What Does It Mean to Be Human?

Griffin

ISBN 10: 0312271018 / ISBN 13: 9780312271015

Published by Griffin, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312271018
• ISBN 13: 9780312271015
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

In an inspirational act of faith and hope, nearly one hundred contributors--social activists, thinkers, artists and spiritual leaders--reflect with poignant candor on our shared human condition and attempt to define a core set of human values in our rapidly changing socity.

Contributors include:
* The Dalai Lama
* Wilma Mankiller
* Oscar Arias
* Jimmy Carter
* Cornel West
* Jack Miles
* Mother Teresa
* Nancy Willard
* Elie Wiesel
* James Earl Jones
* Joan Chittister
* Mary Evelyn Tucker
* Vaclav Havel
* Archbishop Desmund Tutu

What Does It Mean To Be Human? is a vital meditation on the endless possibilities of our humanity.

About the Authors

Frederick Franck is the author of twenty-seven books including the classic Zen of Seeing, My Days with Albert Schweitzer, and A Little Compendium on That Which Matters.

Janis Roze teaches biology at CUNY.

Richard Connolly is a communications art professor at SUNY.