Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World Hardcover – 22 Dec. 2011 by His Holiness The Dalai Lama (Author).

Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World Hardcover – 22 Dec. 2011 by His Holiness The 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 Hardback | 206 pages
• Dimensions 150 x 222 x 20mm | 346g
• Publication date 29 Dec 2011
• Publisher HarperCollins India
• Publication City/Country New Dehli, India
• Illustrations note No
• ISBN10 935029205X
• ISBN13 9789350292051