Religious Leaders Gather to Prepare for 9/11 10th Anniversary: Explore Role of Faith Communities in Bridging Religious Divide

NEW YORK Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auburn Seminary will moderate a panel discussion of religious leaders October 6, 2010 to focus on what America's faith communities should be doing to prepare for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. In the wake of this year's competing "ground zero" rallies, the Koran burning episode, Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh leaders, will explore how they can provide leadership and bring healing to our city and nation.

WHO: The Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson, President, Auburn Theological Seminary, Moderator

The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Senior Minister Emeritus, The Riverside Church; President, Healing of the Nations Foundation

Valerie Kaur, Sikh activist, writer, filmmaker, law and religion lecturer

Haroon Moghul, Executive director, The Maydan Institute, writer and lecturer on Islam

Rabbi Burton L. Visotsky, PhD, Appelman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies and Director, Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies, Jewish theological Seminary

WHAT:  Inter-religious panel discussion of faith leaders' role in bridging religious rifts in advance of 9/11 tenth anniversary

WHEN:   October 6, 2010, 6:45-8:45 p.m.

WHERE:   The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton St. (corner of Varick) New York, NY 10013 RSVP required to: [email protected] or contact info above.  Live stream online: www.auburnseminary.org/WhatAmericaNeeds

WHY:  As the 2010 election looms, we have seen evidence of increasing religious tension and bigotry. The need for religious leaders to join forces, stand up and bring healing has never been greater.

Auburn Theological Seminary: Trouble the Waters. Heal the World Auburn equips bold and resilient leaders-religious and secular, women and men, adults and teens-with the tools and resources they need for our complex, multifaith world. We provide them with education, research, support, and media savvy, so that they can bridge religious divides, build community, pursue justice, and heal the world.

Founded in 1818 by Presbyterians, Auburn Theological Seminary is an institute for religious leadership that faces the challenges of our fragmented, complex, and violent time. We envision religion as a catalyst and resource for a new world-one in which difference is celebrated, abundance is shared, and people are hopeful, working for a future that is better than today.

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