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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Jonan Fernandez is Coordinator of Elkarri, a Basque NGO working to transform the tumultuous and violent situation in the Basque Country into a situation of dialogue and agreement.
Dr. Kamaruzzaman is Professor at International Islamic University, and currently serves as the Director of the Australian office of the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations. She is an internationally renowned scholar of Islam, and one of the most active Muslim women in promoting dialogue between religions in Asia.
Religion in a World at War: The Transformation from Hate to Love of Our "Enemies"
Joseph Runzo
Philip Rossi
Irfan Omar
Judith Mayotte
Nancy Martin
Xinzhong Yao
Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel will offer an honest and direct look at the harsh realities of how people are treated in war and confront the challenge that this inhumane treatment presents to the world's religions. The impulse to dehumanize one's "enemies" in warfare will be directly addressed. The transformative role which the world's religions can bring to re-imagining this sense that one's "enemies" are subhuman will be explored and the question of what it means to have genuine love and compassion for others will be specifically addressed in terms of the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Confucian, and Christian traditions.
Joseph Runzo is Executive Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Chapman University and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He has published 10 books on interreligious understanding and is general co-editor of The Library of Global Ethics and Religion.
Philip Rossi, S.J. is Professor of Theology at Marquette University and a Trustee of Creighton University. He has published extensively on issues of ethics (including five books), and serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum. Expertise: Immanuel Kant, theological ethics, war and the theology of reconciliation.
Irfan Omar is Assistant Professor of Islamic Thought at Marquette University. He has written extensively on the life and work of Maulana Wahiddudin Khan and is a member of the Board of Consultants of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum. Expertise: Islamic perspectives on non-violence.
Judith Mayotte is a member of the Board of Directors of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, Visiting Professor at Marquette University, and member of the Board of Directors of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, and is the author of Disposable People? The Plight of Refugees.
Program Descriptions
Monday, July 12, 2004 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Nancy M. Martin is Associate Director of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Chapman University, and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. She has published four books, and has written extensively on Hindu devotional traditions.
Xinzhong Yao is Professor of Confucian Studies in the Department of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter. He has published several books on Confucianism and serves on the Board of Consultants of the Global Ethics and Religion Forum.
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
Making an Effort for a Peaceful World: Songs of Gratitude, Traditional Japanese Dance and Oriental Culture
Shinji Shumeikai
TBA, All Artistic Performance
Shinji Shumeikai volunteers will share Songs of Gratitude! original compositions, Zenidaiko traditional Japanese dance using a tool made of bamboo containing coins, and cultural experiences of Chinese Calligraphy and Flower Arrangement that convey the spirituality of the oriental culture.
Volunteers with Shinji Shumeikai, this spiritual group is committed to making the world a better place through art and musical performances.
Faith on Film: The Smith Family Macky Alston
Barbara Abrash
Room 111
Film Festival
Faith on Film Series: The Smith Family (2002) depicts one Mormon family's struggle to stay together after discovering the father and husband is secretly gay, having affairs with men, has AIDS and has infected his wife. It demonstrates the power of love and acceptance in the face of temptation to judge and condemn. This film is a powerful testament to underlying themes in the faith tradition - compassion, forgiveness and service, and represents the complexities of claiming a religious tradition while questioning many of its tenets. (87 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film follows during the Open Space period.
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary
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