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________________ Program Descriptions Saturday, July 10, 2004 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM 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. 152 Parliament of the World's Religions 2004 Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.529510
Book TitleParliament of Worlds Religion 2004 Barcelona
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorParliament of the World’s Religions
PublisherUSA Parliament of the Worlds Religions
Publication Year2004
Total Pages260
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationMagazine, USA_Parliament of World Religion, & USA
File Size7 MB
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