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THEME 1	WHAT IS A GLOBAL ETHIC ?

	Why a Global Ethic? Why ethical standards? Why ethical standards in a school? Why ethical standards for society and government? Why ethical standards in the economy? Why ethical standards in international politics? Philosophical preparations for a global ethic Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: Max Weber Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: Emmanuel Lévinas Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: Hans Jonas Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: Karl Jaspers Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: Jürgen Habermas Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: John Rawls Philosophical preparations for a global ethic: Hans-Georg Gadamer World Religions and Global Ethic World Religions and Global Ethic: Chart What is a Global Ethic and what is it not?

	Hans Küng: Way and Work Biography Leading question in the first phase of his life: What makes one a Christian? Leading question in the second phase of his life: What is the Church? Leading question in the third phase of his life: Who is Jesus Christ? Leading question in the fourth phase of his life: Who is God? Leading question in the fifth phase of his life: Christianity and world religions Leading question in the fifth phase of his life: Origins of the “Global Ethic Project” Leading question in the fifth phase of his life: Intellectual preparations for the »Global Ethic Project« Leading question in the sixth phase of his life: A commonly held human ethic What is a Global Ethic and what is it not?

	The “Declaration Toward a Global Ethic” (Chicago 1993) History, Content, Impact Chicago 1893: World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893: The Parliament of the World’s Religions Hans Küng: The Origins of the “Global Ethic Project” Chicago 1993: Second “Parliament of the World‘s Religions” The “Declaration Toward a Global Ethic” in various languages Every human being must be treated humanely! The Golden Rule Non-violence: “Have respect for life!” Solidarity: “Deal honestly and fairly!” Tolerance: “Speak and act truthfully!” Equal rights: “Respect and love one another!” Impact

	The Global Ethic Foundation The foundation of the Global Ethic Foundation The founder: Count Karl Konrad von der Groeben Aims of the Foundation Projects of the Global Ethic Foundation “Exploring the tracks of the world religions” “Exploring the tracks of the world religions”: The media The exhibition: "World Religions – World Peace – Global Ethic« The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Tony Blair The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Mary Robinson The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Kofi Annan The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Horst Köhler The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Shirin Ebadi The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Jacques Rogge The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Helmut Schmidt The Global Ethic Lectures in Tübingen: Desmond Tutu

THEME 2	GLOBAL ETHIC AND RELIGIONS

	Near-Eastern prophetic religions Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Common Elements and the differences

History	Judaism The times of the tribes prior to the creation of a state The time of the kings: The Israelite kingdom The period following the Babylonian Exile: Theocracy in Jerusalem The Hebrew Bible The prophets in opposition to priests and kings Medieval Judaism: Rabbis and synagogues Adaptation to the modern world The “post-modern” period Orthodoxe Judaism Reform Judaism Conservative Judaism Secular Judaism

The Ethics	The Ten Commandments: the basis for a shared basic ethic Ethical model figures in Judaism Ethical model figures in Judaism: Abraham Ethical model figures in Judaism: Moses Ethical model figures in Judaism: David Ethical texts from the writings of Judaism

History	Christianity Jesus of Nazareth Jesus’ message The first Christians Christianity becomes Greek The Christian Bible: the Old and the New Testaments Constantinople: The Second Rome Moscow: The Third Rome The Orthodox Churches Rome: Primacy of honour in the early church and the process of latinization The pope: Successor to Peter? Medieval theology and an absolutistic church structure The Roman Catholic Church Reformation: Martin Luther Luther’s programme: Return to the Gospel of Jesus Christ Division of the Western Church: The controversy about the Lord’s Supper The Protestant Churches Anglicanism: A third way The revolutions of the Modern Age Challenges to the churches in the future

The Ethics	Jesus Christ: The essence of Christianity The Ten Commandments: The basis for a shared basic ethic Ethical texts from the New Testament

History	Islam Who was Muhammad? Muhammad’s message The original Islamic community The Qur’an The rise of the Arab Empire Division within the Islamic community The Arab Empire The “turnabout” under the Abbasids: Classical Islam Islamic scholars: The Ulama The mystical path: The Sufis Three Islamic Empires Atatürk: Mustafa Kemal Pasha (1881–1938) The revival of Islam

The Ethics	Islam: A basic ethic of humanity and justice The Islamic code of duties The five pillars of Islam 1. Belief in God and Muhammad as His Prophet 2. The ritual prayer five times a day 3. The tax for the poor 4. The annual month-long fast of Ramadan 5. The pilgrimage to Mecca Ethical texts from the writings of Islam

