Please note that the contents of this page reflect preliminary scheduling as of Tuesday, November 3 (CST) and are subject to change. If there is a change to your program, CPWR will notify you by email.
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This schedule is the most updated version and is intended for presenter use only. We will be updating the website to reflect this schedule.
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| Program Title | Speakers | Day | Time | Room |
| 108 Bowls: A Mala of Water | Bonnie Myotai Treace | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 216 |
| 12 Steps: A Complete, Non-Denominational Spiritual Path for the 21st Century | Doug Childers | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 215 |
| 2 Jews, 3 Opinions: An Open Conversation on the Implications of the Parliament for Our Jewish Communities | Rabbi Brad Hirschfield | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 218 |
| 2014 Site Selection Orientation Opening Reception (Will take place from 3-5pm) | Rev Dirk Ficca,Helen Spector,Zabrina Santiago,Members from Melbourne Bid Team | Thu 3 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 103 |
| 2014 Site Selection Orientation Part 1 | Helen Spector,Zabrina Santiago,Ellen Grace O'Brian,Speakers from Melbourne, Barcelona and Cape Town organising teams | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 111 |
| 2014 Site Selection Orientation Part 2 | Helen Spector,Rev Dirk Ficca,Zabrina Santiago,Members of the Melbourne Bid Team and Board of Management | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 111 |
| A Baha'i Perspective on the Right to Development | Brian Lepard,AK Merchant | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 102 |
| A Buddhism for Today: Introduction to Rissho Kosei-kai | Rev Yasutomo Sawahata,Gene Reeves | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 203 |
| A Buddhist Story Just for You | Gene Reeves | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 217 |
| A Celebration of the Cosmos and its Processes from a Mystical, Inclusive Perspective | William Wallace | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 215 |
| A Celebration of Urantia, Our Planet | Gard Jamison,Francyl Gawryn | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 208 |
| A Course in Miracles Unleashed: A Direct Encounter with Jesus Christ in the Evolution and Enlightenment of the Human Species | Cameron Kennedy, Producer,Rev Ellen Kennedy,Elbert Kloostra,Rev Kristen Kloostra | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 104 |
| A Creative Exploration of the Sacred Feminine | Meredith Tenney,Kathe Schaaf,Anne Fitzgerald | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 220 |
| A Heart Set on the Pilgrims' Way: A Spiritual Practice of World Religions | Susan Borwick,Carlos Parra ,Dr Kurt Weis | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 103 |
| A Listening Place Each Day (Fri) | Kristen Hobby,Lynette Dungan,Bernie Miles,Kava Schafer,Jill Manton ,Nola Vanderfeen | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 217 |
| A Listening Place Each Day (Mon) | Kristen Hobby,Lynette Dungan,Bernie Miles,Kava Schafer,Jill Manton ,Nola Vanderfeen | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 217 |
| A Listening Place Each Day (Sat) | Kristen Hobby,Lynette Dungan,Bernie Miles,Kava Schafer,Jill Manton ,Nola Vanderfeen | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 218 |
| A Listening Place Each Day (Sun) | Kristen Hobby,Lynette Dungan,Bernie Miles,Kava Schafer,Jill Manton ,Nola Vanderfeen | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 218 |
| A Listening Place Each Day (Tue) | Kristen Hobby,Lynette Dungan,Bernie Miles,Kava Schafer,Jill Manton ,Nola Vanderfeen | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 217 |
| A New Ethical Manifesto for the Global Economy | Hans Kung,Dipak Jain | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 202 |
| A Qur'anic Moral Imperative: Building Peace in the Pursuit of Justice | Dr Tariq Ramadan | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 220 |
| A Religion of Healthy Mindedness - New Thought's Uniquely American Contribution to the Arena of New Religious Community | Dr Roger Teel, Moderator,Dr Michael Beckwith,Rev Dr Kenn Gordon,Dr Kathy Hearn,Dr Barbara King,Dr James Trapp,Rev Dr Mary Tumpkin,Dr Frank zumMallen,Rev Christian Sorensen | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 203 |
| A Review on Shi'ism from the Islamic Republic of Iran | Dr Shahriar Shojaeipour ,Dr Mohammad Jafar Elmi,Najafali Mirzai ,Dr Mohammad Naser Saghaye Biria,Mahdi Hadavi Moghaddam | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 203 |
| A Spiritual Audit of the World's Workplaces: Sharing Our Stories of the Human Spirit at Work | Elizabeth Denton | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 215 |
| A String and A Prayer: Creating Universal Peace Beads | Eleanor Wiley | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 214 |
| A Tale of Two Women: A Multifaith Reading of the Sarah/Hagar Narrative | Rachael Kohn, Moderator,Rebecca Forgasz,Coralie Ling,Rachel Woodlock | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 215 |
| ABC 'Compass' Live Recording | International Speakers from a Variety of Religious Traditions ,Dr Suhair Al-Qurashi | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Plenary Hall |
| Aboriginal Reconciliation in Melbourne: Working for Land Justice and Reconciliation | Peter Lewis,Vicki Clark,Melissa Brickell | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 105 |
| Aboriginal Women - Healing the Land and its People | Aunty Lois ,Aunty Pat Morgan,Min Mia (M. Smith) | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 207 |
| Accommodating Indigenous Spirituality in the Contemporary World: Valuing and Respecting the Importance of Indigenous Spirituality | Joseph Henry Suina, USA: Cochiti Pueblo, Moderator,Tsugio Kuzuno, Japan: Ainu,Nana Osei Boakyewa Apeadu Yiadom II, Akan/Ghana: Apeadu | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 214 |
| Achieving Sustainable Peace | Dr William F Vendley,Pat Walsh,Abdul Aziz Naderi,Fr Leonel Narvaez | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 213 |
| Adapting to Climate Change: How, and How Far? | Miriam Pepper,Will McGoldrick,Tamasin Ramsay | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 103 |
| Addressing the Shadow in Our Own Traditions | Melanie Landau,Anna Halafoff,Susan Carland,Rachel Woodlock | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 108 |
| African American Muslims: Mirrors for Global Justice | Imam Khalid Griggs,Ndidi Amatullah Okakpu,Kyle J Ismail | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 218 |
| African Religions in Latin America | Stanley Krippner,Rose Sackey-Milligan | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 102 |
| Agape Choir | Rickie Byars, Music Director | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Ainu Indigenous Spirituality and Culture of Japan | Asayo Horibe, USA: Buddhist, Moderator,Ryoko Foose, Japan: Ainu,Tsugio Kuzuno, Japan: Ainu elder | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 214 |
| All We've Got: A Documentary Film about Hope | MaryCatherine Burgess,Jung Wai Hoi,Nurul Jihadah Hussain,Tamara Knowles,Vijay Ramnarace,Di Williams,David Wilson | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 104 |
| Alternatives to Empire, Another World is Possible | Rev Harry Kerr,Larry Marshall,Dr Chandra Muzzafar,Joseph Camilleri | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 212 |
| Amerta Movement: the Gardening of Mandala Salam | Suprapto Suryodarmo | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 212 |
| AMES: People, Programs and Pathways | Catherine Scarth,Susan Chou Allender,Malou Pascual Anes,Parsuram Sharma-Luital,Margot Hennessy,Edita Didic | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 209 |
| An Exploration of Gurmat Sangeet - Sikh Musical Heritage | Kulbir Malhotra,Australian Sikh Youth | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| An Islamic Conscience: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis | Shamir Allibhai, Producer/Director | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 107 |
| Analyse This!: Views of Young Palestinian, Sudanese and American Muslim Women on Their Faith and Evolving Roles | Shaima'a Al-Hajj, Chair,Ndidi Amatullah Okakpu,Norah Ziad Elmagraby,Maryam Sharrieff | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 218 |
| Ancient Jain Mantra: Sound and Spirituality | H H Amrender Muniji | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 105 |
| Anglican Sunday Morning Liturgy | Archbishop Philip Freier,Bishop John Harrower OAM | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 105 |
| Appreciating and Cultivating Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) and Pancasila to Address Religious Radicalisms in Indonesia | Anand Krishna,Maya Safira Muchtar | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 102 |
| Arctic Peoples: Environment and Traditional Ways | Norma Kassi, Canada: Vuntut Gwitch'in First Nation, Moderator | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 215 |
| Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (Religions for Peace Asia) | Dr Din Syamsuddin, Moderator,Dr Lilian Sison,Sunggon Kim,Theophilus Bela,Azril Mohd Amin,Des Cahill | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 110 |
| Australia's Diverse Cultures and Multifaith Communities: Fethullah Gulen's Vision and Building Bridges Projects | Orhan Cicek,Ahmet Polat,Mehmet Saral,Dr Salih Yucel,Sureyya Cicek,Cemen Polat | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 204 |
| Australian Pagans Speak: A Community Forum | Fabienne Morgana,Glenys Livingstone,She' D'Montford,Gede Parma,Linda Ward | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 217 |
| Awakening Global Consciousness and Spirituality: Mindful Cultivation of Global Sacred Spaces for All Religions, Cultures and Global Citizens | Ashok Gangadean,Audrey Kitagawa | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 109 |
| Awakening Meditation | Ken Mellor | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 215 |
| Baha'i Devotional Gathering: 'The Earth is but One Country' | Victorian Office of the Australian Baha'i Community, | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 209 |
| Basic Tenets and Karma in Jainism | Davendra Keertiji,Dr Narayan Kachhara | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 101 |
| Being a University Chaplain in the 21st Century | Patricia Blundell RSM,Sharon Kugler,Abdul Hai Patel | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 214 |
| Best Practices in Interfaith Youth Work: Religious Schools and Community-based Programs Respond | Kathleen Engebretson,Janet Penn | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 207 |
| Beyond Beliefs - Muslims and Non-Muslims Living in Australia | Dr Pamela Ryan | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 107 |
| Beyond the Dreamtime: Aboriginal Belief Systems and Their Deeper Philosophic Construct | Dienen Karna,Anne Warren | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 102 |
| Blogistan: Muslims Dialogue through New Media | Hussein Rashid,Wajahat Ali,Haroon Moghul | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 208 |
| Bollywood Dancing Bring the Soul, Mind and Body in Tune | Pushpa Velyavettil,Mai Nachungi Dance Company | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| Breaking Barriers: Global Women of Faith Network, Religions for Peace | Patricia Blundell,Lilian Sison,Ravinder Kaur Nijjar,Jacqueline Ogega | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 220 |
| Breaking Through Patriarchy: New Visions for Women of Faith | Jane Sloane,Jacqueline Ogega,Katherine Marshall,Sr Joan Chittister,Jean Duff | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 110 |
| Buddhist-Christian Dialogue | Lindsay Falvey,Paul Sanders,John May,Vincent Pizzuto,Padmasiri de Silva | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 101 |
| Building a Culture of Peace- Development on the ground in El Salvador | Marta Benavides, | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 108 |
| Building a Sense of Belonging in a Culturally Diverse Australia – The Australian Government's Role | Murray Davies, Chair,Laurie Ferguson | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 202 |
| Building Cities of Harmony | A team of local governmnt representatives, lead by Rabbi Aviva Kipen | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 211 |
| Building Peace in Pursuit of Justice: Indonesian, Turkish and Kashmiri Case Studies | Sadik Kirazli,Rasheeda Cooper,Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 108 |
| Building Peace in the Pursuit of Justice: A Baha'i Approach | Wendi Momen,Dr Moojan Momen | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 217 |
| Building Peace in the Pursuit of Justice: A Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue | Maria Reis Habito, Moderator,Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Ven Karma Lekshe Tsomo,Ruben Habito,Dr Chandra Muzaffar | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 219 |
| Burying and Resurrecting Our Tlingit Culture | Tsugio Kuzuno, Japan: Ainu | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 218 |
| By the Fig and the Olive Tree: A Qur'anic Perspective on Healing the Earth with Care and Concern | Dr Muhammad Shafiq | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 208 |
| Calling Out to Allah: The Role of Du'a (Supplication) in Islam And Its Benefits for Inner Peace | Muhsin Canbolat | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 108 |
| Cambodia in the Aftermath of Genocide: Where Does Faith Come in? | Kim Hourn Kao, Moderator,David Chandler,Thomas Bohnett | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 208 |
| Caring Practices for the Earth - Australia and USA Green Faith | Stacey Kennealy,Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black ,Dr Miriam Pepper | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 218 |
| Caritas Australia - Community Development in a Multifaith and Multicultural Environment | Margaret Fyfe,Ranmal Samarawickrama,Mary Anne Collins | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 102 |
| Catholic Mass, Coptic Rite | Fr Matta Ayoub | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 215 |
| Catholic Mass, Roman Rite | Fr Frank Gerry, S V D | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 104 |
| Catholic Mass, Roman Rite -- Friday | Bishop Michael Putney,Bishop Christopher Prowse | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 104 |
| Catholic Mass, Ukrainian Rite | Fr Robert Stickland,Ukrainian Catholic Choir | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 110 |
