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 Sunday, July 11, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
symbolism), labyrinths serve as metaphors for unity and wholeness. Our shared labyrinth walk will give participants of all faiths an opportunity to embody the theme "Pathways for Peace."
This session will continue the interrelationship of the world's religions and the human rights tradition. This Second Roundtable will identify the creative contributions of Christianity, Jainism, Chinese religions and the Yoruba tradition in Africa and African diaspora, Islam and Sikhism to human rights discourse.
Sandy Gess, an ordained United Methodist pastor, is co-founder and leader of Weave of Faith Christian Feminist Community. She is included in the book White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America. A certified labyrinth facilitator, Sandy led an interfaith labyrinth walk of women spiritual leaders (Jew, Christian, Sufi, Sikh, Hindu, Yorba, Buddhist, Unitarian, Catholic at the White Fire Gathering in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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.
Elizabeth Genevieve is a founding member of the Association for Spirit at Work and gives talks on Spirit at Work, Leadership and Team Spirit. Her work with labyrinths began at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and she continues to explore ways to bring it to people at work as a metaphor for organizational change
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
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Philip Rossi, S.J. is Professor of Theology at Marquette University and a Trustee of Creighton University. He has published extensively on issues of ethics (including 5 books), and serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum. Expertise: Immanuel Kant, theological ethics, war and the theology of reconciliation
Current State and Future Development of Tibetan Buddhism in China's Tibet Tsewang Gyurme Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan/Chinese Lecture
Dr. Christopher Chapple a Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Asian-Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. His books include Karma and Creativity, Non-Violence to Animals, and Earth and Self in Asian raditions.
Presentation of religious rights in Tibet, the interactions between the government and the various religious groups of the region and how the authorities are building and maintaining famous monasteries and cultural relics. Nowadays there are more than 1700 monasteries and sites for religious worship in Tibet, and more than 46000 monks and nuns in the Tibetan autonomous region.
John H. Berthrong, Associate Dean and Professor of Comparative Theology, is director of the Institute for Dialogue Among Religious Traditions at Boston University. He has written numerous publications including All Under Heaven: Transforming Paradigms in Confucian-Christian Dialogue, and The Divine Deli: Religious Identity in the North American Cultural Mosaic.
Tsewang Gyurme is the Director of the Social Science Academy of the Tibetan Autonomous Region and expert of Tibetan Buddhist holy writings.
Wande Abimbolo occupies the position of Awise Awo Ni Agbaye, "spokesperson and ambassador for the Yoruba religion and culture in the world." He has devoted his life to the Ifa, the Yoruba system of divination, and has taught at Harvard, Colgate and Boston College and written extensively on the Yoruba tradition.
Abdul Karim Soroush is originally from Iran and is currently teaching at Princeton University Surjit Singh is associated with the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India.
How Can Humanity's Religious Traditions Enrich Human Rights Discourse?: Religion and Human Rights Symposium Arvind Sharma Joseph Runzo Philip Rossi Christopher Chapple John Berthrong Wande Abimbola Abdul Karim Soroush Surjit Singh
Native People and Environmental Justice Tom Goldtooth Omie Baldwin Rosita Worl
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Roundtable
114, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
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