View Program Here
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
WWW.FESTIVALOFFAITHS.ORG SACRED COSMOS: FAITH & SCIENCE THE 24TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FAITHS, Sacred Cosmos: Faith and Science, is a multi-day, multi-faith nationally acclaimed celebration of music, poetry, art, film, and dialogue led by spiritual leaders, practitioners, and teachers. The 2019 festival explores the knowledge and wisdom present at the intersection of faith and science. Speakers and artists examine the ancient and modern questions at the heart of human existence, investigate the space where reason and revelation co-exist, and engage with contemporary topics of concern through the teachings and practices of our enduring faith traditions. #FOF2019 Join the Conversation. Join the Movement. @FESTIVALOFFAITHS @FESTOFFAITHS @FESTOFFAITHS @FESTOFFAITHS GET THE FESTIVAL APP! Download Attendify from the App Store or Google Play. Search for Festival of Faiths and tap “Join.” TICKETS AVAILABLE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE 8:30 – 9:15 AM FREE (TICKETED) INDIVIDUAL TICKET $25.00 FESTIVAL PASS $325.00 WWW.FESTIVALOFFAITHS.ORG (502) 583-3100 [email protected] ZERO WASTE EVENT THE CENTER FOR INTERFAITH RELATIONS IS PROUD TO HOST A ZERO WASTE FESTIVAL OF FAITHS. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EFFORT TO DIVERT THE WASTE PRODUCED DURING THE FESTIVAL FROM OUR LOCAL LANDFILL BY USING THE RECYCLING AND COMPOST BINS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE KENTUCKY CENTER. PRINTED ON 100% RECYCLED CONTENT, 100% POST-CONSUMER WASTE, PROCESSED CHLORINE-FREE PAPER. 1 THINGS TO DO EVERYDAY OWSLEY BROWN II PORTABLE PLANETARIUM MeX Theater, Kentucky Center for the Arts JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE SCREENING (KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER) Thanks to the generosity of the Kentucky Science Center, free screenings of the Emmy Award winning film will be offered daily at5:00 PM. An evening screening will take place at 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 27. Festival attendees show a pass or ticket for free admittance. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM OWSLEY BROWN II PORTABLE PLANETARIUM MeX Theater, Kentucky Center for the Arts Big Bang Ballet: Physics in Our Universe THURSDAY, APRIL 25 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM OWSLEY BROWN II PORTABLE PLANETARIUM MeX Theater, Kentucky Center for the Arts Tour of the Universe 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM 2019 FESTIVAL OF FAITHS BLOOD DRIVE Todd Hall, Kentucky Center for the Arts. Register to give at www.redcrossblood.org and search sponsor code FOF. FRIDAY, APRIL 26 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM OWSLEY BROWN II PORTABLE PLANETARIUM MeX Theater, Kentucky Center for the Arts Our Place in Space 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM QIGONG EXERCISE with Master Mingtong Gu Belvedere (Green space on north side of KCA); or rain location, Todd Hall, 4th Floor KCA SATURDAY, APRIL 27 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM OWSLEY BROWN II PORTABLE PLANETARIUM MeX Theater, Kentucky Center for the Arts Big Bang Ballet: Physics in Our Universe 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 PRE-FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS 9 am FIRST PERSON SCIENCE: THE BUDDHIST PRACTICE OF INQUIRY INTO MIND AND ITS WORLD Led by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Gerardo Abboud 11 am WILLIAM & HENRY JAMES: PUTTING OUR FAITH IN SCIENCE, MIND AND SOCIETY (Hosted by the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute) Led by Dr. Ted Smith, Envirome Institute, in conversation with Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar and Ambassador Matthew Barzun 1:30 pm HOW TO LOVE YOUR ENEMIES (Hosted by the Fetzer Institute) Led by Habib Todd Boerger, The Practicing Democracy Project 3:30 pm WHAT ARE WE TO DO WITH TEILHARD? Led by Cynthia Bourgeault KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER 727 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 5 pm RECEPTION (Catered by Farm to Fork) 2019 FESTIVAL OF FAITHS BLOOD DRIVE 5:45 - OPENING CELEBRATION Todd Hall, Kentucky Center for the Arts. Register to give at 6:15 pm Kentucky Science Center www.redcrossblood.org and search sponsor code FOF. The 24th annual Festival of Faiths, Sacred Cosmos: Faith & Science, opens with a multi-faith celebration hosted at the Kentucky Science Center. A call to prayer and blessings by representatives of the world’s spiritual traditions will illuminate the wisdom at the intersection of faith and science. 6:15 pm SACRED COSMOS: Journey of the Universe Moderated by Mary Evelyn Tucker in conversation with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, Woman Stands Shining, Nadia Siritsky, and Marium Husain This opening celebration of the 24th annual Festival of Faiths includes a conversation among wisdom keepers of diverse faith traditions as they respond to a short excerpt from the Journey film titled, Becoming a Planetary Presence. This program will examine the evolution of human consciousness into a worldview where nature was inferior. The conversation that follows will explore how we might restore our relationship to the Earth through a deeper understanding of both faith and science. 