Getting to the Heart of Interfaith
The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, Rabbi & Sheikh:
A Lecture/Workshop Weekend with the Interfaith Amigos: Rabbi Ted Falcom, Pastor Don Mackenzie & Brother Jamal Rahman
October 9 & 10, 2009
Lecture - October 9, 2009
Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-Opening, Hope-filled Friendship of a Pastor, Rabbi & Sheikh
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:30 – 9:00pm, reception to follow
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
$15 general, $10 Trinity & UCC members,
$5 Students, No Charge to Diocesan Clergy
Workshop - October 10, 2009
Session 1: The Central Gifts of the Abrahamic Traditions
Session 2: Problems & Promises in the Abrahamic Traditions
Session 3: Next Steps in Interfaith Dialogue & Collaboration
9:00am – 3:00pm, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral - Kempton Hall
$50 General, $35 Trinity & UCC members, $25 Diocesan Clergy, $15 Students (includes lunch)
Watch a video of the Three Interfaith Amigos on YouTube
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Event Description
Too often religion seems to fuel more hatred than love, more conflict than collaboration. Pastor Don Mackenzie, PhD, Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD, and Sheikh Jamal Rahman, former hosts of Interfaith Talk Radio in Seattle, share an evolving process to deepen interfaith awareness. Their work promotes greater understanding between faith and also non-faith individuals and communities in order to discover the kinds of energies that can help transform and heal both person and planet. In their weekend presentations, they provide a rich understanding of the road to interfaith collaboration by sharing their stories, challenges, and the inner spiritual work necessary to go beyond tolerance to a vital, inclusive spirituality.
From their deep commitment and lived experience, they present ways we can work together to transcend the differences that have divided us historically. Together they explore:
• The five stages of the interfaith journey
• The power of our stories
• The core of our traditions
• The promises and problems of our traditions
• New dimensions of spiritual identity
• And much more
Along with inspiring insights and encouragement for tapping into the promise of interfaith dialogue, they will provide practical actions, additional readings and discussion questions to help you embody their revolutionary spirit of healing.
Speaker Bios
Pastor Don Mackenzie, PhD, is a minister of the United Church of Christ, and recently retired as minister and head of staff at University Congregational United Church of Christ in Seattle. Previously he served congregations in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Princeton, New Jersey. His interest in interfaith work began while a student at Macalester College and continued with his living and teaching in Sidon, Lebanon, in the year prior to the Six-Day War in 1967.
Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD, a popular teacher of Jewish meditation and spirituality, is founder of Makom Ohr Shalom, a synagogue focusing on Jewish spirituality in Los Angeles, and, with his wife, Ruth Neuwald Falcon, founder of Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue in Seattle. Ordained at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, he has served in Los Angeles as a congregational and then a campus rabbi. His books include Judaism For Dummies and A Journey of Awakening: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tree of Life.
Sheikh Jamal Rahman is co-founder and Muslim Sufi Minister at Interfaith Community Church and adjunct faculty at Seattle University. Jamal has a passion for interfaith work and travels often, presenting at retreats and workshops. His books include The Fragrance of Faith: The Enlightened Heart of Islam and Out of Darkness Into Light: Spiritual Guidance in the Qur’an with Reflections from Christian and Jewish Sources.
Quotes About Their Work
"...
proposes a road map for spiritual growth and interfaith cooperation. It
will open hearts and minds to each other and each other's faith
traditions."
--Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman, founding director, Center for Religious Inquiry, New York
"the
lived experience of three religious leaders and the exploration of
their faith differences. Lifts up a way to peaceful living based in
understanding and compassion."
--Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, former general secretary, The National Council of Churches in Christ (United States)
"Courageous.... Provides an essential and inspiring guide to religious healing and the human step to spiritual maturity."
--David Korten, board chair, YES! Magazine; author, Agenda for a New Economy and The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community