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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Lama Kelsang is Director of the Buddhist centre on the Canary Islands.
Thubten Wangchen is a Buddhist monk born in Tibet, who studied 11 years in the private monastery of the Dalai Lama (Namgyal) in Dharamsala (India); he now lives in Barcelona and is the president of the Tibet House.
ENGAGEMENT 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
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Role of Religion to Eliminate Poverty H.H. Swamiji Devendrakeerty ji Maharaj Vinod Kapashi
Mary Kirchen
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Over the centuries religions have played a very important role in lifting people out of poverty. This is true of the Jain religion in India. With ahimsa and compassion as the main tenets of Jainism, Jains have opened hospitals, educational institutions, homes for elders and widows, and soup kitchens for the needy. One of a very few Jain monks who travels outside of India will be a presenter. Another presentation will highlight the work of the Immaculate Heart Community, an ecumenical group of women and men in California. They work through the nonprofit corporation, Housing Works, to create housing options that model, with respect and dignity, sustainable, environmentally sensitive, affordable community environments, providing access to housing for people with limited incomes.
H.H. Swamiji is a Jain monk, and an authority on Jain philosophy and scriptures. He has attended various national and international conferences. He is very knowledgeable of ancient languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Kanada, and specializes in new temple inaugural ceremonies and consecration of Jain deities.
Dr. Vinod Kapashi has taught Jainism for 15 years, and holds a Ph.D. in Jain sacred hymns. He is the president of Mahavir Foundation, and takes keen interest in the Interfaith activities in the United Kingdom, having served as the president of the Harrow Interfaith Council in the past.
Ms. Mary Kirchen has been a member of Immaculate Heart Community in Los Angeles, California, for 36 years and a member of its leadership team as President for 6 years. Currently, she is President of Housing Works, a non-profit community based organization dedicated to working to provide decent affordable housing for persons of low economic means.
Religious fundamentalism and violence: a challenge to interreligious dialogue Cedric Prakash
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
Program Descriptions Monday, July 12, 2004
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
A presentation of the increase of religious violence around the world. It will analyze the causes of fundamentalism and violence and how it threats the cohesion of society.
Cedric Prakash is a Jesuit Priest committed to the promotion of interreligious dialogue, justice and peace. He is the director of Prashant, a center for human rights, justice and peace in Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India).
The Sacred Space as a Spiritual Pedagogy for Peace
Lluis Bonet
Fariborz Sahba
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Panel Discussion
Panel discussion with the architect of the Sagrada Família, Lluís Bonet, and the architect of the Bahá'í temple of Delhi, Fariborz Sahba, who will explain how the sacred space can contribute to peace.
Lluis Bonet is a Catalan architect in charge of finishing the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
Fariborz Sahba is an Architect who built the famous Bahá'í Temple in shape of lotus of Delhi (India).
The Role of Museums in the Interreligious Movement for Dialogue and Understanding Maria Habito
Harry Dunlop
Han Bao-De
Tatiana Androsov
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
This panel will introduce three important educational institutions that are contributing to the Interfaith movement in very tangible ways through their community programs and exhibits. The discussion will focus on both the achievements and remaining challenges of these institutions, and their contributions to the global forum on interreligious dialogue. It will also address ways in which other multi-faith communities could create their own religious exhibits as a way of fostering interfaith collaboration and understanding.
Maria Habito is International Program Director, The Museum of World Religions. She is also International Program Director of Global Family for Love and Peace, a US-based NGO.
Harry Dunlop graduated in History and Sociology from the University of Glasgow, and later was awarded a Diploma in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester. He is the Manager of the St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow, Scotland, and has been involved in the project since 1990. He
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