serve humanity. Ma will offer an experiential workshop exploring the spiritual practices of meditation, Kirtan, and breath work as a key to finding internal peace, and the pain of service to humanity as the external formula for peace.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, founder of Kashi Ashram, and the River Fund, is a compassionate humanitarian and fearless advocate of basic human rights and religious freedom. She is a Trustee of the Parliament and an inductee into the MLK Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College.
The Relevance of Zoroastrianism in the Modern Age
Khojeste P. Mistree
Room 120, English Lecture
Zoroastrianism is the oldest revealed religion in the world, with a distinctive theology and a well developed set of ritual practices going back to remote antiquity. This lecture aims at showing how relevant the theology is, both to the believer and by extension, for the general good of the world. Zoroastrian spirituality believes that the greatest good is to generate wealth and then to share it by way of charity to others for the benefit of the soul. The lecture will also discuss the concept of charity as a statement and tool of human ecology.
Khojeste Mistree is Co-founder and Managing Trustee of the Zoroastrian Foundation, established to promote the dissemination of religious knowledge. Khojeste has an honorary degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford and is a noted speaker.
Struggling Muslim Communities in the West Khalid Griggs
Pamela Aneesah Nadir
Abdul Jalil Sajid
Janaan Hashim
Scott Alexander
Room 121, English
According to the public opinion surveys, more than 28% of the Muslims in the US have been directly affected by the backlash following the tragedy of 9/11. This panel examines how the war against terrorism is impacting Muslims living in the West. Topics include: "Islamophobia Report," "Declining State of Civil Rights in the U.S.," and "Neo-Cons and Anti-Muslim Propaganda."
Khalid Griggs is Imam of Community Mosque of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is Vice-President of Dawa Net, and Director of Millennium Academy of Local School Systems. An educator and columnist, he is also a former editor of the Message Monthly.
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Dr. Nadir is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University West in the Department of Social Work. She is also the President of the Islamic Social Services Association of the U.S. Her research focus is on Muslims in America.
Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report".
Janaan Hashim is currently a third-year law student at DePaul University College of Law. She is a former journalism teacher and internet radio producer, and is a board member of the Council of American Islamic Relations in Chicago.
Scott Alexander is director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Dr. Alexander has studied Islam in the context of his broader training as an historian of religions. He is interested in medieval Muslim sectarianism, and the mystical traditions of Muslim spirituality, Quranic studies, and the history and future of Muslim-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue.
Pagan Teachings About the Earth Deirdre Arthen
Dennis Carpenter
Andras Corban Arthen
Room 122, English Interactive Workshop
The Pagan traditions, based in indigenous European cultures, teach us that there is no real separation between humans and the Earth. Nor is there separation between humans and the rest of the life forms that share this planet with us. This panel features well-established Pagan leaders and scholars from different traditions who will speak about the roots of these essential teachings and the ways that they can be integrated into and guide our lives in the current era.
Deirdre Pulgram Arthen, co-director of EarthSpirit, and its ritual performance group, Mother Tongue, has been leading public Pagan, community and inter-religious gathering for 25 years. She is a well-known and respected elder and teacher within the US Pagan community. At home she leads a monthly song-sharing group for her local community.
Dennis D. Carpenter, Ph.D. is Research Director of Circle Sanctuary, and is part of the environmental staff of Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve in Wisconsin. He is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, and is author of Spiritual Experiences, Life Changes, and Ecological Viewpoints of Contemporary Pagans.
Andras Corban-Arthen is the founder of EarthSpirit. Since his ordination as a pagan priest in 1969, he has represented the earth religions at many conferences and inter-religious events. Mr. Arthen lives at Glenwood, an intentional pagan community in Massachusetts, and teaches and lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad.

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Global Peace and Leadership: A Jain Perspective Anop Vora Vinod Kapashi Naresh Jain
president of Centre Vedantique, Geneva in 1988. The Swami's experience in inter-religious dialogues includes the Inter-religious Platform of Geneva, international seminars organized by UNESCO of Catalonia, and World Faiths Development Dialogue.
Swami Atmatattwananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. He has studied at Yale University's Philosophy Department and at the University of Chicago Divinity School
Room 123, English Panel
Jainism is based on the practice of nonviolence and multiplicity of viewpoints. These are also the necessary ingredients for promoting peace and sustaining leadership globally. The practice of leadership within any organization should be conducted by these principles, as well as the three core values that drive all Jains: right perception, right knowledge and right conduct. Decision-making based on data and facts as opposed to hearsay and'opinion will serve a leader well in acting as an example to others in the organization.
The Variety of Chinese Religious Expression Chris Drake Jeng Fu Chen Jennifer Chang Sebastien Shen Lin Mei Rong
Room 125, English Panel Discussion
Anop Vora is the President of the Jain Association in North America. He has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Business Administration, and hos written and published several articles on a variety of topics based on the teachings of Jainism
This 90-minute panel will present a variety of perspectives on religious expression within China, highlighting those teachings oride Chinese religions that are common to other religions and their achievements. The presenters will be asked to share their personal understanding, hopes and experiences, and engage in a dialogue about the most pressing challenges that contemporary society brings to Chinese religions today and of the benefits that such religions offer society in the context of people's search for peace.
Dr. Vinod Kopashi has taught Jainism for 15 years, and holds a Ph.D. in Jain sacred hymns. He is the president of Mahavir Foundation, and takes keen interest in the Interfaith activities in the United Kingdom, having served as the president of the Horrow Interfaith Council in the past.
Naresh Jain Co-chairs the Interfaith Committee of the Federation of Jain Association in North America popularly known as JAINA, and also serves as Vice President of the International Jain Sangh He is significantly involved in interfaith forums in the USA OS a presenter, moderator, and coordinator.
Christopher Drake is a representative to the United Nations, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University in Hong Kong SAR, China, and is a meditation instructor and trainer in values education.
Dr. Jeng Fu Chen is the Secretary General/Vice Chair of World Ikuan Tao Headquarters. He received both his Master and Doctorate of Philosophy in Religious Studies at University of the West and has served as commissioner and Vice Chair of the Cultural Commission of the City of El Monte since 1997.
Vedanta Interpreted By Sri Ramakrishna and Goals of Peace, Harmony and Spirituality Swami Amarananda Swami Atmatattwananda
Jennifer Chang is Vice Secretary General at TienTi Teachings Association, Taiwan. She is also a member of both The Society for the Study of Religious Philosophy, and Red Heart Association.
Room 124, English Lecture
Mr. Shen is of Yeh-sin, a Taiwan local religious belief
Ms. Lin Mei Rong is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethology, Academia Sinica.
Sri Ramakrishna is the only person known in the hagiography who has achieved spiritual realization' according to the paths prescribed by different major religions of the world. He declared that all these paths lead to the same Truth; hence the universality of his timeless message. This lecture will examine the process of understanding and deepening of our spirituality emphasized within the context of the life and message of Sri Ramakrishna. This will lead not only to recognizing but to accepting the otherness' of what is alien to us. Only on the basis of such an orientation of mind can one muster an attitude conducive to work for peace and justice.
Ideological Roadblocks on Pathways to Peace and Suggested Solutions Rajinder Mago Harbans Lal Parminder Singh Randhawa Rajinderjit Singh Room 129, English Lecture, Academic Paper
Swami Amarananda gave up his profession of civil engineering and joined the Order of Ramakrishna in 1966, and became
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at the Council, Josh has led the development of new models for interreligious education, and organized the Next Generation programs at the 1999 and 2004 Parliament events.
This program discusses the necessity for a paradigm shift to an evolving, multi-civilizational dispensation with no space for the inherent polarities of religious, political, or economic evangelism. In creating a model of listening, the speakers draw on the teachings of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh to bring diversity alive as constitutive aspects of reality, both spiritual and social. Discussion will include the topic of a Map of Futuristic World Society for Peace, and World Peace Based on Guru Granth Theology of One Spirit One World.
Kristina Lobo is a Public Ally interning with the Partner Cities Program of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions,
Clayton Benson is an Intern with the Partner Cities Program of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions,
Mr. Rajinder Singh Mago has been an active member of the Metropolitan Chicago Interreligious Initiative Planning Committee since 1993. He is a member of the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago, and is also on engineer with a B.S.M.E., PE.
Community of Christ: Maintaining Identity in a Diverse World Don Compier Grant McMurray Wim Van Klinken
Dr. Harbons Lal, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center. He is president of the Academy of Guru Granth Studies
Room 131, English/Spanish/Dutch Panel Discussion
A mechanical engineer, Colonel Parminder Singh Randhawa participated in four major wars in the Indo-subcontinent while serving in the Indian Army for over 30 years, including the war which led to the creation of Bangladesh
Mrs. Singh has been an educator for more than 40 years. Since her retirement, she has been actively involved in interfaith teaching through several forums, for which she has received numerous recognitions. She believes very strongly that through learning about each other's faiths, understanding amongst all people can be achieved. Mrs. Singh is a founding board member of the Long Island Multi-faith Forum, member of North Shore Clergy Assoc. and The Sikh Foundation
The recent adoption of a new name by the Community of Christ represents far more than a politically correct move. This smali denomination of "Moderate Mormons” experienced profound change as a result of exposure to international religious diversity. Now they have embraced a mission of peace and justice and a dedication to ecumenical and interfaith cooperation. In this presentation leaders of this movement will describe this unique history and its implications for their groups future contributions to the creation of truly diverse communities.
Developing a Strategy for Engaging Communities in Your City David Capraro Josh Borkin Kristina Lobo Clayton Benson
Don H. Compier received a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from Emory and taught at the Episcopal Seminary of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkely, California for 9 years. In 2002 he become the first Dean of the new Community Christ Seminary. Grant McMurray is President, Community of Christ (International), Wim Van Klinken is Leader of Community of Christ in Europe.
Room 130, English Partner Cities
Cosmological Insights of the Urantia Book and their relation to Interreligious Dialogue F. Gard Jameson Paula Thompson Leonardo Da Jandra
Room 132, English
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Entering its third year of existence, the Partner Cities Program is growing organically based on relationships developed around the world. Join in a discussion about how the Partner Cities can connect with your community and help create a strategy for strengthening the connections between communities. This program will also feature stories about the history of interreligious groups and how they see the partnership as helping the evolution of their organizations.
David Capraro is President of In the Light, and a sponsor of the Gandhi-Khon Peace Project. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Sarvodoyo USA, and is the Interfaith Coordinator for Aetherius Suciety
This presentation will be a survey of cosmological and spiritual insights from The Urantia Book, an inspiring text that provides a unique perspective on the individual's place in time and space. Historical perspectives will be provided, covering traditions like that of Adam and Eve, the Lucifer Rebellion, the time of Melchizedek, the life and teachings of Jesus, a brief history of the planet itself and an account of the great spiritual traditions on the planet. Also, The Urantia Book provides remarkable insights into the development of spiritual perception and growing God consciousness. These insights, along with its cosmological perspective, serve the book's two
Josh Borkin hos been Education Coordinator for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions since 1999. During his service
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purposes stated on page one, the "endeavor to expand cosmic consciousness and enhance spiritual perception."
F. Gard Jameson, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a Trustee of the Urantia Foundation. He's also a board member of both the North American Interfaith Network, and the Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada, as well as a member of the United Religions Initiative and Forge Guild.
Dr. Peter A. Huff holds the T.L. James Chair in Religious Studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. Author of Allen Tate and the Catholic Revival and co-editor of Knowledge and Belief in America, he has published widely on fundamentalism, pluralism, and interfaith dialogue.
Rashied Omar is a Trustee of CPWR; Imam, Cape Town, South Africa; coordinator, program in religion conflict, and peace building, University of Notre Dame, US,
Paula Thompson is the Executive Director of the Jesusonian Foundation in Boulder, Colorado. She also currently serves on the executive boards of two Urantia oriented non-profits, and has Successfully taught these amazing concepts to others for 27 years. She is also a member of the Urantia Book Fellowship.
R. Douglas Geivett, Professor of Philosophy at Biola University, has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, and an M.A. in Biblical Studies He has taught at numerous Universities, and has written and contributed to several books, including In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History.
Author and winner of Mexico's National Prize in Literature for his novel Samahua, Leonardo Da Jandra has a Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Mathematics.
Donald Wagner is Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at North Park University in Chicago. He is the author of five books, recently Dying in the Land of Promise (2003), and of Anxious for Armageddon (1995).
The Movement of the Catholic) Focolari and Eastern Religions Angel Bartol Francesc Brunés Aurelio Cerviño
Justice, War and Peace in Islam Abdul Malik Mujahid Syed Shahabuddin Tariq Ramadan Rached Ghannoushi
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Experiences of the Focolari movement concerning its contact with Buddhism in 1979 and with Hinduism in 2001.
Angel Bartol is former director of the magazine Ciudad Nuevo and co-chair of the Focolar Movement in Spain.
What is the Islamic position on war and peace? This panel addresses this critical question, considering issues of justice, negotiation and working for human harmony,
Francesc Brunés is a high school teacher, he is in charge of the interreligious dialogue of the Focolors of Barcelona.
An award-winning author and producer, Abdul Malik Mujahid is a Trustee of CPWR. He is an Imam in the Chicago area, and has served as the President of several Muslim organizations and alliances.
Aurelio Cerviño holds a Bachelor Degree on Moral Theology and is the director of a magazine called Ciutat Nova.
An Indian Ambassador to Algeria and Mauritanio, Syed served as General Secretary of the Janata Party, and was a member of the Parliament for three terms. Syed was the founding Editor of the Journal Muslim Indio, and currently heads All India Muslim Majlise-Mushawarat.
Fundamentalism: The Final Frontier for Interreligious Dialogue? Peter Huff Rashied Omar R. Geivett Donald Wagner
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim intellectual of Egyptian heritage. Born in Switzerland, he is one of the most important figures of the European Islam and teaches Islamic sciences at the Universities of Geneva and Fribourg. He serves as an expert in various committees linked to the European Parliament in Brussels
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Academic Paper
A distinguished Islamic thinker and scholar, and the leader of the En-Nahda Movement of Tunisia. Sheikh Ghannoushi has written extensively on the social aspect of Islam in the contemporary world.
