Caring for Future Generations
Jewish, Christian and Islamic Perspectives
Published on 19. November 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-275-96502-0 (ISBN)
Description
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are increasingly discovering that what unites them is more important than what divides them. Many now acknowledge that an interreligious dialogue going beyond faith and spiritual fellowship to a common struggle for justice can enrich a holistic vision through a complementarity of perspectives. It is this spirit of interreligious dialogue that has inspired this volume and the conference on which it is based. Using as a focal point the conceptual framework of an abiding respect for human rights, in particular the rights of future generations, the contributors demonstrate that the three monotheistic faiths share several basic convictions, such as the need to protect our Earth for the benefit of our progeny, the fundamental unity of the human family, and the unity of past, present, and future generations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-96502-0 (9780275965020)
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Persons
EMMANUEL AGIUS is Senior Lecturer in Philosophical and Religious Ethics at the University of Malta. He is a member of Malta's National Bioethics Committee and editor of the Future Generations Journal. He is the author of three books and coeditor of four publications on future generations.
LIONEL CHIRCOP is a graduate student at the University of Malta. He is Project Officer of the Future Generations Programme of the Foundation for International Studies at the University of Malta and coeditor of the Future Generations Journal.
LIONEL CHIRCOP is a graduate student at the University of Malta. He is Project Officer of the Future Generations Programme of the Foundation for International Studies at the University of Malta and coeditor of the Future Generations Journal.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Monotheistic Religions and Intergenerational Ethics by Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
God as the Guardian of Future Generations by Joseph Mercieca
Jewish Perspective
The Contribution of Judaism to Humankind's Future by Jeremy Rosen
Educating for Interreligious Responsibility by Raphael Jospe
Abraham's Legacy to Future Generations by Anthony Abela
Judaism and Ecology by David Rosen
Christian Perspective
World Peace-World Religions-World Ethic by Hans Kueng
Responsible Parenthood for Future Generations by Emilianos Timiadis
The Earth Belongs to All Generations: Moral Challenges of Sustainable Development by Emmanuel Agius
Envisioning a Curriculum for Future Generations by Ronald Gallagher
The Inter-Faith Dialogue at the Cairo Conference by Manfred Kulessa
The Churches' Response to the Population Problem by George Grima
Jesus'Reconciliatory Mission: An Effective Call to Unity by Joseph Calleja
Intercultural Dialogue as a Source of the Future by Stanislav Hubik
Listening to the Future by Joseph Farrugia
The Principle of Impartiality by Salvatore Privitera
A Christian Perspective on the North-South Debate by Peter Crossman
Islamic Perspective
Environmental Issues in the Qu'ran by Adel A. Megahed
Islamic Ethical Sensibility to Posterity by Abubaker A. Bagader
The Rights of the Unborn in the Muslim Tradition by M.A. Zaki Badawi
Religions, Nature, and Technology in the Mediterranean by Hilal Elver
Environmental Obligations towards Future Generations in Monotheistic Religions by Saadia Khawar Kan Chishti
Declarations on the Responsibities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations
Index
Introduction
Monotheistic Religions and Intergenerational Ethics by Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
God as the Guardian of Future Generations by Joseph Mercieca
Jewish Perspective
The Contribution of Judaism to Humankind's Future by Jeremy Rosen
Educating for Interreligious Responsibility by Raphael Jospe
Abraham's Legacy to Future Generations by Anthony Abela
Judaism and Ecology by David Rosen
Christian Perspective
World Peace-World Religions-World Ethic by Hans Kueng
Responsible Parenthood for Future Generations by Emilianos Timiadis
The Earth Belongs to All Generations: Moral Challenges of Sustainable Development by Emmanuel Agius
Envisioning a Curriculum for Future Generations by Ronald Gallagher
The Inter-Faith Dialogue at the Cairo Conference by Manfred Kulessa
The Churches' Response to the Population Problem by George Grima
Jesus'Reconciliatory Mission: An Effective Call to Unity by Joseph Calleja
Intercultural Dialogue as a Source of the Future by Stanislav Hubik
Listening to the Future by Joseph Farrugia
The Principle of Impartiality by Salvatore Privitera
A Christian Perspective on the North-South Debate by Peter Crossman
Islamic Perspective
Environmental Issues in the Qu'ran by Adel A. Megahed
Islamic Ethical Sensibility to Posterity by Abubaker A. Bagader
The Rights of the Unborn in the Muslim Tradition by M.A. Zaki Badawi
Religions, Nature, and Technology in the Mediterranean by Hilal Elver
Environmental Obligations towards Future Generations in Monotheistic Religions by Saadia Khawar Kan Chishti
Declarations on the Responsibities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations
Index