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
Monday, July 12, 2004
MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM
Gah is the first watch of the day. The Havan Gah prayer will be recited followed by a brief explanation of other Zoroastrian principle ceremonies.
Dame Master-Moos, Ph.D., D.Sc., is the Founder and President of the only Zoroastrian College in the world, Mazdayasnie Monasterie Zoroastrian College, in Mumbai, India. She is the recipient of the Dag Hammarskjold Award (1968) and the Medal for Inter Faith Peace by HH Pope John Paul II (1989). Dr. Meher Master-Moos has written 19 books and is a Barrister at law, Advocate, and Special Executive Magistrate, she has honorary doctorate degrees from several universities.
Pathways of Peace with the Sounds of Peace Sandra Comeau
Jan Campbell
9:00 AM
M.O. 4, Various
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
By its fundamental nature, the labyrinth is a metaphor for a pathway to unity, within self, community and with all cultures, faiths, ages and genders. This facilitated open walk is accompanied by the music CD "World Peace Chants" by New Orleans-based devotional singer Sean Johnson, and his ensemble, The Rishis (named for the great sages of India). Sean created the music especially for the labyrinth walks at the 2004 Parliament.
Sandra Comeau has been involved in the Veriditas Labyrinth Movement for over five years, obtaining her facilitator training from Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Cathedral. She has extensive training in ancient cultures, sacred geometry, spiritual counseling and various other healing traditions, as well as an undergraduate degree in Cross-Cultural Studies.
Jan Campbell has been involved in various events presenting the Labyrinth experience. She facilitated the Labyrinth at the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town. Her volunteer work has spanned many spiritual traditions including interfaith projects. She has spent over 15 years embracing a diversity of spiritual studies.
INTRARELIGIOUS 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Religious Studies and Interreligious Dialogue: Possibilities and Problems
Daniel Madigan
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Lecture that examines the role of religious studies in schools and universities in assisting the process of interreligious dialogue. It identifies common pitfalls as well as promising
avenues.
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Daniel Madigan is an Australian Jesuit priest and director of the Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures at the Gregorian University, Rome. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Religion from Columbia University, New York, and has lived and worked in India, Pakistan, Egypt, United States and Italy. He has many years of teaching experience about Islam and Christianity to Christian, Jewish and Muslim students.
A Sacred Circle: A Call to Unity and Reverence for Each Other and the Earth
Diane Williams
Angaangaq Lyberth
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Indigenous wisdom encourages us to listen to our inner voices and the voice of the earth. In indigenous cultures throughout the world, many prophecies exist about a time of sorrow and imbalance followed by a healing, a rebalancing. You are invited to a Sacred Morning of indigenous rituals and ceremonies in honor of this very sacred time in history, when the peoples of the world are coming together in partnership to create pathways to peace through greater understanding, mutual respect and reverence for each other and the earth.
Diane Williams is a United Nations Representative for the Tribal Link Foundation. She is also the Co-Creator of the Sacred Place, and actively serves on a number of committees at the UN, and is also a member of the Values Caucus.
Angaangaq Lyberth is an internationally respected Inuk Elder for the Native communities of the Circumpolar Arctic, North and South America and Europe. He serves on the Special Advisory Council to the Jane Goodall Institute, and is also an Elder for the Aboriginal Justice Learning Network and Justice Canada.
The Zoroastrian View of Interfaith Dialogue Homi Dhalla
Rohinton Rivetna
Firdosh Mehta
Nicholas Davidson
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
The interfaith movement has been one of the most important developments of the 20th century. In the last twenty-five years, Zoroastrians have been increasingly taking an active interest in the interfaith movement. One of the important dimensions of this movement is interfaith dialogue. The presentation and responses examine various aspects of interfaith dialogue from the Zoroastrian viewpoint. Besides this, Zoroastrians have played a role as meditators and bridgebuilders in times of crisis. In India, Zoroastrians have encouraged Hindu-Muslim dialogue to diffuse tension.