The Planetary Network
Center for Global Ethics
The Center for Global Ethics is an initiative to co-ordinate the work of thinkers
and activists around the world to “define, implement and promote policies of
responsible global citizenship.” The Center adds, “as profoundly
interconnected members of a global community, we recognize the need to develop
and advance the acceptance of a viable and sustainable Global Ethic.”
The Center focuses on three issues:
- A Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic: Such a Declaration would
focus “on the basic ethical principles that can be declared common to
all major religious and ethical traditions.” The Center aims to improve
and work with two ‘draft’ Declarations. Professor Hans Kung drew up
one of the Declarations and it was endorsed in 1993 by the Parliament of the
World's Religions in Chicago, USA. The other Declaration was the work of
Professor Leonard Swidler, who is Professor of Catholic Thought and
Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University.
The Center remarks: “additional versions of ‘A Universal Declaration
of a Global Ethic’ from across the globe, as well as diverse religious
and ethical traditions are also being encouraged. Once they have been coordinated
they will yield a broad Consensus Declaration.”
- Ethics Statements of Human Activities and Professions: This phase of
work focuses on ethical standards in such areas as business, labor and law.
- Ecological Ethics, especially, though not exclusively, expressed
in the emerging Earth Charter.
Center for Global Ethics
c/o Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Temple University (022-38),
1114 West Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090,
USA
Tel: +1 215 477 1080;
Fax: +1 215 204 4569
astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/Center/mission.htm
e-mail:
dialogue@temple.edu
Global Ethic Foundation
The Foundation emerged out of the generosity of Count K.K. von der Groeben,
who was so impressed by Professor Hans Kung's book ‘Global
Responsibility’ that he helped to found and fund the Foundation's work.
The aims of the Foundation are:
- To carry out and encourage inter-cultural and inter-religious research
through: ‘theological and other research into the foundations of the
religions, especially through the production and promotion of academic
publications (books and articles) in the interest of inter-cultural,
inter-religious and inter-denominational understanding.’
- To stimulate and implement inter-cultural and inter-religious education
through:
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teaching and lecturing to disseminate the results of the
research sponsored by the Foundation, especially the ideas relating to
a fundamental ethic common to all men and women, a global ethic;
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further education of those interested, through conferences,
lectures, seminars or workshops aimed at deepening the themes of a
global ethic;
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publicity to promote a global ethic through the media.
- To enable and support such inter-cultural and inter-religious encounter
necessary for research and education through:
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the stimulation and encouragement of initiatives in society,
politics and culture in the interest of understanding between peoples;
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promotion of encounters between people of different cultures
and religion;
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access to key documents and literature with the help of
modern communication technologies.
Global Ethic Foundation
Stiftung Weltethos,
Waldhäuserstraße 23
72076 Tubingen,
Germany
Tel: +49 7071 62646
Fax: +49 7071 610140
www.uni-tuebingen.de/stiftung-weltethos/dat_eng/index1_e.htm
e-mail: office@weltethos.org
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