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Divaldo Pereira Franco (born May 5, 1927 in Feira de Santana, Brazil) is a Spiritist speaker and medium.[1][2][3]
Biography
He represented Spiritism as a delegate to the United Nations August 28–31st, 2000, Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders.[4] After the death of Brazilian medium Chico Xavier in 2002, Divaldo became the most representative figure of Spiritism worldwide.[5][failed verification]
On March 12, 2004, Divaldo presented the seminar Understanding Spiritual and Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore.[6]
"Divaldo Pereira Franco offers a psychologized counterpoint to the popular Spiritism paradigm established around the work of Chico Xavier".[7]
"Divaldo Pereira Franco had a prevalent role in the implantation and consolidation of the Spiritist Movement in the United States."[8]
Books about Divaldo
- "Divaldo, médium ou gênio?" – by journalist Fernando Pinto, 1976, 160 pages;
- "Moldando o Terceiro Milênio – Life and work of Divaldo Pereira Franco" – By journalist Fernando Worm;
- "O Semeador de Estrelas" – By Suely Caldas Schubert – Stories about Divaldo's life;
- "Viagens e entrevistas" – By Yvon Luz – Different interviews with Divaldo.
Books by Divaldo translated to English
- Child of God (1986)
- Recipes for Peace (1996)
- Self-Discovery: An Inner Search (2005)
- Living and Loving (Audio CD – 2005)
- The Dynamics of Our Sixth Sense (2006)
- Obsession (1979)
- I Love Myself, I Am Addiction-free: Spiritual Tools to Fight Addiction (2005)
- The New Generation: The Spiritist View on Indigo and Crystal Children with Vanessa Anseloni (2007)
- Open Your Heart and Find Happiness (2006)
- Therapeutic Visualizations (Audio CD – 2005)
- Understanding Spiritual and Mental Health (2005)
References
- ^ "The Spiritist Review (English Edition)" (PDF) (2). 2006: 7. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Leão, F.C.; Lotufo Neto, F. (2007). "Rev. Psiq. Clín. 34, supl 1; 23–28, 2007". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ Globo-Salgusa (April 2007). "Evento espírita reúne 15 mil na Imigrantes". Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "News Room: Delegates". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ Dobroruka, Vicente (May 2005). "Aspects of Late Second Temple Jewish Apocalyptic: A cross cultural comparison" (PDF). Oxford Univ. p. 101. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ Lar Fabiano de Cristo (January–February 2006). "The Spiritist Information Service" (PDF) (55): 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Dawson, Andrew (June 2007). New Era: New Religions: Religious transformation in contemporary Brazil. Ashgate Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7546-5433-9. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Interview with Wanderlei D C Marques". Advanced Study Group of Spiritism. February 2000. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
External links
- Divaldo Franco – English Bio
- Mansion of the Way Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Peace and You Movement by Divaldo Franco Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
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