Interreligious Youth Concert María Lucía Caram Padilla
This panel brings together a group of Muslim and Christian speakers to address the cross-cultural phenomenon of fundamentalism as it relates to contemporary interreligious encounter. It will address the themes of peacemaking and listening across religious boundaries from a variety of paradigms, and will propose strategies for constructive dialogue with fundamentalist movements in world religions. Emphasizing the strategic role of interior dialogue with the "other", we seek to promote dialogue between fundamentalists and non-fundamentalists on the level of practical experience.
Cabaret (10:00 AM–11:00 AM), Catalan Artistic Performance
Young people of two different musical groups will use the
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universal language of music from various religious, cultural and spiritual traditions. They have even composed a special hymn for the Parliament. They will briefly introduce each religious tradition before every song.
María Lucia Caram Padilla is a contemplative nun (Convent of Santa Clara, in Manresa), who has been working in solidarity projects for the Third World and on mental health issues. She is promoting interreligious activities in Manresa. Different young groups of Manresa will participate in this initiative.
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
The Global Heart Vision: Principles and Practices for Personal Transformation and Global Change
Kathy Hearn
Rickie Byers Beckwith
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
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The Global Heart Vision embraces "a world that works for everyone". It envisions a world in which resources are continuously and generously shared, compassion is active and forgiveness, whether for errors, injustices or debts, is the norm. It presents a world which has renewed its emphasis on nature, beauty, art and creativity, where people are encouraged to use their gifts and expertise, and fellowship prospers through the guidance of spiritual wisdom and experience. This Vision calls us to change from the inside out as we live and grow as One Human Family. This program is part of a series organized by the Association for Global New Thought (AGNT).
Ordained in 1985, Dr. Hearn was the founding and senior minister of Pacific Church of Religious Science in San Diego, California, and is the Community Spiritual Leader of United Church of Religious Science. She was part of AGNT's Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India.
Rickie Byers Beckwith is Music Director for the AGAPE International Center for Truth.
The Pluralism Project: Listening to America Diana Eck
Grove Harris
Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
For more than ten years, the Pluralism Project, based at Harvard University, has been exploring the changing religious landscape of the United States, looking at developments in America's cities and towns and listening to the voices of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and others. We
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listen to ways that hometown America is responding to new challenges of religious diversity and dialogue. Join us to hear and share contemporary vignettes. We particularly welcome our colleagues and friends in the international arena, so we may learn more about issues of religious pluralism around the globe. We will share our network of affiliates and technical expertise. We invite you to join the network so we can share resources around the globe.
Diana L. Eck is Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University and Director of the Pluralism Project. Her book Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras is about interreligious dialogue and won the prestigious Grawemeyer Book Award. In 1998, President Clinton awarded her the National Humanities Medal for the work of the Pluralism Project in the investigation of religious diversity in the United States that led to the production of the CD-ROM, On Common Ground: World Religions in America. Her latest book, A New Religion in America, was published by HarperSF in June 2001.
Grove Harris is the Managing Director for the Pluralism Project at Harvard University and teaches at the University of MassachusettsBoston. Her writing includes "Paganism" in On Common Ground: World Religions in America. Ms. Harris leads international consensus training workshops, and a Wiccan Maidens' group for girls ages 13-16. Her Masters in Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School incorporated studies of organizational development and business management into the study of religion and ethics.
Resources for Peacemaking in Areas of Religious Conflict
Rev. David Smock Paul Wee
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Religious communities throughout the world are becoming the center of a growing debate on one basic question: Is religion primarily a source of conflict, or of peace? This program seeks to strengthen the peacemaking role of religious communities by focusing on three primary tasks: 1) to encourage and strengthen the resolve of religious leaders to become active in peacemaking; 2) to listen to the experiences and the needs of leaders and members of religious communities who are committed to peacemaking; and 3) to bring to their awareness the significant resources that are available to assist them in their peacemaking role.
Rev. Dr. David Smock is the Director of the Religion and Peacemaking Initiative at the US Institute of Peace. He is also the editor of Interfaith Dialogue & Peacemaking, and was previously the Executive Associate to the Office of the President at the United Church of Christ
Former General Secretary for the Lutheran World Ministries, Dr. Paul Wee is a former Assistant General Secretary for International affairs and human rights of the Lutheran World Federation.

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Peace Initiatives to Bridge the Hindu-Muslim Divide
Homi Dhalla
Iqbal Ahmad Ansari
H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswati
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
The violent Hindu-Muslim riots of December 1992 left Mumbai burning and led to a trail of death and immense detruction. This was in the aftermath of the Babri mosque demolition. A number of peace initiatives have been undertaken to bridge this Hindu-Muslim divide. The program discusses the role of the Mohalla Committees, the media, the involvement of the youth and artists who have all helped to heal the wounds and usher in an environnfent of harmony.
Dr. Dhalla is the Founder and President of the World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation, and is an advisor to the Parliament, providing interfaith leadership in India.
A veteran human rights activist, Dr. Iqbal Ansari is a Visiting Professor at Hamdard University in India. He is the author of Report on Communal Riots: Prevention & Control for the National Commission for Minorities.
H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji is the President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh (Himalayas). He travels the world bringing wisdom, inspiration, fulfillment and peace to audiences of all nationalities, all backgrounds and all cultures.
Recognizing and Crossing the Boundaries of Religious/Spiritual Traditions in Interfaith Encounters A Unifying Experience Albert Nambiaparambil (CMI)
S. Wesley Ariarajah
J. Rajashekar
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
We will look at language in various traditions that blocks open communication. This program includes interfaith practices and has a focus on transcending the limits of the 'language game' of particular traditions..
Fr. Albert Nambiaparambil is Secretary General of the World Fellowship of Interreligious Councils and director of UPASANA. He is the author of Interreligious Dialogue: My Pilgrimage of Hope in INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE.
S. Wesley Ariarajah, Methodist Minister from Sri Lanka, served both in the pastoral ministry of the church and as lecturer in the History of Religions and New Testament in the common Protestant seminary of the churches in Sri Lanka. In 1981 he was invited to join the staff of the World Council of Churches, where he led the Councils Interfaith Dialogue for over ten years.
Professor of Systematic Theology, and Dean of Lutheran Theological Seminary, J. Paul Rajashekar is Secretary for the

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Lutheran World Federation. Dr. Rajashankar earned his doctoral degree at the University of lowa, and is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Responsibility of the Global Muslim Community in the Post 9/11 World
Irfan Khan
Saleha Abedin
Amir Al-Islam
Tariq Ramadan Ibrahim Ozdemir
Anis Ahmad Zahid Bukhari
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
In the Cape Town Parliament of the World's Religions (1999), Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan offered a Gift of Service to Humankind, an International Association of Muslims for Interreligious Relations (IAMIRR) now known as The World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR). This panel will discuss what this Global Forum of Muslims is doing to awaken Muslims to their duty to humankind and to support interreligious engagement to create a moral force on an international level for peace and justice in the world.
Irfan Ahmad Khan is President of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) and a Trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Chief Editor of Journal of Muslim Minority Affiars, Saleha Abedin is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious & Spiritual Leaders. She is also on the International Advisory Board for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Director of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations, professor Al-Islam presently serves as a member of the Leadership Council of the Muslim Alliance in North America, and was one of the first Muslims to visit Auschwitz as a delegate of the International Conference on Religion and Peace.
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim intellectual of Egyptian heritage. Born in Switzerland, he is one of the most important figures of European Islam and teaches Islamic sciences at the Universities of Geneva and Fribourg. He serves as an expert in various committees linked to the European Parliament in Brussels.
Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir is Professor of History of Philosophy at Ankara University, Divinity School, Turkey. He is author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitudes Towards Nature, Environment and Religion, Lonely Planet, and Postmodern Thoughts.
Anis Ahmad is Vice-Chancellor of Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Meritorious Professor of Islamics and Comparative Religion. He is also Editor-In-Chief of West and Islam, quarterly journal, Islamabad. Dr. Ahmad is Chairman of the Foundation of the Faithful. He carries a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and Islamics from Temple University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Dr. Zahid Bukhari is on the staff of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. He served as Director and Co-Principle Investigator for the Center's MAPS Project.
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Christian Perspectives on Interreligious Dialogue
Joan Botam Casals
Julián Garcia Hernando
Fernando R. Garrapucho
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Senior Christian leaders from Spain engage in a panel discussion that aims at developing a deep analysis of the outcomes of interreligious dialogue, with particular reference to peace and reconciliation, from a Christian perspective.
Joan Botam Casals has a Ph.D. in Theology from the Pontificia Università Gregoriana de Roma; he is the president of the ecumenical center of Catalonia and the spokesperson of the association "Christianism in the 21th century".
Julián Garcia Hernando has been the secretary of the Commission for the interdenominational relationships of the Spanish Bishops'Conference; currently he is the director of the Ecumenical Center of the Missionaries of the Unity ("Centro Ecumenico de las Missioneras de la Unidad").
Fernando R. Garrapucho is the director of the Center for the Eastern and Ecumenical Studies Juan XXIII ("Centro de Estudios Orientales y Ecuménicos Juan XXIII") in Salamanca and the director of the scholarly magazine Diálogo ecuménico.
Self Discipline, Peace and Spiritual Growth Sudhir Shah
Raksha Shah
Room 120, English Lecture, Seminar
Self-discipline requires an understanding of oneself in relation to one's environment and an awareness of the ways to live in harmony with all creatures of this universe. The Jain principle of non-possessiveness/non-attachment is a realistic, practical and rational approach to self-discipline with a solid foundation in the social system. Its basis is individual moral growth, with direct relevance for the society of which the individual is a part. Its main thrust is on a balanced society consisting of disciplined individuals. The talk will explore the challenges and practical applications off Non-possessiveness as a tool to selfdiscipline in daily life.
Active member of JAINA education committee and Public Affairs Council and Jain representative of Yale University Interfaith group, Sudhir Shah has been involved in Jain education for 10 years. He is the author of Think of These Things a collection of articles on the application of Jain philosophy.
Raksha Shah is a visiting lecturer on Jain Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. She writes a spiritual column in one of the leading newspapers, and has presented papers on religious and philosophical topics at seminars and conferences. She has many degrees, including a Diploma in Jain Philosophy (Distinction).
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Future Search: People Acting Together For a More Inclusive and Collaborative Community Sandra Janoff
Ruth McCambridge Aideen McGinley
Room 121, English Interactive Workshop
Future search is a powerful tool that honors the principles of "whole system in the room", diversity, reality-based dialogue, accountability and common ground for action. Participants will learn Future Search principles, methodology and applications in communities around the world, and learn how to apply future search principles to tasks of concern to them. You will come away with a common ground vision agreed to by all participants, energy and commitment to cooperate from key stakeholders, and implementation plans and immediate next steps.
Sandra Janoff co-developed the principle-based methodology called Future Search. She and her partner co-direct Future Search Network, and have co-authored Future Search: An Action Guide for Finding Common Ground in Organizations and Communities.
Ruth McCambridge has had more than thirty-five years of experience working in and with social justice and community based nonprofits. McCambridge has written extensively on nonprofit management and governance. She has a special interest in helping to build communities and fields of practice through participatory planning processes.
Aideen McGinley is Permanent Secretary of the Department of Culture, Arts, and Leisure, and was formerly Chief Executive of Fermanagh District Council. She was awarded an OBE in the Millennium Honours list, and has successfully completed the Leadership Challenge and a United States Information Agency Programme on Sustainable Economic Development.
Practical Steps Along the Pathways to Peace
Room 122, English Lecture
Peacebuilding in the 21st century must take on a much wider remit than in the past and should include making peace with the environment, as well as our enemies, working for sustainability at all levels. We must look at the new challenges we face and why conventional wisdom fails to meet these. Participants will learn necessary dispositions for peacebuilding based on the teachings of Gandhi and Chiara Lubich. The seven basic principles of sustainability will be discussed here, as well as the emerging role of women as peacebuilders in a multi faith society, and as custodians of the environment.

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Comparative Religion for Understanding the Other
Pravin Shah
Room 123, English Lecture
During the thousands of years of mankind's history, the search for God/Self has led down many pathways. The result has been the enormous diversity of religious expression found worldwide. The presentation will highlight the similarities and philosophical differences of the World's major faiths, including: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Shinto, Taoism and Confucianism. A summary of each major religion will also be given to all attendees. The summary includes the Founder, Major Scriptures, Sects, Followers, Synopses, Beliefs, and Symbols of each religion.
Pravin K. Shah is a founding member of Jain Study Center of North Carolina, and is a Jain scholar and activist against animal cruelty. He is an advisor to youth organizations, and has published several articles and books on Jain philosophy, cruelty to animals, and Comparative religions.
Bahá'i Theological Basis of the Interreligious Dialogue
Moojan Momen
Room 124, Spanish Lecture
Lecture followed by a debate on the relation between theology and interreligious dialogue. There will be special focus on those theological aspects present in the different religions that can motivate the participants to participate in the interreligious dialogue, as well as an exercise of analysis of the obstacles.
Moojan Momen holds a Ph.D. in Medicine and is a reknowned author in the fields of compared religious studies, Middle East and the Baha'i Faith having published some academic books as well as other writings.
Promoting Sustainable Development through Partnerships with Religious and Spiritual Communities and Youth
Michael Taylor
Sulak Sivaraksa
Olly Donnelly
Ghada Hussein Ibrahim Issa
Delfina Reuben
Sadeeva Samadeepa Ariyaratne De Silva Thembelihle Nolwazi Mbatha
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Young people and their communities all round the world already engage in poverty reduction and human development. What are the contributions they make? Why are they important as partners in development? How can they be strengthened and encouraged? What are the possibilities for youth-led inter-faith co-operation? How are multi-lateral agencies, like the World Bank, reaching out to them? Panelists invited by the World Faiths Development Dialogue will look at these questions and discuss the issues they raise in a constructive, critical and visionary dialogue.Promoting Sustainable Development through Partnerships with Religious and Spiritual Communities and Youth
Rev Michael Taylor is the Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD). He is an ordained Christian minister, was formerly Director of Christian Aid, London UK and is now Professor of Social Theology in the University of Birmingham, UK, from where he has been seconded to WFDD.