	Indian Mystical Religions

History	Hinduism Hinduism: central ideas Vedic Religion: Religious texts and gods Vedic Religion: Re-incarnation Vedic Religion: A structured society Vedic Religion: The crisis of the Vedic worldview The classical Hindu gods Central religious texts Philosophical systems Life in four stages of living

The Ethics	Dharma: The all-encompassing moral order A Hindu’s four aims in life The first level of the yoga way: Elements of a basic ethos Ethical texts from the Hindu scriptures Gandhi: The seven modern social sins of mankind

History	Buddhism Siddharta Gautama The way to enlightenment The Buddha The four noble truths The eightfold path The “Three vehicles” Zen-Buddhism: Meditation Further Buddhist currents in Japan

The Ethics	An ethic of selflessness and “loving compassion” The five precepts of Buddhism Ethical texts from the Buddhist scriptures

	Far-Eastern Wisdom Religions

History	Chinese Religion Ancient China: Ancestor cult and shamanism Confucius Confucius’ teachings Confucianism as a state religion Daoism Dao and De Yin and Yang: The two polar forces The Daoist “Church” Chinese Buddhism

The Ethics	Humanity: The basis for a commonly shared basic ethic The Golden Rule Five basic relationships The Confucian virtues Ethical texts from Chinese humanism Ethical texts from the Daode jing

THEME 3	GLOBAL ETHIC AND POLITICS

	Global politics in transition
Political Styles and Types of Politicians	Global politics in transition: Richelieu: Ignoring morality in politics Cardinal Richelieu under criticism Bismarck: The embodiment of pragmatic politics Otto von Bismarck under criticism Wilson: Attempt at a new style of politics Woodrow Wilson under criticism Kissinger: Global politics in the old style Kissinger’s political convictions Henry Kissinger under criticism Responsible politics: Between “real” and “ideal” politics

A New World Order?	1918: The end of the First World War Wilson’s Fourteen Points: Opportunity for a new world order Missed opportunity: The Paris treaties (1919-20) 1945: End of the Second World War Opportunities seized Opportunities missed Europe: Integration, cooperation, 50 years of peace Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain 1991: A new world order? Vision without a strategy September 11, 2001 September 11th and its consequences Characteristics of the old and the new paradigm of international relations

The intellectual History of Human Rights	Human Rights and Human Responsibilities Human Rights The origins of the notion of human rights Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Christianity The Age of the Enlightenment Intellectual and political change as the prerequisite The Masterminds of Human Rights The Masterminds of Human Rights: Thomas Hobbes The Masterminds of Human Rights: John Locke The Masterminds of Human Rights: Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Masterminds of Human Rights: Immanuel Kant

Implementation of the Human Rights	Antiquity: The Athenian democracy The Middle Ages: Corporate liberties in the English freedom documents Early Modern Times: The Habeas-Corpus-Act in England Early Modern Times: The Bill of Rights in England Liberties granted in continental Europe North America’s road to independence and civil rights The French Revolution The German “Revolution” of 1848 The Weimar Constitution of 1919 National Socialism: Human rights are abrogated The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Intercultural translation of the human rights

	Human Responsibilities In search of global ethical standards Global Ethic on the global agenda The road to a “Declaration of Human Responsibilities” Human Responsibilities: Helmut Schmidt and Hans Küng

Peace or Violence?	The Peace Potential of Religions Religion and Violence: An explanation of concepts Religion and Violence: “The Clash of Civilizations” Religion and Violence: Huntington under criticism Peace: An explanation of concepts Religion and Peace: The peace potential of religions

	Religions helf resolve conflicts: Four exemples
The Philippines	The Philippines The “People Power Revolution” 1983–86 and the role of the Catholic Church The actors and their motives The culmination of the conflict and its non-violent resolution in February 1986 Why the Catholic Church was successful as a “religion-based agent”?
German Democratic Republik	German Democratic Republic East Germany: The democratic “Wende” and the role of the Protestant Church The actors and their motives The double role of the Protestant Church Why the Protestant Church was successful as a “religion-based agent”
Mozambique	Mosambik The peace process in Rome 1989-92 and the role of the Catholic lay movement Community of Sant’ Egidio The actors and their motives The peace process in Rome, 1989–92 Why Sant' Egidio was successful as a “religion-based agent”?
Rwanda	Rwanda Engagement of Rwandan Muslims against the genocide Civil war and genocide Why were the Muslims successful as a “religion-based agent”?
Analysis	Analysis: What are the hallmarks of religion-based agents of peace? Wide acceptance as peace brokers Special qualifications for conflict resolution Unique approach to resolving conflicts

THEME 4	GLOBAL ETHIC AND ECONOMY

Globalisation	Global Economy – Global Ethic? What is globalisation? Driving forces behind globalisation Globalisation: A historical process over the centuries The risks of globalisation The opportunities of globalisation Globalisation calls for an ethic

