Washington Conference on Religion and Psychology
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Dear Friends,
Please watch this space for more news of WFCRP 2027.
You were cordially invited to the Forty-Eighth annual conference of the Washington Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology which is an online conference starting Friday February 5 and ending Sunday, February 7th, 2027. Please join us on ZOOM regardless of the weather!
Our speakers will be John and Liza DiMino, who have led many FCRP Interest Groups on the topic of Mimesis.
John DiMino, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and co-director of the Mimesis Center. He formerly served as director of counseling services at Temple University, Philadelphia.
Liza O’Hanlon DiMino is a writer, editor, and storyteller. She is co-director of the Mimesis Center and has been leading Mimesis workshops for over 35 years.
Please join us for the DiMino’s talks and WFCRP workshops Please join us on ZOOM no matter if there is rain, sleet or snow.
Fees for the Conference will be $80.
More information and registration will be available soon.
Topic for 2027: “Mimesis” - more information soon
2027 speakers
John DiMino, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and co-director of the Mimesis Center. He formerly served as director of counseling services at Temple University, Philadelphia.
Liza O’Hanlon DiMino is a writer, editor, and storyteller. She is co-director of the Mimesis Center and has been leading Mimesis workshops for over 35 years.
Interest Groups for 2026 - 2027 will be available soon.
Interest Groups are small groups in which you can enrich your experience of the Plenaries. Interest groups names are below. Click here for descriptions of the Interest Groups and bios for the Interest Group leaders.
Parsing the Plenary - Riley Robinson
Quaker History - Walter Brown
The Painting Room - Susan Fitch Brown
Symbolic Dream Interpretation - Jane Byerley
Intro to Shamanism - Sundance Metelsky
Fairy Tales: The Inner Light and Inner Dark - Lorraine Kreahling
On Your Own - not joining an Interest Group
Schedule for 2027
Eastern Standard Time
Dates will be Feb 5-7, 2026
Friday, February 5, 2027
7:00 pm - Zoom opens
7:30 - 9:00pm 1st Plenary session -
1st plenary title - TBD
9:00 - 9:15pm Break
9:15 - 9:45pm Interest Group Introductions
Saturday, February 6, 2027
11:00am - 12:30pm 1st Interest Group Meeting
1:30 - 3pm 2nd Plenary session -
2nd Plenary title - TBD
3:15 - 5:00pm 2nd Interest Group Meeting
5:00 - 7:00pm Break
7:00 - 8:30pm 3rd Plenary Session -
3rd plenary title - TBD
9:00 - 10:30 Evening Diversion
Sunday, February 7, 2027
11:00 - 12:30pm 3rd Interest Group Meeting
1:00 - 1:30pm 4th Plenary Session
4th Plenary title - TBD
1:45 - 2:30pm Meeting for Worship Sharing and Closings -
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2:30 - 3:30pm Planning Committee Meeting for 2027 - all are welcome.
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