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 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Finding the Brother in the Other: Overcoming Negative Images of Other Faiths as We Build Our Religious Identities and Seek Common Ground Michael Gottsegen Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Tom Boyd Ibrahim Ramey Deepak Sarma
Engaged Wonder: New Pathways in Conflict Transformation Jonah Friedman Jacqueline Ripstein Jeannine Hill-Fletcher Mark Larrimore
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Room 125, English Panel Discussion
The human capacity for wonder is accessible to all, regardless of age, aptitude or religion. The nature of wonder is to be openly reflective and as an engaged form of practice can become a new tool for transforming conventional approaches to conflict resolution. In this dynamic presentation we explore the religious, theological, sociological and artistic implications of wonder as an engaged practice.
If the world's religions are to become sources of global solidarity and planetary renewal, they must learn to approach the religiously foreign in unaccustomed ways, and must learn to instill positive religious identities that do not presuppose negative attitudes toward other religions. In this session, leading religious thinkers will engage one another in a discussion of these shared challenges, and of how they are endeavoring to meet them by drawing upon their own religious resources. They will also talk about how they have been spiritually transformed by this work of clearing a path to the other.
Mr. Friedman explores the varied uses of engaged wonder in his courses on faith and reason, and world scriptures. He is a lead art instructor, Doing Art logether (associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City) and Hebrew College. He coordinates the Hebrew Resource Center at Temple Shaarey Tefila,
Michael Gottsegen is a Senior Teaching Fellow at CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. The author of The Political Thought of Hannah Arendt, and numerous articles, he is currently writing on the relationship among ethics, politics, and God in modern Jewish thought
Ms. Ripstein developed and patented on Invisible Art & Light painting technique that creates healing effects in our bodies. Her painting, "Our Lady of the Universe," commissioned by the Holy Family Institute, was displayed at the UN during the Interfaith Meeting with Religious and Spiritual World Leaders (2000). It is on display at the 2004 Parliament in the AC Barcelona Hotel
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield is Vice President of CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. His is a thoughtful voice on issues of faith, doubt, and the importance of interfaith dialogue, and has been featured on television, radio, and in major newspapers across the country
Dr. Hill-Fletcher's work on the contribution of feminist theology toward religious pluralism includes publications in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion and Theology and the Social Sciences, and a book on reclaiming Karl Rahner's theology of God's incomprehensibility in a feminist theology of religious pluralism (forthcoming)
Mark Larrimore is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Eugene Lang College, New School University in New York.
Tom W. Boyd, an ordained Presbyterian minister, teaches Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma By focusing on the relation among world religions and the relation between religion and culture, he seeks to understand and appreciate religion in its contemporary setting and in light of an emerging planetary culture.
Ibrahim Malik Abdil-Mu'id Ramey is the coordinator of the Peace and Disarmament program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York, Ibrahim serves as a board member of several national peace and justice organizations. He has been a delegate and presenter at international conferences all over the world.
Psychological Attitudes for Interreligious Dialogue Ramon Rosal Cortes Ana Gimeno-Bayon
Room 130, Spanish Interactive Workshop
Deepak Sarma is currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University. His expertise is in the Madhva School of Vedanta, of which he is a member. An author, Sarma is the Vice President of the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies and will become its President in 2005.
What psychological attitudes make our participation in interreligious dialogue possible? This lecture and interactive workshop will explore the importance of exercising different psychological abilities: confidence, consciousness of our own limitations, a democratic attitude, openness to experiences and tolerance of diversity.
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