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
Horst Rietmüller Ramon Viñals
Room 132 Panel Discussion
Morgana is a Gardnerian Wiccan High Priestess and the International Coordinator for the Pagan Federation, an international Pagan organization that extends throughout Europe and other countries. Over the years, she has facilitated a variety of Gardnerian Wiccan groups. She is co-publisher of the international and bilingual "Wiccan Rede" magazine, and is coordinator of the Silver Circle, a Wiccan network in the Netherlands.
Panel discussion explaining the Masonic orders, their nature, their main objectives, their history and their principles of tolerance and Christian spirit.
Augusto Alegret is a member of the freemasonry of Barcelona; he has the title of "Benefactor Knight of the Sacred City" ("Caballero Bienhechor de la Ciudad Santa").
Bill Mc. Golpin is a member of the freemasonry; he has the title of "Seneschal of the Great Priory".
Pope John Paul Il's Contribution to Interreligious Dialogue Peter Huff Heidi Hadsell Harold Kasimow Jeffery Long Ibrahim Ozdemir Rev. Thomas Michel, S.J. Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan/Italian Panel Discussion
Horst Rietmüjler is a member of the freemasonry; he has the title of "Chancelor of the Great Priory".
Romon Viñals is a member of the freemasonry; he has the title of "Prelate of the Great Priory"
Circles in the Greenwood: Pagan Religion Around the World Rev. Selena Fox Michael York Morgana
This multi-faith panel of scholars and religious leaders will offer analysis and critique of Pope John Paul II's record in ecumenical and inter religious dialogue. Panelists will address the topic from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim perspectives.
Room 134, English Panel Discussion
Dr. Peter A. Huff holds the T.L. James Choir in Religious Studies at Centenary College of Louisiana, Author of Allen Tate and the Catholic Revival and co-editor of Knowledge and Belief in America, he has published widely on fundamentalism, pluralism, and interfaith dialogue.
Dr. Heidi Hadsell is the President of Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. She came to the Seminary from the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland, where she served as Director,
International and intra-faith explorations of contemporary forms of Paganism as Nature religion. Panelists will discuss Paganism as a world religion and will share perspectives from their research and experiences with Pagan religious organizations, leaders, scholars, and practitioners in Europe, the Americas, South Africa, Australia, and other parts of the world. Panelists will also give an overview of some of the major forms of contemporary Pagan religion including; Wicca, Druidism, Goddess Spirituality, Heathenism, Animism, and Unitarian-Universalist Paganism. Panelists and the audience will then discuss some challenges and common issues for Paganism today and strategies for greater intra-faith and international networking and collaboration.
Harold Kasimow, George Drake Professor of Religious Studies at Grinnell College, has written on Abraham J. Heschel and JewishBuddhist dialogue. He is the author of Divine Human Encounter and co-editor of No Religion is an Island, John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue, and Beside Still Waters.
Dr. Jeffrey D. Long is Assistant Professor of History of Philosophy at Ankar University, Divinity School, Turkey. A specialist in South and East Asian religions, he is currently writing a book entitled A Hindu Process Philosophy of Religions.
Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir is Professor of History of Philosophy at Ankara University, Divinity School, Turkey. He is author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitudes towards Nature, Environment and Religion, Lonely Planet, and Postmodern Thoughts.
Rev. Selena Fox is senior minister of Circle Sanctuary and executive director of Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve. A clinical psychotherapist, Wiccan high priestess, Ecospirituality teacher, and Pagan civil rights leader, she is the founding editor of the international Pagan quarterly, CIRCLE Magazine, and author of Goddess Communion, and other works. Michael York, author of Poganism as a World Religion, is a professor in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University College. He directs the Sophia Centre, directs the New Age and Pagan Studies Programme with BSUC's Study of Religions, and co-directs the Academy for Cultural and Educational Studies.
Rev. Thomas Michel, S.J. is Secretariat for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome, Italy and Ecumenical Secretary for the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. He is known as an expert in dialogue between Christians and Muslims and travels worldwide to promote interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding,
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