Fellowship in Prayer Announces 60th Anniversary Conference

PRAYER: An Answer for the 21^st Century Event to Take Place at Princeton University in June 2010

PRINCETON, N.J.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Fellowship in Prayer, a multifaith organization focused on ‘prayer for peace’, is hosting their 60^th Anniversary Conference entitled PRAYER: An Answer for the 21^st Century on June 24-27, 2010 on the campus of Princeton University.

“We are excited to be celebrating our 60th anniversary during a time when people are re-claiming faith values and searching for ways to achieve interfaith cooperation”

People from all religions and wisdom traditions will come together at the conference to explore how they can connect spiritual practice with social action to cultivate a more just and peaceful global community.

“We are excited to be celebrating our 60^th anniversary during a time when people are re-claiming faith values and searching for ways to achieve interfaith cooperation,” says Janet M. Haag, Fellowship in Prayer’s Executive Director. “This event will provide a forum for drawing on the rich resources of religious pluralism as empowerment for social change. We have attracted a wonderful group of religious leaders and practitioners to inspire us to a deeper level of spiritual and social consciousness."

The star studded lineup includes:

• Gustav Niebuhr, Professor of Religion and Media, Syracuse University
• Sister Joan Chittister OSB, Founder and Director, BenetVision
• Zen Master Bernie Glassman, Founder, Zen Peacemakers
• Dr. Lawrence Hoffman, Rabbi and Professor, Hebrew Union College
• Daisy Kahn, Executive Director, American Society for Muslim Advancement
• Dr. Uma Mysorekar, President, Hindu Temple Society of North America
• Father Edward Beck CP, Co-host, ABC’s Focus on Faith
• Reverend James Forbes, Executive Director, Healing of the Nations

Workshops will cover topics like Spiritual Practice and Politics, New Perspectives-New Cosmology, Spiritual Foundations of Food Justice, Centering Prayer and Social Engagement, and Spiritual Resources for Racial Healing.

For more information about the event, please call 609.924.6863 or to visit the conference website please click here.

About Fellowship in Prayer

Fellowship in Prayer is a non-profit private operating foundation that sponsors programs that promote interfaith prayer, dialogue and cooperation with a view to cultivating peace. The organization also publishes SACRED JOURNEY, a quarterly multi-faith spiritual journal, and hosts an interactive website. For more information about Fellowship in Prayer visit www.fellowshipinprayer.org.