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 Tuesday, July 13, 2004
INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM 11:00 AM
universal language of music from various religious, cultural and spiritual traditions. They have even composed a special hymn for the Parliament. They will briefly introduce each religious tradition before every song.
María Lucia Caram Padilla is a contemplative nun (Convent of Santa Clara, in Manresa), who has been working in solidarity projects for the Third World and on mental health issues. She is promoting interreligious activities in Manresa. Different young groups of Manresa will participate in this initiative.
INTERRELIGIOUS 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
The Global Heart Vision: Principles and Practices for Personal Transformation and Global Change
Kathy Hearn
Rickie Byers Beckwith
Room 111, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
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The Global Heart Vision embraces "a world that works for everyone". It envisions a world in which resources are continuously and generously shared, compassion is active and forgiveness, whether for errors, injustices or debts, is the norm. It presents a world which has renewed its emphasis on nature, beauty, art and creativity, where people are encouraged to use their gifts and expertise, and fellowship prospers through the guidance of spiritual wisdom and experience. This Vision calls us to change from the inside out as we live and grow as One Human Family. This program is part of a series organized by the Association for Global New Thought (AGNT).
Ordained in 1985, Dr. Hearn was the founding and senior minister of Pacific Church of Religious Science in San Diego, California, and is the Community Spiritual Leader of United Church of Religious Science. She was part of AGNT's Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India.
Rickie Byers Beckwith is Music Director for the AGAPE International Center for Truth.
The Pluralism Project: Listening to America Diana Eck
Grove Harris
Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
For more than ten years, the Pluralism Project, based at Harvard University, has been exploring the changing religious landscape of the United States, looking at developments in America's cities and towns and listening to the voices of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and others. We
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listen to ways that hometown America is responding to new challenges of religious diversity and dialogue. Join us to hear and share contemporary vignettes. We particularly welcome our colleagues and friends in the international arena, so we may learn more about issues of religious pluralism around the globe. We will share our network of affiliates and technical expertise. We invite you to join the network so we can share resources around the globe.
Diana L. Eck is Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University and Director of the Pluralism Project. Her book Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras is about interreligious dialogue and won the prestigious Grawemeyer Book Award. In 1998, President Clinton awarded her the National Humanities Medal for the work of the Pluralism Project in the investigation of religious diversity in the United States that led to the production of the CD-ROM, On Common Ground: World Religions in America. Her latest book, A New Religion in America, was published by HarperSF in June 2001.
Grove Harris is the Managing Director for the Pluralism Project at Harvard University and teaches at the University of MassachusettsBoston. Her writing includes "Paganism" in On Common Ground: World Religions in America. Ms. Harris leads international consensus training workshops, and a Wiccan Maidens' group for girls ages 13-16. Her Masters in Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School incorporated studies of organizational development and business management into the study of religion and ethics.
Resources for Peacemaking in Areas of Religious Conflict
Rev. David Smock Paul Wee
Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
Religious communities throughout the world are becoming the center of a growing debate on one basic question: Is religion primarily a source of conflict, or of peace? This program seeks to strengthen the peacemaking role of religious communities by focusing on three primary tasks: 1) to encourage and strengthen the resolve of religious leaders to become active in peacemaking; 2) to listen to the experiences and the needs of leaders and members of religious communities who are committed to peacemaking; and 3) to bring to their awareness the significant resources that are available to assist them in their peacemaking role.
Rev. Dr. David Smock is the Director of the Religion and Peacemaking Initiative at the US Institute of Peace. He is also the editor of Interfaith Dialogue & Peacemaking, and was previously the Executive Associate to the Office of the President at the United Church of Christ
Former General Secretary for the Lutheran World Ministries, Dr. Paul Wee is a former Assistant General Secretary for International affairs and human rights of the Lutheran World Federation.