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4th WORLD SPIRITIST CONGRESS       Paris                                                                                                                                                               October 2-5, 2004

 

Sponsored by: International Spiritist Council

Hosted by: French and Francophone Spiritist Union

Executed by: Kardec Association

 

CENTRAL THEME

«Allan Kardec: Builder of a New Era for the Regeneration of Humanity»

 

 

LOCATION

Maison de la Mutualité

Rue Saint Victor, 24 Paris - France 75005

 

PROGRAM

2 Oct. - Saturday

I – 7 PM - 9 PM

Opening Ceremony

Lecture: “ALLAN KARDEC: THE EDUCATOR AND THE CODIFIER OF THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE”

Presented by: José Raul Teixeira (Brazil)

 

 

3 Oct. - Sunday

II – 9 AM - 12:30 PM

Panel: “THE SPIRITS' BOOK: SPIRITIST PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR A NEW SOCIETY”

Objective: To emphasize the doctrinal basis of Spiritism and the consequences of accepting the reality of the spiritual and immortal being.

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                               Presented by

09:00 – 09:10              Opening

 

09:10 – 09:50             Philosophical Basis for the Spiritist Doctrine             Marlene Rossi Severino Nobre (Brazil)

 

09:50 – 10:30             Mankind and Its Spiritual Evolution                       Leo Gaudet (Canada)

 

10:30 – 11:10  Influences of Spiritism on the March of Progress            Juan Antonio Durante (Argentina)

 

11:10 – 11:30             Break

 

11:30 –12:10             Spiritist Ethics                                                   Altivo Ferreira (Brazil)

 

12:10 – 12:30             Questions & Answers

 

 

III – 2:30 PM -  6 PM

Panel: «THE MEDIUMS' BOOK: MEDIUMISTIC INTERCHANGE BASED ON THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE»

Objective: To emphasize the purpose of spiritual manifestations and guidelines for its practice based on Spiritist guidance, highlighting the role of this interchange in the lives of people and families as a natural consequence of Spiritist knowledge.

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                                           Presented by

 

02:30 – 02:40             Opening

 

02:40 – 03:20             Influence of the Spirits in the History of Humanity            Michel Buffet (France)

 

03:20 – 04:00             Criteria for the Analysis of Mediumistic Manifestations            Porfírio Mário de C. Lago

(Portugal)

 

04:00 – 04:40             Mediumistic Influence and the Identity of                                  Edwin Bravo Marroquin

Communicating Spirits                                                   (Guatemala)

                       

04:40 – 05:00             Break

 

05:00 – 05:40             Mechanisms and Practice of Mediumship                   Sérgio Felipe de Oliveira (Brazil)

 

05:40 – 06:00             Questions & Answers

 

 

IV – 16 PM - Artistic Performance 

 

 

4 Oct. - Monday 

V – 9 AM - 12:30 PM

 

Panel: «THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SPIRITISM: ETHICAL AND MORAL BASIS OF THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE»

Objective: To emphasize the importance of a moral and Christian way of life in interpersonal and social relationships.

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                                           Presented by

 

09:00 – 09:10            Opening

 

09:10 – 09:50             Proposal of the Spiritist Doctrine for the Education            Alberto Ribeiro de Almeida (Brazil)

of Mankind

 

09:50 – 10:30             Charity from the Spiritist Point-of-View                             Charles Kempf (France)

 

10:30 – 11:10             Family Ties: Basis of Society                                     Vanessa Anseloni (USA)

 

11:10 – 11:30             Break

 

11:30 – 12:10             Promoting Goodness in the Building of Peace               César Soares dos Reis (Brazil)

 

12:10 – 12:30             Questions & Answers

 

 

VI – 2:15 PM – 4:30 PM

 

Panel: «HEAVEN AND HELL:  IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY»

Objective: To emphasize psychological and social consequences based on the knowledge of the various states of the soul in the spirit world.

