ELPN Conference
Thursday 24th July 2008 at First Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast
9.00 – 10.00 Conference Registration
10.00 – 10.30 Welcome to participants by Rev. Colin Campbell
Housekeeping announcements
Memorial minute for Rev. P. Boddaert
10.30 – 11.15 Lecture: “The Liberal Dilemma” by Rev. Chris Hudson
11.15 – 11.30 Interval
11.30 – 12.15 Lecture: “ Liberal Spiritual Capital – its identification and public
presentation” by Dr.Czire Szabolcs
12.30 – 2.00 Light Lunch at Central Hall, Rosemary Street
2.00 – 3.00 ELPN open meeting
Speakers: Rev Tina Geels, Rev Chris Hudson
The position of ELPN within IARF and its future direction.
3.00 – 4.30 ELPN Open Forum debate chaired by William Crawley
4.30 – 5.30 ELPN/IARF Welcoming Reception, Great Hall, Rosemary Street
Free Time
7.00 – late Conference dinner at Wild Willie’s Steakhouse (veg. food available)
IARF Conference Day 1
Friday 25th July 2008 at First Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast
9.00 – 9.15 Registrations of new arrivals to conference
9.15 – 9.45 IARF Conference opening welcome by Very Rev William McMillan
Announcements
Memorial minute for Diether Gehrmann
10.00 – 10.45 Workshops (in rooms allocated in Central Hall)
1. Religion in the Middle East as a constructive component in the political
conflict in the region-Models of reconciliation and encounter in the M.E.;
Patterns of cooperation between Europe and the M.E. in Religious Freedom
initiatives by dr. Shlomo Alon.
2. Religion and the European Union by rev. Sándor Máthé
3. ELPN action plans
10.45 – 11.00 Interval
11.00 – 11.45 Lecture: Religion in the public space by Rev.Wytske Dijkstra
11.45 – 1.00 Presentation and address: “Lagan College, The first integrated secondary
school in Northern Ireland”
by Rev. Lena Cockroft, Hon. Chaplain, Lagan College
1.00 – 2.00 Light Lunch
2.00 – 3.45 Belfast City: A Guided Tour on Bus
4.00 – 5.30 Lecture: “The Spirit beyond Theology” by Rev. Ivo de Jong
6.00 – 7.30 Dinner at Central Hall, Rosemary Street
8.00 – 9.00 Conference Address: “The Land of Unlikeness: Explorations into
Reconciliation” by Dr. David Stevens, Corrymeela Community
IARF Conference Day 2
Saturday 26th July 2008
9.30 – 10.00 Coffee
10.00 – 11.00 Workshops
1 “IARF Europe: The move ahead” by Rev Tina Geels
2 “To take a stand on human rights” by Rev Derek Suchard
3 Introduction to IARF’s history and institutions by Lucie Meijer
11.15 – 12.00 Lecture: “IARF a participant in public debate?” by Dr.Arpad Szabo, bishop,
Unitarian church of Transsylvania.
12.00 – 12.30 Open Forum debate
12.30 – 2.00 Lunch at Central Hall
2.00 – 4.00 Conference Business Meeting
Vision of IARF in the future. Preparation for the 33rd World Congress in
Kochi, Kerala, India.led by Thomas Mathew, acting president IARF
4.00 pm Formal Close of Business with Prayers & Address
Free Time
7.00 – Late Social Event hosted by All Souls’ Church, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast
Buffet on arrival
Traditional music and dance
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