Parliament of Worlds Religion 2004 Barcelona

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

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Program Descriptions
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
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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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