Toward a universal declaration of a global ethic

Authors

  • Leonard Swidler

Keywords:

Global ethics, dialogue, inter-religious dialogue, ideology, declaration of universal ethics

Abstract

Humans tend to group themselves in communities with similar understandings of the meaning of life and how to act accordingly. For the most part, in past history such large communities, called cultures or civilizations, have tended on the one hand to live unto themselves, and on the other to dominate and, if possible, absorb the other cultures they encountered. For example, Christendom, Islam, China.

Author Biography

Leonard Swidler

Professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, co-president of the Global Dialogue Institute, co-editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Author of the books: Dialogue for Reunion (1962), Women in Judaism (1976), Kung in Conflict (1981), Yeshua: A Model for Moderns (1993), The Study of Religion in an Age of Global Dialogue (2000), Dupa absolut. Viitorul dialogic al religiei (2003). 

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Published

2004-04-30

Issue

Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 3, no. 7, Spring 2004

Section

Studies & Articles