3 THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS 8:30 - CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE with Cynthia Bourgeault 9:15 am Contemplation as Luminous Seeing Participants will work with Centering Prayer, approached through the angle of how it prepares the way for contemplation as it was originally understood, as “luminous seeing” or “seeing with the eye of the heart.” Explore how the simple gesture of letting go (of all thinking, observing, noticing during the time of prayer) paves the way to those two foundational prerequisites of nondual seeing: objectless awareness and attention of the heart. Cynthia Bourgeault will be joined by Quaker chant writer Paulette Meier to lead us into the actual experience of this deeper contemplative heart seeing. 10 am- VALUING FAITH AND SCIENCE: THE CLIMATE CRISIS 12 pm Ken Kimmell, Katharine Jefferts Schori, and Mary Evelyn Tucker This session investigates the space where scientific understanding and spiritual wisdom meet to inspire a global response to one of our world’s most urgent crises. What can we learn from faith and science about right relationship with our Mother Earth? Thought leaders share current global warming science and insights on generating the necessary human response. 12 - 2 pm LUNCH BREAK Bookstore, Book Signings, Meet & Greet, Scene, Planetarium, and Outdoor Picnic and Game Area. 2 - 4 pm INSIGHTS ON INTERBEING Cynthia Bourgeault, Woman Stands Shining, and Gerardo Abboud What is the nature of ‘being’? What is our relationship to each other, the planet, and the cosmos? This wisdom session engages the questions at the heart of human existence by drawing from the ancient mystical traditions of our faith traditions. How does one relate to the coexistence of the material world and the immaterial worlds? How does human consciousness or awareness contribute to co-creation and cause and effect? 4 4 - 7 pm DINNER BREAK Bookstore, Book Signings, Meet & Greet, Scene, Planetarium, and Outdoor Picnic and Game Area 5:30 - RECEPTION 7 pm 7 - 9 pm FESTIVAL AFTER HOURS - THE ROOTS OF CONNECTEDNESS curated by Jesse Wright, UofL Depression Center, and Ben Sollee, cellist, composer, and activist A dialogue between musicians and scientists on the power of devotional music to create a sense of connectedness in a world struggling with loneliness. The program will feature musical performances with commentary and feedback from neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and other experts in the fields of health and physiology. Journey of the Universe is an Emmy Award winning film that narrates the 14 billion year story of the universe's development. Journey weaves science and humanities in a new way that allows for a comprehensive sense of mystery and awe to arise. Thanks to the generosity of the Kentucky Science Center, all screenings of the film will be free and open to the public. 5 FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019 KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS 8:30 - QIGONG MIND BODY SPIRIT EXERCISE AND HEALING PRACTICE 9:15 am with Master Mingtong Gu Awaken: Life Energy Within You to Embody Health and Consciousness Master Mingtong Gu will teach and guide the ancient Chinese practice of sound healing to fully awaken your energy center and emotional body. This advanced practice will transform emotions and energy patterns to help participants enhance the connectedness of mind-body-spirit. 10 am - MODELS OF REGENERATION: 12 pm EXAMPLES OF HEALING AND RESILIENCE IN OUR WORLD Toby Herzlich, Cliff Saron, Katie Jones, and Alice Chen What we can learn as a society from what faith and science have revealed to us about the natural world? In pursuit of humans becoming part of a regenerative process, this session offers examples of how we can literally and figuratively change our minds and our communities, as well as the models in nature and elsewhere that are inviting the possibility of a new consciousness. 12 - 2 pm LUNCH BREAK Bookstore, Book Signings, Meet & Greet, Scene, Planetarium, and Outdoor Picnic and Game Area 2 - 4 pm CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION Vivek Murthy, Jesse Wright, Woman Stands Shining, and Naweed Syed This session will explore health from the three perspectives of mind, body and spirit. Health practitioners will look at modern social conditions that isolate us, and/ or connect us, and how they impact mental, spiritual, and physical health. Speakers unpack modern advancements in the pharmaceutical industry, technology, and entertainment, and their impact on relationships and well-being. How does this manifest in our culture? 6 4 - 7 pm DINNER BREAK Bookstore, Book Signings, Meet & Greet, Scene, Planetarium, and Outdoor Picnic and Game Area 5:30 - RECEPTION 7 pm 7 - 9 pm FESTIVAL AFTER HOURS – NATIONAL SAWDUST PRESENTS J. HOARD WITH SPECIAL GUEST TEDDY ABRAMS Harmonious Family: Bloodline Is Music, Guideline Is Love Inspired by Gospel Roots – Music from the perspective of race, gender, and faith. This festival after hours program promotes the idea of world as family — with music as the bloodline, love as the guideline — honoring history and promoting faith in action (the women’s rights movement, the civil rights movement, the LGBTQ rights movement).