A WEEKLONG SERIES OF EVENTS HONORS RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY; A CELEBRATION OF FAITHS.Byline: ANNE CONSTABLE Hearing each other. Healing the Earth. Those are the long-held principles of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, the first attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. , which meets next month in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to the event, convened every five years in various cities around the globe, there will be interfaith celebrations in two dozen or more cities, including Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. . Here, the Rev. Doug Walker Doug Walker is the name of:
"We felt that Santa Fe was uniquely qualified because of its wonderful, diverse spiritual community," Jenni Walker said. A steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Tibetan Buddhists and representatives from other faith communities has been planning since August for a week of events including music, dancing, books, food, film and prayer. The purpose of the events is to foster a peaceful society and honor religious diversity in a world of strife among people of different religious beliefs. Religion is where people are entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. , Jenni Walker said, but most people of faith share a common value -- "opening the heart to the divine." By bringing people face to face so they can know each other, at pre-parliament events like the Santa Fe Festival of Faiths, "religion can set an example for how to be together," Doug Walker said. The council's history dates back to 1893 and the World's Parliament of Religions, held in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago, May–Nov., 1893, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Authorized (1890) by Congress, it was planned and completed by a commission headed by Thomas W. in Chicago. According to the council's Web site, this was the birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide. In 2004, the parliament was held in Barcelona, Spain. A film crew from Heaven on Earth Creations will chronicle the journey of the Walkers and others to Melbourne for a PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, documentary. Contact Anne Constable at 986-3022 or aconstable@sfnewmexican.com. |
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