Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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Wednesday, September 1 Seminars & Lectures
fully living and expressing our true nature?' and 'How can we activate the healing process that can liberate us from our separatedness and suffering?' will be addressed. Dr. Sultanoff will draw upon his two decades of experience as a practicing physician in sharing some perspectives and approaches that he has found most valuable in bringing harmony and balance in our lives. Barry A. Sultanoff-leading a spiritually-based counselling practice in the Washington, DC. area; founding member and former Board Member of the American Holistic Medical Association; Medical Director of the G-Jo Institute of S. Florida (a not-for-profit health education center); Advisory Board Member of the National Wellness Coalition; columnist for Holistic Medicine magazine; national and international lecturer and workshop facilitator.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Dearborn Wing #2 "Thomas Merton and the Enneagram"
Suzanne Zuercher, O.S.B.
Enneagram theory states that every person has characteristic personality dynamics which emerge repeatedly within the life-cycle. Presentation explores the autobiographical and spiritual writings of Thomas Merton in light of this theory, tracing steps toward his unique contribution to contemplative spirituality.
Suzanne Zuercher, O.S.B.-licensed psychologist andauthor of two
books on the enneagram: Enneagrami Spirituality; from Compulsion to Contemplation and Enneagram Comapanions; Relationship and Spiritual Direction; former co-director of The Institute for Spiritual Leadership, Loyola University; has conducted workshops on this topic in North America, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Wales.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Dearborn Wing #3 "Spiritual Outreach Network, A Program of the Pastoral Counseling Service of Greater Chicago" Fran Rubens; Emma Bragdon; Gill Schwartz; Kalman J. Kaplan; Heather Maclaren; The Rev. John B. Houck, Ph.D.; Stanley Selinger
Spirituality or Insanity? Psychoreligious and Psychospiritual code will be included in the American Medical Association's revised American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, in January. This panel discussion will address the establishment of criteria for distinguishing the difference between mystical states and psychosis and take up the question of traditional and/or alternative modes of treatment. Fran Rubens- B.Ed.; Administrative Director of the Pastoral
Counseling Service of Greater Chicago and founder of the Spiritual Outreach Network; former teacher; currently working on her master's degree in Human Service Administration at Spertus College. Emma Bragdon Ph.D.; author, A Sourcebook for Helping People in
Spiritual Emergency and The Call of Spiritual Emergency: from Personal Crisis to Personal Transformation; editor, Spiritual Emergence Network journal; private practice in California; teaches 8-day seminars around the USA to nurture spiritual evolution in a supportive environment. Gill Schwartz-M.A.; has taught forms of yoga, meditation and the healing arts over 25 years; has studied practices in Tibetan, Hindu, Christian and Native American traditions; offers intuitive energy balancing, spiritual education and works with individuals in spiritual emergence at Body Therapeutics and The Pastoral Counseling Service of Greater Chicago. Kalman J. Kaplan-Ph.D.; co-author, The Family-Biblical and
Psychological Foundations and The Psychology of Hope: An Antidote to the Suicidal Pathology of Western Civilization; numerous articles on biblical psychology, interpersonal relations, human development and suicide; licensed clinical psychologist providing interpersonal therapy for individuals, couples and families; developer of the Tilt Program teaching individuals to live together. Heather Maclaren-B.S. Ed.; psychotherapist with the Pastoral
Counseling Service of Greater Chicago providing services for individuals, couples, families and groups in a way that integrates mind, body and spirit, currently pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology. The Rev. John B. Houck-Ph.D.; Executive Director of the Pastoral Counseling Service of Greater Chicago; licensed psychologist in Illinois; Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Chicago, with ministerial
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standing in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); private practice in psychology; leads classes and workshops in A Course in Miracles, dream interpretation, personal and spiritual growth in England, Germany, Chile and the USA.
Stanley Selinger-Ph.D.; clinical psychologist for 17 years; Section Head of Psychology at Christ Hospital; private practice in Chicago; faculty member at the University of Illinois.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #1
"Religion as Transforming Experience" Theodore J. Nottingham
An exploration of individual inner transformation and the encounter with the sacred that is found at the heart of all religions. Key themes: (1) Origins: the universal truths at the core of religious teachings; the phenomenon of separation and institutionalization of inner knowing. (2) Teachings: prayer as encounter; exploring the depths of sacred texts. (3) Practices: awareness as spiritual transformation; various techniques. Theodore J. Nottingham--author, translator, ordained minister
(Christian Church, Disciples of Christ); recently published Written in Our Hearts: The Practice of Spiritual Transformation; numerous published articles; Managing Editor, Mid-Stream, an international ecumenical journal; with his wife Rebecca, has published three translations dealing with Eastern Christianity and the teachings of Karlfried Graf Durckheim.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #2
"Reconnecting with the Divine:
In Your Self, In All Those You Meet Today, In All of Creation: Part I"
Paul Walsh
First in a series of three workshops sharing a common theme but differing in content. Paul Walsh will lead the group in prayer and meditation practices from different faith traditions (e.g. guided and walking meditation, chanting, the use of mantras and readings from sacred literature, centering prayer, etc.). Participants will be encouraged to create their own prayers and expressions of prayer (perhaps through dance, song, art, etc.). Active group participation.
Paul Walsh President, Fellowship in Prayer; former Overseer, Princeton Friends Meeting (Quaker); former founder/director Princeton Zen Buddhist Society.
10:00 AM-10:45 AM LaSalle Wing #3
"Kriya Yoga"
Swami Hari Harananda Giri; Swami Atmananda Giri Kriya Yoga is a scientific method that can help develop simultaneously body, mind, intellect and finally realisation of soul. Swami Hari Harananda Giri-disciple of Sri Swami Yukteswara Giri; initiated into Kriya Yoga in 1932; received 2nd Kriya from Paramahansa Yogananda in 1935; began the life of renunciation in 1937.
Swami Atmananda Giri-previously a physician-neurologist; became a Monk in 1971, spreading the message of Kriya Yoga since 1989 throughout the world.
10:00 PM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #4 "Through All the Worlds of God-Bahá'í Teachings on the Immortality of the Soul" Leilani Smith
This workshop will discuss the Bahá'í beliefs on death and dying. It will touch upon topics such as immortality of the soul, spiritual progress, proofs of life after physical death, death of infants and youth, relationships, burial laws and rites, and prayers for the departed.
Leilani Smith-B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University. External Affairs