| Celtic Mysticism: An Introduction to its Arts and Traditions | Michelle MacEwan,Cath Connelly | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 104 |
| Challenge of Shinto: An Approach to Living Together in Diversity | Very Rev Munemichi Kurozumi | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 104 |
| Chan Meditation to Ease the Body and Mind at All Times and on All Occasions | Ven Chang Wu Shi,Ven Chang Shen Shi | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 110 |
| Changing the Conversation about Islam and Muslims Through Film: Shia, Puerto Rican-American and Australian Voices | Shamir Allibhai,Dr Pamela Ryan,Macky Alston,Hussein Rashid, Chair | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 106 |
| Changing the World from the Inside Out: Making a Difference through Evolutionary Enlightenment | Andrew Cohen | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 106 |
| Charter of Compassion | Karen Armstrong (by video),Sr Joan Chittister,Dr Chandra Muzaffar,Tariq Ramadan | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 220 |
| Christian Action and Witness For the Environment: What You Can Do When You Go Home | Beth Blissman,Philip Wollen,Steve Harms,Margareta Dahlin Johansson | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 108 |
| Christian-Muslim Engagement: Action through Understanding in the Writings of Said Nursi | Dr Faris Kaya,Fr Thomas Michel,Dr Abdullah Saeed,Dr Yunus A Cengel,Dr Bilal Kuspinar | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 207 |
| Christianity and Ecology | Bishop Geoffrey Davies ,Norman Habel,John Hart,Joel Hunter | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 106 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Morning Observance | Elder Hoare | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 103 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Samoan Choir | David Cray | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Climate Change and the Arctic: The Indigenous Perspective | Francois Paulette, Canada: Dene,Norma Kassi, Canada: Vuntut Gwich'in First Nation | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 101 |
| Climate Change and the Question of Overconsumption | Greg O'Donnell,Imam Afroz Ali,Denise Boyd | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 105 |
| Climate Change as a Concern for Justice | Dr Martin Kaplan,Dr Benjamin Burber | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Plenary Hall |
| Closeness to G-d | Miriam Iron,Tvor Ben Dor | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 201 |
| Closing Remarks on Conflict Resolution | Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Father Leonel Narvaez | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 219 |
| Cohesion and Unity in the Sikh Community | Bhai Sukhbir Singh, Moderator | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 209 |
| Colonisation: Indigenous Peoples Striving for Self-Determination | Linda Hogan, USA: Chickasaw, Moderator,Mandaza Augustine Kandemwa, Zimbabwe: Shona/Ndebele | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 219 |
| Come into the Presence of God! A Celebration of the Divine in Words, Music and Silence | Rev Dr Stephanie Dowrick,Dr Kim Cunio,Robin Ramsay | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Compassion as a Common Value / The Global Food Crisis as a Spiritual Challenge | Solomon Katz, Moderator,Anindita Balslev ,Rev Dirk Evers,Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein,Nomanul Haq,Samdhong Rinpoche | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 219 |
| Compassion Rising (World Premiere) | Michael Fitzpatrick, Producer | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 107 |
| Compassionate Eating for the YouTube Generation | Heng Sure | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 101 |
| Conflict Transformation and Peace Building | Stein Villumstad,Jacqueline Ogega,Dr William F Vendley | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 212 |
| Contemplative Shacharit (Jewish Morning) Service | Rabbi Or N Rose | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 104 |
| Convening Education Session: Schooling, Young People and Social Inclusion | Bronwyn Pike,Genevieve Peterson,Maria Minto-Cahill,Helen Butler | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 210 |
| Convening Session - Conflict Resolution | Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Fr Leonel Narvaez,Dr William Vendley | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 203 |
| Conversation with Cardinal McCarrick | Cardinal Theodore McCarrick | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 204 |
| Conversation with Sr Joan Chittister | Sr Joan Chittister | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 207 |
| Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders: Opening Ceremony | Srimati Tara Rajkumar,Priest Prem Kurukkal,Srimati Ni Ketut Arini,Amma Sri Karunamayi,Dada J P Vaswani,Dr Chanderbhanu,Swami Parameshananda,International Society for Krishna Consciousness,Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 202 |
| Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders: Part One | Dr Seshagiri Rao,Sevadevi Glover,H H Swami Amarananda,H H Swami Chidanand Saraswati,Yogini Sri Chandra Kali Prasada Mataji,H H Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami,H H Dadi Janki,Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 202 |
| Convocation of Hindu Spiritual Leaders: Part Two | Dr Arvind Sharma,H H Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami,Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,H H Swami Sandeep Chaitanya,Sri Swami Mayatitananda Saraswati,H H Dr Swami Avdeshanand Giri,Ida Pedanda GK Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa,Sri Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Giri | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 202 |
| Courage to Care: Listening to the Messages of the Holocaust Survivors | Anthony Weldon,Kitia Altman,Victoria Myers | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 104 |
| Creating a Stress-Free Mind and a Violence-Free World: Violence Ends Where Love Begins | Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 202 |
| Creative Methodologies for Interreligious Dialogue | Rev Bud Heckman,Josh Daneshforooz,Rev Nicole Diroff,Bettina Gray,Rev Sam Muyskens,Dr Tarunjit Singh Butalia,Joshua Stanton,Matthew Weiner,Paul Chaffee,Father Albert Nambiaparambil | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 211 |
| Creators of Peace | Pari Sanyu,Jean Brown,Trish McDonald-Harrison,Christina De Angelis | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 103 |
| Criteria for Deciding the Eternal Truths | Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 204 |
| Cultivating Universal Intelligence | Sheila Keene-Lund | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 210 |
| Cultivations of Solidarity: A Textual Analysis | John Sheveland,Prabha Duneja,Venerable Jian Ying Shifu,Rev Dr Robert Cathey | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 214 |
| Daily Puja: The Daily Jain Ritual of a Shwetambar Jain Idol Worshiper | Nitin Doshi,Param Shah,Ekta Doshi,Kirit C Daftary | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 217 |
| Dance Workshop - Expression of Emotions | Divya Jain,Vivek Jain | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 215 |
| Dancing the Seven Sacred Directions | T Thorn Coyle | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 111 |
| Dark to Dawn: Being Creative about Depression | Joseph Camilleri,Liz Bowen,Di Bretherton,Louis Roller,Greg Johns | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 207 |
| Darwin in the Dreaming | David Tresemer,Lila Sophia Tresemer,Brian Lipson | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 102 |
| Decolonising our Hearts and Minds, Healing the Earth and Ourselves: North American Indigenous Perspectives | Nancy Martin,Ines Talamantez,Javier Davila | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 214 |
| Democracy and Diversity in Global Perspective | Anwar Ibrahim,Pal Ahluwalia,Bishop Peter Elliott,Dr M Din Syamsuddin,Rabbi David Saperstein,Barbara McGraw | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 105 |
| Developing a Dynamic Interfaith Movement for Your City or Area | Paul Eppinger,N V Shamasundar ,Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa ,John Giles ,Rev Dr Mitzi Lynton,Rev Kyra Baehr | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 215 |
| Developing an Interreligious Community: How Silicon Valley Used the Partner City Process | Rev Ellen O'Brian,Girish Shah,Joy-Ellen Lipsky,Rev Andrew Kille,Dave Cortese,Dr Philip Riley,Rev Bruce Bramlett | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 104 |
| Development of Indigenous Foundations: Helping Communities Develop Foundations for Indigenous Peoples | Christopher Peters, USA: Pohlik-lah/Karuk, Moderator,Tsugio Kuzuno, Japan: Ainu elder | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 220 |
| Devotional Singing and Meditation for Inner Peace | Bhai Mohinder Singh | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 217 |
| Discoveries from 'Mapping' Faith Engagement in the International Development Challenge | Katherine Marshall,Tom Banchoff, Moderator,Elias Szczytnicki,Quentin Woden | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 208 |
| Diversity, Unity and Community: Charting a Course for the Jews under the Southern Cross | Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence,Grahame Leonard,Dvir Abramovich | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 207 |
| Divided We Fall | Valarie Kaur, Writer and Co-Producer | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 107 |
| Does the Media Have Faith? - Daily Youth Session | Nasya Bahfen,Anna Halafoff,Nazeem Hussain,Barney Zwartz,Erin Williams,Valarie Kaur,Rabbi Ralph Genende,Waleed Aly | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 201 |
| Does the Media Have Faith? - Daily Youth Workshop | Hala Abdelnour,Joseph Youhana,Jan Shamoon,Kalyan Ky,Nosrat Hosseini,Maryam Margos,Tina Hosseini | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 220 |
| Ears Wide Open: The Art of Inloquence | Hal French | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 220 |
| Earth Charter as a Global Ethics for a Sustainable Future | Mary Evelyn Tucker,Rick Clugston,Michael Slaby,Brendan Mackey,A T Ariyaratne | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 203 |
| East and West: Spirituality and Women's Leadership in Different Religious Perspectives | Wendy Sargent,Susan Brennan,Arini Beaumaris,Jennifer Kanis | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 212 |
| East Asian Perspectives on Ecology | Maria Reis Habito,Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Mary Evelyn Tucker,Ruben L F Habito,Peter Chang | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 219 |
| Ecological Wisdom: Towards a Sustainable and Peaceful Ecology | Harbans Lal,Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Awori Moody,Devinder Singh Chahal,Pal Ahluwalia,Tatiana Anderosov | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 204 |
| Edmonton's Experience of Reconciliation with Indigenous People | Lewis Cardinal,Rick Chapman,James Scott,Alvin Dixon | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 103 |
| Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-Religious World | Don Swearer, Moderator,Hajjah Maria Ulfah,Michael Melchior,Antje Jackelen,Pal Ahluwalia,Swami Atmapriyananda,Eshin Nishimura | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 210 |
| Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-Religious World: Practical Initiatives and Examples of Multi-Religious Education | North American Theological School Students | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 219 |
| Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-Religious World: Resources for and Obstacles to Multi-Religious Education in One's Own Tradition | North American Theological School Students | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 219 |
| Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-Religious World: The Need for Multi-Religious Education for All Religious Leaders | North American Theological School Students | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 219 |
| Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-Religious World: Virtues and Skills for Multi-Religious Education | North American Theological School Students | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 219 |
| Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-Religious World: What We've Learned ... What Next Steps We Hope to Take | North American Theological School Students | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 219 |
| Education for Successful Societies | Elias Szczytnicki,Patrice Brodeur,Simon Xavier Guerrand-Hermes,Paul Rauschenbush, Moderator,Dr. Sakena Yacoobi,Suhair Hassan Al-Qurashi,Katherine Marshall,Stephen Hanmer | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 109 |
| Enabling Response: Contributions of the Ecological Humanities toward an Environmental Culture | Anne Elvey,Freya Mathews,Norman Habel,Kate Rigby,Deborah Bird Rose | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 108 |
| Ending Legalised Violence Against Children -- A Religious Imperative | Christine Dodd,Rev Cecilia Wikström,Mali Nilsson | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 215 |
| Engagement for Justice: Meeting the Needs of Refugees | Marie Joyce,Ann Lidgren,Susan Ennis | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 204 |
| Engaging Faith-Based Organisations for the Millenium Development Goals: Comparative UN Experiences | Dr Azza Karam, Moderator,Ali Moussa Iye,Stephen Hanmer,Sally Smith,Dr Thomas Uthup,Tim M Rwabuhemba,Quentin Wodon | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 207 |
| Enhancing Religious Leadership for the Future 3 of 3 | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 111 |
| Enhancing Religious Leadership for the Future 1 of 3 | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 111 |
| Enhancing Religious Leadership for the Future 2 of 3 | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 111 |
| Environmental Issues Affecting the Health of Indigenous Peoples | Asayo Horibe, USA: Buddhist, Moderator,Omie Baldwin, USA: Dine',Lucy Mulenkei, Kenya: Maasai | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 111 |
| Experience the Women's Interfaith Network | Natalie Mobini-Kesheh,Josie Lacey,Rev Pravrajika Ajayaprana Mataji,Thubten Chokyi,Mohini Gunesekera,Susan Emeleus,Trish Madigan,Seforosa Carrol,Wilma Viswanathan,Shehara Viswanathan,Mina Singh Batra | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 105 |
| Exploring the Future of Religion and Spirituality | Andrew Cohen | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 213 |
