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December 4, 2007

ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson Featured in CBS's 'In God's Name' Dec. 23
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and president of the Lutheran World Federation, is featured in the two-hour primetime television special "In God's Name," airing Dec. 23 at 9:00 p.m. EST on CBS.

Produced by French filmmakers Jules and Gedeon Naudet, the special explores "complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world's most influential spiritual leaders," according to a Nov. 20 CBS news release. The spiritual leaders "speak out about violence and hatred and reveal their own thoughts about faith, peace, unity, tolerance and hope. Viewers will see them in intimate settings, including their homes and personal places of worship."
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The 11 other leaders featured in "In God's Name" are:
+ Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and leader of the Russian
Orthodox Church
+ Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi), a Hindu spiritual leader
+ Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the Roman Catholic Church
+ The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), spiritual leader of Tibetan
Buddhists
+ Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, a Shi'ite Muslim leader
+ Michihisa Kitashirakawa, Jingu Daiguji, High Priest of the
Shinto Grand Shrine of Ise
+ Yona Metzger, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
+ Dr. Frank Page, president, Southern Baptist Convention
+ Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar and a prominent
Sunni Muslim leader
+ Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the Sikh's
highest authority
+ Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the
Anglican Communion