A progressive voice in Hawai'i promoting the positive healing role of religion in public life by encouraging dialogue, challenging extremism, and facilitating nonviolent community activism
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The Interfaith Alliance Hawai‘i
(TIAH) has risen to be a voice for justice in our state.
It is an organization of individuals that speak from the
perspectives of over 30 faith-based traditions. TIAH is
designed to create an environment in which many people and
groups of good will can come together to address public
concerns.
TIAH is a chapter of the national group located in Washington, D.C. that is honored to have received a mantel of support from the former Hawai‘i Council of Churches.
In addition to the Executive Committee, TIAH has a diverse 25-member Board of Directors, representing many religious traditions and community groups. Also, an Advisory Council of distinguished religious leaders has been formed with the purpose of providing wisdom and counsel. The momentum of TIAH is dynamic and exciting.
Together, this uniting of diversity aims to provide a meaningful place of respect, understanding, and harmony in our land of aloha!
Rev John Heidel, PhD
President
Local Interfaith Conversations
Now Early Morning, Evening and Midday
Interfaith Open Table
First Wednesday, 7:00-8:30AM
Harris United Methodist Church
Interfaith Conversations Windward
First Monday, 1:00-2:00PM (after lunch)
Pohai Nani Retirement Community
All Believers Network
Last Tuesday, 7:00-8:30PM
First Unitarian Church of Honolulu
We can never win unless we open our hearts to connecting with people who appear to be very different from us.
Harvey Milk
Promoting the positive healing role of religion in public life
by encouraging dialogue and community building.
THE INTERFAITH OPEN TABLE
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
Next Meeting
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
7:00-8:30 a.m.
Harris United Methodist Church
20 South Vineyard Boulevard
Honolulu
7:00 a.m.
Introductions and announcements
Rev. Irene Matsumoto
7:10 a.m.
Recovering from Trauma:
Issues of Complex Bereavement due to Sudden and Unexpected Death
Rev. Deborah Ball
Rev. Deborah Ball is the Chaplain of Arcadia Retirement Residence. Rev. Ball’s presentation on Complex Bereavement will address psychosocial and spiritual aspects of complex bereavement and Inter-Faith Care with grieving individuals and families. The topic is based on clinical-pastoral research she conducted during her Resident Chaplain year at Queens Trauma Center.
Rev. Ball, who currently specializes in palliative and end-of-life Spiritual Care, has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and, a Master of Socio-Cultural Anthropology from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Her cross-cultural and inter-faith experience includes research with the Australian Aborigines; studying Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal; and, Zen Buddhism with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in Plum Village, France. Rev. Ball has also ministered as a United Church of Christ Missionary in the Philippines, and, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Islamic nation, Niger, in West Africa.
Discussion.
8:30 a.m.
Adjourn and networking
Many Open Table audio recordings are now available online at http://opentable.posterous.com/
The TIAH sponsors conferences and other public events. All are welcome.
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Date last updated: 23 January 2010