Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World

Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World Paperback – 3 Jan. 2013 by Dalai Lama (Author).

In 1999 His Holiness The Dalai Lama published the bestselling Ancient Wisdom: Modern World, which addressed the question of ethics for the new millennium. A decade later, His Holiness enters the contemporary debate about religion vs atheism, and returns to the theme of ethics with a major new work: Beyond Religion: ethics for a whole world.

In this thought-provoking new book he argues that religion is not a necessity for pursuing a spiritual life. Rather, focusing on tolerance and understanding between religions, as well as tolerance and understanding between believers (of any faith) and non-believers is the way forward. The way to achieve such an approach, he proposes, is through a system of secular ethics grounded in a deep appreciation of our common humanity. Aimed particularly at the general reader, Beyond Religion: ethics for a whole world is a modern-day polemic which outlines those ethics he believes should be central to our lives.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 208 pages
• Dimensions 126 x 198 x 13mm | 145g
• Publication date 03 Jan 2013
• Publisher Ebury Publishing
• Imprint Rider & Co
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN10 1846043107
• ISBN13 9781846043109