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 Friday, July 9, 2004
INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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.