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
Miss Olly Donnelly works for the World Bank's Development Dialogue Division as a Junior Professional Associate. She graduated from Oxford University with a first class honors in her Bachelors Degree, and a distinction in her Masters in International Development.
Ghada Hussein Ibrahim Issa is a Palestinian youth leader.
Delfina Reuben is a youth leader from Tanzania.
Sadeeva Samadeepa Ariyaratne is a youth leader from Sri Lanka. Thembelihle Nolwazi Mbatha is a youth leader from South Africa.
Toledo as an Example and Witness of Cultural Exchange
Joan Baptista Martinez Porcell
Room 129, Spanish Lecture
Lecture that presents the relationship between Christians and Muslims and their theologies in Toledo from the Middle Ages until today, with a focus on philosophical and ethical perspectives.
Professor of Philosophy at the Ramon Llull University. He currently manages the group "think and live together", a meeting point aimed to promote and practice interreligious dialogue, especially between Catholics and Muslims.
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God in Unitarian Universalist Perspective - Creating a Religious Language to Deepen Spirituality and Nurture Interfaith Understanding Barbara Whittaker-Johns Carole Bohn
Elaine Emmi is active with community, spiritual and environmental concerns and how they merge. She is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) and a founding member of Quaker Eco-Witness
Jan Saeed has worked as a health educator and social activist in Salt Lake City for thhe past 26 years. She is the Director of the Institute for the Healing of Racism and recently completed her Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution and Consultation from Landegg International University in Switzerland.
Room 130, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
Khaja Din has a M.A. in Islamic Studies (Theology). He has conducted religious review on numerous textbooks. He is the imam of Mosque in West Valley City, Utah, Khaja Din is also a member of the Inter-faith Roundtable.
This program will explore particular worldviews, or theologies, which promote the religious impulse to hoard life for a few at the expense of many, and will explore the concept of God as radically "indwelling". With this exploration comes a deeper understanding of our spirituality, which is, in turn, a more universal spirituality-one that recognizes God the Holy, in every person and in the "in-between" of our relationships. This recognition is essential for true dialogue, which leads to community and to world peace.
Active Non-Violence: The Pathway to Peace Narendra Jain John Ishvaradas-Abdallah Robert H. Stuckey Linda Groff
Rev. Dr. Barbara Whittaker-Johns is Senior Minister of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington, Massachusetts. She has o long-standing involvement in the science and religion dialogue, and in education, with an emphasis upon learning difficulties.
Room 132, English/Spanish Lecture, Seminar, Interactive Workshop
Dr. Carole Bohn, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Religion at the Boston University School of Theology, is a member of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Arlington, Massachusetts. She is a practicing psychologist with expertise in the integration of psychology and theology.
Model for Interfaith Conversation and Cooperation Sparked by the Olympics Roger Keller Elaine Emmi Jan Saeed Khaja Din
Non-violence is not mere negation of violence. It is a positive and dynamic concept which, to be effective, needs to be practiced by all as the basis of individual, group, national and global life ethics. On this planet, all living beings and forces of nature are linked together in a divine web of interdependence. This universal interdependence needs to be built through the practice of compassion, tolerance and equanimity. Cooperation not confrontation, harmony not exploitation, love not hatred, confidence not mistrust, have to be the dynamic elements in the practice of active non-violence. This interreligious panel, including perspectives from Jainism, Sufism, Hinduism, and contemporary Peace Studies from a spiritual point of view, will address the critical issue of finding a peaceful path.
Room 131, English Panel Discussion, Interactive Workshop
Dr. Narendra P. Jain is a professional Diplomat as well as a noted environmentalist, economist, and writer. His books include Ahimso: The Ultimate Winner, Wave of Bliss, and Power of NonViolence: Join Heritage. He is Executive President of World Join Confederation
Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, an Olympic Religious Roundtable was formed consisting of persons representing a wide range of religious traditions. Over five years, this group learned much about the process of interfaith decision making, the content of one another's faiths, and the meaning of friendships which transcend religious differences. This presentation will share our processes, examine what happened to us and between us as people of faith, and finally model an interfaith discussion centered around the topic of "Authority and the Role of Prophetic Figures in Religion Today."
John Ishvarados-Abdallah, author, pacifist activist and Sufi, is the founding member of World Without Borders. He serves on the Board of Directors for both the South Coast Interfaith Council in California, USA, and the Kerala, India based World Fellowship of Inter-Religious Councils, and was an active participant in PreParliament events.
Robert Stuckey is the co-founder and Executive Director of Faith in Diversity Institute (FID) in Baltimore, Maryland (U.S.), founded in response to the 9/11 tragedy and the subsequent increase in religious polarization. He was an Anglican priest for 16 years and studied 8 1/2 years with the Hindu master, Swami Muktananda Paramanhamsa
Dr. Roger R. Keller is the Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University. He teaches comparative world religions and is commissioned to help persons of religiously diverse traditions understand and appreciate one another
Dr. Linda Groff is Professor of Political Science and Future Studies, and Coordinator of Behavioral Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is also Director of Global
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Options Consulting. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Linda teaches, consults and gives workshops around the world, and has published over 30 articles.
together against prejudices that block the Culture of Peace. Today we know that other political, economic and cultural models are possible, and we think of security in a new way. We need preventative solutions, moral leadership, sciences and technologies for peace, arts and myths to serve peace and more social and political mobilization to foster a non-violent revolution.
Joining the Partner Cities Network: The Request for Partnership Process Noah Silverman Jerry Chang Josh Borkin Clayton Benson Kristina Lobo
Professor Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Chairman of the Fundacion Cultura de Paz in Madrid, is the former Minister of Science and Education. For 12 years he was Director General of UNESCO, and continues to promote the transition from a culture of violence and imposition to one of peace and tolerance
134, English Partner Cities
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. The document A Request for Partnership will be presented as an important tool for starting and growing an interreligious organization. Hear from partner cities about the experience of the "Request for Partnership and talk to Parliament staff about the Council's philosophy about partnership. Ultimately, this program aims to show that the "Request for Partnership is not a static document, but a dynamic and useful process.
Water as the Wellspring of Life - The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology Mary Evelyn Tucker Christopher Chapple John Grim Patricia Lee Masters James Miller Stephen Bede Scharper Rivka Kern Ulmer Vandana Shiva
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan
Noah Silverman has a B.A. in Religious Studies and International Relations from Connecticut College, where he completed a thesis on interreligious peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine. He has interned with the Interfaith Encounter Association in Jerusalem, CPWR in Chicago, WCRP in New York, and the Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem.
Dr. Jerry Chang is the founder and President of Humanity United Globally, and was the founder of Habitat for Humanity in Hawaii He is a former UN Representative to Paraguay and V.P. at Large for World Vision International.
The environmental crisis, global in scope and local in impact, requires major changes in the relation of humans to the Earth In response to this challenge there is a growing recognition that the world's religions can play an important role in helping to mitigate environmental problems such as those related to water. This brief introduction will address the dimensions of water as a source of renewal and purification in the world's religions. It will also point toward some specific projects engaged in river clean up and water conservation in various parts of the world.
Josh Borkin has been Education Coordinator for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions since 1999. During his service at the Council, Josh has led the development of new models for interreligious education, and organized the Next Generation programs at the 1999 and 2004 Parliament events.
A professor of religion at Bucknell University, Dr. Tucker is also
rdinator of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University specializing in Confucianism in Japon. She co-coordinated a ten conference series on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
Clayton Benson is an Intern with the Partner Cities Program of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Kristina Lobo is a Public Ally interning with the Partner Cities Program of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Dr. Christopher Chapple a Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Asian-Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. His books include Karma and Creativity, Non-Violence to Animals, and Earth and Self in Asian Traditions.
The Culture of Peace Federico Mayor Zaragoza Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
As a historian of religions, John Grim undertakes annual field studies in American Indian lifeways among the Apsaalooke/Crow peoples of Montana and the Swy-ahol-puh/Salish peoples of the Columbia Riber Plateau in eastern Washington. His published works include The Shaman: Patterns of Religious Healing Among the Ojibway Indians.
For centuries people have considered wars as the usual and unavoidable way to solve conflicts. Today we can imagine a future without wars. We know the causes of conflicts and we can work to avoid the violence in large scale. We can fight
Patricia Lee Masters, a former Buddhist nun, has a BA and MA in Buddhist Studies and o doctorate in Political Theory. She has taught at Antioch University, University of Hawaii, and is currently
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teaching at Loyola Marymount University where she is also the Director of International Programs.
James E. Miller is a specialist in Daoism, and the author of Daoism: A Short Introduction. He is also co-editor of Daoism and Ecology, and editor of www.dooiststudies.org. His current research projects include a study of a medieval Daoist religious movement, and an ecological theory of religion.
Formerly President of the Religious Education Association of the US and Canada, Stephen Bede Scharper is author of Redeeming the Time: A Political Theology of the Environment. His main research and teaching is in the area of religion and culture and religious ethics and ecology.
Dr. Ulmer has a PhD in Judaic Studies, and has extensive training in Egyptology. She has taught at numerous institutions and has published nine books in rabbinics, as well as fifty articles in various publications,
Dr. Shiva is the Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology in India. Her expertise on issues of food security includes intellectual property rights and biodiversity. She has been involved in community action on many environmental issues, including water.
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
A Circle of Hearts
Taneen: Sufi Music Ensemble
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TBA, All
Artistic Performance
Taneen: Sufi Music Ensemble offers a peaceful, heart-opening offering of prayerful, original, contemporary American-Persian fusion Sufi music, with English translations of Persian Sufi poetry as lyrics, interwoven with Arabic chant of some of the 99 Most Beautiful Names of the Divine. This presentation may also include a few readings (in English or Persian) of the poetry of Sufi Masters, Rumi, Hafez, Khayam and Shah Maghsoud.
Taneen's music is a blend of Persain and Western received through meditation and deply rooted in Sufism. Their lyrics are drawn from ecstatic Sufi poetry, translated by Seyedeh Dr. Nahid Angha. Ensemble members include: Salima Ginny Matchette, Soraya Chase Clow, Salim Matchette, Jeff McCullough, Taher Anthony Roybal and Sheikh Salman Baruti.
Faith on Film: Hiding and Seeking - Faith and Tolerance
Macky Alston
Barbara Abrash
Room 111
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Faith on Film Series: Hiding and Seeking-Faith and Tolerance (2004) is a daring exploration of the complex dynamics of survival and resistance, hatred, forgiveness and healing. A father tries to alert his Orthodox Jewish sons to the dangers posed by religious leaders who preach intolerance. To broaden their views, he takes them to Poland to meet the Catholic farmers who risked their lives hiding their grandfather for more than two years during the Holocaust. (85 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film follows during the Open Space period.
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary committed to cultivating, supporting and promoting engaging, responsible, balanced media about religion, spirituality and ethics.
Barbara Abrash is associate director of the Center for Media, Culture and History and the center for Religion and Media at New York University where she also teaches. She is an independent documentary producer, film curator and co-editor of Personal Essay Filmmaking of the 1980's and 9-11 and After: A Virtual Casebook
as well as numerous articles.
Splendors of the Spirit: Swedenborg's Quest for Insight
Deborah Forman
Room 116, English Film Festival
Splendors of the Spirit: Swedenborg's Quest for Insight (2001) documents the quest, life and legacy of the 18th Century Swedish scientist, theologian, visionary and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg. It highlights his exploration of spiritual worlds, near death experience, heaven, wisdom of the angels, meaning and purpose in life. His thinking influenced Goethe, Blake, Balzac, Baudelaire, Brownings, Yeats, Dostoevsky, Emerson and D.T. Suzuki. (60 min.) A discussion and look at the role of Swedenborgian Charles Bonney in the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893 immediately follows.
Deborah Belle Forman co-wrote and was executive in charge of production for this award-winning film which premiered at the National Academy of Sciences. Ms. Forman studied world religions at Harvard Divinity School, holds an MBA from New York University, and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY: Sikhs in America Vinanti Sarkar
Harbans Lal
Room 117
Film Festival
MISTAKEN IDENTITY: Sikhs in America (2003) tells how Amana Gesine, never having had a Sikh friend, discovers Sikhs and Sikhism after she learns how fellow Americans were racially profiled, verbally abused and physically assaulted in the wake of September 11th. The film demystifiess the enigma of

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Sikhs and share the hopes of the majority of people from all religious and ethnic backgrounds who seek to end bigotry and hatred by making a united stand against terrorism. (38 min.) A discussion session immediately follows.
Producer/director/scriptwriter Vinanti Sarkar has over 15 years of experience, two MA degrees from Columbia University and an ABD doctoral thesis in Mass Media Communications using new media technology and specializing in dramatic literacy TV programs. Her films include SHAKTI: She is Vital Energy on rural women of India, All That Glitters and Facing the Challenge on the late former Prime Minister of Inda, Indira Gandhi.
Dr. Harbans Lal, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center. He is president of the Academy of Guru Granth Studies.
Tari Sesaji Tri Yoni Saraswati: Dance Offering Tri Yoni Saraswati
Ni Wayan Sekariani
Princess Gusti Koes Murtiyah
Nurlina Syahrir
Eddy Supriono Wirabhumi
Auditorium (1:30-2:30), English/Spanish/Catalan
Artistic Performance
This offering is to Saraswati the Goddess of all Knowledge, Arts and Wisdom. In the culture of South Sulawesi she is known as Colliq Pujie Arung Pancana Toa, the author of the world heritage-literature La Galigo. From three sacred feminine ethnic roots, we pray within Bhineka Tunggal Ika-Diversity in Unity to the Nature, the Ancestors and the great oneness of God. Music: I Wayan Sadra, Waluyo, Misback, Galih Naga Seno, Subjha Ilham & Suprapto Suryodarmo.
