Hans Küng was a Swiss Catholic priest and a significant, though controversial, theologian. His extensive writings explored profound questions of faith and ethics, often challenging established doctrines. Küng dedicated much of his later work to promoting a global ethic, believing in the necessity of interfaith dialogue and shared moral principles for a peaceful world. His intellectual courage and commitment to open inquiry marked him as a distinctive voice in contemporary religious thought.
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Hans Kueng's book Global Responsiblity, with its plea for a consensus on basic ethical values among those of all religions and no religion, has not only been widely influential, but also led to a Declaration Toward a GLobal Ethic which was endorsed by the Parliament of the World's Religions held in Chicago in 1993. The present book takes the process a stage further. In it a remarable group of international figures, including heasds of states and world organizations, religious leaders, scholars and writers, make their own contribution towards the vision of a global ethic. The distinguished list of more than thirty names includes Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Archbishop George Carey, Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan, former Mayor Teddy Kollek, Yehudi Menuhm, Presidetn Mary Robinson, former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the Red Cross, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Elie Wiesel. Contributors were invited because their commitment to a global ethic was already evident. Together, they bear impressive witness that in many religions and cultures a greater awareness of the need for such an ethic is steadily growing. Reading what they have written, from longer articles to brief stateents and prayers, is a moving experience and one which offers great hope for the future. Hans Kueng is Professor of Ecumenical Theology emeritus and former Director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change,
censured for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian
Hans Kung here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern
responses to the challenges of a modern world.
The lectures collected in this volume shed some fascinating light on Hans Kung's career and present a moving picture of one of the greatest theologians of our time.
Wie kann es gelingen, die wirtschaftliche Globalisierung der Welt in Zukunft auf der Basis auch transkulturell akzeptierter rechtlicher und moralischer Spielregeln zu gestalten? Das hier vorliegende Manifest für ein globales Wirtschaftsethos wurde 2009 in einer gemeinsamen Veranstaltung mit dem UN Global Compact am Hauptsitz der UNO in New York präsentiert. Zu seinen Erstunterzeichnern zählen international renommierte Führungspersönlichkeiten wie Mary Robinson, die ehemalige Staatspräsidentin von Irland und Erzbischof Desmond Tutu, Friedensnobelpreisträger.
For Hans Kung something can sometimes appear in Mozart's music which goes beyond the human dimension and gives intimations of a bliss which transcends even all music. In this short book he sets out to identify what it is. Much, he argues, has been written about Mozart, but relatively little about the religious dimension of his person and music.
Provides a picture of the Church's theological image as expressed in the historical forms it has taken thru the centuries from the present day back to its origins. The book uncovers, for both Protestant & Roman Catholic, some lessons about the community to which he or she belongs.
