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
Can art heal? Virtually every faith tradition answers this question affirmatively. A team of Harvard Divinity School students, led by Dr. Patricia Novick, gathered examples of healing art from eight faith and cultural traditions to create a traveling installation to provide restorative images for nursing professionals in healthcare settings. In this workshop they will present those images and discuss the ways in which religious art accomplishes healing and builds compassion, understanding and mutual respect.
Keeping the Path Clear - Women Engaging in Inter-Faith, Inter-Action and InterRelationships Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton Barbara Siddiqui Raheel Raza
Room 125, English Panel Discussion
Amelia Perkins is earning a Master of Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School and has worked on a number of arts and religion initiatives, primarily at the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, including research for the Museum of World Religions in Taiwan. She also worked at the Museum's New York offiliate, One Center.
This program is conducted by two Muslims and a Christian who are committed to justice and believe that humanity is one community, and that listening to one another helps to strengthen the commitment to peace in concrete, realistic, idealistic, visioning ways. By interweaving scripture, tradition, experience and stories in the presentation, they will demonstrate how to keep the path to peace clear.
Rachel Smith.js a student at Harvard Divinity School where she studies Eastern Orthodoxy and its mystical traditions through its theology, iconography and hymnology. She grew up in Canada and worked in Toronto as a hospice worker. She is a professional musician.
Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, Recipient of the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario Heritage Day award, has written in a variety of church and theological journals. Karen is committed to working for ecumenism, inter-faith dialogue, the use of the Bible in the church and local and global justice.
Juan Miguel Marin is currently a graduate student in divinity at Harvard University. He holds an undergraduate degree in Religion and Art History, and a Master's Degree in Theological Studies. He is interested in religious experience and religious art.
Barbara Siddiqui is a member and active participant in B'nai B'rith, Women's Interfaith Dialogue, Muslim Christian Liaison Committee, and Toronto Mayor's roundtable on equity access.
Maria Aguilar is a third year graduate student at Harvard Divinity School. Her field of study is early Christianity with an interest in the theology of the Church Fathers and patristic Mariology
Mrs. Raza is an active speaker and media consultant on women's issues in Islam as well as being involved with the Muslim Canadian Congress. She graduated from Karachi University with a major in English and Psychology and has taken writing and public speaking courses in Toronto
Patricia Katherine Novick, Ph.D., D.Min., is o clinical psychologist and spiritual director with 30 years experience in a wide range of healing disciplines. Most recently, she was Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions of Harvard Divinity School She has consulted with health care systems in Metropolitan Chicago on integrating spirituality and complementary healthcare practices with traditional Western medical care.
Religions in Dialogue: The Experience of the International Center of Mystical Studies of Avila Fernando Beltrán Llavador
Transforming Inter-Faith Dialogue: A Pathway to Peace (session two) Brian Walker Abu Bakarr Conteh Abdul Jalil Sajid Rt. Rev. Joseph Humper Imam Dr. Megumi Hirota Room 129
Room 124, Spanish Lecture
Lecture that will present the International Center of Mystical Studies of Avila (CIEM), which was founded in 1990 through the impetus given by UNESCO, in order to contribute to the knowledge of the mystical traditions of all the world from an interreligious and secular perspective.
This second 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
Prof. Fernando Beltrán has translated books on Zen Buddhism and Christianism.
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