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 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
The Reverend John Titaley is the Rector and Professor of Theology at Satya Wacano Christian University in Indonesia.
Throughout the world, ethnically diverse Jews come together for worship and to build community. This panel highlights leaders from different Jewish communities from around the globe - Brazil, Ethiopia, the U.S. and Israel. In each case they are bound by their adherence to Jewish tradition, yet they are separated by culture, race and ethnicity. Join an exciting and unique international discussion as these leaders express their views on the various types of Judaism being practiced around the world.
Professor M. Thomas Thangaraj is D.W. & Ruth Brooks Associate Professor of World Christianity at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
Rabbi Sobel is the Chief Rabbi of Brazil. He is the Coordinator of the National Commission for Religious Dialogue Between Catholics and Jews. He is committed to the strengthening of Jewish identity, the enhancement of interfaith relations, and the promotion of human rights
Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human (UBBH) - Many Pathways Masankho Banda Elizabeth Frye Cabaret (10:00 AM–11:00 AM), English Artistic Performance
Born in Ethiopia, Dr. Isaac holds several degrees in a variety of subjects, and is the first professor hired in Afro-American Studies at Harvard. Dr. Isaac has lectured at several institutions of higher learning over the years and has authored numerous articles and books on Jewish and Ge'ez literatures.
Capers Funnye is Robbi and spiritual leader of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago, and a senior research associate at the Institute for Jewish & Community Research. He has also served as a consultant to several national museums and historical societies.
Join InterPlayers from the USA, Masankho Banda and Elizabeth Mendana Frye, to create a community performance titled The Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human. The performance will include stories, songs, solo and group dances, drumming, all of which will be improvised. No prior performing arts experience is necessary if you wish to perform but attendance at the Wisdom of the Individual and Community Body workshop on July 10 and two rehearsals is needed. Audience members who watch (and do not perform) will be delighted at the insightful, fun and profound moments that will arise, based on the 2004 Parliament experience. A program of BodyWisdom and InterPlay.
Shlomo Alon is the Board Vice-Chair of the Interfaith Encounter Association. He also serves as the Head of the Supervision Department and Chief Supervisor of Arabic Language and Middle Eastern Studies in the Israeli Ministry of Education
Masankho Banda is a multidisciplinary Performing Artist, InterPlay Leader, Educator, Spiritual Healer and Peace Builder originally from Malawi, Central Africa. He travels the world bringing his message of peace using dance, music and storytelling. His Holiness the Dalai Lama awarded Masankho the "Heroes of Compassion" award for his work with Wing It! Interplay Ensemble.
Developing Rationales Within the Christian Tradition for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation Richard Wood John Kaserow John Titaley M. Thomas Thangaraj Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Elizabeth Mendana Frye is a dancer with a Master of Fine Arts in Dance. She performs with Wing It! Interplay Ensemble, as well as designs lights and stage manages for various dance companies around the United States.
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Hindu Teachings on Interreligious Relations H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswati H.H. Yogini Sri Chandra Kali Prasada
This ecumenical panel of Asian and North American theologians and scholars of religions will explore issues in the Christian theology of other religions as they bear on interreligious dialogue and cooperation. We will discuss questions such as: "How should recent developments in epistemology and the philosophy of language affect understandings of doctrine?" and "How far should we go in emphasizing the particularity of the Christian revelation as embodied in a first-century Galilean Jew?"
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture, interactive workshop
The Reverend Richard J. Wood is Dean and Professor Emeritus of the Yale University Divinity School, and is President of the United Board for Christian Higher Education.
"Truth is one but the sages call it by many names." "The world is one family." "Let all the noble thoughts come from all directions." These a few of the most familiar insights that have emerged from the Indian tradition to enrich interreligious understanding, inform dialogue, and encourage inclusive approaches to relations among religions and cultures. They underscore the inherent harmony within Hinduism in terms of its relation to other religions. In this program, two respected
Father John Kaserow, M.M., is the former Dean of the Maryknoll School of Theology. He is currently Professor of Mission Studies at Catholic Theological Union of Chicago, and a historical theologian with special interests in East Asian Buddhism.
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