| Exploring the Universality of God's Religion | Dr Saleem Ahmed,Zachary Perlman,Sr Joan Chatfield | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 101 |
| Expressing Our Links with the Environment | Anne Boyd,Trevor Parton,Carmel Crameri,Pat Long ,Rathika Suresh Mahadeva ,Mangalam Vasan | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 212 |
| Faith in Action: How Faith-Based Organisations Care for People in Need | Jason Davies-Kildea,Steve Denenberg,Hyder Gulam | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 214 |
| Faith-based Education in Human Values for a Sustainable Future | Neville Fredericks,Dharam Pal Dhall | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 101 |
| Faith-Consistent Investing | Michiel Hardon, Moderator,Seamus Finn,Dr Amal Ali El-Tigani | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 204 |
| Faith, Community and Disaster Risk Reduction | Andreana Reale,Ruth Maetala,Chi Kwang Sunim,Deborah Storie,Len Clarke,Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman,Rebecca Manson | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 218 |
| Faith, Culture and Policing: The Victorian Experience | Kerryn Hynan,Ashley Dickinson,Yasser Soliman,Ramzi Elsayed ,Geoffrey Zygier ,Reverend Dr John Broughton ,Gurdarshan Singh Gill | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 216 |
| Families: Family and Kinship in Contemporary Indigenous Communities | Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong, Moderator,Anna Pinto, India: Meitei | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 111 |
| Feeding a Plan of Action for the UN Decade of Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding and Cooperation for Peace (Session 1) | Gerardo Gonzalez,Stein Villumstad,Serigne Mansour Sy | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 105 |
| Feeding a Plan of Action for the UN Decade of Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding and Cooperation for Peace (Session 2) | Gerardo Gonzalez,Dr John Taylor,Mussie Hailu | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 217 |
| Five Pillars of Spiritual Life | Dada J P Vaswani | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 212 |
| Footy Training Clinic - Offsite Youth Workshop | Robert 'Dipper' DiPierdomenico,Nick Hatzoglou | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | #N/A |
| Framlingham Aboriginal Trust, the Gunditjmara People and Brambuk Cultural Centre | Geoff Clarke,Jeremy Clarke | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 105 |
| Freedom of Religion and Belief: The Project of the Australian Human Rights Commission | Conrad Gerschevitz,Hass Dellal,Gary Bouma | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 204 |
| Friday Jumu'ah Congregational Prayer | Sheikh Isse A Musse | Fri 4 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 202 |
| Furthering Global Human Thriving through Interreligious and Interdisciplinary Discourse | James F Moore,Barbara Strassberg,Christoffer Grundmann,Joseph Edelheit,Rebekah Burroway,Fatima Sattar,Meg Bero | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 214 |
| Furthering Global Human Thriving through Interreligious and Interdisciplinary Discourse, Continued | James F Moore | Wed 9 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 214 |
| Gathering of the Spirit of Peace in All | John Morton,Leigh Taylor-Young | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 111 |
| Gender and Equality and the Sikh Faith | Amrit Kaur Versha, Moderator,Harpreet Kaur,Inderjeet Singh Pahwa ,Gurbux Kaur Kahlon,Dr Anahat Kaur Sandhu,Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 101 |
| Given Life by Heaven and Earth: A Shinto Observance | Rt Rev Yoshinobu Miyake | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 108 |
| Global and Interreligious Education through Peer-to-Peer and Online Learning in Australian and US Schools | Richard Prideaux,Rev Ed Hubbard,Mellissa Tuller | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 103 |
| Global Ecological Crisis: A Time for the Reunion of Science and Religion? | Irina Trubetskova | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 108 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: Post War Reconciliation, Treaties, Constitutions and International Law | David W Vikner,Dr William Steele,Dr Brian Lepard,Dr Nathan Tierney,Dr Brian Orend,Dr Pal Ahluwalia,Dr Michael Dutton,Dr Frank Brennan, Respondent | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: Post War Reconciliation, Treaties, Constitutions and International Law, Continued | David W Vikner, Chair,Dr William Steele,Dr Brian Lepard,Dr Nathan Tierney,Dr Brian Orend,Dr Pal Ahluwalia,Dr Michael Dutton,Dr Frank Brennan, Respondent | Mon 7 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: Religion and the Future of Military Humanitarian Intervention in a Just and Sustainable World | Dr Joseph Runzo, Chair,Dr Gerhard Beestermuler,Dr Dan-Erik Andersson,Gerardo Martinez Cristerna | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: Religion and the Future of Military Humanitarian Intervention in a Just and Sustainable World, Continued | Dr Joseph Runzo, Chair,Dr Gerhard Beestermuler,Dr Dan-Erik Andersson,Gerardo Martinez Cristerna | Sun 6 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: Religious Perspectives on Justice, War and Peace | Rev Dr L C Clark, Chair,Rev Dr William Lesher,Dr Joseph Runzo,Dr Gerhard Beestermuler,Dr Irfan Omar,Dr Arvind Sharma,Dr Dan-Erik Andersson,Dr Philip Rossi S J | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: Religious Perspectives on Justice, War and Peace, Continued | Rev Dr L C Clark, Chair,Rev Dr William Lesher,Dr Joseph Runzo,Dr Gerhard Beestermuler,Dr Irfan Omar,Dr Arvind Sharma,Dr Dan-Erik Andersson,Dr Philip Rossi S J | Sat 5 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: What is Peace in a Just and Sustainable World? | Rabbi Elie Spitz, Chair,Dr Pal Ahluwalia,Dr Michael Dutton,Colin Honey,Dr Brian Orend,Dr Nathan Tierney,Dr Philip Rossi S J,Rev Dr David L C Clark, Respondent | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: What is Peace in a Just and Sustainable World?, Continued | Rabbi Elie Spitz, Chair,Dr Pal Ahluwalia,Dr Michael Dutton,Colin Honey,Dr Brian Orend,Dr Nathan Tierney,Dr Philip Rossi S J,Rev Dr David L C Clark, Respondent | Tue 8 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 110 |
| Global Ethics and Religion Forum: What is Peace in a Just and Sustainable World?, Continued | Rabbi Elie Spitz, Chair,Dr Philip Rossi S J,Pal Alhaulalia,Dr Michael Dutton,Colin Honey,Dr Brian Orend,Dr Nathan Tierney,Most Reverend Dr Philip Freier,Rev Dr David L C Clark, Respondent | Tue 8 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 110 |
| Global Meditation: Experiencing a Powerful Key To Healing, Transformation, and Empowerment | Audrey Kitagawa,James J Hurtak, PhD,Ashok Gangadean | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 207 |
| Global Poverty Project | Hugh Evans,Adele Webb | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 105 |
| Globalisation and Spiritual Values | K L Seshagiri Rao,Subhash Kak,Rabbi Lance Sussman,Harbans Lal,Muzammil Siddiqi,S Wesley Ariarajah | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 211 |
| Globethics.net Principles: Sharing Values across Cultures and Religions | Christoph Stuckelberger, Moderator,Dr Shanta Premawardhana,Heidi Hadsell,Sulak Sivaraksa,Heba Ibrahim,Wande Abimbola,Dr Tu Weiming | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 210 |
| Grassroots Community Organisers Networking for Interreligious Solidarity | Rev Dr Shanta D Premawardhana,Dr A T Ariyaratne,Swami Agnivesh | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 214 |
| Grassroots Community Organisers Networking for Interreligious Solidarity | Rev Dr Shanta D Premawardhana,Dr A T Ariyaratne,Swami Agnivesh,PV Rajagopal,Mohammad Tahseen | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 109 |
| Green Buildings, Green Cities - An Ethical Path Forward | Steve Perkins,Stephen Scharper,Andrew Newman | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 209 |
| Green Patriarch' and 'The Arctic: The Consequences of Human Folly' | John Grim | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 107 |
| Guided Gathering of Mind through Seven Steps | H H Swami Amarananda | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 216 |
| Guided Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation | Bhante Sujato | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 111 |
| Gurbani Kirtan: Sikh Sacred Classical Music | Kultar Singh,Bhai Sawarn Singh,Bhai Manmohan Singh | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 220 |
| Halting the Spread of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Challenges for Faith | Gideon Byamugisha,Jean Duff,Cardinal Theodore McCarrick,Thomas Bohnett,Katherine Marshall, Moderator,Murray Proctor | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Plenary Hall |
| Has Economics Triumphed Over Ethics? | Hans Kung,Steve Killelea,Simon McKeon ,Simon Longstaff,Jonathan Wenig | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 103 |
| Healing the Earth One Workplace at a Time - Spiritual Paths Through the World of Work | Michael Harmer,David Carman,Sharan Burrow,Lisa Heap,Ron McCallum | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 101 |
| Healing the Earth with Care and Concern: Religious Responses to the Earth Charter | Michael Slaby,Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp,Imam Maulana Umair Ahmad Ilyasi,Hiro Sakurai,Bhakti Johnson,Ven Chang Ji Fa Shi | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 219 |
| Healing the Earth: A Meditation of Universal Oneness | James J Hurtak, PhD,Desiree Hurtak, PhD | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 215 |
| Healing the Earth: Buddhist and Hindu Theological Perspectives | Rajendra Damodara Yenkannamoole,Venerable Miao You,Dr Tong Yun Kai,Dr T V Muralivallabhan | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 220 |
| Health and Healing: Healing the Person, Healing the Family | Omie Baldwin, USA: Dine', Moderator,Muriel Bamblett | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 111 |
| Health and Healing: Indigenous Healing in the Modern Allopathic Medical World | Dr Jennie R. Joe, USA: Dine, Moderator,Mandaza Augustine Kandemwa, Zimbabwe: Shona/Ndebele ,Constantino Pinto, East Timor: Timorese | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 208 |
| Hear the Voices of the Indigenous Elders | Asayo Horibe, USA: Buddhist, Moderator,Chief Oren Lyons, USA: Onondaga,Tsugio Kuzuno, Japan: Ainu elder | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 208 |
| Hearing the Concerns and Voices of Indigenous Youth | Triloki Pandey, Moderator,Leo Killsback, USA: Northern Cheyenne,Arturas Sinkevicius, Lithuania: Romuva,Mary Issaka Serwah, Ghana: Akan | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 105 |
| Hearing the Other: How Can Cultural Organisations Best Work with Indigenous Communities? | Caroline Martin,Carolyn Briggs | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 214 |
| Hindu Intrafaith Meet: The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Hinduism in the Western World | H H Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswam, Moderator,Mahant Swami Shankarananda,Suhag Shukla,Editors of Hinduism Today | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 202 |
| Hindu Jewish Leadership Initiative | Bawa Jain, Moderator,Rabbi David Rosen,Kevin Bermeister,Swami Avdeshananda Giri,Swami Parmamananda Saraswati | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 204 |
| Hindu Meditation: Spirituality in Everyday Life | Prabha Duneja | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 108 |
| Hindu Meditations for the Earth | Swarnalata Rangarajan,Pandit Gowrishankar Subramanian | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 101 |
| Hindu Perspectives on Interfaith Understanding | Dileep Thatte ,Dr S K Somaiya,D R Kaarthikeyan Devararyapuram,Narayan Rao,Dr Laj Utreja | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 101 |
| Hindu Spirituality in Dance: Odissi Performance | Dr Chandrabhanu,Jambudvipa Ensemble | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 |
| How a Jain Starts the Day: The Rituals | Kirit C Daftary | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 103 |
| How a Profound Spiritual Theology Can Overthrow Poverty | Shirley Paulson | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 214 |
| How Can Interreligious Dialogue Address Global Food, Water and Climate Problems? | Solomon Katz,Lindsay Falvey,Gayle Woloschak,Antje Jackelen,Mary Evelyn Tucker | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 106 |
| How Spiritual Progressives Can Help Move Both Religious and Secular Communities to Enlarge their Focus Beyond Personal Fulfilment or Individual Salvation toward a Global Transformation | Rabbi Michael Lerner,Swami Agnivesh,Rabbi Irwin Kula | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 203 |
| I-Kuan Tao: Healing the Earth with Care and Concern, Sharing Wisdom in the Search of Inner Peace | Jeng Chen | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 217 |
| In Search of Sustainable Pathways | Joseph Gelfer,Michael York,Joni Stimson,Samuel Alexander | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 111 |
| Indigenous Food Insecurity | Norma Kassi, Canada: Vuntut Gwich'in First Nation, Moderator,Anna Pinto, India: Meitei,Robert Houndohome Hounon, Benin: Vodun Hwendo | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 111 |
| Indigenous Land Rights: Struggles and Survival (Session 1) | Tonya Gonnella Frichner, USA: Onondaga, Moderator | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 217 |
| Indigenous Land Rights: Struggles and Survival (Session 2) | Francois Paulette, Canada: Dene | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 217 |
| Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations: the Struggle for Recognition | Nana Osei Boakyewa Yiadom II, Akan/Ghana: Apeadu, Moderator,Tonya Gonnella Frichner, USA: Onondaga,Anna Pinto, India: Meiti,Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Plenary Hall |
| Indigenous Perspective on Education: Building Academic Skills with a Strong Cultural Grounding | Darlene St Clair, USA: Dakota, Moderator,Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong,Constantino Pinto, East Timor: Timorese | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 111 |
| Indigenous Perspectives on Conflict Resolution | Tonya Gonnella Frichner, USA: Onondaga, Moderator,Constantino Pinto, East Timor: Timorese,Lilybeth Sulutan, Phillipines: Bagobo Tagabawa,Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 210 |