Ni Wayan Sekariani (Batuan, Bali, Indonesia) directs a sanggar (studio) for teaching traditional Balinese dance to local children and international students from the USA, Japan, Europe and Mexico. For generations her family has carried forth dances from the village of Batuan; Legong, Gambuh, Calonarang and Topeng. She performs in festivals, temple ceremonies and offers workshops internationally. She is a founding member of Yayasan Dharma Samuan Tiga in Bedulu, Bali.
Princess Gusti Murtiyah (Karaton Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia) is the daughter of Sri Susuhunan Paku Buwono XII of Karaton Surakarta. She holds a degree in Javanese Literature and is director of Yayasan Pawiyatan Budaya Karaton Surakarta, which supports preservation and development of the dances, art, culture and rituals of Javanese Society. She has performed in Jakarta, Malaysia, Japan, the Netherlands, USA, France, Germany and Hong Kong.
Nurlina Syahrir (Makassar, SouthSulawesi, Indonesia) received an M.A. in Peforming Arts Studies at Universitas Gajah Madah in Yogyakarta, Java. She is director of the Theater, Dance and Music Program and teaches undergraduate and graduate students at Makassar National University. She is currently Dance Chair for the Indonesian Artists Organization. An accomplished performer of the ritual dance Pakarena, Nurlina has created numerous works and performed nationally and internationally.

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As Costume Designer for "Sesaji Tunjung Saraswati," Eddy Wirabhumi (Karaton Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia) draws upon his lifelong study of the arts and culture of Indonesia. With his wife, Gusti Murtiyah, he serves on the board of directors of Media Karaton Surakarta, a monthly arts and culture newsletter published by foundation Yayasan Pawiyatan Budaya Karaton Kurakarta, Central Java.
Sounds of the Heart: Musical Explorations in Interfaith Dialogue
Russill Paul
Theater (2:30 PM-3:30 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Weaving together a lush tapestry of the ancient Sanskrit hymns from the Vedas, mystical poetry and texts from the world's spiritual traditions, ecstatic devotional chanting and heartmoving instrumentation, master-musician and sound yogi Russill Paul offers a profound contemplative journey in sacred sound, drawing from East and West, ancient and modern. He is the author of The Yoga of Sound: Healing and Enlightenment through the Sacred Practice of Mantras, and is an acclaimed musician and best-selling producer of A.M. and P.M. Yoga Chants.
Russill Paul was born in South India. A monk under the late Dom Bede Griffiths, a pioneereing Benedictine spiritual teacher and modern day sage, Russill studied Sanskrit chanting and South Indian Classical Music in addition to yoga. Involved in the music industry for over two decades, he has recorded professionally for movie soundtracks under well known music directors in India and produced a wide selection of his own recordings in the USA with noted record labels The Relaxation Company and Gaiam, Inc.
ENGAGEMENT 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
Religion and Government: One Principle, Many Perspectives
C. Welton Gaddy Gwynne Guibord
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan
This discussion will be on the relationship between governments and diverse religious traditions in communities across the world; with a focus on the essential requirement of that relationship in protecting the integrity of religion and the independence of religious congregations.
The Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, Ph.D. is an ordained Baptist Minister and president of the Interfaith Alliance; he also serves as pastor for preaching and worship at Northminster (Baptist) Church, Monroe Louisiana.
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The Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord serves as the Officer of Ecumenical and Interreligious Concerns for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles California. She also serves on many ecumenical and interreligious boards and councils within the United States.
war. International frameworks on the care and protection of children will be discussed, as well the need for worldwide mobilization of concerned people to put an end to this outrage. Initiatives to help children through radio, in schools, and through direct links with each other will be shared.
Our Parliament Community: Staying Connected, Growing Together Donald Benson Bruce Schuman Christopher Holm
A former attorney, Audrey Kitigawa is now Advisor at the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. She is the founder and director of Vision for Humanity, and associate convener of the World Commission for Global Consciousness and Spirituality.
Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Partner Cities
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions has created a variety of resources to support you as you return to your home communities. We believe that a major resource is your ability to connect with others locally and around the world about topics and projects that you care about. During this workshop, the Council's Sustainability Team will provide you with an overview of these resources, including a tutorial on the newly-designed CPWR Extranet. We will also solicit your recommendations on how the Sustainability Team can best assist you in your local efforts after the 2004 Parliament.
Reflections on Critical Issues Facing Mankind, and Solutions Suggested in Guru Granth Sahib Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Swaran Singh Mohinder Singh Giani Gurbux Singh Gulshan Harbans Kaur Sagoo Rajinder Kaur Rohi Gurdeep Kaur Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Don has been supporting the development of CPWR in a variety of capacities since 1992, and working to create and cultivate communities of practice for both business and not-for-profit organizations since 1990. He is currently Co-Chair of the CPWR Sustainability Task Force.
In this program, the panel will reflect on some of the critical issues facing the world, their causes and possible solutions as suggested in the Guru Granth Sahib. Topics may include addicitions, mental health concerns, social epidemics, and human rights violoations.
Bruce builds interfaith projects on the Internet, including a project with CPWR to support a variety of networks and activities, including Interspirit. Net and CPWRglobal.Net
Dr. Kaur is the Chief Religious Minister of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere. She has written several items on Sikh teachings, empowering people to find their strength in God. Known for her compassionate, wise and thoughtful presence, Bibiji is sought as a public speaker, lecturer, counselor and teacher worldwide. She resides in New Mexico, USA.
Until recently, Chris was co-owner of a business software firm offering Web based solutions for manufacturing enterprises. A free-lance journalist and musician, his volunteer credits include human services and clean water action. He is currently working on the CPWR Sustainability Task Force.
Giani Swaran Singh is a former non-stipendiary spiritual teacher in the Gurdwaras of Punjab, and served as Head Giani of the Guru Nanok Sikh Temple in Surrey, British Columbia. He is currently Senior Advisor to the Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara.
Dr. Mohinder Singh is a former Professor at Baring Union Christian College, Khalsa College, and the University of Delhi. He is former Director of the Guru Nanak Foundation, and author of standard works on Sikh history and religion.
Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Our Ethical and Moral Responsibility Audrey Kitagawa Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Giani Gurbux Singh Gulshan is a Minister of Sikhism in the United Kingdom
Dr. Harbans Kaur Sagoo is a Senior Reader at the SGTB Khalsa Post-Graduate College, New Delhi, India.
From 1986-1996 over 300,000 children were used to fight in adult wars, over 13 million children were displaced, and over 2 million children were maimed, killed or orphaned by war. Whenever conflict arises, children, the most vulnerable population, suffer the most from separation from their families and communities, cessation of education, malnutrition, and loss of proper health care and treatment. They bear the emotional and psychological scars inflicted by the horrors of
Dr. Rajinder Kaur Rohi is a reader in Sikhism & Comparative Studies at Punjabi University, in Paiala, India. Dr. Kaur Rohi specializes in Sikhism and Comparative Religion.
Dr. Gurdeep Kaur is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the SGTB Khalsa Post Graduate College, New Delhi, India
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The Voice of Different Religious Traditions on Peace
Joan Hernández
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on the vision of peace from the different religions existing in Catalonia. In this presentation, Joan Hernandez will lead a panel of presenters are members of the Working Group on Religions and Cultural Diversity (UNESCO Center of Catalonia), who will do an interesting exercise: presenting not their own point of view on the topic but another community's. At the end all participants will be asked to join in a simple exercise to discover peace through spontaneous chanting.
Joan Hernandez is the coordinator for the Univeral Forum of Culture's relations to religious, spiritual and interreligious organizations.
Pingalwara: A Story of Interreligious Compassion in Action
Inderjit Kaur
Balwant Hansra
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
Pingalwara is a movement that promotes the willingness to sacrifice leisure, comfort and a share of their talents for the welfare of their people. Bhagat Ji was the founder who set forth a philosophy that is the foundation of Pingalwara and covers the entire spectrum of social problems of society. A dispensary operates where doctors come everyday for voluntary service and the poor people are provided free medicines. A specially trained staff, including a pharmacist, staff nurses, lab technicians, etc. has been appointed for the specific needs of the mentally disabled patients. In this program, Dr. Inderjit Kaur will discuss the numerous ways in which Pingalwara has worked to better communities.
Dr. Inderjit Kaur is the President, Pingalwara International, Amritsar, Punjab, India. She is a trained surgical specialist with a Professional M.B.B.S. from Govt. Medical College Patiala, Punjab.
Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra has been an At-Large Executive Committee Member of CPWR, and Chair and Professor of the Natural Science Department at Daley College in Chicago. He has also been Chair of the Sikh Host Committee, and Appointed Chair of the Administration & Finance Committee.
Islamic Pluralism: Between Ideals and Challenges
Ghazali Basri
Abu Bakarr Conteh
Ahmeduallah Siddiqi
Ghulam-Haider Aasi
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan

Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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This panel will discuss historical situations where interreligious harmony prevailed. In one case, the early ideals of religious coexistence facilitated the creation of the unique Andalusian experience in which Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Medieval Spain created a civilization that was inclusive and pluralistic. Other topics to be covered are Prophet Muhammed's Constitution of Medina and Communal and Religious Harmony in Malaysia.
Ghazali Basri is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Comperative Relgion in Kuala Lumpur and an internationally known Islamic scholar.
Abu Bakr Conteh is Imam in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Advisory Board Committee, Anti-Corruption Commission, and Campaign for Good Governance. Abu is also First Vice President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone.
Ahmeduallah Siddiqui is Professor of Journalism and Public Relations at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. He has authored three books on Islam, contemporary perspectives and media.
Associate Professor at the American Islamic College, Dr. Ghulam Haider Aasi is also Adjunct Professor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
Legislating for the Seventh Generation Douglas George Kanentiio
Joanne Shenandoah
Room 120, English Interactive Workshop
Key provisions of the Great Law of Peace created by the prophet Skennenrahowi and enacted by the Haudenosaunee (Six Iroquois Nations) require its member nations to consider the effect of all laws upon other species and how such actions may impact the rights of those yet unborn. The Haudenosaunee believe future generations have an absolute right to liberty, peace, gender equality and a clean environment. These conditions are prerequisite to spiritual harmony. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings.
Joanne Shenandoah is a multiple award winning Native American composer, vocalist and performer whose music reflects the indigenous philosophy and culture which continues to have a profound effect on the world today. She is a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy-Oneida Nation. She has 13 recordings and her music is on 40 plus compilations. She has appeared at the White House, Kennedy Center and at various music festivals across
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Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Interreligious Engagement in Higher Education-A Princeton Model Paul Raushenbush Princeton Students
Room 121 Academy
This is the fifth of five related sessions seeking to encourage the organization of local support groups for the Parliament, and to strengthen existing support groups and Partner Cities. The five sessions will provide "real world" guidance and tools designed to help you build and manage a support group or Partner City. **Communicating and Dealing with the Media" will focus on how to communicate with people and institutions in your area about the Parliament and your support group. How and when to use the media will also be considered.
This interactive seminar will describe the make-up and programs of the Religious Life Council al Princeton University and springboard into a time of idea-sharing and plans for future collaboration between interreligious programs at other universities, both American and Worldwide. This program is a part of the Parliament Academy series of youth centered programs.
A member of the InterSpiritual Dialogue Collaborative Circle, Ms. Foster is the founder and executive director of Living Earth Television. She has worked for three decades with festivals,
oadcasters, museums and universities in both the USA and Asia. She has graduate training in both anthropology and media. She created the Windy City International Documentary Festival and developed story ideas for an Emmy award-winning documentary series for Chicago Public Television.
Poul Raushenbush graduated with honors in practical theology from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He has served churches in New York and Seattle and has been involved in ministry to street youth in Seattle and Sou Paulo, Brazil. He is an ordained American Baptist minister.
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, management, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
This training session will incorporate the stories and experiences of 10 members of the Princeton Religious Life Council from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions.
Religions Collaborate for Peace: the Guatemalan Model Paul Wee
Since 1997, Bojana Batinic has worked in the field of Press Information with BiH, including the former United Nations Mission in BiH, and BiH Communications Regulatory Agency. She is Senior Media Monitor of the international community in BiH, and has participated in a number of youth oriented projects.
Room 122, English Seminar
How Does the Spiritual Nourish Our Social Practices? Catherine Lapoute-Ramaccioti
The program is designed to demonstrate how religious traditions (Mayan, Roman Catholic, Evangelical and Jewish) were able to work together to bring an end to the 36-year military conflict in Guatemala. Beginning in 1990, religious groups in Guatemala worked closely with international ecumenical organizations, as well as the UN and friendly governments (Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, USA), to give both form and substance to the Peace Accords. This program presents a working model that succeeded, not only because of good organization and good will, but because it took seriously the substance of the religious traditions themselves.
Room 124 Religious or Spiritual Observance Movie of 20 minutes followed by a lecture on the spiritual background of the social commitment.
Catherine Lapoute-Ramaccioti is a Professor of Religion at the Catholic Institute of Paris; she has been in charge of the religious training in several institutes in France.
Former General Secretary for the Lutheran World Ministries, Dr. Paul Wee is a former Assistant General Secretary for International affairs and human rights of the Lutheran World Federation,
The Empire Listens Gomang Seratwa Ntloedibe-Kuswani
Room 125, English/Spanish Panel Discussion, Academic Paper
How to Organize and Operate After Barcelona - Session 5 - Communicating and Dealing with the Media Martha Foster Richard Weingarten Bojana Batinic Room 123, English Training Session
Africa is receptive of anything; be it religious, political or economic. Africa has been converted to many religious identities, which have come to overshadow the authentic African Religious identities. This program intends to explore whether pathways to peace can be effectively achieved while others are still marginalized and forced to occupy the listening position. It will draw attention to the importance of recognizing the humanity of the other in order to create the
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global community. Examples will be identified that illustrate that marginalized groups can pose as a stumbling block to
peace.
