Global Ethic The Declaration of the Parliament of the World's Religions
by Küng, Hans; Kuschel, Karl-JosefEdition: Limited
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Pub. Date: 1993-12-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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"Presents the text of the 'Declaration' and a commentary on its evolution and significance.... The message of this book is very timely." -The Leading Edge>
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 7 |
| The Parliament of the World's Religions | |
| The Principles of a Global Ethic | p. 17 |
| No new global order without a new global ethic | p. 18 |
| A fundamental demand: Every human being must be treated humanely | p. 21 |
| Four irrevocable directives | p. 24 |
| Commitment to a culture of non-violence and respect for life | p. 24 |
| Commitment to a culture of solidarity and a just economic order | p. 26 |
| Commitment to a culture of tolerance and a life of truthfulness | p. 29 |
| Commitment to a culture of equal rights and partnership between men and women | p. 32 |
| A transformation of consciousness | p. 34 |
| Commentaries and Background | p. 41 |
| The History, Significance and Method of the Declaration Toward a Global Ethic | p. 43 |
| The prehistory | p. 45 |
| The preparations for the text | p. 49 |
| What had to be avoided in a declaration on a global ethic | p. 53 |
| What a declaration on a global ethic should contain | p. 58 |
| In the name of God? The Buddhists' objection | p. 61 |
| Disputed questions | p. 65 |
| A sign of hope | p. 72 |
| The Parliament of the World's Religions, 1893-1993 | p. 77 |
| How it all began | p. 78 |
| What is a 'parliament' of religions? | p. 80 |
| A latent 'Anglo-Saxon triumphalism'? | p. 82 |
| The collapse of Eurocentric Christian modernity | p. 86 |
| The polyreligious situation of our time: Chicago as an example | p. 91 |
| Conflicts and opportunities in the 1993 Parliament | p. 94 |
| The main themes: Global thinking - spirituality - ethics | p. 97 |
| Documentation | p. 107 |
| A. The Opening Plenary of the Parliament | p. 109 |
| B. The Closing Plenary of the Parliament | p. 122 |
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