Global Ethic The Declaration of the Parliament of the World's Religions

by Küng, Hans; Kuschel, Karl-Josef

• ISBN13: 9780826406408
• ISBN10: 0826406408
• Edition: Limited
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-12-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

"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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