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
ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room 125, English Partner Cities
This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. We live in an era of religiously targeted and motivated violence. This panel will discuss ways in which communities can not only respond in solidarity to acts of communal violence, but also harness and sustain this emergent interreligious camaraderie, so that these acts of violence will not have the intended effect of sowing fear and distrust, but rather serve as a catalyst for sustainable interreligious cooperation.
Dr. Lyudmyla Filipovych is Senior Researcher in the Department of Religious Studies, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences. She is also the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Center for Religious Information and Freedom.
Sheikh Saleh Habimana is Mufti of the Rwandan Muslims Association, and was the first Vice-President of the Inter-faith Commission of Rwanda. He is the Chairperson of the Union of Muslim Councils for East, Central and Southern Africa, and is the Commissioner of Monitoring and Follow-up for the National Commission for Fight Against HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Paul Eppinger, an American Baptist minister, has served as Statewide Director of the campaign to establish a Martin Luther King holiday for Arizona, the Executive Director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council and is now the Executive Director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement.
Aida Shibli is the Muslim Coordinator for the Interfaith Encounter Association. She is also a Board member of Bat Shalom, a feminist organization comprised of Israeli and Palestinian women: working for political action and women's rights.
Dr. Mohinder Singh is a former Professor at Baring Union Christian College, Khalsa College, and the University of Delhi. He is former Director of the Guru Nanak Foundation, and author of standard works on Sikh history and religion.
The spirituality of deeds
Carles Torner Pifarré
Room 129, French/Catalan Lecture
This is a presentation of the Life Review and its spirituality, in an interreligious perspective with specific examples to see how this is experienced in different religious and cultures.
Carles Torner Pifarré is a Poet and writer. He was the Chairman of the International Movement of the Catholic Students (1986-1991). Now he is a member of the Catholics Professionals Movement in Barcelona.
Commitment to Non Possessiveness for a Better World
Chetanya Kumar Kasyap
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Room 130, English Lecture
With material progress, human wants have continued to multiply. Human beings have succumbed to the temptation of reckless exploitation of natural resources and ecology, not for their needs, but for their greed. Varying degrees of comforts available to the rich and the poor have widened the gulf and created a breeding ground for exploitation, hatred and ill-will. Developed countries are known for over consumption as well as wasteful consumption. Jain philosophy advocates the attitude and practice of "Aparigraha", meaning non-possessiveness, non-attachment, and can be promoted through voluntary selfdiscipline, self-control and self-restraint.
Mr. Chetanya Kumar Kasyap is President of Chetanya Kasyap foundation. Mr. Kasyap is also well known as the Editor of Ahimsa World, Chetna and is the author of many books. He works hard to spread education in rural and tribal areas, and is a Vice President of the World Jain Confederation.
Bridges of dialogue and commitment
Maria Pilar Bonfill Prades Antoni Matabosch
Monica Fernandez de Blas
Room 131, Catalan/Spanish Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on the presence of Islam in Catalonia. This discussion will show the structures and life experiences that Muslims have to confront to live and practice their faith in Catalonia.
Maria Pilar Bonfill Prades has a degree in Philosophy and Education Sciences from the University of Barcelona, and a degree in Religious Sciences from the Theological Institute of Barcelona.
Antoni Matabosch is a Dr. in Theology and is the director of Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona (ISCREB).
Monica Fernandez de Blas is a Dr. in Law and has a B.A. in Religious Sciences.
The Need for Spiritual Justice and Native Inmates
Gordon BelCourt Tom Goldtooth
Room 132, English Interactive Workshop
Because indigenous religious/spiritual practices of native peoples are not recognized or included among organized religions, many native peoples who are in corrective institutions are denied religious freedom. This dialogue/engagement will provide an overview of these