Aims of the Foundation

I. To carry out and encourage inter-cultural and inter-religious research:

This aim will be achieved in particular through theological and other research into the foundations of the religions, especially through the production and promotion of academic publications (books and articles) in the interest of inter-cultural, inter-religious and inter-denominational understanding.

II. The stimulation and implementation of inter-cultural and inter-religious education:

This aim will be achieved in particular through

• teaching and lecturing to disseminate the results of the research sponsored by the Foundation, especially the ideas relating to a fundamental ethic common to all men and women, a global ethic. This will be done in churches, colleges, academies, schools, universities, associations and interested groups of every kind, national and international;

• further education of those interested, through conferences, lectures, seminars or workshops aimed at deepening the themes of a global ethic;

• publicity to promote a global ethic through the media (newspaper articles, interviews, radio and television programmes).

III. The enabling and support of the inter-cultural and inter-religious encounter necessary for research and education:

This aim will be achieved in particular by

• the stimulation and encouragement of initiatives in society, politics and culture in the interest of understanding between peoples (e.g. measures to build up trust between the religions);

• promotion of encounters between people of different cultures and religions (colloquia, study trips and congresses);

• the development of the existing network of inter-cultural and inter-religious relations to further a global ethic;

• access to key documents and literature with the help of modern communication technologies.