Religion and Ethics: The Search for Absolute Values (Universal Principles to Build a Culture of Peace)

This book compares the most important religious traditions in order to discover the values and ethical principles they share in common, as well as the possibilities of reaching a consensus in core values that serve as the basis of an ethical education that fosters peace world.Despite the end of the cold war, there is now a growing danger of new wars, conflicts and clashes between different peoples, cultures and civilizations, as well as the serious threat of international terrorism. It can be observed that many of these new conflicts have a religious background, so today more than ever we see the need to reach a religious peace if we want to advance towards world peace.