Ms. Ntloedibe-Kuswani is a lecturer at the Centre for Continuing Education. Her area of research is African Religions at the Edinburgh University (UK).
Cleaning the Amazon in Ecuador and the U.S. Steve Harms
Margareta Dahlin Johansson
Room 129
Indigenous tribe members (Cofan, Siona, Huaroni and Secoya) from the Oriente of the Amazon of Ecuador appealed to ChevronTexaco to clean up an environmental disaster caused by oil drilling in their home territory. They journeyed to Chevron Texaco corporate headquarters near San Francisco, CA last November. When denied conversation with the CEO, they asked local religious and civic leaders for support. At the bequest of the indigenous people, a delegation was formed to tell their story to the world. The workshop will focus on how we as spiritual leaders can assist in mediating global conflicts.
Rev. Steve Harms is the former president of the Interfaith Council for San Francisco Bay County. Rev. Harms serve as pastors at Peace Lutheran Church in Danville, California.
Rev. Margareta Dahlin Johansson, ordained in 1981, is a former Chaplain at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm. Her ministry has focused on ethics and women's and children's issues. Rev. Johansson serve as pastors at Peace Lutheran Church in Danville, California.
The Contribution of Protestantism to the Dignity of Women
Suzanne Storck
Room 130 Lecture
The Bible says "the priesthood of all believers", but a Evangelical women Priests are rare. Is there an evolution of opinion in the Catholic Church? What are the implications for Christian women?
Suzanne Storck is Pastor of the Evangelical Church of German Language in Barcelona; she has studied theology at Heidelberg, Edinburgh and Bonn.
The Bahá'í Concepts of Life and Death Talieh Farzanejad
Room 131 Other

Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004
ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audiovisual program related to the topic of the concept of life in this world and in the future world according to the Holy Scriptures of the Bahai. The following topics will be addressed: how does life begin and what is life?; the aim of our life; the nature of soul and its condition after death; the soul needs the help of the messenger of God; the appropriate attitude towards the current conditions of our lives.
Talieh Farzanejad is President of the Bahá'í Community of Barcelona.
A Catalan Good Practice of Training of Religion at Schools
Raquel De Blas
Teresa Guardans Miquel Martí
Room 132 Panel Discussion
Panel discussion that wants to present good practices of interreligious education in Catalonia. The organizers will use the materials written during the Seminar on Teaching Religions, which was organized in the frame of the Associated Schools of Unesco from 1999 to 2003.
Raquel De Blas is a teacher of a primary school with pupils of 27 countries and 8 different religions.
Teresa Guardans is a teacher of Judaism at the Center for the Study of Religious Traditions ("Centre d'Estudi de les Tradicions religioses") and expert in pedagogy of religions.
Miquel Martí is national coordinator of the schools associated with the UNESCO Center of Catalonia.
A String and a Prayer Eleanor Wiley
134, English Interactive Workshop
This interactive workshop takes the ancient tradition of the mala/rosary, the use of beads as a tactile support for practice and counters of prayer, to a personal, contemporary plane that can be used by people of all ages, faiths and cultures. Together we explore traditional and personal prayer practices, discover how we can bring ancient practices into the present and give them everyday meaning. Each person will make an individual prayer strand to be used as a tactile reminder to come into the present moment.
Eleanor Wiley, B.S., M.S., is a self-taught, internationally known artist. She is author of A String and A Prayer: Creating and Using Contemporary Prayer Beads. Eleanor sits in meditation with both a Christian community and a Buddhist community, practices yoga and has studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and David Steindl-Rast, O.B.S.
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Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Global Responsibility: A Reason for Hope Jonathan Granoff Jane Goodall
meaning. The Politics of Meaning (or what he sometimes calls Emancipatory Spirituality) seeks a New Bottom Line, or a new definition of productivity, efficiency and rationality which is not only measured by the maximization of money and power, but also interested in maximizing our capacity to be loving and generous, ethically and ecologically sensitive, and teach us how to overcome a utilitarian approach to other human beings and nature.
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Lecture
Dr. Jane Goodall, the world renowned primatologist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace, and Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, will present inspiring messages integrating the deepest love of life with insights into effective action.
For decades, Jonathan Granoff has served as an advocate for peace and human unity, with a focus on interfaith dialogue, the rule of law and nuclear disarmament. He is President of the Global Security Institute, and serves on numerous governing and advisory boards, such as the Bawa Muhoiyaddeen Fellowship, Global Dialogue Institute, Jane Goodall Institute, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, NGO Committee on Disarmament in the UN, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, the Temple of Understanding, TIKKUN, International Association of Sufism, and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He has studied with the Sufi Master Bawa Muhaiyaddeed since his youth, and is honored by receiving his namesake, Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen. Mr. Granoff is also an author and an award-winning screenwriter (The Constitution: The Document that created a Nation).
Rabbi Michael Lerner studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and was mentored by noted scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute in 1977. Michael Lerner serves as the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun, and is the editor of Tikkun Magazine and author of numerous books, including Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation. He founded the Institute for Labor and Mental Health, and for many years served as a psychotherapist for middle-income working people. Pilar Vallugera i Balañà is the Councillor of Women and Civil Rights at the Barcelona City Council.
Shirai: Vibrational Music Concert for Body and Soul Javier Bellón
Theater (4:30 PM–5:00 PM), Spanish Artistic Performance
In 1965, Jane earned her Ph.D. in Ethology from Cambridge University. Dr. Goodall's work in primatology was groundbreaking; she worked in Tanzania and established the Gombe Stream Research Centre. In 1977, Jane founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research on wild chimpanzees. Today, the mission of the Jane Goodall Institute is to advance the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things. In April 2002, Secretary-General Annan names Dr. Goodall a United Nations "Messenger of Peace," and in 2003, Queen Elizabeth II named Dr. Goodall o Dame of the British Empire, the equivalent of a knighthood. Today, Jane spends much of her time lecturing, sharing her message of hope for the future, and encouraging young people to make a difference in their world.
Shirai group tries new ways to catch the existence and the essence of being through sounds, melodies and rhythm. This group of Barcelona wants to reach harmony and communion with attenders through music in a kind of collective meditations. Here music is also therapeutic and spiritual. 10 players will be directed by the holistic therapeuts Sandra Orús and Javier Bellón.
Javier Bellón has worked with quartz music instruments for more than 8 years.
The Politics of Meaning Rabbi Michael Lerner Pilar Vallugera i Balañà
Tradition of Conchera's Dances Emilio Fiel Jareño
Cabaret (4:30 PM–5:15 PM), Spanish Artistic Performance
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan
People have a need for meaning and purpose in their lives - a need that is every bit as important as their need for adequate material compensation. Rabbi Lerner was a psychologist working with the AFL-CIO (American labor movement) researching the causes of why many working-class people were moving politically to the Right. What he found was that these people were in crisis in their lives not because they had been "left out of capitalism's success, but because those material successes were inadequate to compensate for what they perceived was a work life wasted because it no longer had
Coming from the Mexican-Aztec tadition, more concretely from Doña Lupita Jiménez de Sanabria, the tradition of Conchera's dances started in 1992 in Spain. Nowadays there are more than 200 dancers in Spain. Conchera's dances are sacred circular dances where Mexican-Aztec tradition melts with popular Christian tradition.
Emilio Fiel Jareño is founder of Arco Iris community. Coordinator of the Ascent School Chrisgaia. He has organized several commun pilgrimages to Santiago of Compostela.
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Aasi, Ghulam-Haider Abdul-Malik, Johari Abdur-Rashid, Talib Abedin, Salehal Abimbola, Wander Abkin, Michael
Abrash, Barbara
Adcock, Muriel
Adeney
Adhikari, Atmarama Dasa Afroz, Sultana.
Agoyo, Rachele
Aguilar, Maria
Ahluwalia, Pal
Ahmad, Anis
Ahmad, Syed Faiyazuddin
Ahmed, Mazher
Ahsan, Abdullah
Albareda, Ramon
Alcalá, Angel
Alcantara, Bryant Aldai, Koldo
Alduy, Jean-Paul
Alegre, Xavier
Alexander, Scott Ali, Farida
Aliana, Antoni
Al-Islam, Amir
Alon, Shlomo:
Alp, Esma
Alston, Macky Amarananda, Swami
Amatullah, Nura Aminrezahvi, Medhi Amos, Katherine
Anand, Vivek Androsov, Tatiana Angha, Nahid
Ansari, Abdul Haq Ansari, Iqbal Ahmad
Anthony, Jason
Aragonés, Msgr.
Araujo, Elizabeth
Ariarajah, S. Wesley
Ariyaratne De Silva, Sadeeva Samadeepal
Armstrong, Karen
Armstrong, Rebecca
Arthen, Deirdre
Asensio, Inara
Ashmore, Jaya J.
Ashraf, Nabeel Mohammad
Assilmi, Aminah
Astor, Carles
Atmatattwananda, Swami Avadhuta, Smiichbhadrananda
Axelrod, Emily
Babaji, Saidas
Baehr, Kyro
Bakarr Conteh, Abu
Boldovi, Nur Muhammad
Baldwin, Omie
Banda, Masankho
Banks Bryer, Jenny
Boo-De, Han
Barbure, Cornel
Barcena, Jalil Bárcenas, Manuel Jiménez
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51, 109, 165, 189, 212, 227 53, 119, 174 156
111, 162, 186, 209, 232
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Bartol, Angel Bartoli, Dr. Andrea Basri, Ghazali Batinic, Bojana Bautista Moreno, Carme Beckwith, Michael Beckwith, Rickie Byers Bede Scharper, Stephen Bedoya, Juan Begum, Mrs. Marium BelCourt, Gordon Belisle, Denise Bellón, Javier Benallal, Ahmed
Index of Presenters
Bennett, Vidagda Meridith Benson, Clayton
Benson, Donald
Berkenberg, Dagmar Bernabe Guinot, Lluis Berthrong, John Bevington, Alden Bhagavati, Ma Jaya Sati Bharati, Veda Bhogilal, Pratap Blanch, Andrea. Blaze Corcoran, Peter Blázquez, Mariano Blondeau, Jean-Baptiste Boada, Ignasi Boehle, Josef
Boeke, Richard Bogónez, M° Antonia Böhm-Wohnhas, Gabriele Bohn, Carole. Bolassell, Michel
Bolivar, Santi
Bond, Gilbert
Bonet, Jordi
Bonet, Lluis
Bonet, Marti
Bonet, Msgr.
Bonfill Prades, Maria Pilar
Borgegard, Gunnel
Borkin, Josh Borruso, Marina Borwick, Susan
Borysenko, Joan
Bosch Navarro, Juan
Botam Casals, Joan.
Botey Vallès, Jaume Bougnol, Michel Bousquet, Leila Laure Boyd, J. Kirk
Boyd, Tom
Boyle, Kevin
Brahmachari, Shuddhananda Braybrooke, Marcus
Braybrooke, Mary Brecht, Yvonne Bregar, Janet A. Brenner, Daniel Breuninger, Helga Bricout, Jean-Marie Brodeur, Patrice Bronstein, Herbert Brown, Rev. Lawrence. Brown, Lynne
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101
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Brown, Noel J. Broyde-Sharone, Ruth Brunés, Francesc
Buchanan, Angela Buchanan, Ray Bui, Hum Bukhari, Zahid
Bunda, Aurel
Caffin, Gilbert
Calavia, Miquel
Callanan, Tom
Calvo Calderon, Angel
Campbell, Jan
Cancelo, José Luis
Cancino Franklin, Patricio
Candela Castillo, Jadicha
Capó Inglada, Carles Capraro, David
Caram Padilla, Maria Lucia
Carmelo, Angi Carpenter, Dennis
Carrera, Joan
Casassas, Jaume Castamiñano, José Luis
Castel Branco, Ines Castellà, Montse Celermajer, Danielle
Cendra, Maria Antonia
Cera, Angela
Cerviño, Aurelio
Chaffee, Paul
Chaitanya, Vida
Chandra Kali Prasada, Yogini Sril
Chang, Jennifer
Chang, Jerry
Chappell, David
Chapple, Christopher
Chen, Jeng Fu
Chizrin, H.H. Habib.
Chopra, Deepak
Chowdhry, Kamla Cipollone, Giulio
Codina, Toni
Cohen, Andrew
Cohen, Simon
Cohn-Sherbok
Colomer, Imma
Comas, Lujan Comeau, Sandra.
Comin, Toni
Compier, Don
Conroy, Brian
Corban Arthen, Andras
Corbi, Maria
Cornell, Vincent
Cortadellas, Joan
Cortés Minguella, Enric
Cortina, Adela
Cos Boada, Griselda
Cosculluela, Mariangeles
Cotera, Pedro
Cousins, Ewert
Cowsik, Ramanath
Crochet, Laura
Cuenca, Carles
Cunha, Dorothy Curott, Phyllis
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Cutillas Ferrer, Jose Francisco
Czerny, Margarete
D'Costa, Gavin
Da Costa Velazquez, Nestor
Da Jandra, Leonardo Daido, Rosan
Dalai Lama, His Holiness. Das, Bhakti
Dasa, Anuttama
Dasa Brahmachari, Gundicha
Dasa Brahmachari, Yadunanda Dasa, Lal Krishna
Davidson, Nicholas
de Blas, Monica Fernandez
De Blas, Raquel
de Epalza Ferrer, Mikel
De Marcos, Jaume Deboo, Malcolm DeGraff, Kathryn Dekiong, Lobsang Del Olmo Lete, G. Denys, Lama Rimpoche. Deulofeu, Priest
Devi, Chalanda Sai Ma Lakshmi Devi, Lilavanti DeVincenzi, William Dhalla, Homi Diener, Margaret Dimalog, Sophia
Din, Khaja Doncel, Manuel Dondrub, Dorje
Donnelly, Olly Dorje, Toshi
Dorn, Anneshan Walter Dosdall, James
Doshi, Jyotindra Dowler, Elizabeth
Downes, Tom
Drake, Chris
Drucker, Rabbi Malka
DuBowski, Sandi Ducharme, Barbara Dultz, Bashir Ahmad. Dunlop, Harry Ebodi, Shirin
Eck, Diane Eckard, F.E. Edelheit, Joseph Edery, Ariel Egea, Amin El Amin, Abdullah ElGenaidi, Maha
El-Hawa, Ibrahim Abu Ellmann, Liz
Elosua de Juan, María Rosa El-Sider, Sheikh Tal
Emmi, Elaine
Eppinger, Poul Eppinger, Priscilla Eppinger, Sybil
Escobar Aguirre, Samuel
Escriche, José Luis Andavert
Estrella, Paco
Fagan, Stacey
Fai, Ghulam-Nabi Farrugia, Karmela
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. . Fernández Campos, Gabino ......... Fernandez Ordónez, Yusuf ...
