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
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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