Globethics.net principles on sharing values across cultures and religions
Keywords
cultural ethicsreligious ethics
Globethics
Nairobi 2009
Discourse ethics
interreligious dialogue
global ethic
ethical values
GE Subjects
Global ethicsCultural/intercultural ethics
Religious ethics
Moral universalism/relativism
Comparative religion and interreligious dialogue
Methods of ethics
Full record
Show full item recordAbstract
In a time where different knowledge systems progress in close contact, sharing values effectively is crucial in order to steer clear of misunderstanding and conflict, and find common solutions to the most pressing issues affecting populations worldwide. Globethics.net, held its Third International Conference in 2009 on how to best share values across cultures and religions. Participants laid out the present methodological principles for a truly transformative dialogue on values. These principles will hopefully inspire institutions and professionals in the field, as well as contribute to the global debate on interreligious and intercultural ethics.Note(s)
A draft of this text was adopted at the Globethics.net International Conference that took place from 25 to 29 January 2009 in Nairobi. It was drafted and revised by Dr. Shanta Premawardhana, Director, Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation at the World Council of Churches, and by Prof. Dr. Christoph Stückelberger, Founder and Executive Director, Globethics.net, and Professor of Ethics at the University of Basel. Volume 4 of the Globethics.net Series: Sharing Values. A Hermeneutics for Global Ethics (2011) presents other documents related to the Conference including the present Principles and individual articles to take the reflection further.Exists also in Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, and Spanish.
Date
2012Type
BookISBN
9782940428090 (print)9782940428083 (online)
DOI
10.58863/20.500.12424/216700Copyright/License
2012 Globethics.netAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic deed (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)
Scopus Count
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as 2012 Globethics.net
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
What is Moral and (or) Ethical Leadership?Are we in need of moral and (or) ethical leadership? It is not hard to answer this question and as time has passed it has become more or less a rhetorical question. All one has to do is open the newspaper, turn on the radio or TV, to discover that someone has had to step down or resign after unethical practices in business or politics. It is not long ago that EU elected the French banker Jean-Claude Trichet to head its central bank after a delay due to Mr. Trichet being tried for fraud in France. Following this event Silvio Berlusconi received the EU presidency for the next six months while corruption charges still persist on his head (BBC News). Some months later Italian foods giant Parmalat suddenly files for bankruptcy because billions of euros are missing from its books; the list goes on and on. It is clear that if moral and ethical leadership is needed it is needed today more than ever.