| Indigenous Women: Protecting Culture, Promoting Cultural Strengths | Darlene St Clair, USA: Dakota,Lucy Mulenkei, Kenya: Maasai,Ryoko Foose, Japan: Ainu | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 218 |
| Innovative Approaches to Multicultural and Interfaith Education in Schools | Walter Rapoport,Simon Oats,Richard Mallaby | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 104 |
| Integration of Immigrants and Refugees into Australia: Interfaith and Cross-cultural Understanding | Philip Hughes,Ruth Powell,Robert Dixon | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 108 |
| Interfaith (spiritually inclusive) service | Dr Kim Cunio | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 208 |
| Interfaith and Multinational Reflections on Aging and the Human Spirit | Ronald Nakasone,Larry M Taylor ,Chao-Ti Wu,Heng Sure,Janet Bregar,Pinit Ratanakul | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 216 |
| Interfaith and the Future of Africa | Ishmael Noko,Lally Lucretia Warren,Prabhudas Pattni,Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong,Setri Nyomi | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 202 |
| Interfaith Australia, Social Cohesion and the Muslim Communities | Patricia Madigan ,Andrew Markus,Athalia Zwartz,Ikebal Patel,Brian Shanahan | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 209 |
| Interfaith Dialogue and Education for a Culture of Peace: A Workshop for Empowerment and Transformation | Swee-Hin Toh | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 212 |
| Interfaith Dialogue and Institutions of Higher Learning: India, Indonesia and United States Case Studies | Mark Pedersen,Mariam Rahmani,Benjamin Herzberg,Emmett Buckley,Dr Varghese Manimala,Dr Siti Syamsiyatun,Yahya Wijaya | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 209 |
| Interfaith Dialogue in Victorian Schools | Grant Watson,Teachers and Students from Five Victorian Independent Schools | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 219 |
| Interfaith Engagement: Issues, Reflections and Prospects | Douglas Pratt,Rev Dr Dominic Emmanuel SVD,Anna Halafoff | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 208 |
| Interfaith in Australia: The Co-ordinating Work of the Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations | Abd Malak,Josie Lacey OAM,Gary Bouma,Therese Sussmilch,Brian Ashen | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 103 |
| Interfaith Marriage: A Workshop in Working with Difference | David Schutz,Helene Ijaz,Denise Lacey,Mark Gifford | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 108 |
| Interfaith Understanding in Sikh Theology and History | Balwant Singh Hansra, Moderator,Balwant Singh Dhillon,Dr Sangat Singh Syalee,Dr Devinder Singh Chahal,Dr Harnam Singh Shan ,Rajinder S Mago,Bhai Mohinder Singh | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 110 |
| Interpreting the Text: Apostasy and Homosexuality | Michael Kirby ,Abdullah Saeed ,Rev Dorothy McRae-McMahon | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 105 |
| Interpreting the Text: Creationism, Intelligent Design and Evolution | Phil Batterham,Rabbi Shimon Cowen ,John Buckeridge | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 209 |
| Interreligious Dialogue and the Catholic Church in Australia and Melbourne | Bishop Christopher Prowse,Bishop Michael Putney | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 104 |
| Interreligious Dialogue in Conflict Resolution Panel | Elwyn Neri,Fr Gerald Musa,,Natalie Mobini-Kesheh | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 109 |
| Interreligious Dialogue Making a World of Difference to Establish Peace: Sikh Perspective | Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh,Balwant Singh Hansra,Avtar Singh Dhaliwal,Jessi (Jasjit) Kaur,Dr Kulbir Singh Thind,Kuldip Singh,Devinder Singh Chahal | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 104 |
| Interreligious Partnerships for Ending Hunger | Ray Buchanan,Amjad-Mohammed Saleem | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 101 |
| Interreligious Regional Concerns: Africa | Ishmael Noko, Moderator,Lally Lucretia Warren,Prabhudas Pattni,Setri Nyomi | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 110 |
| Interreligious Regional Concerns: Europe | Bruce Rigdon, Moderator,Tariq Ramadan,Mary Braybrooke,Babaji Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 109 |
| Interreligious Regional Concerns: Latin America | Gerardo Martinez Cristerna,Gerardo Gonzalez,Marta Benavides,Ruth Broyde-Sharone,Raul Mamani | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 207 |
| Interreligious Regional Concerns: North America | James DeLange, Moderator,Audrey Kitagawa,Matt Weiner,Giani Swaran Singh | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 211 |
| Introducing Quakers: What Canst Thou Say? | Catherine Heywood,Susan Ennis,Beverley Polzin,Sieneke Martin | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 108 |
| Introduction to Big Mind Big Heart | Philip Oude-Vrielink | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 214 |
| Invoking Inner Tranquility: Buddhist Chanting and Meditation | Venerable Jian Wei,Venerable Jian Tan,Venerable Jian Hu,Venerable Jian Zong,Venerable Jian Ying | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 209 |
| Islam 101 Series: War and Peace in Al-Islam: The Prophet's Struggle | Dr Tariq Ramadan,Dr William F Vendley,Rabbi Michael Melchior | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 202 |
| Islam 101 Series: Applying Islamic Principles for a Just and Sustainable World | Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf,Ayisha Ali,Ahmed Rehab,Amjad-Mohammed Saleem,Hamid Hai,Fakhreddin Saberi | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 110 |
| Islam 101 Series: How Islam Deals with Social Justice, Gender Justice and Religious Diversity | Dr Salih Yucel, Chair,Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf,Dr Burhanettin Tatar,Ayisha Ali,Dr Din Syamsuddin,Adis Duderija | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 219 |
| Islam 101 Series: Muslim Women's Contributions to a More Just and Sustainable World | Janaan Hashim, Moderator,Hajjah Maria Ulfah,Ibtisam Mahamid,Dr Suhair Al-Qurashi | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 220 |
| Islam 101 Series: Reverence for the Virgin Mary and Jesus in Islam | Burhanettin Tatar,Dr Shahriar Shojaeipour,Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 216 |
| Islam 101 Series: Women's Rights as Human Rights in Islam | Dr Saleha Abedin,Dr Siti Musdah Mulia | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 219 |
| Islam and Politics: Faith, Governance and Society | Anwar Ibrahim,Dr Tariq Ramadan,Dr Siti Musdah Mulia,Dr Abdullah Saeed,Dr Mahdi Mostafavi,Dr Burhanettin Tatar | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 202 |
| Islam and the West: Creating an Accord of Civilisations | Dr Tariq Ramadan,Dr Chandra Muzaffar,Dr Daniel C Peterson, Chair,Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf,Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Plenary Hall |
| Islamic Education: Vehicle for Social Cohesion | Dr Siti Musdah Mulia,Imam Afroz Ali,Ikebal Patel,Dr Tariq Ramadan,Dr Ismail Albayrak, Chair,Dr Ali Reza Arafi,Maryam Sharrieff | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 106 |
| Islamic Finance: The Compassionate Approach to Market and Money | Dr Amal Ali El-Tigani ,Dr Nasya Bahfen,Dr Abdul Rahim Ghouse,Constant Mews | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 220 |
| Jain Heritage and Education for Peace and Harmony | Pravin K Shah,H H Amrender Muniji,Samani Mangal Prajna Ji | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| Jain Perspective on Nonviolence and Self-Control: a Model for Education | Sanchay Jain,Vinod Kapashi | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 214 |
| Jain principles for Corporate Social Responsibility | Dipak Jain | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 207 |
| Jaina Doctrine of Ahimsa and Sustainable Living | Dr Raksha Shah,Munishree Lokesh,Kirit C Daftary | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 208 |
| Jainism and the Environment | His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Vasanth Gurudev Ji ,Sohan Lal Gandhi,Pravin K Shah | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 208 |
| JCMA: A Working Model of Interfaith In Action | Philip Newman,Di Hirsh,Mark Pedersen,Paul Tonson,Khaled Khalafalla,Janette Witt | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 215 |
| Jewish Morning Observance - Saturday | Jewish Participants | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 103 |
| Jewish Reform Morning Observance - Wednesday | Rabbi John Levi,Kim Gotlieb | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 103 |
| Joanne Shenandoah: Healing Through Music | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 | |
| Judaism, Vegetarianism and Tikun Olam (Healing the World) | Thomas Kramer | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 215 |
| Kanyini | Uncle Bob Randall | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 110 |
| Knit Together in Love: Communities Enriched by Altruistic Handicrafting | Alison Hood | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 108 |
| Knowing Home: A Presentation of Indigenous Spirituality | Vicki Clark | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 218 |
| Krishna Consciousness and the Environment | Dr Yadunandana Swami,Taraka Sticha ,Bhakata Dasa | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 111 |
| Landscape of Faith: Sharing Wisdom for a New Vision of Community - Part I: Living in Community | Janice Marie Johnson | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 220 |
| Landscape of Faith: Sharing Wisdom for a New Vision of Community - Part II: Living in Community in the Shadow of Injustice | Ibrahim Abdil-Mu'id Ramey | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 220 |
| Landscape of Faith: Sharing Wisdom for a New Vision of Community - Part III: Addressing Alienation within the Human Family and with the Natural World | Oren Lyons,Jake Swamp | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 220 |
| Landscape of Faith: Sharing Wisdom for a New Vision of Community - Part IV: The Arts as Transformation | Orlanda Brugnola | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 220 |
| Le Carnaval Spirituel | Indradyumna Swami | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 |
| Leadership Among Muslim Males in the Post-9/11 Era | Yasser Maghami,Ahmed Rehab,Hussein Rashid,Mohammed El-leissy,Imam Khalid Fattah Griggs,Amjad Mohammed-Saleem, Chair,Wajahat Ali | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 217 |
| Leaps Of Faith | Nobuko Miyamoto,Carla Vega | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Learn Arabic Letters in 90 Minutes -- An Interfaith Cultural Presentation You Can Use | John Myers | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 108 |
| Learning to Forgive: Healing Our Past, Creating Our Future | Michael Henderson,Lyndon Harris,Rev Eileen Epperson,Dr Tim McCowan | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 209 |
| Life of Jesus: Non-Christian Perspectives | John Lindsay Falvey,Dr Kala Acharya,Jalal Heydari,Sandra Carroll | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 108 |
| Listening With a Heart of Mercy | Anthony Manousos,Ruth Broyde-Sharone,Noor-Malika Chishti | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 108 |
| Living a Good Life: The Secular Way | Meredith Doig, Moderator,Ian Robinson,Dr John L Perkins ,Stephen Stuart,Brian Ellis ,Russell Blackford | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 109 |
| Living Ahimsa Meditation: The Power of Harmony in our Thoughts, Speech and Action | Sri Swami Mayatitananda Saraswati (Mother Maya) | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 109 |
| Living in Peace Not Pieces: How to Find and Remain Anchored in Joy, Peace, and Bliss Amidst the Waves and Storms of Daily Life | H H Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 203 |
| Living Mindfully For A Peaceful And Sustainable Future | Carey Rohrlach,Various followers of H H the 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 214 |
| Many Meanings of the Ramayana | Srilata Krishnan,Mangalam Vasan | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 101 |
| Many Religions, One Community: The Theory and Practice of Living Together in Muslim Spain and India | Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid,Imam Khalid Griggs,Dr Muhammad Shafiq | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 213 |
| Maori Custom Law and Listening to the Land -- Australian Aboriginal Meditation | Merekaraka Caesar,Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 216 |
| Master Class in Raja Yoga: A Pathway to Healing and Transformation | Dadi Janki | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 212 |
| Media Savvy for Better Coverage | Roland Schatz,Cardinal Theodore McCarrick | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 110 |
| Meditation and Sacred Music | Yogini Sri Chandra Kali Prasada Mataji | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 212 |
| Meditation as a Therapy: How Traditional Techniques Translate into Modern Healing | Ian Gawler | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 216 |
| Meditation for Better Life | HH Swami Avdheshanand Giri | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 106 |
| Meditation Training and Practice | Bhikshuni Heng Chih | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 103 |
| Meditation: The Heart of All Things | Laurence Freeman | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 220 |
| Meditation: the Ultimate Transformative Experience | Dr Andrew Vidich, Moderator,Dr Margarete Czerny,Jim Rose ,Sue Rose,Dr Art Stein | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 215 |
| Melbourne Buddhist Leaders Observance | Ven Thich Phuoc Tan,Other Melboune Buddhist Sangha | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 218 |
| Melbourne: An Interfaith Experience | Rev Mark Dunn,Helen Heath,Scott Phillips,Rev Ian Smith ,Monsignor James Murray ,Mornington Interfaith Network, Respondent,Banyule Interfaith Network, Respondent,Sue (Denise) Talbot, Respondent,Hans Christiansen | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 204 |
| Men Who Love the Goddess | Drake Spaeth,Patrick McCollum,Michael York,River Higginbotham,Don Lewis | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 105 |
| Michael Leuning | Michael Leuning | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| Middle Way Meditation | Phrapalad Sudhammo Bhikkhu | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 217 |
| Milestones and Signposts in Interfaith Relations: the View from Christianity, Islam and Hinduism | Ismail Albayrak,Raymond Canning,Fr John Dupuche,Mehmet Seker,Dr Anita Ray | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 209 |