144 Fernandez, Jonan LLLLLLL
208 Ferreira, Carmen ...............
.189 Ferrer, Anna ............. Ferrer, Jorge
...133 Ficco, Dirk
. .. ... . ..................115, 169, 215 Fiel Jareño, Emilio ... .. . . . .. .
...238 Fiel, Emilio Fields Bernstein, Barbara ..
........104, 124 Filipovych, Lyudmyla ..... .
............135, 191 First, Leili .. Fitzpatrick, Michael ..... .. Flores, Morse .. Font, Jordi .. ..... . Fonts, Eduards
.108 Forman, Deborah ..
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232 Foster, Martha ..... .. . . Fox, Selena
.155 Franco Sánchez, Francisco .... Freas, Melanie
! Frew, Donald
..........118, 168 Friedman, Jonah Froman, Rabbie Menachem Frye, Elizabeth
.152, 203 Funnye, Capers
. ..........175, 202 Gaddy, C. Weltom... Gajanand, Swami ..................
............98, 196 Gallahue, Martha Galobart Duran, Jaume ......... Gamarro, Tomos ...
..............147 Gandhi, Ela...
.....49, 55, 130, 214 Gongodean, Ashok
... .....131, 140 Gurcia Casanovas, Joan Garcia, Elena ..... Garcia, Francis .... Garcia, Pere Gardner, Garyi........ Garrapucho, Fernando R
i. Garzón Arévalo, Rafael ..... ........ ...
...128 Garzón Arévalo, Rafael ..... Geivett, R .... Genevieve, Elizabeth
..150, 173 Gess, Sandy . . ... ..... .
. ............150, 173 Ghannoushi, Rached
...179, 225 Ghazi, Nazila Ghosanando, Samdech Maha ....................... 98, 220 Gibbs, Charles ...
. ....56, 137, 214 Gimeno-Bayon, Ano . Gisbert Quero, Julio ........ .. Gloss, Mickey . ........... ... . Glockner, Svante Carlos ....... Godania, Bhima Bhai ...................
-...100 Goldberg, Philip
..206 Goldtooth, Tom LLLL
174, 182, 192 González Agapito, Jaume...
.106 Gonzalez, Dr. Gerardo ... González, Yofar ....
215 Goodall, Jane ......... ...... .
...131, 238 Goodman, Maureen ...........
.. ......107 Górriz, Manuel Goshen-Gottstein, Alon e
....50, 138, 142 Gottsegen, Michael..
..........175, 184 Gould Ventura, Hellen ...
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Granick, Jamal
..117 Granoff, Jonathan ....
****.. .......131, 142,238 Griggs, Khalid
. .......169, 178, 222 Grim, John ... .
.231 . Grott, Linda Gross, Rita M. ............. .
.....55, 119, 152 Groves, Cosey ....
...138 Grundman, Christoffer......
. Guardans, Teresa
........112, 132, 237 Guetny, Jeon-Paul Guibord, Gwynne
.... ...189, 233 Guruge, Anando
. ...... Gurvich, Martin ........ .. Gyamtso, Jinpa ....
. .. ...181, 208 Gyger, Pia ...... . Gyurme
.216 Gyurme, Tsewang.........
.174 Habib, Chirzin ... Habimana, Saleh, Habito, Maria
.. ..... ..138, 193, 211 Hadsell, Heidi
.. .. .. ......54, 100, 155 Hailu, Mussie
143, 153, 207 Halabi, Siham
.134 Halimi, Maurice ........
. ............112, 137 Hambrick, Charles ........
208 Hamden, Raymond .. Hamilton, Chris
..177 Hamilton, Craig Hamilton, Koreni Hammerle, Arite
...117 Hankinson, J. Robert Hansra, Balwant .............................221, 235 Harms, Steve
.237 Harris, Grove .............................
.. ................207, 226 Hartford, Barbara DELETE Hartsough, David .....
.........187 Harwell, Karen ... .. Hashim, Jangan ......... . Hassan Al-Asady, Al-Harith A H...
54, 127 Hassan, Shakeelo.... Hausser, Sherri.
....125 Haya Segovia, Vicente ......... ......... ...... ... Hayoshi, William . ... .
.. . . Hearn, Kathy
...226 Hedberg, Thomas Hefner, Philip
.. ......60, 199 Helinski, Katice Henriquez, Maria Gloria Herfkens, Eveline Hermansen, Marcia ........ ........
..153, 176, 212 Hernández, Joon
...118, 213, 235 Hernando, Julián Garció ......
.228 Hewer, Chris .. ... Hildebrand, Jerrie ...... . . Hill-Fletcher, Jeannine ............
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.55 Hinshaw, Tom
...135 Hirota, Megumi ...... .
....154, 159 Hirschfield, Brad
...127, 175, 184 Hoffman, Martha
138 Holland-Shuey, Basye..
....166 Holm, Christopher ... Hong-Kuei, Fei.... Horibe, Asayo..... Howard, Martha Huong, Chungliang Al .......
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205 Ibañez, Eduard
.122, 215 Ibarz, Andreu
.132 Ibrahim Isso, Ghada Hussein ...
229 il-Bukhari, Sheikh Abdul Aziz...
.48 Imai, Alan
221 Imbens.Fransen, Annie ......
.183 Ingham, Michoel...
.125 Ingram, Janet
205 labal, Mohammed ... Irarrozabal, Diego
140 Isaac, Ephraim
202 Ishvaradas-Abdallah, John
230 Isizoh, Chidi
180 Israel, Jacob
153 Jabbour, Elias Jackelen, Antje ...
61, 199 Jain, Narendro n
230 Jain, Naresh
...179, 205, 223 Jokubowick, René
...189 Jomeson, F. Gard Janeres Vilaró, Sebastià ....... Janki, Dodi...
.101, 176 Jonoff, Sondra
228 Jentzsch, Heber Jeter Ammat'ullah, Nurah-Rosalie ..
...169, 176 Jhutti-Johal, Jagbir Jigme Rimpoche, Gyetrul
. ......98, 121 Jiménez Villarejo, Teresa .. ..........................156 Joe, Jennie
.142, 169 Johansson, Margareta Dahlin
237 Johnson, Di . . ....
205 Johnson, Kurt
.......... Johnson, Janice Marie ... .. Johnson, Ronito . .......
.156 Jolonch, Anna.........
.190 Jordá, Alain
214 Kogee, Mohammed ..
.......... 125, 144, 193 Konentiio, Douglas George ........97, 142, 169, 182, 200, 210, 235 Kapashi, Vinod
....103, 153, 211, 223 Karam, Dr. Azzo.... Karani, Susan
..150 Karpowicz, Julian .. .... . . .
.181 Koserow, John
203 Kasimow, Harold .......
.. Kosyap, Chetanya Kumar
.192 Katz, Solomon Kaur Hansra, Avtari Kaur Khalsa, Sardarni Sahiba Gurukirn....
.115 Kaur Rohi, Rajinder
.....102, 234 Kaur Sagoo, Harbans....
...102, 234 Kour, Bibi
189 Kaur, Bibiji Inderjit
201, 234 Kour, Gurdeep
.102, 234 Kaur, Inderjit
235 Kaur, Japjeet
115 Kaur, Jasjit
.133 Kausar, Zeenath .......
212 Kavakci, Merve ....
141 Kazmi, Sayyed Nadeem .....
182 Keller, Roger
230 Kemp, Joyce
.109
Kenney, Concetto
... ....51, 165 Kenney, Jim .......
. .. ......51, 107, 165 Kern Ulmer, Rivka ........ Khalsa, Hargobind Singh ....
201 Khalsa, kaur
...115 Khan, Irfan ...51, 97, 119, 121, 147, 165, 171, 179, 195, 217, 227 Khan, Malik
.130 Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khosrovinezhad, Beman .......
204 Kionfar, Seyed Ali .......
.137 Kianfar, Seyedeh Homoseh ......
.117 Kianfar, Shah Nazar ....... Kibbe, Tricia
......99, 105, 124 Kikyel .
.216 Kilikevice, O.P., Joseph
.....158, 195 Kim, Sangkeun....
.. Kimball, Melodie ...
...126 Kimuro, Yasuhiko
.157 Kirby, Sr. Joan ..... . Kirchen, Mary
211 Kirtiji, Munishree .... Kishwar, Madhu ....
.54, 127 Kitagawa, Audrey .... .........131, 140, 182, 234 Klaassen, Elaine .... Knoster, Mirka
.....133 Knitter, Paul
..54, 114, 127, 161 Knobel, Peter ....
105 Knopp, Annette .. .... . ...
.113 Kolini, Emmanuel ..
.160 Kolman, Morla Koss-Chioino, Joon....
.60 Kraft, James
.207 Kripalani, Jayanti
..101, 171, 176 Krishna Kroll, Jane
.125 Krucoft, Mitchell Küng, Hans
.55, 112, 138 Kunze, April
190 Kurozumi, Munemichi
100 Labidi-Maizo, Mehrezia ........
.141 Laffitte, María
104 Lol, Harbans
201, 223, 232 Lally, John Lom, Hung
128 Lama Kelsang
210 Lama Puntsok .... .. . . .
210 Lama Sönom . ... ...
210 Lama Tenzin
210 Lamrabet, Asma . .
.220 Lapiedra Gutiérrez, Eva
167 Lapoute-Ramaccioti, Catherine ...
236 Lara, Hans ...
.127 Lorrañago, Enrique
.196 Larrimore, Mark .......
.55, 152, 184 Larson, Erik... Laszlo, Ervin
. ......... 131, 141 Le, Ven. Tuong-Dinh . Leban, Mojca.. Lefebure, leo ............ .
.54, 110 Lepard, Brian.. Lerner, Michael ..........
208, 238 Lesher, Jean
.182, 190 Less, Anna
...48, 149 Less, Shahabuddin David..
.. . ..48, 149 Leunig, Manfredi
126 Levy, Barry
. .......50, 142 Lheure, Elisabeth ........
124, 133
187
...110
113 .55
205
.....56
.60
102
..176
128
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....125
....134 ...200
229
......119 ...........168
...104 ....162
...155
.191
155
...198 ...106
.....198
...49
......171
1.214
..... 200
Leyshon, Shari N ....... Liebes, Sidney Linares, Eng......
.172 Lindahl, Kay
....108, 206 Little, David Little, Layne Little, Ruth .... .
.........171 Llavador, Fernando Beltron.....
..........128, 159 Llinos Puente, Carles ... Llorens, David Suárez ......... Lobo, Kristina
.224, 231 Lomar, Jorge
..52 Long, Jeffery ..... López Peña, Luis ...
.136 López, Enrique Lluis ....... .......... .
.102 Lorch, Antie Losada, Teresa Lozano, Josep M.
215 Lozoya Rocha, Isabel Cristina ...
...149 Luz, Consuelo ..
..........170 Lyberth, Angoangaq..
. M. Coll, Josep Ma, Kainan...
214 Mace, Beth Burnham
99, 106, 124 Madigan, Daniel ... Maghlen de Linares, Eno Roso ................. .......172 Mago, Rajinder . Magnus, David ..... Mohameed, Ibtisam
..
.......48, 134 Mohorai, Devendrakeerty i...
........ 108, 211 Mohe', Sally Maheshwarananda, Mahamandaleshwar ................129, 148 Mamoni, Raul Manning, Robert
187 Mannshardt, Suzanne ...... Mansur, Deacon Jiries...
,48 Mapes, Wendy ..................
.138 Marin, Francesc Xavier .. .
:.106 Marin, Juan Miguel .. .... . . . .... Mariotti, Beatrice.....
.190 Mork, Tin .............. . .. Marshall, Katherine .. ... ..
........56, 185 Morti Bonet, Josep Maria ....... ... Marti Carreras, Albert Marti, Dr. Felix ... Marti, Miquel Martin, Bemice
........50, 142 Martin, David ... Martin, Nancy . ...
. Martin, Sr., B. Herbert ......
...123, 128 Martinez Porcell, Joan Baptista ........
....229 Martinez, Joon B. Martinez, Marcial . .......... ......
..173 Martinez, Maria ........... Moson, Debro L Massarrot Saian, Roya.....
.117 Master Teacher
....164, 197, 219 Masters, Patricia Lee...
231 Matabosch, Antoni ..........
.173, 192 Matas, Fobio . ..
:.97, 176 Mateu, Francesc ....... ....
113 Motos, Silvio
.188 Mayer, Jean-François .......
...
.131 Mayotte, Judith .
.
. Mc. Golpin, Bill ....
. .
154 McCambridge, Ruth
.228 McCollum, Patrick ......
McDermott, Gerald McDermott, Mary Ann . McGahey, Robert .......... ......................98, 206 McGinley, Aideen ... McGoldrick, Annabel .. McKeithen, Sheila
.....101 Mclean, Eliyaho
.......54, 121 McMurray, Grant ...........
.224 Mehta, Firdosh i .. ..
. ..150, 198, 214 Melloni Ribas, Javier ......
. ... .............. 107, 164, 186 Meneses Rodríguez, Berto
..148 Merino González, Arturo
. ......207 Merlo, Vicente
.. 106, 147, 161, 208 Messineo, Alana ...
:52 Messow, Eike ..............