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                                           Presented by

 

02:15 – 02:20             Opening

 

02:20 – 02:50             Death and Spirit Life According to the Spiritist Doctrine            Sonia de Quateli Doi (USA)

 

02:50 – 03:20             States of the Souls of Communicating Spirits               Maria da Graça Simões de Ender

(Panama)

 

03:20 – 03:50             Repercussion of Messages from Spirits of Relatives             Joel Ury (France)

 

03:50 – 04:20             Justice and Harmony of the Divine Laws                          Domenico Romagnolo (Italy)

 

04:20 – 04:30             Questions & Answers

 

 

VII – 4:45 PM –  7 PM

 

Panel: “GENESIS:  INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE AND SCIENCE”

Objective: To focus on scientific evidence on the reality of the interchange with the spirit world and on reincarnation.

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                                           Presented by

 

04:45 – 04:50            Opening

 

04:50 – 05:20            Character of the Spiritist Revelation: The Relationship            Alexandre Sech (Brazil)

                        Between Spiritism and Science

 

05:20 – 05:50            Role of the Perispirit in Reincarnation and                   Jérémie Philippe (France)

                        Spiritual Manifestations

           

05:50 – 06:20            Health, Bioethics, and Ecology in the Spiritist Doctrine            Fábio Villarraga Benevides

Vision                                                                             (Colombia)

 

06:20 – 06:50            Spiritism's Position on the Human Genome            Décio Iandoli Júnior (Brazil)

                        Research         

 

06:50 – 07:00            Questions  & Answers

 

 

VIII – 7 PM - Artistic Performance 

 

 

5 Oct. - Tuesday

IX – 9 AM – 11:15 AM

 

Panel: «EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRITIST MOVEMENT»

Objective: To offer a panoramic view of the development of the Spiritist Movement in the international arena. 

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                                           Presented by

 

09:00 – 09:05            Opening

 

09:05 – 09:35            Birth of the Spiritist Movement in the XIX Century            Eduardo Carvalho Monteiro (Brazil)

 

 

09:35 – 10:05            Evolution of the Spiritist Movement in the XIX Century            Karine Nguema (France)

 

 

10:05 –10:35            Spiritist Movement in the XX Century                                Arnaldo Carvalhais da Silveira

Costeira (Portugal)

 

10:35 – 11:05            International Spiritist Movement: Current Phase               Nestor João Masotti (Brazil)

 

 

11:05 – 11:15            Questions & Answers

 

 

X - 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Lecture: “LA REVUE SPIRITE: ITS HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES”

Presented by: Roger Perez (France)

 

XI –  2:00 PM –  4:15 PM

Panel: “THE DISSEMINATION OF THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE ”

Objective: To offer a panoramic view on the experiences related to the Systematic Study and the dissemination of the Spiritist Doctrine.

 

Time                Activity / Theme                                                           Lecturer

 

02:00 – 02:05            Opening                                                                        

 

02:05 – 02:35            Systematic Study Courses on the Spiritist Doctrine            Salvador Martin (Spain)

                       

 

02:35 – 03:05            Campaign for the Dissemination of Spiritism                       Antonio César Perri de Carvalho

                                                                                                            (Brazil)

 

 

03:05 – 03:35            Dissemination Through Radio, TV, and the Internet            Jean-Paul Evrard (Belgium)

 

 

 

03:35 – 04:05            The Virtual International Encyclopedia Project             Mickael Ponsardin (France)

 

 

04:05 – 04:15            Questions & Answers

 

 

 

XII – 5 PM  – 7 PM

Closing Ceremony

Lecture: «DISSEMINATION OF THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE AND ITS ROLE IN THE NEW ERA»

Presented by: Divaldo Pereira Franco (Brazil)

 

NOTE: Books, Exhibit on Allan Kardec, information on the Spiritist

Movement in various countries, and book signings will be available to

Congress participants throughout the duration of the event.