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 Saturday, July 10, 2004
INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
preparations for the 1999 Parliament of the World's Religions in Cape Town, South Africa.
Reconciliation Commission, which recently reported its findings and is now in the implementation stage of the quest for restorative justice and sustainable peace.
Sophia Dimalog is Executive Director of the Bangsa bai Livelihood Movement Inc., an NGO actively participating in and promoting Muslim/Christian dialogue in the Philippines. She is also the acting Executive Director of the Alfatihah Foundation, Inc., and a member of the Forum for Muslim Christian Solidarity and the Task Force tor Mindanao
Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid is Hon. International Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths, an interfaith activist and chair of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony. Dr. Sajid is also a Member of the British Commission on the "Islamophobia Report".
Moroccan Islamic Model in the Contemporary World Ali Raissouni
Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session one) Brian Walker Megumi Hirota Abu Bakarr Conteh Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Humper Imam Dr. Abdul Jalil Sajid
Room 130 Lecture Presentation of the Moroccan Islam in which dialogue -based on good will plays an important role between the leaders, the wise people and the scholars.
Room 129, English Lecture
Ali Raissouni is a specialist in History and president of the Da'awam Islamic Association as well as member of the Moroccan Ulemas Union.
This first part of a double-session, interactive workshop helps you discover transforming inter-faith dialogue as a pathway to peace. Following an illustrated presentation of inter-faith dialogue as a process towards real hope of sustainable peace, a multi-faith team will facilitate inter-faith groups actively participating in effective dialogue. The context is post-war Sierra Leone, where a decade of brutality and destruction has been devastating. The presentation considers the often difficult and courageous dialogue of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone, as members strive for sustainable peace. From this dialogue, a practical process is distilled, transforming respectful exchange into effective interfaith dialogue that can be used by all of faith, from all religious communities.
Evolutionary Enlightenment: Discovering a Greater Commitment to Our Common Future Andrew Cohen Room 131, English/Spanish Lecture
Brian Walker is a Diocesan and Deanery Synod member of the Church of England, Winchester, England, and a member of Southampton Inter Faith Link. He is an Executive member of World Council on Religions for Peace (UK Chapter) and of the World Congress of Faiths.
Many people accept the idea that we are part of an evolving universe. But how relevant is that to most of us as we go about our daily lives? In this talk, revolutionary spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen presents his teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment and explores its unique relevance for life in the 21st century. Cohen's teachings of liberation place our everyday experience in a vast cosmic context and ask a simple question: Are we willing to change now? Radically transforming ourselves for the sake of the evolutionary process itself, in Cohen's view, is the fundamental purpose of our lives.
Megumi Hirota has an MA in Interreligious Relations and has been a representative of Rissho Kosei-kai of the UK, and staff of the International Association for Religious Freedom since 1998. She has been involved in interfaith organizations such as World Congress of Faiths, and week of Prayer for World Peace.
Andrew Cohen is the founder of the award-winning magazine "What Is Enlightenment?" He is the author of twelve books on spiritual life, including Enlightenment is a Secret, and the founder of centers in the US and Europe that are dedicated to exploring and manifesting a new consciousness.
Abu Bakr Conteh is Imam in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is a member of the Advisory Board Committee, Anti-Corruption Commission, and Campaign for Good Governance. Abu is also First Vice President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone.
Rt Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Humper, from Bonthe, Sherbo, is Bishop of the United Methodist Church, Freetown. He helped negotiate peace during the Rebel War and is today President of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone and Religions for Peace (Sierra Leone). Bishop Humper is also Chairman of the Truth and
Promoting Active Tolerance with Christian Spirit: an old Masonic and Chivalric Organization in the 21st Century Augusto Alegret Bill Mc. Golpin
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