.. .. . . Meutrath, Annette
.140 Miano, Pamela
... ........123 128 Michel, Thomas ....... Mijares, Sharon
103, 109 Miller, James
231 Mistree, Khojeste P.
..150, 173, 222 Mitchell, Donald ....
. ....119 Mitler, Matthew
113, 138, 197 Mofid, Kamran
. ... .56, 182, 190 Mohanambol, Sarangapani
...121, 122 Moix, Bridget ... Moldow, Deborah
...110, 124, 164 Momen, Moojan .............
...229 Monells, Marc... Monteys, Cristina .........
.
........132, 219 Monturiol, Yaratullah Moore, Carmen ................ .. Moore, James F. Moos, Meher Master
54, 100, 150, 197 Morales Soto, Hawwa... Moreto, Ignasi ... Morgan, Suzanne.................
118 Morganai
...155 Morlans Molina, Xavier ............ ..... ... ...
.166 Morrissey, Mary
.110 Morton, James Parks Mother Tongue ..........
.139 Mueller-Amenitsch, Rolf
.101 Mugobe, Johon Mujahid, Abdul Malik..
.169, 179, 225 Mullan, Sr. Deirdre Muniji, Amrender ....
....153, 215 Munishree, Kirtiji Muñoz Duran, Mòxim ....................... .....178 Muñoz, Joan II Murtiyah, Gusti Koes.
233 Musser, Kathy
......99, 105, 124 Myers, Stephen ....... ...
. . .....136 Myhand, Cheryl
.180 Myint, Win ..... .
208 Mytels, Debbie
188 Nabhaniilananda, Dada.....
.147 Nadir, Pamela Aneesah ... .. .... .
153, 222 Nagao, Noriaki...
120 Naik, Deepak
....
.213 Najlis, Michele..... .
. Nakagaki, T.Kenjitsu .....
.199 Nakasone, Ronald
136 Nambioparambil (CMI), Albert ....
....................122, 201, 227 Nanissaro, Ashin
144 Naranjo Cohen, Claudio Benjamin .................... ..173 Nosseef, Abdullah
...-126
...168 ..143
...144
...131
.
.
..60
.....202 P .188
.....56 ........237
55
... 50, 142
.
....97
.....200
.
...167
....104
.....52
-58
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......209
...129
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..135 .....143
.181
108 . 156
....... 109
.61
.185
158,
.....17
143
175 ...59
...190
.154
....163 53,209
..52
.... 121
...118
Nathari, Amin........
.178 Navarro Sierra, Amparo ................... Ndog Nguerna, Manuel ..
.189 Neculai, Softiu.
217 Nelson, Keith
..
. ! Nepo, Mark
102 Newburn, Kathy ......
....52, 220 Newman, Sofo .... ... .. Niebuhr, Gustav .......... . ..
.58, 131 Nogués, Immo
. .....52 Nogués, Ramon Mana.....
..146 Nolwazi Mbatha, Thembelihle ...
...229 Nor Manuti, Muhammad
206 Norling, Scott ............. Norman, John
.138 Novick, Patricia
200 Ntloedibe.Kuswani, Gomong Seratwa...
.236 Nuet, Xavier
..212 Ocampo, Ricardo ......
..52 Ocaña Ruiz, Maria Rosa .......
195, 217 Ok, Uzeyir ...... Okeowo, Olajide Olabardo, Father Centurio ..... Oldiges, Michael
.101 Olivanti, Mickey ..........
102 Oliveres, Arcadi
.105, 215 Oller, Dolors. Omar, Irfan ... Omar, Rashied ...
....51, 105, 165, 225 Omelchenko, Nicholay ...... Oniah Kamaruzzaman, Kamar ............... ...141, 180, 208 Oranias Orgo, Ramon. O Rourke, Gerald P... Ortega, Paul . ..... .
...
............188
.!!! Ortiz, Felix ...
.104 Orus, Jordi
...52, 219, 220 Ouboyo, Mourad
. ........137 Ozdemir, Ibrahim
......145, 155, 227 Painiqueo, Sotia Pal Mandair, Arvind ...
...100, 167 Pal Singh, Ajay..... Pallejà, Victor ..... ... Panikkar, Raimon .. ...... ....55, 131, 138, 152, 161 Panyello, Angel Papagiannis, George Pappu, S.S. Rama Roo ...
... 53, 130, 169, 180 Parker, Nickolai Parveen, Nusba
-.........51, 165 Poscoy, Serge
...217 Patel (Eboo), Ebrahim . .
.....51, 55, 162 Patero, I Wayan..
..187 Potuel, Jaume Paul, Russill . ......
.... .......200, 233 Pawlikowski, John ..
.
. . .......161 Pedersen, Kusumito
..107, 119, 180, 202 Perez Oxlaj, Alejandro Cirilo ...
........124, 200 Pérez, Francisco Pi
...........150 Perialos, Epifanios ........ ......... Perkins, Amelia
.158 Perkins, Steve Peterson, Deborah ...
181 Petrie, Jeanette
210 Phangcham, Chuen ...
1.151, 180 Pirani, Zulekha..... .. ..
.107 Pitana, I Gede . .. ..
.187 Planes Vernedas, Ramon
.162 Poggi, Virginia Pokharna, Hema
.116, 133 Pokhara, Mandakini ..... Polo Pujol, Gemma ...
. ..........217
...159
Ponedel, David
118 Pons, Mercè Porta, Jordi Porto, Andre
...62, 144, 153 Prabhu, Joseph Pradervand, Elly Pragya, Pratibha....
...176, 179 Pragya, Punya
..179,218 Prakash, Cedric ..
.211 Prats d'Alòs-Moner, Ramon ...
.....185, 202 Prera, Ana ...
164 Prevosti, Antoni
.185 Princeton Students ..... .
236 Pryor, Amineh
117, 133 Puig, Armand... Puig, Josep
H O TEL.
.52, 219 Ra'anan, Hagit Race, Alan ..
.....51, 165, 180 Ratea, Aisha
...103, 109, 137 Rafea, Alioa Ratiq, Mustafa Rahima Jensen, Judith ... Raissouni, Ali Rajashekar,. . .
.227 Ramadan, Tariq . .. ...138, 140, 156, 169, 179, 225, 227 Raman, V.V.
.........61, 130 Ramey, Ibrohim ....
...55, 152, 178, 184 Ramirez, Miguel ... Ramon, Rosa.......
.147 Randhawa, Bikkar .....
.214 Rao, K.L. Seshagiri ..... .
..51, 130, 165, 180 Ratanukul, Pinit
...61, 136 Rathbun, Richard .......
...... . . .12 Raushenbush, Poul ....
..58, 236 Raza, Raheel .. ... . Reardon, Betty .......
54, 100 Reuben, Delfina
229 Reverdin, Nathalie Reyes, Manuel Reyes, Rafael .. Reyo, Zulmo
219 Ribot, Fing.....
193 Richardson, Norman ......
204 Richardson-Wilson, Michael
138 Riera, Francesc . ..
163 Rietmüller, Horst
155 Riley, Jeff .....
. Rimpoche, Sogyal .... . Rina Dewri, Mrs. Ripstein, Jacqueline Rivard, Nancy Rivetna, Rohinton
...150, 198 Roberts, Patricia ........ .
.126 Robioti, Begge
215 Rodgers, Judy Rodriguez Lopez Ros, Sergi .. . Rodriguez Ramos, Daniel
168 Rodriguez Tamo, Miguel Angel .... Rodriguez, Daniel ...
202 Rojohn, Theodore
51, 165 Roman Maestre, Begoña
106 Romero, Marina
...133 Rong, Lin Mei......
223 Roqué, Mari Angels
112 Rosal Cortes, Ramon
.184 Rose, Richard
162 Rosen, David
. . Rosich, Celia Ross, Tamar
. ......50, 142 Rossi, Philip
.... 53, 174, 209
...200
...172
.167 .167
...217 ....185
...105
117
113
.184
124
101
167
...106
166
143
...163
52
189
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.181 ....60
..48 .......52 .......176
103
.134
205
.....115
.....199
103
...172
204
166, 177
121
.
..145
Shirozi, Bahman.. .
103, 117 Shiva, Vandana
. .....61, 231 Shumei Toiko Ensemble
.186 Shumeikai, Shinji
209 Siddiqi, Ahmeduollah........
109, 235 Siddiqui, Ataullah ........
206 Siddiqui, Barbara
159 Sikika Oktay, Ayse
181 Silverman, Noah
231 Singh Calcutta, Jathedar Manjit .........
221 Singh Dhaliwal, Avtor ...... Singh Gulshan, Giani Gurbux...
.221, 234 Singh Neki, Jaswant ........
..
...103, 152
. Singh Nilvi, Nirmal Singh Randhawa, Parminder ..
223 Singh Sandhu, Gursharon ..
103 Singh, Balwant.
152, 199 Singh, Gurharpal..
.
...... 115, 167 Singh, Inderjit Singh, Koran .
.....55, 131 Singh, Kuldip Singh, Mohinder 54, 100, 110, 115, 150, 152, 167, 182, 191, 199, 234 Singh, Rajinderjit .
..55, 223 Singh, S. Gurtej Singh, S. Saran
152 Singh, Sat Pol Singh, Sukhbir
..100, 115, 150 Singh, Surjit
...53, 174 Singh, Swaran
....153, 234 Singh, Nikky-Guninder Sirhan, Najeebo
.204 Sivaraksa, Sulak .. . ........53, 119, 169, 193, 212, 220, 229
...53, 11 Sivarama
...116,217 Skoli, Faouzi ........
.........122, 149 Slaby, Michael Sluyter, Dave ..
.102 Smith Melton, Patricia Smith, Ann .......
..140, 156 Smith, Melodee
219 Smith, Rachel ..... ..
.158 Smith-Christopher, Daniel
.136 Smock, David
.226 Soares, Flavio
.185 Sobel, Henry
175, 202 Soetendorp, Avraham ......
...145, 193 Sokoll, Rebecca
.138 Solé Auguets, Claustre...
213 Soler Amigó, Joon.
176 Sols, Luis .... ...
.163 Soneji, Devesh
.168 Soroush, Abdul Karim
.53, 174 South, Rev. Ken ... Spaeth, Drake ..... Spicer, Keith .. Spiegel, Peter ..... Sriburin, Phramaha Boonshoo....
133 Sridharan, Priya Srinivasan, Muthuswamy. Srinivasan, R. Saraswathi ... St. Clair, Darlene
134, 151 St-Amand, Neree Utsahi ....
202 Stamatopol, Mona LEDERE
.189 Stansbury, Susan ..
.188 Stein, Arthur
218 Steinfeld, Alan ........ Stewart, Elizabeth Stolov, Yehuda
..49, 117, 201, 204 Stonestreet, Rev. Malcolm Storck, Susanne Storck, Suzanne
........149,237
Roviro, Francesc Roviro i Alemany, Ignasi.
.104 Royo Aznar, Ana
.135 Rozenman, Elana .... ..
..48, 134 Ruben, R Rudd, Pauline M. ....... Ruether, Rosemary ....................................119 Rutai, Misbahudddin ..........
.
.153, 206 Ruiz, Juan
.52, 220 Rukkan, Sheik Hussein Abu .... Rule, Leslie .......... Rumbo, Albert ... Runzo, Joseph
. ........169, 174, 209 Ruzivo, Munetsi Ryon, Thomas
55, 148 Sabog, Zriek Rondo .. Sabote Areste, Abdel
168 Soboter, Joaquim . ..
105 Sadiq, Nureen ....... Sodyojathah .......
114 Saeed, Jan
230 Sahba, Fariborz ........ ... ..
211 Sais, Samuel
202 Saje, Vjekoslav ...
-160 Sajid, Abdul Jalil ..
...107, 122, 154, 159, 204, 222 Salomo, Samuel
...97, 131, 131 Salama, Tawfiq Salie, Achmat...
.........180, 190 Salvador-Anayatin, Susana
...144, Samararwickramo, Vijaya
.165 Sanatcilari, Kultur Bakanligi Devlet Sema......
.210 Sánchez Puerto, Albert Sanchis, Rafael ..... ...
113 Sans, Ana Maria Saraswathy, Mathioli ...
......... 160 Saraswati, Chidanand
122, 203, 227 Saraswati, Sri Nirbhayanand
.160 Sarkar, Vinanti.. Sarma, Deepak
50, 142, 184 Sartori-Stein, Clare....
218 Savi, Julio ... . Schlüter, Ana
.183 Schmidt-Leukel, Perry
.162 Schoenfeld, Samantha Schottenhoher, Gertraud .. Schuman, Bruce ........
234 Schwarz, Sidney
114, 127, 138 Scotti, Richard
.126 Sebastion, Philip Sebera, Peggy
.156 Sekariani, Ni Wayan........
233 Semel, Rita ... Serrano Prior, Florencio . .... Steir-Younis, Alfredo
.101 Shah, Natubhai Shah, Nirav
......179 Shah, Pravin
... 205, 229 Shah, Raksha ....
176, 228 Shah, Sudhir
. 108, 228 Shahabi, Shahriar.. Shahabuddin, Syed.. Shomasundar, Namagundalu Venkobardo....
.115 Shareef, Wahy . Sharif, Ghazala Sharma Arvind
...53, 119, 169174 Shen, Sebastien
.... Shenandooh, Joanne ..........
...151,210, 218, 235 Shibli, Aida
....191 Shinoda Bolen, Jean Shipton, Sidney
.... ........ 204
...140
......232
177
156
126
.168
207 210, 216
.129 ..58
...107
141
.160
.190
..
