Ratified by the Parliament of the World-s Religions in 1993 and expanded in 2018, "Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration)," or the Global Ethic, expresses the minimal set of principles shared by people-religious or not. Though it is a secular document, the Global Ethic emerged after months of collaborative, interreligious dialogue dedicated to identifying a common ethical framework. This volume tests and contests the claim that the Global Ethic-s ethical directives can be found in the world-s religious, spiritual, and cultural traditions.
The book features essays by scholars of religion who grapple with the practical implications of the Global Ethic-s directives when applied to issues like women-s rights, displaced peoples, income and wealth inequality, India-s caste system, and more. The scholars explore their respective religious traditions- ethical response to one or more of these issues and compares them to the ethical response