| Monastic Interreligious Dialogue: Dialogue at the Level of Spiritual Practice and Experience | William Skudlarek,Rev Heng Sure,Venerable Jian Zong | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 210 |
| Morning Observance with Dr Haruhisa Handa (Toshu Fukami) | Dr Haruhisa Handa | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 105 |
| Mother Nature Doesn't Do Bailouts - Daily Youth Session | Alana Smith,Miriam Pepper,Isobel Arthen,Stuart Hall,Tony Le-Nguyen,Josh Stanton | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 201 |
| Mother Nature Doesn't Do Bailouts - Daily Youth Workshop | Amy Kean,Stuart Hall | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 210 |
| Mother of Compassion: Ancient Secrets to Inner Peace: Healing Our Earth, Our Faith, and Ourselves | Sri Karunamayi Vijayeswari Devi | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 203 |
| Movement Mudra of Traditional Solonese Dance | Eko Kadarsih | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 102 |
| Multicultural Perspectives on Grief and Loss | Teresa Snorton | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 209 |
| Multifaith Insights on Deep Ecology | Vidya Sarveswaran,Kiyokazu Okita,Dr Dorji Wangchuk,Raymond Ogunade,Manjulika Ghosh,Gulab Kothari | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 111 |
| Multifaith Perspectives on Interreligious Holidays and Celebrations | Georg Ziselsberger,Norman Habel,Jorge Veiga e Castro,Deirdre Pulgram Arthen | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 217 |
| Muslim Women Securing Their Own Individuality: Different Societies, Same Struggle | Janaan Hashim,Hana Bubshait,Dr Shohreh Shahsavandi | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 219 |
| Muslim Women's Artistic Expressions of Faith and Interfaith | Ninie G Syarikin,Suad El-Amin | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 209 |
| Naga Chants | Visier Sanyu,Reg Blow,Tom Duncan | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 |
| Neighbourhoods of Difference: The Uniting Church in Australia and Interfaith Relations | Rev Glenda Blakefield,Rev Seforosa Carroll,Rev Tony Floyd,Rev Elenie Poulos,Rev Kerry Enright,Isabel Thomas Dobson | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| New Directions in Asian Religions and Ecology on the Ground (Southeast Asia) | Donald Swearer,Padmasiri de Silva,Sulak Sivaraska,Dr Chandra Muzaffar ,Fachrudin Mangunjaya | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 213 |
| New Muslim Cool | Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, Producer/Director | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 107 |
| Not Broken | Armando Ibanez, Director | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 107 |
| Not in God's Name | Paula Fouce, Director,Dr Michael Beckwith,Joseph Prabhu | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 109 |
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Response and Advocacy by Religious Communities | Hirotsuga Terasaki,Ibrahim Abdil-Mu'id Ramey,Sue Wareham, Moderator | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 204 |
| Numen: The Nature of Plants | Matthew Hall, Respondent | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 107 |
| Observance in the Haudenosaunee Prophecy and Spirituality | Jake Swamp, USA: Mohawk | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 219 |
| Observance on (Native American) Cochiti Pueblo Spirituality | Dr Joseph Henry Suina, USA: Cochiti Pueblo | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 212 |
| Observance on Dene (Indigenous Canadian) Spirituality | Francois Paulette, Canada: Dene | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 218 |
| Observance on Zimbabwe Shona/Nodebele Spirituality | Mandaza Augustine Kandemwa, Zimbabwe: Shona/Ndebele | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 208 |
| Observance Session with Father Freeman | Laurence Freeman | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 210 |
| Offerings for Barong Pa-Hayu Buwana / World Peace Barong | Yayasan Dharma Samuan Tiga | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 214 |
| Older People: Revered or Redundant | Mary Braybrooke | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 208 |
| Om Shanthi Om | Shobha Sekhar,Kalakruthi Senior Students | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| On the Way of Love: Ruby Performs Music Inspired by Rumi | Erika Luckett,Lisa Ferraro | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| One Voice, Many Musics: Many Faiths, One Community | Andre de Quadros,Marcel de Quadros,Deepti V Patel, | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 209 |
| Orthodox Jewish Morning Observance | Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 218 |
| Orthodox Jewish Morning Observance - Monday | Rabbi Ralph Genende | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 103 |
| Orthodoxy in Australia: Current and Future Perspectives | Trevor Batrouney,Zvjezdana Peuraca ,Keith Morrison | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 104 |
| Our Impact on the Land Has the Same Impact on Us | Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison,Rodney Minniecon | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 103 |
| Our Interreligious Future | Rev Dirk Ficca,Charles Gibbs,Yoland Trevino,Dr William Vendley,Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 211 |
| Our Interreligious Future- Part Two | Marcus Braybrooke, Moderator,Cardinal Theodore McCarrick,Rabbi David Rosen | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 219 |
| Outreach to Indigenous Aetas in the Philippines | Ruel Cazar,Monsignor Marcos Orbito,Danilo Robles Valerio | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 214 |
| Pagans and Religious Freedom | ,H Ps Phyllis Curott,Patrick McCollum,Grove Harris | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 102 |
| Panentheism: God and World in an Ecological Age | Joseph Prabhu,Max Charlesworth,Philip Clayton,Purushottama Bilimoria,Freya Mathews | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 103 |
| Partner Cities and 2009 Ambassadors International Reception | Zabrina Santiago,Alisa Roadcup | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 212 |
| Pastoral Responses to HIV/AIDS from the Global to the Local Perspective | Antje Jackelen,Margaret Hayes,Adam Breasley | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 211 |
| Peace at the Heart of the World | Rev. Angie Buchanan,Dierdre Arthen,Rev Andras Corben-Arthen | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 202 |
| Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony for Reconciliation Among Religions and Peace Among Nations | Fumi Johns Stewart,Rev Charles Gibbs ,Audrey Kitagawa | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 220 |
| Peace-Building in Mindanao: A Strategy to Promote Social Cohesion Among Diverse Communities of Faith in a Situation of Armed Conflict | Charlito S. Ayco | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 207 |
| People Call Us Pagan - The European Indigenous Traditions | Angie Buchanan,Andras Arthen,Phyllis Curott | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 111 |
| Personal and Professional Journeys of Women Leaders: A Worldwide Dialogue | Dr Linda Lyman | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 214 |
| Perspectives on Conflict Resolution in the Middle East | Thomas Daffern,Ira Chernus,Dr Benjamin MacQueen | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 212 |
| Perspectives on Sustainability: Buddhist and Jewish Perspectives | Ross Moore,Venerable Michael Lobsang Yeshe,Adele Hulse,Allyson Bader,Helen Gardner | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 106 |
| Pilgrimages, Tourism and Meaning | Rev Kim Cain,Jeff Wild | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 215 |
| Pilgrims' Progress 2008: Research on Those who Attended the Sydney World Youth Day | Michael Mason,Andrew Singleton,Ruth Webber | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 106 |
| Plant Perspectives | John Grim,Matthew Hall,Deborah Bird Rose,Philip Sullivan | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 103 |
| Politics and Governance: An Islamic Perspective on Religious Democracy in Iran | Dr Mahdi Mostafavi,Mohammad Hasan Akhtari | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 216 |
| Portraits in Faith | Daniel Epstein | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 207 |
| Poverty in Wealthy Countries: Challenges Ahead | Jim Wallis,Tim Costello,Katherine Marshall, Moderator,Setri Nyomi,Paul Raushenbush | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 109 |
| Poverty Must No Longer Be With Us | Jim Wallis,Katherine Marshall,Dr A T Ariyaratne,Tim Costello,Sulak Sivaraksa,Rabbi David Saperstein,Sr Joan Chittister,Dr. Kim Hourn Kao | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Plenary Hall |
| Poverty Symposium Closing Session | Katherine Marshall | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 105 |
| Poverty, Health and Religion in Australia | Governor David de Kretser,Jacinta Collins,Margaret Bell | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 106 |
| Practising Yoga: Covert Conversion to Hinduism or the Key to Mind-Body Wellness for All? | Rev Ellen Grace O'Brian, Moderator,Chris Chapple,Dr Amir Farid Isahak,Suhag Shukla,Leigh Blashki | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 104 |
| Praying Together in Times of Happiness, in Times of Sorrow? The Ongoing Dilemma for the Interfaith Movement | Fr John Dupuche,Rabbi Ralph Genende,Di Cousens,David Schutz | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 106 |
| Preksha Meditation | Vinay Pragya,Samani Akshay Prajna | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 107 |
| Preservation of Sikh Heritage | Dr Balvinder Singh,Devinder Pal Singh,Sarbpreet Singh | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 217 |
| Preventing Violence Against Women: Australian and International Perspectives | Rene Drumm,Upala Devi,Gina Squatrito,Rev Graeme C Cann,Salwa Albaz | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 104 |
| Private Property, Religion and the Environment | Paul Babie,Peter Burdon | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 214 |
| Proselytisation and Religious Freedom | Kusumita Pedersen, Moderator,Tonya Gonnella Frichner,Dr Amir Farid Isahak,Joseph Prabhu,Arvind Sharma | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 212 |
| Protecting Religious Freedom & Sacred Sites: Examples from Indigenous Communities (Session 1) | Christopher Peters, USA: Pohlik-lah/Karuk, Moderator,Jonas Trinkunas, Lithuania: Romuva | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 208 |
| Pure Mind, Pure Land: A New Lifestyle for World Harmony | Venerable Jian Hu | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 214 |
| Purifying the Heart and Soul through Remembrance of Allah: Dhikr As An Islamic Devotional Act for Inner Peace | Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 216 |
| Rastafari: the Livity of Spirituality | Yasus Afari | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 209 |
| Reality, Religion and Responsibilities: Individual Commitments | Tim Fischer,Rev James Haire | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 110 |
| Recent Developments in Jewish Christian Dialogue | Fr John Pawilkowski,Rabbi Ehud Bandel,Fr Michael Trainor,Rabbi John Levi ,Rabbi David Rosen | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 212 |
| Reconciliation with Land -- Reconnecting Spirituality, Ecology and Human Creativity, and Reverence for Earth | Catherine van Wilgenburg,Dr Colin Hocking,Helen Rzesniowiecki,Robert Jackson,Mary Tinney,Mary Long | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 103 |
| Reconciling Religious Values and the Universal Entitlement to Human Rights | Helen Szoke,Peter Hollingworth,Mark Durie,Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 204 |
| Reflections on the Global Financial Crisis | Hans Kung,Steve Killelea,Katherine Marshall,Simon Longstaff | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 105 |
| Religion and Belief in Public Schools | Cathy Byrne,Harry Gardner,Terence Lovat,Desmond P. Cahill | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 102 |
| Religion and Global Media | Paramacharya Palaniswami,Christopher Landau,Ahmed Rehab | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 204 |
| Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding: The Case of Israel-West Bank-Gaza | Eliyahu McLean,Deacon Jiries Mansour,Ibtisam Mahamid,Sheikh Hussein Abu Rukkun,Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 203 |
| Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding: The Case of Thailand | Naree Charoenpolpiriya,Sukkriya-Ayu Baheh,Arachapon Nimitkulpon | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 109 |
| Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: the Case of Afghanistan | Dr Abdul Aziz Naderi,Raz Mohammad Dalili,Said Ehsanullah Dileri | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 203 |
| Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: The Case of Colombia | Fr Leonel Narvaez,Joanne Blaney,Jane Wells | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 212 |
| Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: The Case of Myanmar | U Nayaka,U Pu Nar Nanda,U Win Nyunt | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 109 |
| Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: The Case of Papua New Guinea | Esther Nokolu,Win Ali,Bena Seta | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 203 |
| Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: the Case of the Philippines | Elwyn Infante Neri,Lilybeth Sulutan, Phillipines: Bagobo Tagabawa,Abdulkadir M Abubakar | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 212 |
| Religion, Science, and Environmental Activism (Session 3) | Philip Clayton,Praveen Chaudhari,F LeRon Shults,Denis Edwards,Pauline Rudd | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 210 |
| Religion, Spirituality and Life Threatening Illness | Ian Gawler | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 103 |
| Religion, Spirituality and Wellbeing: Implications for Living and Learning | Marian de Souza,Dr James O'Higgins-Norman,Dr Jane Bone,Jacqueline Hodder ,Philip Hughes ,Dr John W. Fisher | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 101 |
| Religion's Imperative to Present 'the Other' Faithfully (Session 1) | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein,Tariq Ramadan,Paul Knitter,Arvind Sharma,Balwant Singh Dhillon,John Pawlikowski,John Thatamanil,H H Swami Amarananda | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 211 |
