Dear All, There is a currently an attempt by humanity to ascend to a New Age of Peace and Prosperity - to transcend military conflict, cultural clashes and primitive imperialism - and finally live in a Global Village of Peace. However, from a metaphysical perspective, we're still living in quite a primitive state - a bit like an Amoeba - a primitive single-celled organism, which is unable to evolve into a civilized life form. Just like three thousand years ago - during the time of Moses - nations, evil rulers and individuals still clobber each other over the head, aiming to exert dominance and slavery over each other; in particular guys like Vladimir Putin, which is very disappointing: ( So it's basically humanity's choice, if we want to transcend beyond that primitive state, and that we all learn to live in peace with each other. At the end of the day, each and every individual has to make the choice himself, whether he or wants to remain in a primitive state, who only cares about himself, or wishes to manifest peace and prosperity in our world. In short, we need to have the visionary strength, to discover a new country of peace and harmony, and manifest a mind-set of mutual caring and co-existence in the International Community. But of course, those who want to remain behind in a primitive, selfish and destructive mind-set, can do so. Nobody is forced to go with us, into a golden age of Peace and Prosperity. This applies in particular to individuals who are enslaved by emotions of hatred, intolerance and imperialistic conquest. RESTORING PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE: The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought considerable destruction to the world. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II, with an estimated 8 million people being displaced within the country, as well as 7.8 million Ukrainians fleeing the country as of 8 November 2022. Within five weeks of the invasion, Russia experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. So I expect my colleagues in the Government of Russia to make Peace with Ukraine - and uphold the Legacy of Peace by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin - by working together with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to restore basic Human Rights and International Law in the International Community. In short, we encourage all Russian troops to come back home to their loved ones in Mother Russia: )

Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Brent Nongbri dispels the commonly held idea that there is such a thing as ancient religion. Nongbri shows how misleading it is to speak as though religion was a concept native to pre-modern cultures.

This book, arising from over twenty years experience of working with the world's major faiths, draws extensively upon joint World Bank and ARC (Alliance of Religion and Conservation)/WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) projects world wide. It shows, through stories, land management, myths, investment policies, legends, advocacy and celebration, the role the major faiths have, do and can play in making the world a better place. The major faiths are the oldest institutions in the world and have survived essentially because they are constantly evolving and changing. There is much to be learnt by newer institutions such as the World Bank and the multitudes of NGOs about how to remain true to what you believe but change and grow as you develop. The book explores issues of climate change, forestry, asset management, education and biodiversity protection and does so using the techniques of the great faiths storytelling, example and celebration. It reveals a variety of world views and it asks us to see that our personal view may be just one amongst many. The challenge of living with integrity in a pluralist world underlies the book and it offers models of how diversity is crucial in attempting to ensure we have a sustainable world.

This volume examines the relationship between religion and human rights in seven major religious traditions, as well as key legal concepts, contemporary issues, and relationships among religion, state, and society in the areas of human rights and religious freedom.

This book is concerned with the rationality and plausibility of the Muslim faith and the Qur'an, and in particular how they can be interrogated and understood through Western analytical philosophy. It also explores how Islam can successfully engage with the challenges posed by secular thinking. The Quran and the Secular Mind will be of interest to students and scholars of Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, Middle East studies, and political Islam.

The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction is a new look at an ancient subject: the silk road that linked China, India, Persia and the Mediterranean across the expanses of Central Asia. James A. Millward highlights unusual but important biological, technological and cultural exchanges over the silk roads that stimulated development across Eurasia and underpin civilization in our modern, globalized world.

Globalization and high-speed communication put twenty-first century people in contact with adherents to a wide variety of world religions, but usually, valuable knowledge of these other traditions is limited at best. On the one hand, religious stereotypes abound, hampering a serious exploration of unfamiliar philosophies and practices. On the other hand, the popular idea that all religions lead to the same God or the same moral life fails to account for the distinctive origins and radically different teachings found across the world’s many religions. Understanding World Religions presents religion as a complex and intriguing matrix of history, philosophy, culture, beliefs, and practices. Hexham believes that a certain degree of objectivity and critique is inherent in the study of religion, and he guides readers in responsible ways of carrying this out. Of particular importance is Hexham’s decision to explore African religions, which have frequently been absent from major religion texts. He surveys these in addition to varieties of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.