| The Golden Rule: The Ethics of Reciprocity in World Religions Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Editor), Chilton, Bruce D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847062954 ISBN-13: 9781847062956 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: The Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. This ethical dictum is a part of most of the worlds religions and has been considered by numerous religious figures and philosophers over the centuries. This new collection contains specially |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Ethics |
| Dewey: 205.67 |
| LCCN: 2008019544 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: The Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. This ethical dictum is a part of most of the world's religions and has been considered by numerous religious figures and philosophers over the centuries. This new collection contains specially commissioned essays which take a fresh look at this guiding principle from a comparative perspective. Participants examine the formulation and significance of the Golden Rule in the world's major religions by applying four questions to the tradition they consider: What does it say? What does it mean? How does it work? How does it matter? Freshly examining the Golden Rule in broad comparative context provides a fascinating account of its uses and meaning, and allows us to assess if, how and why it matters in human cultures and societies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neusner, Jacob: - Jacob Neusner is the author or editor of over 700 books including The Incarnation of God: The Character of Divinity in Formative Judaism.Chilton, Bruce D.: - Bruce Chilton, New Testament and Judaic scholar, is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. He is a co-author of The Body of Faith (Trinity), God in the World (Trinity), and Comparing Spiritualities (Trinity). |