| Religion's Imperative to Present 'the Other' Faithfully (Session 2) | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein,Marcus Braybrooke,Paul Knitter,Ruben Habito,Balwant Singh Dhillon,John Pawlikowsky,John Thatamanil,H H Swami Amarananda,Hans Kung | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 217 |
| Religions and the Resolution of Violent Conflict | Dr William Vendley | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 203 |
| Religions for Peace Gathering | Stein Villumstad | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 220 |
| Religious and Spiritual Responses to Disasters | Laura Crochet,Amjad Mohammed-Saleem | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 211 |
| Religious Conflict and Persecution: The Cases of Myanmar, Thailand and Iran | Dr Natalie Mobini-Kesheh,Dr Helen James,Venerable U Nayaka | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 217 |
| Religious Dimensions of the Reconciliation Process in Timor-Leste | Constantino Pinto,Inge Lempp,Patrick Walsh | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 218 |
| Religious Dual Belonging: The Future of the Dialogue of Experience? | Gwenda Rait, Moderator,Dr Stewart Sharlow,Vicki Clark,Christina Fox,Brni Nivedita Chaitanya,Charlotte Hain-Sharlow,Paul Knitter | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 213 |
| Religious Freedom and Interreligious Dialogue: IARF and Its Work in India | Dr John Taylor,Homi Dhalla,Dr Thomas Mathew,Orlanda Brugnola | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 108 |
| Religious Identity Formation: The Templers in Australia | Dr Irene Bouzo,Dr Rolf Beilharz | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 215 |
| Religious Leaders for a Sustainable Future | Bishop Geoffrey Davies,James Buchanan | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 202 |
| Religious Leadership in a Global Perspective | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein,Jinwol Lee,Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Cardinal Theodore McCarrick,Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf,Dr Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh,Rabbi David Rosen,Dadi Janki,Joan Chittister | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 203 |
| Religious Responses to the Ecological Crisis as Climate Change Grows | Oren Lyons,Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp,Bishop Geoffrey Davies,Sulak Sivaraksa,Mary Evelyn Tucker | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 202 |
| Religious Unity and Nonviolence | H H Amrender Muniji | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 106 |
| Remembrance of Allah and His Prophet Through Song | Zain Bhikha | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 204 |
| Removal: The Indigenous Reality - Daily Youth Session | Mathew Luke Crane, Moderator,Visopiano Sanyu,Darlene St Clair,Melissa Brickell,Leo Killsback,Kevin Locke, Moderator | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 201 |
| Removal: The Indigenous Reality - Daily Youth Workshop | Mathew Luke Crane,Darlene St Clair,Visopiano Sanyu,Melissa Brickell | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 210 |
| Renewal: Religious Grassroots Environmentalism (Premier Film Series Selection) | Mary Evelyn Tucker | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 110 |
| Repatriation: Reclaiming Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights | Christopher Peters, USA: Pohlik-lah/Karuk, Moderator | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 111 |
| Respect for the Earth: A Morning Observance | Marcus Braybrooke,Sr Maureen Goodman,Mary Braybrooke | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 204 |
| Respecting and Defending Human Rights and Humanitarian Principles: An Islamic Global Perspective | Dr Mahmud Erol KILIC ,Rev Dr Setri Nyomi | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Plenary Hall |
| Restoring Peace and Fostering Dialogue within Religious Traditions: The Experience of Christian Ecumenism in Australia and Beyond | Max Stephens,Kaye Reid,Fr David Patterson,Maureen Postma,S Wesley Ariarajah | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 203 |
| Returning to Right Relations between Christians and Indigenous Peoples in North America and Australia: A Powerful Source of Learning | James Scott,Alvin Dixon,Barbara Pemberton,Michael Lowe,Caleb Oladipo,Leo Lefebure | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 111 |
| Rev Moon's Vision of Global Family | Dr Thomas Walsh | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 104 |
| Reviving and Maintaining Indigenous Languages: Saving Indigenous Languages in the Face of Globalisation | Dr Darlene St Clair, USA: Dakota, Moderator,Jacob Andrew Swamp, USA: Mohawk | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 103 |
| Reviving Indigenous Spirituality: Reclaiming Strength and Identity (Session 1) | Dr Joseph Henry Suina, USA: Cochiti Pueblo, Moderator,Constantino Pinto, East Timor: Timorese,Mandaza Augustine Kandemwa, Zimbabwe: Shona/Ndebele | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 108 |
| Reviving Indigenous Spirituality: Reclaiming Strength and Identity (Session 2) | Francois Paulette, Canada: Dene, Moderator,Tsugio Kuzuno, Japan: Ainu elder,Nana Osei Boakyewa Yiadom II, Ghana: Akuapem | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 108 |
| Revolution Chapter 1 | Yasus Afari | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Rhythmic Experience for Peace | Kummar Chatterjee | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| Rivers of Life: Community, Water and Spirit in Australia | Elyse Rider,Sylvie Shaw,Carol McDonough,Jamel K Dhillon | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 213 |
| Rivers of the Heart: Indigenous Knowledge and Literature | Linda Hogan, USA: Chickasaw | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 102 |
| Role of Religion and Spirituality in the Public Discourse | Penny Mulvey, Moderator,Archbishop Philip Freier,Rabbi David Saperstein, | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 211 |
| Role of Youth | Chisato Morita,Shumei Youth Group | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 212 |
| Sacred Activism: Cooperative Partnerships Advocating for Global Peace, Human Rights and the Millennium Development Goals | James J Hurtak, PhD,Desiree Hurtak,Audrey Kitagawa,Roger Ross | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 208 |
| Sacred Earth: Music for Inner Peace | Prem & Jethro Williams | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| Sacred Envy: Exploring What We Love about Our Own Faith, What We Admire in Others and What Challenges Us in Both | Rabbi Brad Hirschfield,Sr Joan Chittister,Imam Feisal Rauf | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 204 |
| Sacred Music of India: Natesan Ramani and Manjiri Kelkar | Natesan Ramani,Manjiri Kelkar | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Sacred Sites, Sacred Solidarity: A Call for Collaboration | Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh,Stein Villumstad | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 219 |
| Sacred Sites, Sacred Solidarity: Current Initiatives | Stein Villumstad,Additional Speakers to be Announced | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 106 |
| Sacred Sites, Sacred Solidarity: Stories from the Frontlines | Sharon Rosen,Additional Speakers to be Announced | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 106 |
| Sacred Sites, Sacred Solidarity: Teachings of the Traditions | Speakers to be Announced | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 106 |
| Sacred Sites, Sacred Solidarity: The Time is Now | Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh,Additional Speakers to be Announced | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 106 |
| Sancta Sophia Meditation Community: Promoting Peace through Interreligious Dialogue | Ken Petersen,Sr Kathleen Murphy OP,Rev Chi Kwang Sunim,Brahmacharini Nivedita Chaitanya | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 104 |
| Sanctuaries for Healing the Earth: Sharing Collective Wisdom and Ceremony | Leslie Meehan | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 214 |
| Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement - Grassroots Development, Conflict Resolution and Education | A T Ariyaratne | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 203 |
| Save the Children Global Peace School Program - Blessed Be the Peacemakers - The Children of God | Jerry Piasecki | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 102 |
| Science, Spirituality, and Overcoming Religious Conflict (Session 2) | Philip Clayton,Praveen Chaudhari,F LeRon Shults,Dr Sangeetha Menon,Denis Edwards,Pauline Rudd | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 210 |
| Securing Food and Water For All People: The Compassion of a Qur'an Based Approach | Abdul Malik Mujahid | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 216 |
| Seeking Heaven on Earth - Our Common Quest | John Robinson | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 214 |
| Selections from the New Film 'Journey of the Universe' | Mary Evelyn Tucker, Executive Producer,John Grim | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 213 |
| Self-Enquiry Meditation | Gopal Puri | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 214 |
| Self-Inquiry: The Yoga of Thought and Feeling | Swami Ma Devi | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 214 |
| Seon (Zen) Meditation Practise | Jinwol Lee | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 102 |
| Shadi Toloui-Wallace | Shadi Toloui-Wallace | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 |
| Shared Security for the Earth Community | Joel Hunter,Bishop Geoffrey Davies,Tu Weiming | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 109 |
| Sharing Scarce Resources in an Increasingly Globalised World | Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh,Bhai Sukhbir Singh,Rabbi David Rosen,Rev Bill Mathew,Avtar S Dhaliwal | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| Sharing the Zoroastrian Environmentalist Faith: Building Bridges with Indigenous Communities | Rashna Ghadialy | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 209 |
| Sharing Wisdom - Fostering Peace | Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein,Dharma Master Hsin Tao,Dr Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh,Paul Knitter | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 208 |
| Sharing Wisdom - Fostering Peace: A Workshop For the Interreligious Panel | Maria Reis Habito, Moderator,Rabbi Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Moderator | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 204 |
| Sharing Wisdom in Search of Inner and Outer Peace | Shantilal Somaiya,Kala Acharya,Terence Lovat,K Sankarnarayan,Homi Dhalla,Geeta Mehta,Gerard Hall,Marika Vicziany | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 103 |
| Shinto Prayer for the Sunrise Ritual | Rev Munemichi Kurozumi | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 110 |
| Shum, A Language of Meditation | H H Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 110 |
| Signposts of Engaged Spirituality: Faith and Interfaith Initiatives for Building a Culture of Peace | Swee-Hin Toh ,Marites Guingona-Africa,Hiro Sakurai,Wendy Flannery,Elizabeth Khrishna | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 213 |
| Sikh Diaspora and Global Sikh Community | Kuldeep Singh, Moderator ,Dr Indrajit Singh,Navkiran Singh ,Dr Ranbir Singh Sandhu ,Ajmer Singh Gill | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 108 |
| Sikh Observance by Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 107 | |
| Sikh Panel on Principles and Articles of Faith | Dr Ranbir Singh Sandhu, Moderator,Kuldeep Singh ,Giani Gurbax Singh Gulshan,Mejindarpal Kaur | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 207 |
| Sikh Youth Perspectives | Jagjit Singh, Moderator,Jessi (Jasjit) Kaur,Kulmeet Singh ,Gurpal Singh | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 210 |
| Silent Meditation - Ch'an | Dharma Master Hsin Tao | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 109 |
| Simone(!) | Lorender Freeman,Samantha Bews | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 |
| Sing Praise for the Earth | Rev Deirdre Pulgram Arthen | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 101 |
| So That You May Know One Another: The Call for Social Cohesion in the Qur'an | Imam Afroz Ali | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 207 |
| Socially Engaged Buddhism: a Pathway to Peace | Sulak Sivaraksa,Tony Le-Nguyen,Jill Jameson,Karma Lekshe Tsomo | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 110 |
| Solstice Sites and Celebrations | Patrick McCollum | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 214 |
| South African Songs for the Soul | Zain Bhikha and Band | Fri 4 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| Spanish Language Session 1 of 2 | Ruth Broyde Sharone,Samuel Ruiz,Miquel Alvarez | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 101 |
| Spanish Language Session 2 of 2 | Ruth Broyde Sharone | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 101 |
| Spiritual Companionship: Listening with a Grateful Heart | Liz Ellmann,Kristen Hobby,Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim,Melanie Landau,Bernadette Miles,Kava Schafer,Lynette Dungan,Peter Bentley | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 216 |
| Spiritual Education and Interreligious Learning for Primary (Elementary) and Secondary Students | Elizabeth Mellor,Helen Nichol,Sue Smith,Peta Goldburg | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 104 |
| Spiritual Experience for the Development of Human Potential - A Presentation by the World SUBUD Association (WSA) | Osanna Vaughn,Sharif Istvan Horthy,Isni Astuti Horthy,Simon Xavier Guerrand-Hermes,Amalia Rasheed,Dr Garrett Thomson,Dr Patrice Brodeur,Dr Scherto Gill,Alexandra Asseily,Sharifin Gardiner | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 101 |
| Spiritual Intimacy: Taking Interfaith Engagement to the Next Level | Joseph Prabhu,Ruth Broyde Sharone | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 208 |
| Spiritual Practice, The Inner Search | Petrea King,Swami Shankarananda | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 220 |
| Spiritual Progressives: Networking Towards a New Bottom Line | Rabbi Michael Lerner | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 217 |
| Spirituality & Social Justice: Insights from the Jewish Mystical Tradition | Or Rose | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 207 |
| Spirituality and Healing in Melbourne's North | Uncle Reg Blow,Elizabeth Pike | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 102 |
| Spirituality and the Western World | Tony Ghosthawk-Trudell,Maulolo T Amosa | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 105 |
