How to Do Good & Avoid Evil
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How to Do Good & Avoid Evil

A Global Ethic from the Sources of Judaism

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

How to Do Good & Avoid Evil

A Global Ethic from the Sources of Judaism

About this book

Explore how the principles of a global ethic can be found in Judaism and how they can provide the ethical norms for all religions to work together toward a more peaceful humankind.

In 1993, the Parliament of the World's Religions endorsed the "Declaration toward a Global Ethic" composed by Hans Küng. In it, representatives from all the world's religions agreed on principles for a global ethic and committed themselves to directives of nonviolence, respect for life, solidarity, a just economic order, tolerance, and equal rights and partnership between men and women. But the declaration was just the first step.

In this impressive volume, Hans Küng, probably the most famous living Roman Catholic theologian, and Rabbi Walter Homolka, head of Germany's Abraham Geiger rabbinical seminary and distinguished professor, draw on the Jewish tradition to show the riches that Judaism can offer people of all faiths and nonbelievers in achieving these directives.

Presenting key sacred texts and theological writings, the authors make the case for binding values and basic moral attitudes that can be found in Judaism's universal message of a better world. Exploring Judaism's focus on ethical conduct over declarations of faith, the authors show that making ethical decisions is indispensable in an ever-changing world.

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Yes, you can access How to Do Good & Avoid Evil by Rabbi Walter Homolka,Hans Küng, John Bowden, Rev. Dr. John Bowden in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Teología y religión & Teología judía. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. JUDAISM AND A GLOBAL ETHIC
  8. JUDAISM’S UNIVERSAL GIFT: AN ETHIC FOR HUMANKIND
  9. CORE ETHIC 1 THE VALUE OF THE HUMAN: EVERY HUMAN BEING MUST BE TREATED HUMANELY.
  10. CORE ETHIC 2 THE GOLDEN RULE: DO NOT DO TO ANOTHER WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE DONE TO YOU.
  11. CORE ETHIC 3 PEACE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF NONVIOLENCE AND REVERENCE FOR ALL LIFE.
  12. CORE ETHIC 4 JUSTICE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF JUSTICE AND A JUST ECONOMIC ORDER.
  13. CORE ETHIC 5 TRUTH AND TOLERANCE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE AND A LIFE IN TRUTHFULNESS.
  14. CORE ETHIC 6 EQUAL RIGHTS: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
  15. AFTERWORD: A VISION OF HOPE
  16. Glossary
  17. Sources
  18. Notes
  19. Credits
  20. About the Authors
  21. Copyright
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