Hans Küng, a leading Roman Catholic theologian and priest, is president of the Global Ethic Foundation and emeritus professor of ecumenical theology at Tübingen University in Germany. He is author of many books, including Global Responsibility: In Search of a New World Ethic and Yes to a Global Ethic. Rabbi Walter Homolka is the rector of the Abraham Geiger College for the training of rabbis and a professor at Potsdam University, Germany. He is author of many books, including The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought and Not By Birth Alone: Conversion to Judaism.

"Enlightening and inspiring…. Convincingly shows … all religions of the world can endorse a global ethic and each has a distinctive contribution to it. This book offers Judaism as a 'case study' for a global project."—Paul F. Knitter, Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions, and Culture, Union Theological Seminary“At a time when people around the globe experience great division but also the unifying power of technology, this new framework offers hope for interfaith dialogue and understanding.”—Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, president, Central Conference of American Rabbis“Demonstrates the rich contribution Judaism can make to the development of an ethical framework for today’s global society. [Gives] the Jewish tradition its rightful place at the center of the ongoing discussion of a global ethic.”—John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, PhD, professor of social ethics; director, Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union“Proclaims the equality and worth of all persons in the eyes of God—irrespective of their faiths…. A vital and significant addition to the library of ecumenical discourse and interfaith dialogue.”—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion

• AcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION Walter HomolkaJUDAISM AND A GLOBAL ETHICHans KüngJUDAISM'S UNIVERSAL GIFT: AN ETHIC FOR HUMANKIND Walter HomolkaCORE ETHIC 1 THE VALUE OF THE HUMAN: EVERY HUMAN BEING MUST BE TREATED HUMANELY.Sacred Image of ManAbraham J. HeschelPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 2 THE GOLDEN RULE: DO NOT DO TO ANOTHER WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE DONE TO YOU.Love of NeighborSamson HochfeldPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 3 PEACE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF NONVIOLENCE AND REVERENCE FOR ALL LIFE.The Tent of PeaceHermann CohenPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 4 JUSTICE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF JUSTICE AND A JUST ECONOMIC ORDER.Public ProsperitySalomo SamuelPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 5 TRUTH AND TOLERANCE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE AND A LIFE IN TRUTHFULNESS.TruthfulnessLeo BaeckPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 6 EQUAL RIGHTS: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.Standing Again at SinaiJudith PlaskowPrimary SourcesAFTERWORD: A VISION OF HOPEReligious Peace and a Global EthicHans KüngDeclaration toward a Global EthicCouncil of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago, September 1993GlossarySourcesNotesCredits

Hans Küng, a leading Roman Catholic theologian and priest, is president of the Global Ethic Foundation and emeritus professor of ecumenical theology at Tübingen University in Germany. He is author of many books, including Global Responsibility: In Search of a New World Ethic and Yes to a Global Ethic. Rabbi Walter Homolka is the rector of the Abraham Geiger College for the training of rabbis and a professor at Potsdam University, Germany. He is author of many books, including The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought and Not By Birth Alone: Conversion to Judaism.

"Enlightening and inspiring…. Convincingly shows … all religions of the world can endorse a global ethic and each has a distinctive contribution to it. This book offers Judaism as a 'case study' for a global project."—Paul F. Knitter, Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions, and Culture, Union Theological Seminary“At a time when people around the globe experience great division but also the unifying power of technology, this new framework offers hope for interfaith dialogue and understanding.”—Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, president, Central Conference of American Rabbis“Demonstrates the rich contribution Judaism can make to the development of an ethical framework for today’s global society. [Gives] the Jewish tradition its rightful place at the center of the ongoing discussion of a global ethic.”—John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, PhD, professor of social ethics; director, Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union“Proclaims the equality and worth of all persons in the eyes of God—irrespective of their faiths…. A vital and significant addition to the library of ecumenical discourse and interfaith dialogue.”—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion

• AcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION Walter HomolkaJUDAISM AND A GLOBAL ETHICHans KüngJUDAISM'S UNIVERSAL GIFT: AN ETHIC FOR HUMANKIND Walter HomolkaCORE ETHIC 1 THE VALUE OF THE HUMAN: EVERY HUMAN BEING MUST BE TREATED HUMANELY.Sacred Image of ManAbraham J. HeschelPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 2 THE GOLDEN RULE: DO NOT DO TO ANOTHER WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE DONE TO YOU.Love of NeighborSamson HochfeldPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 3 PEACE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF NONVIOLENCE AND REVERENCE FOR ALL LIFE.The Tent of PeaceHermann CohenPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 4 JUSTICE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF JUSTICE AND A JUST ECONOMIC ORDER.Public ProsperitySalomo SamuelPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 5 TRUTH AND TOLERANCE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE AND A LIFE IN TRUTHFULNESS.TruthfulnessLeo BaeckPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 6 EQUAL RIGHTS: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.Standing Again at SinaiJudith PlaskowPrimary SourcesAFTERWORD: A VISION OF HOPEReligious Peace and a Global EthicHans KüngDeclaration toward a Global EthicCouncil of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago, September 1993GlossarySourcesNotesCredits

Hans Küng, a leading Roman Catholic theologian and priest, is president of the Global Ethic Foundation and emeritus professor of ecumenical theology at Tübingen University in Germany. He is author of many books, including Global Responsibility: In Search of a New World Ethic and Yes to a Global Ethic. Rabbi Walter Homolka is the rector of the Abraham Geiger College for the training of rabbis and a professor at Potsdam University, Germany. He is author of many books, including The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought and Not By Birth Alone: Conversion to Judaism.

"Enlightening and inspiring…. Convincingly shows … all religions of the world can endorse a global ethic and each has a distinctive contribution to it. This book offers Judaism as a 'case study' for a global project."—Paul F. Knitter, Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions, and Culture, Union Theological Seminary“At a time when people around the globe experience great division but also the unifying power of technology, this new framework offers hope for interfaith dialogue and understanding.”—Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, president, Central Conference of American Rabbis“Demonstrates the rich contribution Judaism can make to the development of an ethical framework for today’s global society. [Gives] the Jewish tradition its rightful place at the center of the ongoing discussion of a global ethic.”—John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, PhD, professor of social ethics; director, Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union“Proclaims the equality and worth of all persons in the eyes of God—irrespective of their faiths…. A vital and significant addition to the library of ecumenical discourse and interfaith dialogue.”—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion

• AcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION Walter HomolkaJUDAISM AND A GLOBAL ETHICHans KüngJUDAISM'S UNIVERSAL GIFT: AN ETHIC FOR HUMANKIND Walter HomolkaCORE ETHIC 1 THE VALUE OF THE HUMAN: EVERY HUMAN BEING MUST BE TREATED HUMANELY.Sacred Image of ManAbraham J. HeschelPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 2 THE GOLDEN RULE: DO NOT DO TO ANOTHER WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE DONE TO YOU.Love of NeighborSamson HochfeldPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 3 PEACE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF NONVIOLENCE AND REVERENCE FOR ALL LIFE.The Tent of PeaceHermann CohenPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 4 JUSTICE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF JUSTICE AND A JUST ECONOMIC ORDER.Public ProsperitySalomo SamuelPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 5 TRUTH AND TOLERANCE: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE AND A LIFE IN TRUTHFULNESS.TruthfulnessLeo BaeckPrimary SourcesCORE ETHIC 6 EQUAL RIGHTS: COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.Standing Again at SinaiJudith PlaskowPrimary SourcesAFTERWORD: A VISION OF HOPEReligious Peace and a Global EthicHans KüngDeclaration toward a Global EthicCouncil of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago, September 1993GlossarySourcesNotesCredits