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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Ramon Rosal Cortes is a Dr. in Psychology and co-chair of the Erich Fromm Institute in Barcelona.
Ana Gimeno-Bayon is a Dr. in Psychology and co-chair of the the Erich Fromm Institute.
The Translation of Sacred Texts from the Original Languages and their Interpretation Ramon Prats d'Alòs-Moner
Armand Puig
Victor Pallejà
Antoni Prevosti
Room 131
Panel Discussion
This program is a discussion in which several specialists of the sacred texts of Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and religions of China will participate. It is aimed to provide help to translators of those texts, especially regarding issues of philology and exegesis.
Ramon Prats d'Alòs-Moner is a Dr. in Tibetan Studies. He was professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples until 1985; he worked at the New York HIAR Tibetan Documentation Centre and taught at the Columbia University; he is the author of more than 50 publications.
Armand Puig is Director of the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences ("Institut Superior de Ciències Religioses") of Tarragona and specialist in Biblical translation.
Victor Pallejà is a Professor of Islamic world at the University of Alicante (Spain) and translator of Muslim texts.
Antoni Prevosti is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona and expert in Chinese religions.
Interreligious Dialogue from a Buddhist Perspective
Lobsang Dekiong
Room 132
Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will explore the resources and teachings of the Buddhist tradition that support engagement in interreligious dialogue. Every religious practice, in its essence, helps adherents to develop a pure heart, the basis for a world of mutual respect and peace.
Lobsang Dekiong is a Buddhist nun in Barcelona; she is a Lama following the Buddhist tradition of the Dalai Lama.
Program Descriptions Sunday, July 11, 2004
INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Connecting with Young People in Our Cities Liu Yi-Ning Patrice Brodeur
Flavio Soares
Room 134, English Academy
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. Within the larger interreligious movement a vibrant interreligious youth movement is emerging. Alumni from the 1993 Parliament, young people connected to partner cities, and young leaders attending the 2004 Parliament will gather to share current programs and discuss how local efforts can help build an international interreligious youth movement.
Liu Yi-Ning is Assistant Research Fellow of the Museum of World Religions. She is also President of International Youth Interfaith Union of Taiwan, and a Ph.D. Program Student in the National Taiwan University.
Dr. Patrice Brodeur is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Pluralism Project at Connecticut College. His primary areas of interest include contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies within the broader academic study of religion.
Flavio has led all youth interfaith activities of MIR since 2000. He worked in the Events and Campaigns Department for Viva Rio from 1999 to 2003, and is a Capoeira teacher. He is currently involved in a program called Peace Schools, sponsored by UNESCO.
Faith or Economics: What is the Bottom Line? Michael Taylor
Kamla Chowdhry
Katherine Marshall
Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Religious and spiritual leaders and their communities all around the world already engage in poverty reduction and human development. What are the contributions they make? Why are they important as partners in development? How can they be strengthened and encouraged? What are the possibilities for greater interreligious cooperation? How are multilateral agencies like the World Bank reaching out to them? Panelists invited by the World Faiths Development Dialogue will look at these questions and discuss the issues they raise in a constructive, critical and visionary dialogue.
Dr. Rev. Michael Taylor is the Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD). He is an ordained Christian minister, was formerly Director of Christian Aid, London UK and is now Professor of Social Theology in the University of Birmingham, UK.
Dr. Chowdhry is a Chairman/Board member of several
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