Program
There’s Something About Mary: Why Major Religions Revere the Mother of Jesus
Online via ZoomREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR In this time of fracture and stress, we look at Mary, mother of Jesus - one of the most universally healing figures worldwide. For people of various beliefs, Mary represents many things, including the compassionate side of the Sacred Feminine. While Christians and Muslims see her differently, both faith traditions revere her. Hindus view her in yet another way, but many turn to her for solace and help. Join us online for a fascinating glimpse of Mary through different spiritual lenses - as a symbol of compassion, faithfulness, and more. Speakers Sophia Pandya, PhD Muslim Dr. Pandya is a professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Winner of CSULB’s 2016 Advancement of Women Award from the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, she received her BA from UC Berkeley in Near Eastern Studies/Arabic, and her MA and PhD from UC Santa Barbara in Religious Studies. A Fulbright Scholar, she specializes in women and Islam, and more broadly in contemporary movements within Islam. Read more Ray Mattes, IHM, DMin, LPCC Christian - Catholic Dr. Mattes is a pastoral theologian, professional gerontologist and licensed psychotherapist. He speaks […]
Hebridean Treasure: Lost and Found
The Los Angeles Baha'i Center 5755 Obama Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Guibord Center Presents An Evening with John Philip Newell, including a special screening of"HebrideanTreasure: Lost and Found" The Inspiring Story of a People's Soul told in song, dance and narrativewith discussion and Q&A to follow. This in-person event will take place at The Los Angeles Baha'i Center. See below for address. ‘Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found’ is a film version of a live-stage dance, music, and song performance by some of Scotland’s most talented young artists in which the acclaimed writer John Philip Newell tells the story of Celtic Spirituality and its love of Earth through the lens of the Western Isles of Scotland. It includes the pathos of the "Highland Clearances" in which tens of thousands of Scots were cleared from their ancestral lands, an injustice that has been perpetrated repeatedly against Native peoples throughout the world with the consequent loss of the Native wisdom which we so urgently need to recover today for the healing of humanity’s relationship with Earth. Attendance is free; however, donations through a Free Will Offering are welcome for the continued development of this project to enable its vision to be widely shared in live performance and film. Learn more here: http://www.hebrideantreasure.com/ Click image […]