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 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Dances of Universal Peace Br. Joseph Kilikevice, O.P.
then focus on the relevance of spirituality to the human community. This includes the relation of one's spirituality to such issues as war and peace, the environment, poverty, and human rights. After all the panelists have spoken, a Q&A session and discussion will take place. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and enter the discussion.
Room 121, English Interactive Workshop
Ewert Cousins, the General Editor of the World Spirituality series, is Professor Emeritus, Fordham University, the chief Editorial Consultant for the Classics of Western Spirituality series, and the author of Global Spirituality: Toward the Meeting of Mystical Paths. He was a participant in Monastic Inter-religious Dialogue (Buddhist-Christian Dialogue). He is also a co-convener for the Commission on World Spirituality, and was Consultant to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, 1973-1984. K.R. Sundararajan is a professor of theology at St. Bonaventur University, NY and a former fellow of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard. He is an author and the Western Editor on Religion and Spirituality for the forthcoming multi volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism.
Workshop participants are invited to experience sacred phrases from the world's religious and spiritual traditions. Out of the spiritual practice of listening, chanting and embodying in simple reverent movements within a prayerful circle of people, the heart is softened into an hospitable place where all are welcomed. One's own tradition is blessed and enriched by the respectful welcome of those different from ourselves. It is the mantric sounds of a rich diversity of sacred phrases that we can receive the power to commit to a Pathway of Peace.
Brother Joseph Kilikevice, O.P., is a friar of the Dominican Order in the Catholic Church and founding director of the SHEM Center for Interfaith Spirituality, Oak Park, Illinois. He has offered experiential interfaith retreats nationally and internationally since 1980.
Tu Weiming, editor of the two Confucian volumes in the World Spirituality series, is the Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy and of Confucian Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. He has written many books, including Neo-Confucian Thought in Action, and Humanity and Self-Cultivation: Essays in Confucian Thought.
An Integrative Perspective on Training for Interreligious Dialogue Maria Rosa Elosua de Juan
Room 122, Spanish/English Lecture
Pathways to Peace: Using Artistic Metaphors for Dialogue and Collaboration Katherine Amos Susan Borwick
Room 120, English/Spanish Interactive Workshop
A lecture and training session for those preparing to participate meaningfully in intercultural and interreligious dialogue. From experiences carried out in Granada, Madrid and Valencia, the organizers will reflect the way to train people for dialogue and understanding. In this session, Dr. Elosua de Juan will be accompanied by Raquel Pérez, who has worked in the field of education in India and Palestine; Carmen Llopis, who works for the Fundation InteRed; Immaculada González, who works in a public education center and is involved in the ecumenical field; Consuelo Cerviño, who is a Dr. in psychology and sciences of education at the University of Valencia.
Artistic metaphors express a multitude of emotions and thoughts for seeking and sharing the sacred in our lives. The teachings, practices and dynamics of the world's religious and spiritual communities employ the arts to express that which words alone cannot. This program suggests that these traditional religious/spiritual metaphors allow us to listen and look anew at critical issues and challenges facing the world, offering a universal language for dialogue and collaboration as We seek a just, peaceful and sustainable future.
Maria Rosa Elosua de Juan is a Dr. in Psychology at the University of Louvain and Professor in Psychology at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia. Dr. Elosua de Juan has worked in the field of education in India and Palestine.
Dr. Katherine E. Amos is associate dean of academic affairs and associate professor of Christian education and spiritual formation at Wake Forest University Divinity School in North Carolina. Her research interests include the relationship between the arts and spiritual formation, and the role of icons and other devotional art in spiritual growth
Healing Art: The Power of Faith Amelia Perkins Rachel Smith Juan Miguel Marin Maria Aguilar Patricia Novick
Dr. Susan H. Borwick is professor of music at Wake Forest and adjunct professor in the Divinity School. She has composed sacred music for solo, chamber ensemble and choir. Her research interests include American music since 1900, the arts and the spiritual life, and women and music.
Room 123, English Interactive Workshop
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