...225
......178
...223
...183
57 ...171
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Strassberg, Barbara Stringer, Martin Strock, Bob
Stuckey, Robert H. Suárez, José Luis Sudarshan, E. C. G. Sugino, Rev. Kyoichi Sundararajan, K.R. Sundaresan, Anu Sundram, Ramola
Sure, Heng
Swamp, Jake
Swee-Hin, Toh
Syahrir, Nurlina
Syalee, Sangat
Tabari, Keyvan Talamantez, Ines Talbot, Juniper Talcott, Sarah
Tamames, Joaquim
Tamayo, Juan José
Taneen: Sufi Music Ensemble
Tansey, Geoff
Tao, Hsin
Tardito, Federica
Taylor, John
Taylor, Michael
Taylor, Sally Teasdale, Wayne Teegen-Case, Susan
Tenpa, Lama Drurgyu Teoundroup, Loma Denys
Ter Avest, Ina
Terrats, Catalina
Thangaraj, M. Thomas
Theatre Group Dzieci
Thero, Sobita
Thompson, Jan
Thompson, Pamela
Thompson, Paula
Thompson, Rev. Robert V.
Thurman, Robert
Tiang Cheng Yang, Xiu Lian
Tierney, Nathan..
Tiga, Yayasan Dharma
Titaley, John
Todd, Douglas
Tomás, Magda
Tomasov, Dominique
Toms, Justine.
Tonnsen, Aminah
Torner Pifarré, Carles
Toro, Juan Enrique.. Torralba Roselló, Francesc
Torrelles, Antoni Trevino, Yoland
Trilla, Jaume
Tripathi, Rajan Trolliet, Josiane Tsiamparlis, Dimitri Tsondru, Lama
Tucker, Mary Evelyn
Tufty, Duke
Tumpkin, Mary
Tuni, Oriol
Twyman, James
Ucko, Hans
Uetani, Hiroshi
Ugachi, Hirokazu Underwood, Grant
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.138
230
113
130
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.157
..160. .55, 166 .110, 148.
169, 173, 200
190
.233
.150, 199 182 .53, 169
.218
.143
.52, 219
.140 .232 .60 .138, 193 .52 56, 141 .185, 229 .204. .104, 109, 113, 131
.135 210, 216
..138
.189, 214
.197
203
.149
220
111
.58 .224 .49 .131
.98, 173 136 .148, 187, 218
.203
.58 193
.197, 208 156 129, 189 192
.110
.103
123
200
132
.188
.145
.106
186
.131, 145, 231
110
.101
181
.146
119
136
165
127
Ursic, Elizabeth
Usúa, Berta
Utter, Jeffrey Valadez, Stefani
Vallejo, Maite
Valls i Riera, Jordi
Vallugera i Balañá, Pilar
Valpey, Kenneth
Von Dyk, Alison
Van Klinken, Wim
Van Lieshout, Jan Pieter.
Vanden Bosch, Jennifer Vandor, Jaime
Vargas Anguita, Gabriela
Vargas, Juan Manual Vengadam, Prasanna Venkatesan, Arachna Versyp. Teresa Via, Jordi
Vidal, Jose Manuel Vidich, Andrew
Vieten, Cassandra Vila, Eliseo
Viladrich, Mercè
Vilaseca, Anna Maria
Viñals Ramon
Viñes Roig, Mireia Montserrat
Vora, Anop
Waezi, Asgáre
Wagner, Donald Wagner, Nick
Wahid, Abdurrahman Walker, Briant
Walker, Neill
Walter, Robert
Wongchen, Thubten Ware, Rev. Alberta
Warren, Lally Lucretia Wee, Paul
Weiming, Tu
Weiner, Matt Weingarten, Richard Weiss, Joshua N. Wessner, Daniel Whitman, Rachel Whittaker-Johns, Barbara Wiley, Eleanor Willard, Monica
Williams, Diane Wilson, Caroline
Wilson, OSF, Georgene Wirabhumi, Eddy Supriono
Woloschak, Gayle
Wood, Richard Woodcock, Susana Worl, Rosita
Wright, Robert
Wu, Chao-Ti
Yao, Xinzhong Yi-Ning, Liu Yogam, Kris York, Michael Yoshimura, Tetubon Yusa, Michiko
Zacchary Bright, Vonette Zapata-Bahamon, Mario Zaragoza, Federico Mayor
Zdunich, Rosaleen Zender, Tom
206
218
206
.187
196
164
.238
133
.55
.224
171
140.
.97
130
.167
180
168 52 .105
52, 58
126
.110
106
181
156 :.155 .104 179,223
.140
225
126 .193 .154, 159 214 .134
97, 123, 125, 210
.59 .177 226, 236 53, 131, 157, 169 ..220. 115, 143, 166, 191, 213, 2361
.49
136.
.138
230 237 164 .56, 198. 219 .51, 165. 233 61 203 .106
169, 174, 182
.157 ..136. .53, 209 .185
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181 230 110 178 .142 .143 .158 .182 190 .97
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A Buddhist-Christian Dialogue on Communal Responses to Social and Environmental Violence A Catalan Good Practice of Training of Religion of Schools .......... A Celebration of the World's Religions Through Prayer and Practices .............. A Circle of Hearts A Commitment to the Future: Religion and Spirituality for an Evolving World A Constructive Theory of Religion... Moving from Deconstructive Critique toward Constructive Understanding of Religious Thought..... A Course in Miracles: The Advent of a Great Awakening - The Final Adventure Begins...... A Culture of Peace: Building a Coalition with the UN Community A Gathering of the Community: Symposium on Interfaith Education ...... .. A Higher Taste as a Dialogue (Workshop of Kitchen) ... A Holistic Jain Approach to Peace with Reference to the Role of Women ...... A journey of discovery: experiences of a Muslim-Christian Encounter A Moral Code of Interreligious Understanding...... A pathway to peace: the Golden Rule initiative A Psychological Approach to the Challenges and Difficulties in Interreligious Dialogue . A Sacred Circle: A Call to Unity and Reverence for Each Other and the Earth A Seat at the Table: Struggling for American Indian Religious Freedom A String and a Prayer . A Way of Living in Harmony with Self and Others: Sikh Spiritual Practices ......
codemic leaching of the Holy Book: Interpretation in Monotheistic Religions Active Non-Violence: The Pothway to Peace ... Affirmative Prayer as Common Ground: The Path of Personal Transformation and Spiritual Harmony African American Muslims: Building Bridges for Peace and Collaborative Social Action.. American Indian Religious Freedom Act ........ An Approach to Pluralism, Dialogue and Peace in the Muslim World ... An Integrative Perspective on Training for Interreligious Dialogue ...... An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good (Session 1) .... An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good (Session 2) ..... Ancient Jain Meditation with Munishree Kirtiji , Art and Religiosity of Indonesia ....... Awakening the Transformative Power of Shakti: The Life Force of Peace ........ Bob's Martyrdom .. Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi: Allies in a Revolution of Human Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace Baha'i Theological Bosis of the Interreligious Dialogue .... Beginning With Our Own Communities: Stories From Jerusalem and the Philippines..... "Believing" and "Belonging in a Plural Society Between Jewish Pluralism and Post-Denominationalism: A Jewish Roundtable .. Bhakti Yoga Experience...... Biblical Translation, Interculturality and Human Dignity Birth of a Global Community, Appreciative Inquiry in Action in the United Religions Initiative Brahma Kumaris Raja Yogo Breathing Peace, Breathing Joy: A Morning Meditation ... . Bridges of dialogue and commitment Bridging the Gap: Engaging Religious Communities and Social Activists ..... Buddhist Sculpture Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Personal and Scriptural Approaches .... Building an Interfaith Youth Movement in Your Community: Shored Values and Social Action ...... Building Human Peace Through Interactive Interfaith Dialogue - The Story of the Interfaith Encounter Association Building Peace in the Midst of Contlict .............. Building Social Cohesion in the Midst of Diversity: The Manresa Story Business octivity and ethical requirements: What do religions say? ... Celebration of the Sunday Eucharist ... Challenges facing Sikh Identity Challenges to the Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue in Cuba Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Our Ethical and Moral Responsibility Christian Anthropology - Biblical Visions of the Human Being Christian Perspectives on Interreligious Dialogue Christian Roots of Catalan Traditions .... Christian Visions of Religious Pluralism .. Christianity: Presentation of the Essential Points Circles in the Greenwood: Pagan Religion Around the World ...... Clash or Conversation: A Dialogue of Civilizations Cleaning the Amazon in Ecuador and the U.S... Collective Rivals of the Houdenosaunee ...... Commitment to Harmony for a peaceful World ...... Commitment to Non Possessiveness for a Better World
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..136 Interpretation of Religious Texts from the Perspective of Women's and Children's Human Rights ...... Interreligious Dialogue and New Awareness
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.225 Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace InterSpiritual Dialogue - The Vision in Practice Islam and Democracy Islam: Voice, Vision and Action of Women ..
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...172 Listening for Love and Forgiveness in the Emerging Global Community ........ Literature as a tool for Shaping Children's Consciousness .... .....
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The Islamic View of Human Cloning
"The Lord of the Rings": Religious Background
The Lost & Endangered Religions Project: Preserving the World's Diverse Religious Heritage
The Love Communion
The Meaning of "Awakening" in Modern Spiritual and Scientific Contexts
The Millionth Circle Initiative: Intercultural Women's Dialogue
The Movement of the (Catholic) Focolari and Eastern Religions
The Movement of the (Catholic) Focolari and Monotheist Religions
The Multicultural and Interreligious Life in Melilla
The Multiple Voices in Talmud
The Natural World and the Political Lives of Indigenous Peoples
The necessary values for the creation of a happy interreligious family
The Need for Spiritual Justice and Native Inmates
The Non-Existence of Self: The Absolute Plenitude
The Peace Pole Project
The Pluralism Project: Listening to America
The Politics of Meaning:
The Praxis of Reconciliation: Restoring the Broken Arm of the Cross
The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth I
The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth II The Precious Human Rebirth
The Relevance of Zoroastrianism in the Modern Age
The Religious Dimension as a Supplement of Humanity
The Religious Traditions and the Scientific Cosmovision of the 21st Century
The Responsibility of the Global Muslim Community in the Post 9/11 World
The Role of Museums in the Interreligious Movement for Dialogue and Understanding
The Role of Religion to Protect the Earth
The Role of Women in Traditional Native Societies
The Sacred Space as a Spiritual Pedagogy for Peace
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The Shumei Taiko Ensemble - Earth Songs: Water
The Social Dimension of the Comtemplative Christian Prayer
The Social Tradition of Doing Good in Classic Islam.
The Song of the Sacred Name of God in the Vaishnava Tradition: Theory and Practice
The song of the Sun: music and Sufi Menlevi dance.
The spirituality of deeds
The Taste of India, the Light of Awakening
The Tibetan Book of the Life and Death
The Training of Character in Buddhism, Islam and Confucianism
The Translation of Sacred Texts from the Original Languages and their Interpretation
The UNESCO civil society: religions and the culture of peace
The Variety of Chinese Religious Expression
The Vision of a Oneness World - Sri Chinmoy's Approach to Global Love and Harmony
The voice of different religious traditions on cultural diversity
The Voice of Different Religious Traditions on Peace
The Voice of Different Religious Traditions on Sustainable Development
The Way of the Saints: The Path of Personal Transformation through Meditation
The Way to World Peace: A Thai Buddhist Perspective
The Wisdom of Listening to God: Ancient Raja Yoga of Brahma Kumaris
The Wisdom of Listening to the Earth: Waiting Worship in the Manner of Friends
The Zen Garden: A Paradise
The Zoroastrian View of Interfaith Dialogue
Then Our Mouth Was Filled with Laugh- Ecumenical Workshop
Theological and Philosophical Aspects of Interreligious Dialogue Theologies of Liberation and Interreligious Dialogue Theology and Prayers: The Language of Icons
This Morning Will Change Our World Through Prayer
This Morning Will Change Our World Through Prayer
Thomas Merton: The Monk's Response in Times of Crucial Choices
Three Loci of Gathering, Three Dimensions of Reality: Kosmos, Theos, Anthropos
Tibet: Tradition, Art, Spirituality, Thousand-year-old Culture and Philosophy of Compassion and Wisdom.
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Toledo as an Example and Witness of Cultural Exchange
Towards Peace Because of Love for Humankind: The Experience of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations
Towards the Construction of the World Peace: Tenrikyo's Proposal
Tradition of Conchera's Dances
Traditional Mevlevi Order Ceremony of Sufi Dance
Traditional Pueblo Morning Prayers
Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session one)
Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session two) Trembling Before G-d
Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human (UBBH) Many Pathways
Uniting Youth Leaders for Global Transformation
Unity in Diversity: The Foundations of a Culture of Peace and Justice in an Intertraditional Cooperation
Unity of Minds: A Congregation of Spiritual Leaders with the President of India
Universal Meditation
Universal Message of the World's Religions
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century
Updating Wisdom Stories for the 21st Century
Vedanta Interpreted By Sri Ramakrishna and Goals of Peace, Harmony and Spirituality
Vision of the Future A New World View Toward Peace
Vital Experiences in the Rarámuri Religious Tradition - Elements to Dialogue
Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust
Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - Action
Voyage of Discovery: From Stardust to Us - The Story
Walking Meditation with Maha Ghosananda
Walking the Labyrinth as a Pathway of Peace
Walking Together to God, from His Diverse Names
Water as the Wellspring of Life - The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology
Water: The Reverential Experience
We are Living in a Global Village, but Justice is Partial
We Sing Praying to Jesus
Welcoming the Arabic and Muslim Immigration with the Bayt Al-Thaqafa Foundation
What is CaoDai and What Does It Say About Peace?
What is Islam? Q&A Session
What is Shinji Shumeikai?
What is the Appropriate Role of Guiding Institutions in Fostering Positive Interreligious Relations?
Which Islam? Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Why Muslims Rebel: The Struggle for Self-Determination
Wisdom of the Individual and Community Body - Cultures of Peace through Interplay
Women and Spirituality
Works of art at the cathedrals and the monasteries at the exhibition "Christus Splendor" Workshop on the Use of Aromas and Fragance
"World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality" Roundtable
World Peace Begins from Within
World Peace Prayer Ceremony with the Flags of All Nations
World Spirituality: Into the Future
Yoga Prayer: Embodied Christian Spiritual Practice with Father Thomas Ryan Young People and Religious Freedom
Zazenkai: Practice of Zen Meditation
Zen Meditation Practice
Zen Practice Morning Observance
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