Candles in the Dark: A New Spirit for a Plural World

AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsMessage from the Secretary General of the United NationsForewordA NEW SPIRIT FOR A PLURAL WORLDIntroductionPART ONE: THE NEED FOR A POLITICAL RENAISSANCEGlobal Ethics in a Plural WorldSecularism, Globalization, and the Role of the State: A Plea for RenewalRethinking the "Four Freedoms" for the Global CommunityWhat Can Be Wrong with Growth?PART TWO: PERSPECTIVES FROM RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONSBenedictine Spirituality: A Basis for Reevaluating Modern Development TrendsConfucian Humanism and the Western EnlightenmentEssence and Continuity of Life in the African SocietyReturn of the "Native"Unity Between the Values of Truth, Goodness, and BeautyPART THREE: INSIGHTS FROM ART, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURETowards NoosphereProgress: A Tale of Galoshes of Fortune and of a Shoe that FitsPhilosophical Reflection on the Path of ArtThe Dynamic Now - A Poet's CounselPART FOUR: VALUES FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETYThe Moral Power of the United NationsDevelopment Reflecting Human ValuesLanguage and the Human SpiritValues and Leadership in Managing High Performance Financial FirmsPrinciples in the Practice of Diplomacy: A Personal Experience in International AffairsEthics in Diplomacy: Crises of Conscience and Self-InterestEpilogue