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 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Personal and Scriptural Approaches Charles Hambrick Win Myint
Sefarad and the History of the Jews Living Together in Spain Dominique Tomasov Rabbi Ariel Edery
Room 131, English Panel Discussion
Room 134, Spanish Lecture
Lecture about the development of Judaism in Spain through the most representative scriptures.
Win Myint, a Buddhist from Myanmar, and Charles Hambrick, a Christian from the United States, will enter into dialogue and conversation on several topics from their scriptures. They will compare and contrast passages from the New Testament and the Dhammapada, Buddhist and Christian Beatitudes, the Ten Precepts and the Ten Commandments, and two parables. A booklet containing the scripture passages will be provided, and audience participation will be encouraged.
Ariel Edery is the rabbi of Judia Atid. A native of Argentina, he moved to Jerusalem to study at Hebrew University. He worked as an educator within the Jewish community in Mexico City, and became the full-time rabbi of Congregation ATID in 2001, the first and only Progressive synagogue in Spain.
Dr Charles Hambrick taught History of Religions in the Department of Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University. Since 1993, he has been Professor Emeritus and has continued to teach in many academic, church, and community contexts. He is an ordained United Methodist minister.
The Battle for God Karen Armstrong Rabbi Michael Lerner Jonan Fernandez Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan
Win Myint is Professor of Mathematics at Tennessee State University. Professor Myint regularly lectures on Buddha-Dhamma in schools, civic groups, religious organizations, and to inmates at the Tennessee State Prison.
The Non-Existence of Self: The Absolute Plenitude Jinpa Gyamtso Vicente Merlo Bhakti Das
The religious phenomenon known by the unsatisfactory term "fundamentalism" is not only one of the major religious aspects of our time, but certain extreme forms of this militant piety have come to the fore of international politics. It is therefore crucial that we understand this phenomenon accurately. The program will discuss the root causes of fundamentalism in the three Abrahamic religions, discuss its objectives, dynamics, and will examine the ideology and decode the imagery used by these fundamentalist movements to uncover the underlying fear and anxiety (now slowly hardening into rage) that, as we now know beyond doubt, no society can safely ignore.
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Panel discussion about the non-existence of self, basic principle of Buddhism. The Western dualistic mentality is the reason of every frustration and suffering, and Buddhism makes possible to develop the wisdom of the absence of ego in addition of universal love, which are the pathway to the full development of the human potential and the respect of the others.
Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religion, including A History of God, The Battle for God, Through the Narrow Gate, Holy War, Islam, and Buddha. Her work has been translated into forty languages. She is also the writer of three television documentaries and took part in Bill Moyers's television series Genesis. Since September 11, 2001, she has been a frequent contributor to conferences, panels, newspapers, and periodicals. She is a frequent participant in media discussions on both sides of the Atlantic on the subject of Islam. Ms. Armstrong now lives in London, England.
Jinpo Gyamtso is a Buddhist Tibetan monk since 1989 and codirector of all the Samye Dzong centres in Spain where he teaches regularly.
Vicente Merlo is a Dr. in Philosophy at the University of Valencia and specialist of the Hindu philosophy; he is a professor of the Master of History of Religions of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bhakti Das is the founder of the yoga center "Vedonto Sivonando" in Barcelona and professor of Indian music. He is also an active Hindu member of the interreligious group of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia.
Rabbi Michoel Lerner studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and was mentored by noted scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute in 1977. Michael Lerner serves as the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun, ond is the editor of Tikkun Magazine and author of numerous books, including Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation. He founded the Institute for Labor and Mental Health, and for many years served as a psychotherapist for middle-income working people.
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