| Sport as a Tool for Peace - Daily Youth Session | Tanya Oziel,Nick Hatzoglou,Kamal Abualthom,Robert 'Dipper' DiPierdomenico,Yonatan Belik,Michael Korman | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 201 |
| Sri Aurobindo, a Prophet for the 21st Century | Hilary Anderson, Moderator,Joseph Subbiondo,Rudolf Schmitz-Perrin,Joseph Prabhu | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 215 |
| Sri Chinmoy: A Spirituality of Transformation | Kusumita Pedersen, Moderator,Kazem Abhary,Vidagdha Bennett,Utsahi Neree St-Amand,Mrinali Clarke | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 217 |
| Sri Sri Yoga: A Celebration of the Diversity in Yoga | Bernice Bailey | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 220 |
| Stop the Traffic, People are Not for Sale: Human Trafficking and Slavery in the World Today | Danielle Strickland,Sr Pauline Coll,Sr Stancea Vichie | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 218 |
| Strangers Becoming Neighbours: Community Interfaith Responses to Interdependence (Session 1) | Paul Chaffee, Moderator,James DeLange,Janet Bregar,Carla Mae Streeter,Michael G Pappas,Paul R Strickland,Donald Reid,Samir Selmanovic,Helen Spector | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 207 |
| Strangers Becoming Neighbours: Community Interfaith Responses to Interdependence (Session 2) | Helen Spector, Open Space Facilitator | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 207 |
| Strangers in a Strange Land: Integration of Religious Minorities, their Families and their Identities into Australia | Deborah Stone,Dr Purushottama Bilimoria,Rachel Woodlock,Michele Bernshaw,Padmasiri de Silva,Piara Singh | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 220 |
| Strengthening Families with Weekly Family Night | Lindsay Sanders,Andrew and Helen O'Riordan and Family | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 215 |
| Strengthening One's Faith Through Interfaith Dialogue | Peta Pellach,Jeremy Jones | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 207 |
| Striving to Live in a Livable World (Session 1) | Dr Joseph Henry Suina, USA: Cochiti Pueblo, Moderator ,Anna Pinto, India: Meitei | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 209 |
| Striving to Live in a Livable World (Session 2) | Lucy Mulenkei, Kenya: Maasai, Moderator,Baba Wande Abimbola, Nigeria: Yoruba,Norma Kassi, Canada: Vuntut Gwitch'in First Nation | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 209 |
| Substance and Soul: An Exploration of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the World's Non-Dual Religious Traditions | Trent Leighton | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 219 |
| Sufism and Peace: A Meeting Point for All Religious Traditions | Dr Golam Dastagir,Dr Sirajul Siraj,Bahar Jamshidi | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 104 |
| Sukyo Mahikari: Light and Principles for Peace and Harmony Whatever the Faith | Andris Tebecis,Terrence Quinn,Katherine Roussel | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 102 |
| Sunrise Morning Sadhana | Gurukirn Khalsa | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 108 |
| Sustainable Way of Life Through Shumei Natural Agriculture | Shumei Youth Members,Kohei Tsukuta,Yoshinori Yokoi,Haruka Koide,Masanori Kaneko,Kanako Fukushima,Akiyo Nakayama | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 209 |
| Sustaining Spiritual Practices in a Changing World | Leo Killsback, USA: Northern Cheyenne,Arturas Sinkevicius, Lithuania: Romuva,Mary Issaku Serwah, Ghana/Akan | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 105 |
| Taize Chants Sung in the Gunai Kurnai Indigenous Language by the Lavalla Catholic College Liturgical Choir | Shane Reid,Lavalla Catholic College Liturgical Choir | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 201 |
| Taking 'just-a-minute': Meditation on the Move | Christine Westbury,Kalvinder Shields | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 101 |
| Taking Our Place in the Interreligious Movement: Women in Society, Peacemaking, and Interfaith Dialogue | Trish Madigan,Rev Denise Yarbrough,Sussy Gumo,Shehara Viswanathan,Natalie Lindner Lhuillier,Dr Pushpa Wood (nee Bhardwaj) | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| Taking the Initiative...the Role of Youth in Global Interfaith Action | Sarah Talcott,Patrick Nickisch | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 218 |
| Talkin' 'Bout My Generation - Daily Youth Session | Simran Jeet Singh,Gurvinder Pal Singh,Shakila Wijenayake,Mala Wijenayake,Heba Ibrahim,Manny Waks | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 201 |
| Talkin' 'Bout My Generation - Daily Youth Workshop | Anna Hutchens,Alice Chew | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 204 |
| Talking Faiths: Your Story, My Story and Our Story, across Schools and the World Wide Web | Tim McCowan,Catherine Devine,Jan Molloy | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 104 |
| Tari Sesaji Tri Yoni Saraswati | Yayasan Dharma Samuan Tiga,Ni Ketut Arini,Gusti Koes Murtiyah,Nurlia Ruddin,Suprapto Suryodarmo,Diane Butler,Eko Kadarsih,Ida Pedanda GK Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa,Eddy Supriono Wirabhumi | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| The After Party - Legacy and Young People (Session 1) | Gemma McDonald,Julia Torpey | Mon 7 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 212 |
| The After Party - Legacy and Young People (Session 2) | Gemma McDonald,Julia Torpey | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 212 |
| The Art of Creative Expression: Youth Workshop | Zain Bhikha | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 211 |
| The Art of Qur'an Recitation: Sharing Wisdom in the Search for Inner Peace | Hajjah Maria Ulfah | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 212 |
| The Black GST (Genocide, Sovereignty, Treaty) | Robert Thorpe,Dennis Walker | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 106 |
| The Breath of Life | William Skudlarek,Rev Heng Sure | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 203 |
| The Calling to Interfaith Ministry and Interfaith Practice | Roger Ross,Robert Sellers,Robert Hrasna,Tim Miner,Beth Katz | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 208 |
| The Centrality of Spirituality in Australian Indigenous Education | Nereda White,Aunty Joan Hendriks | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 102 |
| The Challenge of Islamophobia and the Media: How Innovative Dialogue is Changing the Landscape | Dr Nasya Bahfen, Chair,Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff,Ahmed Rehab,Karen L Hernandez-Andrews,Mohammed El-leissy,Roland Schatz | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 219 |
| The Changing Shifts in Religion and Spirituality on the Asia-Pacific Rim | Des Cahill,Jan Sihar Aritonang,James Haire,Sunggon Kim,Lilian Sison,Tu Wei Ming | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 103 |
| The Chiefs' Prophecy: Survival of the Northern Cheyenne Nation | Leo Killsback, USA: Northern Cheyenne, Director | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 107 |
| The Common Enterprise of Peace-building: A New Model for Spiritually Motivated Social Action Within, Among & Beyond Communities of Faith | Rev Carol Carnes, Moderator,Rev Abigail Albert,Rev Jacqueline Triche Atkins,Dr Heather Dawn Clark,Rev Julie J Montague,Rev Mary Omwake,Rev Dr Joan Steadman | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 211 |
| The Crisis and the Opportunity: Wisdom from Faith Traditions and Communities | Katherine Marshall,Timothy Andrew Fischer | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 110 |
| The Culture of Whispers Within Samoan Religion | His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 211 |
| The Digital Revolution and the Age of Religious Pluralism | Leo Brunnick,Rabbi Brad Hirschfield,Rabbi Irwin Kula | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 109 |
| The Divine Feminine | Mary-Faeth Chenery, Moderator,Sr Joan Chittister ,Mother Maya,Ven Karma Lekshe Tsomo,Phyllis Curott | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 105 |
| The Divine Purpose of Life: The Hindu Journey Within | Dr Yamini Narayanan,Alan Croker ,Dr Kala Acharya | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 102 |
| The Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Peoples | Philip Arnold,Oren Lyons,Jake Swamp,Tonya Gonnella-Frichner,Mary N MacDonald,Doug George-Kanentiio | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 216 |
| The Environmental Challenge in Tibet and Its Worldwide Ramifications | Sandra Ross,Gabriel Lafitte ,Dr Simon Bradshaw | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 102 |
| The Episcopal Church Confronts Racism: 'Traces of the Trade' | Rev Denise Yarbrough,Dain Perry,Constance R Perry | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 107 |
| The February 2009 Bushfires in Victoria: Religious Response in the Role of Recovery and Renewal | Chi Kwang Sunim,Christine Nixon,Brother Trevor Parton,Pastor Russell Wright | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 204 |
| The Future of Religion in Australia? Melbourne's Religious Leaders in Dialogue with Young People (Seminar 1) | Archbishop Denis Hart,Isabel Thomas Dobson,Ven Thich Phuoc Tan,Rinchen Norbu,Demetrio Zema,Nathan Hunter | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 220 |
| The Future of Religion in Australia? Melbourne's Religious Leaders in Dialogue with Young People (Seminar 2) | Archbishop Dr Philip Freier,Rabbi John Levi,Sheikh Isse A. Musse,Mathew Luke Crane,Alana Bruce,Azmeena Hussain | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 210 |
| The Gift of Global Community | Charles Gibbs, Moderator,Yoland Trevino,Sarah Talcott,Rev Heng Sure,Marites Africa | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 210 |
| The Gulen Movement's Global Peace and Social Reconciliation Vision and Projects: Lessons Learned from Germany, the US and Medina | Ercan Karakoyun,Dr Salih Yucel,Ali Riza Candir | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 109 |
| The Haudenosaunee Prophecy | Doug George-Kanentiio, USA: Mohawk/Iroquois, Moderator,Chief Oren Lyons, USA: Onondaga,Jacob Andrew Swamp, USA: Mohawk | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| The Hazards of Writing About Religion | Barney Zwartz,James Jupp,Hanifa Deen,Rabbi Aviva Kipen,Gulab Kothari | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 213 |
| The Headscarf Debates: Religious Dress and Secular Fundamentalism | Janaan Hashim,Dr Siti Musdah Mulia | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 219 |
| The Holy Scriptures and Questions of Intended Use | Harbans Lal,Dr Avtar Singh Dhaliwal,Mike Ghouse,K L Seshagiri Rao,Glenda Gill,Ann Garner,Dr Balwant Singh Hansra | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 218 |
| The Human Face of Climate Change | Walter Fust,Martin Frick | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Plenary Hall |
| The Imam and the Pastor: An Exploration of Muslim-Christian Dialogue and Collaborative Power in Nigeria | Fr Gerald Musa,Pr. Paul A. Wee,Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat,Karen L Hernandez-Andrews | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 103 |
| The Imam and the Pastor' and 'Australia's Muslim Women' | Shazia Fiaz,Tasneem Chopra,Paul A Wee | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 107 |
| The Impact of Modernity and Climate Change in Oceania | Maria Tence,Emeretta Cross,Tito Tapungao | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 211 |
| The Impact of Women in Conflict Resolution | Sakena Yacoobi,Naree Charoenpolpiriya,Jacqueline Ogega,Sande Hart | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 217 |
| The Importance of Family | Elder Dirk Smibert,Dienen Karna,Rabbi Rayna Gevurtz,Mejinderpal Kaur | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 215 |
| The Lost & Endangered Religions Project: Preserving the World's Religious Diversity | Donald Frew,Raul Mamani | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 104 |
| The Mandaeans in Australia: Baptism, Living Water and the Link to John the Baptist | Ganzibra Dr Brikha H S Nasoraia,Sandi van Rompaey | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 210 |
| The Many Faces of Peace | Dr Homi Dhalla | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 207 |
| The Master Key - Unlocking the Inner Treasures | Paramahamsa Prajnanananda | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 213 |
| The Muslim Green: Muslim Contributions to Healing the Earth | Norah Ziad Elmagraby,Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini,Imam Afroz Ali,Dr Bagher Talebi Darabi,Dr Nargis Virani | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 219 |
| The Necessity of Nuclear Disarmament and Steps Toward its Achievement | Sue Wareham,Judge C G Weeramantry | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 102 |
| The New Archaic: Neuroscience, Spiritual Practice and Healing | Anne Benvenuti,Elizabeth Davenport,Glenys Livingstone | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 216 |
| The New Planetary Narrative; Connecting Ecology, Social Justice and Cosmology | Drew Dellinger,Glen Lauder,Sarah Houseman ,Tahnee Woolf | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 214 |
| The Path of a Multifaith Chaplaincy: Parliament Labyrinth as Spiritual Observance | Rev Di Williams | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 202 |
| The Power of Spiritual Experience | Charles Hogg,Christine Westbury | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 101 |
| The Practicalities of Getting from 'Is' to 'Ought': Religion, Science and Ethics | James Doty,Antje Jackelen,Solomon Katz,Nomanul Haq | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 105 |
| The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth I | Ni Ketut Arini | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 101 |
| The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth II | Gusti Koes Murtiyah,Nurlia Ruddin | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 207 |
| The Radiant Path: Meditation Practice and Philosophy in the Kriya Yoga Tradition | Ellen O'Brian | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 216 |
| The Reality of the Universal Human Family: Interreligious Cooperation in Healing the Earth | James Bowler,Paul Howorth,Kate Benge | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 203 |
| The Responsibility of the Mainstream for Reconciliation (Part 1) | Panel to be Determined | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 202 |
| The Responsibility of the Mainstream for Reconciliation (Part 2) | Panel to be Determined | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 110 |
