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 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr. Sharma gained an M.T.S. in 1974 and then a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978. He is now Birks Chair of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has published over fifty books including The Study of Hinduism (2003) and five hundred articles in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion.
Sephardic Survival - The Balance of the Kabbalistic Heart Consuelo Luz
Cabaret (4:30 PM - 5:15 PM), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
S.S. Rama Rao Pappu is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and an Affiliate of the Department of Comparative Religion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A. He is an Associate Editor (Philosophy) of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism and is the author/editor of Gandhi and America's Educational Future.
Consuelo Luz creates a passionate, soulful weave of Sephardic Jewish music, culture, history and her Crypto-Jewish experience to illustrate the Sephardic/Kabbalistic approach to survival and peace. Songs inspired by ancient, mystical Kabbalah texts bring to light the profound wisdom which enabled the Sephardim to coexist with Arabs and Christians, influence Spain's Golden Age, and survive the Inquisition.
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
One of the world's most inspired interpreters of Sephardic (Judeo/Spanish) music and of Sephardic, Mapuche and Basque descent, Consuelo Luz has performed internationally and recorded several albums. Her international release Dezeo, a collection of Sephardic prayers and ballads, has been featured on such prestigious compilations as Buddha Bar and Putumayo.
Joseph Runzo is Executive Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Chapman University and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He has published 10 books on interreligious understanding and is general co-editor of The Library of Global Ethics and Religion
Rev. Dirk Ficca has been with the Parliament of the World's Religions since 1992, and has been its Executive Director since 1998. He was formerly a Presbyterian Minister in Benton Harbor, Michigan for ten years.
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.
Ines Talamantez is a Professor in the department of religion at University of California, Santa Barbara. She has undertaken field studies among serveral American Indian nations and has directed the Society for the Study of Native American Traditions.
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