The Carmelite Library and the Whitefriars Hall Committee for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation presents a coffee-house forum on the subject of

Spirituality and Peacemaking:
exploring ideas of how religion can play a positive role
in conflict resolution.
 

Our speakers were:

Gen Kelsang Varahi,  A Buddhist Perspective
Podcast of the Talk

Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Varahi is a close disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. She was appointed Resident Teacher at Vajrayogini Buddhist Center in Washington DC by Geshe Kelsang in 2000. Gen Varahi brings sharp humor to her teachings on Buddhism and her examples for applying its principles in daily life. She is remarkable in her love for studying the Dharma and how accessible her teachings are to her students.

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Rev. Kevin Culligan, O.C.D.,   A Christian Perspective

Kevin G. Culligan, a Discalced Carmelite friar, is a psychologist and charter member of both the Institute of Carmelite Studies and the Carmelite Forum. He is co-editor with Regis Jordan of Carmel and Contemplation: Transforming Human Consciousness (ICS Publications, 2000). His essays and reviews on Carmelite spirituality have appeared in Spiritual Life, Carmelite Digest, America, National Catholic Reporter, Review for Religious, and The Way.  

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Imam Yahya Hendi, a Muslim Perspective
Podcast of the Talk

Imam Yahya Hendi is the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, the first American University to hire a full-time Muslim chaplain. Imam Hendi is also the Imam of the Islamic Society of Frederick, and is the Muslim Chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He also serves as a member and the spokesperson of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. He serves as adjunct faculty member for John Hopkins University, Office of professional development, and Fordham University.

 

This presentation was held on
Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm
at
Whitefriars Hall
1600 Webster Street, NE
Washington, DC   20017


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