Caring for future generations: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives

Caring for future generations: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives

Agius, Emmanuel, editor
Chircop, Lionel, editor

Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998.

United States of America: Westport, CT

257 p.

English

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List of contributors -- Preface -- Pt. I. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Monotheistic religions and intergenerational ethics / Ugo Mifsud Bonnici -- Ch. 2. God as the guardian of future generations / Joseph Mercieca -- Pt. II. Jewish perspective -- Ch. 3. The contribution of Judaism to humankind's future / Jeremy Rosen -- Ch. 4. Educating for interreligious responsibility / Raphael Jospe -- Ch. 5. Abraham's legacy to future generations / Anthony Abela - - Ch. 6. Judaism and ecology / David Rosen -- Pt. III. Christian perspective -- Ch. 7. World peace - world religions - world ethic / Hans Kung -- Ch. 8. Responsible parenthood for future generations / Emilianos Timiadis -- Ch. 9. The earth belongs to all generations: moral challenges of sustainable development / Emmanuel Agius -- Ch. 10. Envisioning a curriculum for future generations / Ronald Gallagher -- Ch. 11. The inter-faith dialogue at the Cairo conference / Manfred Kulessa -- Ch. 12. The churches' response to the population problem / George Grima -- Ch. 13. Jesus' reconciliatory mission: an effective call to unity / Joseph Calleja -- Ch. 14. Intercultural dialogue as a source of the future / Stanislav Hubik -- Ch. 15. Listening to the future / Joseph Farrugia -- Ch. 16. The principle of impartiality / Salvatore Privitera -- Ch. 17. A Christian perspective on the north-south debate / Peter Crossman -- Pt. IV. Islamic perspective -- Ch. 18. Environmental issues in the Qu'ran / Adel A. Megahed -- Ch. 19. Islamic ethical sensibility to posterity / Abubaker A. Bagader - - Ch. 20. The rights of the unborn in the Muslim tradition / M.A. Zaki Badawi -- Ch. 21. Religions, nature and technology in the Mediterranean / Hilal Elver -- Ch. 22. Environmental obligations towards future generations in monotheistic religions / Saadia Khawar Kan Chishti -- Declaration on the responsibilities of the present generations towards future generations / Index

BM30 .C37 1998

Praeger studies on the 21st century series

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