| The Revival of the European Pagan Religions | Rev Andras Corban-Arthen, Europe: Anamanta, Moderator,Jonas Trinkunas, Lithuania: Romuva | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 220 |
| The Rights of the Poor and the Orphan in the Qur'an: Overcoming Poverty in an Unequal World | Imam Khalid Fattah Griggs | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 207 |
| The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution - Panel | Ahmed Rehab,Dr Paul Wee,Hussein Rashid,Karen Hernandez-Andrews | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 204 |
| The Role of Religion in Mediating Conflict | Stein Villumstad,Thomas Daffern,Fiyaz Mughal,Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai,Joanne Blaney,Sohan Lal Gandhi | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 106 |
| The Sacred Art of Listening: Hearing From the Heart | Kay Lindahl | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 215 |
| The Sacred Fire: The Music of Hildegard of Bingen | Kim Cunio,Heather Lee,Ensemble of the Golden Age | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 201 |
| The Sacred Journey | Marjorie Tidman,Peter Tidman,Dr John Davidson,Natasha Tidman,Raymond Tidman,Kyle Lister | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 209 |
| The Sacred Planet | Dr Joseph Runzo, Director | Sat 5 Dec | 9:00 - 10:30pm | Room 107 |
| The Science and Spirituality of Climate Change | Johan Rockstrom | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 202 |
| The Search for Inner Peace: Multifaith Views from Women around the World (Part 1) | Michelle Mueller,Prabha Duneja,Anisa Buckley,Jessi (Jasjit) Kaur,Ven Chang Wu Shi ,Ven Chang Shen Shi,Barbara Condron,Elisheva Salamo | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 103 |
| The Search for Inner Peace: Multifaith Views from Women around the World (Part 2) | Michelle Mueller,Prabha Duneja,Elisheva Salamo,Anisa Buckley,Jessi (Jasjit) Kaur,Ven Chang Shen Shi,Barbara Condron | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 103 |
| The Soul of Kalaupapa | Fred E Woods | Wed 9 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 107 |
| The Spiritual Dynamics of Hearing/Listening and Healing: Awakening to the Flow Within, Between and Among Us | John L Hochheimer | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 216 |
| The Spiritual Tradition of Scientology | Emmanuel Foundas,Robert Adams,Tracie Morrow | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 218 |
| The State and Religious Freedom | Rabbi David Saperstein | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 211 |
| The Still Mind, Emptiness and Divine Love | Daniel R Condron | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 108 |
| The Stolen Generation and The Apology | Melissa Brickell,Representatives of Stolen Generation Victoria (SGV) | Wed 9 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 212 |
| The Street Theology of Anger and Freedom in the Muslim World | Abdul Malik Mujahid,Dr Muhammad Shafiq | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 213 |
| The Sufism of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Universal Sufism | Nuria Daly,Shaikha Safa Hull | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 102 |
| The Swami and the Rabbi: A Conversation | Rabbi Fred Morgan,Shantilal Somaiya,Swami Shankarananda | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 220 |
| The Torah through Paintings and Poetry | Victor Majzner,Helen Light,Deborah Masel,Rosemary Crumlin | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 218 |
| The Tree of Humanity and the One God of All Religions: The Brahma Kumaris | Gopi Elton,Dr Nirmala Kajaria | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 216 |
| The United Religions Initiative: A Global Network of Local Interfaith Efforts | Donald Frew,Yoland Trevino,Charles Gibbs | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 108 |
| The Urantia Papers -- What's Love got to do with it? | Nigel Nunn,William Wentworth,Kathleen Swadling | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 102 |
| The Vision of Humanity: The Components of Peace | Steve Killelea,William F Vendley | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 220 |
| The Warfare is Over: Science and Spirituality as Allies for the Sake of the Planet (Session 1) | Philip Clayton,Peter Doherty,Praveen Chaudhari,F LeRon Shults,Denis Edwards,Pauline Rudd | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 210 |
| The Way of Balance | Eugene Imai,Chisato Morita,Tomokazu Yamamoto,Keita Karasaki,Atsuya Imoto ,Kanami Hino | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 207 |
| The Women's Interfaith Initiative and Grassroots Movement | Sande Hart,Kay Lindahl | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 216 |
| The Work of AIS | Orhan Cicek | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 213 |
| The Wurundjeri People of Melbourne | Aunty Joy Murphy-Wandin | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 217 |
| The Zoroastrian Ethos of Compassion | Dr Homi Dhalla,Dr Sam Kerr | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 210 |
| There are No Back Row Seats in The Hoop of Life | Kevin Locke | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 217 |
| Thomas Berry and the Great Work of Our Time | Mary Evelyn Tucker,John Grim,Christopher Key Chapple,Anne Marie Dalton | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 212 |
| Towards a Shared Language of Religious Training: Interfaith Education for Religious Leaders | Mark R. Lindsay,Rabbi Fred Morgan,Abdullah Saeed,Dr Paul Beirne | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 204 |
| Towards a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions | Dr Arvind Sharma, Moderator,Dr Joseph Prabhu,Dr Chandra Muzaffar,Dr Mihir Meghani,Madhu Khanna | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 106 |
| Towards a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions, Continued | Dr Arvind Sharma, Moderator,Dr Chris Chapple,Brian Lepard,Madhu Khanna,Dr Ines Talamantez,Rabbi David Saperstein | Sun 6 Dec | 1:00 - 2:30pm | Room 106 |
| Towards the Heart of Humankind: Critical Considerations of Unity, Diversity and a Declaration of Global Spirituality | Dr Christoph Quarch,Abdulaziz Sachedina,Hue Gioi,Ines Talamantez,Rabbi Michael Lerner | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 212 |
| Traditional Knowledge: The Value of Teaching and Preserving Traditional Knowledge | Dr Jennie R Joe, USA: Dine, Moderator,Lucy Mulenkei, Kenya: Maasai,Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong,Anna Pinto, India: Meiti | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 210 |
| Transforming Compassion in Science and Religion (Session 1) | LeRon Shults,Solomon Katz,Michael T H Wong,Manuka Henare,Imam Afroz Ali,Anindita Balslev | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 109 |
| Transforming Compassion in Science and Religion (Session 2) | LeRon Shults,Solomon Katz,Michael T H Wong,Manuka Henare,Imam Afroz Ali,Anindita Balslev | Mon 7 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 109 |
| Turning the Dharma Wheel | Ven Thich Phuoc Tan,Jinwol Lee,Camellia Darmawan,Rev Yoshiharu Tomatsu,Myly Nguyen, Moderator | Fri 4 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 103 |
| Twenty-One Moments of Stillness | Diane Butler | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 215 |
| UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Anna Pinto, India: Meitei, Moderator,Chief Oren Lyons, USA: Onondaga,Tonya Gonnella Frichner, USA: Onondaga | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 213 |
| UN Millennium Development Goals, Challenges and Opportunities for Global Stability | Almaz Negash,Brad Reddersen ,Bruce Duncan | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 204 |
| Understanding the Wisdom of Muslim Obligatory Prayers: Salaat & Inner Peace | Dr Suhair Al-Qurashi | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 207 |
| Understanding Vodun: A West African Spirituality | Robert Houndohome Hounon, Benin: Vodun Hwendo, Moderator | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 209 |
| UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations - Asia Pacific: An Interregional Perspective on Interreligious Relations | Anna Halafoff,Dr Rosa Maria Guerreiro,Gary Bouma,Greg Barton,Dr Tuba Boz,Douglas Pratt,Dr Zainal Abidin Bagir,Dr Fatimah Hussein,Dr Yeoh Seng Guan | Mon 7 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 213 |
| Unitarian Universalists - Working for Peace, Civil Rights, and Earth | Rev Orlanda Brugnola,Peter Abrehart,Michael McPhee,Pauline Rooney | Fri 4 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 218 |
| Uniting Church Prayer Service | Isabel Thomas Dobson | Mon 7 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 111 |
| Unity in Diversity through the Arts and Religiosity of Indonesia | Ni Ketut Arini,Gusti Koes Murtiyah,Nurlia Ruddin,Suprapto Suryodarmo,Eko Kadarsih,Ida Pedanda GK Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa,Eddy Supriono Wirabhumi,Diane Butler | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 208 |
| Universities, Interreligious Dialogue, and Social Justice: A Conversation | Katherine Marshall ,Paul Rauschenbush,Suhair Hassan Al-Qurashi,Kim Hourn Kao,Thomas Banchoff ,Patrice Brodeur, Moderator | Tue 8 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 203 |
| URI - Global Community Gathering | Charles Gibbs | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 110 |
| Vedantic Wisdom and Middle Eastern Affirmations | Dr Thillayvel Naidoo | Sat 5 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 209 |
| Vegetarianism - Ethics, Environmental Concerns, and Complex Realities | Rabbi David Rosen,Naresh Jain | Sat 5 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 105 |
| Veneration of the Ancestors | Baba Wande Abimbola, Nigeria: Yoruba, Moderator,Ifaboyede Michelle McElwaine Oguninhun Abimbola, Nigeria: Yoruba,Robert Houndohome Hounon, Benin: Vodun Hwendo | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 216 |
| Video Mssage from Ven Thich Nhat Hanh | Thich Nhat Hanh | Sun 6 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 202 |
| Violence Finds Refuge in Falsehood: Religion and the Future of Torture | George Hunsinger | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 102 |
| Viswamitra in Union with the Universe | H H Swami Sandeep Chaitanya | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 204 |
| Vivekananda - Journey from Quest to Truth | Swami Atmapriyananda | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 216 |
| Voices of Challenge and Wisdom: Gay and Lesbian Perspectives on Faith, Spirituality and Embodied Grace | Michael Kelly,Chaplain Pamela Yetunde,Donald Chalmers,Rev Rowland Macaulay,Madelaine Imber,Ben Colburn | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 218 |
| Voices of Peace: Models for Productive Coexistence Among Youth | Ali Majokah,Freeman Trebilcock,Adela Woliansky ,Marcelle Disanayake,Jagdeep (Jag) Singh Shergill,Nivy Balachandran | Tue 8 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 104 |
| Walking With Wisdom by Jeremy 'Yongurra Yerin' Donovan | Jeremy 'Yongurra Yerin' Donovan | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| What Religious Insights Can Bring to Secular Education | Venerable Jian Tan,Bernard Korbman,Annette Subhani,Dr Philip Riley,Sri Paramahamsa Prajnanananda | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 212 |
| Who Do We Want To Be: Exploring the Mission of the Jewish People in the 21st Century | Rabbi David Rosen ,Rachael Kohn, Moderator,Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence,Rabbi Brad Hirschfield,Rabbi David Saperstein | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 203 |
| Who is My Neighbour? Religious Identity and the Limits of Love | Michael Fagenblat,Ruwan Palapathwala | Sun 6 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 108 |
| Whole Self - Whole Earth | Gede Parma | Wed 9 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 102 |
| Wings of the Spirit in Concert | Tirtza Singer,Hanna Yaffe | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 201 |
| Women of Faith Network, Religions for Peace, Australia and New Zealand | Patricia Blundell,Anna Halafoff ,Rachel Woodlock ,Melanie Landau,Pushpa Wood | Tue 8 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 207 |
| Women of the World at the Parliament of Religions, Chicago 1893 | Michelle Mueller,Allison Stokes | Sun 6 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 207 |
| Women's Peace Initiatives | Marta Benavides, | Mon 7 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 109 |
| Working Together, The Health of Two Worlds | Ngangkaris (Traditional Healers),Pat Anderson,Stephanie Bell | Fri 4 Dec | 2:30 - 4:00pm | Room 102 |
| Working with Self, Benefiting Others | Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche,Kelvin Koay,Stanley Chun-Wei Lee | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 211 |
| Worship and Justice | Danielle Strickland | Tue 8 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 102 |
| Yoga as a Spiritual Practice | Sevadevi Glover,Gita Azar,Swami Gopal Puri | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 102 |
| Yoruba Religious Observance | Baba Wande Abimbola, Nigeria: Yoruba | Fri 4 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 214 |
| Yoruba Worship of the Earth and Veneration of the Environment | Wande Abimbola,Ifaboyede Michelle McElwaine Oguninhun Abimbola,,Kehinde Abimbola | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 209 |
| Youth Projects - Sustaining Peace from the Inside Out | Shyla Bauer,Lindsay Alderton,Ami Trivedi,Danny Haworth | Tue 8 Dec | 4:30 - 6:00pm | Room 104 |
| Youth Spirituality: Join the Evolution! Youth, Spiritual Development and Activism | Nina Meyerhof,Yuka Saionji,Jimmy Lama,Karoline Venator Buys ,Amorntip Cherry Henderson,Vaibhav Parulkar,Ping Ping Worakate Thangsurbkul ,Colin Lee | Sat 5 Dec | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Room 216 |
| Zoroastrian Daily Morning Prayers and Worship: Day 1 | Ervad Kaivan Antia,Ervad Armin Dumasia | Sat 5 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 218 |
| Zoroastrian Daily Morning Prayers and Worship: Day 2 | Ervad Kaivan Antia,Ervad Armin Dumasia | Sun 6 Dec | 8:00 - 9:00am | Room 218 |
| Zoroastrianism: Its Stewardship for All Creation, The Animate and Inanimate | Rohinton Rivetna, Moderator,Rashna Ghadialy,Dr Homi Dhalla,Homi Gandhi,Pervin J Mistry | Sat 5 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 208 |
| Zoroastrians: Their Imperative to be Bridge Builders | Arnavaz Chubb, Moderator,Dr Dolly Dastoor,Dr Sam Kerr,Perviz Dubash,Kayzad Namdarian | Sun 6 Dec | 9:30 - 11:00am | Room 111 |