Scandals	Scandals ENRON: the company The ENRON Scandal Consequences of the ENRON Scandal SIEMENS: The company The SIEMENS Scandal Consequences of the SIEMENS Scandal as of 2008 “Morality is a production factor”

Doing business responsibly	Doing business responsibly: Helmut Hesse Doing business responsibly: Karl Polanyi Doing business responsibly: Between moralism and economism

	The Three Levels of Econonomic Decision-Making The level of the global economy The level of the global economy: Horst Köhler The level of the global economy: The challenge of globalisation The level of the global economy: Giving globalisation a humane appearance The level of the corporations The level of the corporations: Bernd Pischetsrieder The level of the corporations: Wendelin Wiedeking The level of the corporations: Two models of corporate management The level of the corporations: The chances for ethical corporation management The level of the managers The level of the managers: Wendelin Wiedeking The level of the managers: Hans Küng The level of the managers: Ethical competence is in demand The level of the managers: Responsible management based on a personal ethic The level of the managers: “Morality is a production factor”

	Initiatives for a New Way of Doing Business
UN Global Compact	UN Global Compact: origins and goals UN Global Compact: Contents UN Global Compact: Ten Principles UN Global Compact: Participation of the business enterprises UN Global Compact: Engagement of business enterprises UN Global Compact under criticism

ILO	Instruments of the International Labour Organization (ILO) The ILO Declarations

OECD	OECD Guidelines for Multi-national Enterprises

Further Initiatives	European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) Further Networks in Europe German Network Business Ethics (DNWE) Forum Sustainable Development of the German Economy (econsense)

	Doing Business Responsibility: Examples from Praxis
Challenges	Challenges to today's business enterprises Sustainability Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Corporate Citizenship (CC) Corporate Governance (CG) Compliance Code of Conduct Ethical investment and “sin stocks” Corporate responsibility rating: Criteria Measuring sustainability with the “sustainable value approach”

CSR BASF Deutsche Post Deutsche Bank Bosch	CSR in enterprises: exemples BASF AG (Chemical Industry) Criticism of the BASF AG Deutsche Post World Net (Transport and Logistics) Criticism of the Deutsche Post Deutsche Bank AG (Financial Services) Criticism of the Deutsche Bank Examples of company values: The Bosch Group The Bosch values Bosch: Code of Business Conduct Principles of social responsibility for Bosch

Test	What would you Do? Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 1 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 2 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 3 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 4 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 5 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 6 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Question 7 Ethic in day-to-day business life: Conclusion Can an enterprise do business ethically?

THEME 5	GLOBAL ETHIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE

	Questions about the Global Ethic Project Is the Global Ethic Project a religious project? Does the Global Ethic Project aim at a unification of all religions? Doesn't peace-making between the religions mean ignoring the differences between them? Doesn't Global Ethic involve a new global ideology? Is the Global Ethic meant to replace the ethics of the individual religions? Isn't Global Ethic a Western programme that is being imposed upon the rest of the world? Aren't ethical norms always dependent upon a particular culture, so that in a different culture everything is different? Don't the ethical responsibilities of man stand in opposition to the rights of man? Isn't Global Ethic a utopia without a chance of success? Would Muslims accept the Global Ethic idea? Isn't it true that in the world religions women are pushed to the sidelines? Did the Global Ethic idea gain new urgency through the tragic events of 11 September 2001? Can the Global Ethic idea be helpful in the economy? Is there a difference between ethic and ethics? Could one say that a Global Ethic proposes to create something like the Ten Commandments of the World Religions? Can the Global Ethic be something added to my religion? Is the Global Ethic nothing more than a minimal consensus in ethical matters? What does the Dalai Lama think of the Global Ethic Project? Every religion lays claim to possess the truth. How can a dialogue between the religions deal with this difficult issue? Isn't Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians hold to be the "Son of God", the biggest obstacle to the inter-religious dialogue?

	You’re on the spot! Global Ethic in Everyday Life Situation 1: Mugged Situation 2: Neighbourhood terrorists Situation 3: The recess-thief Situation 4: Clique: Are you in or out? Situation 5: Small lies maintain friendship Situation 6: Lucky break or cheating? Situation 7: Science is not for girls! Situation 8: It's not what you think!

	Global Ethic concrete: Various projects
Projects of the Global Ethic Foundation	• “Good neighbours” • Youth camp “Find your world” Preparatory phase: Living segregated according to religious affiliation Fire, fire!!! After the fire: Asylum with the Muslims The first meeting of all three groups Rules for living together Points of conflict: Kosher or not, that is the question Points of conflict: A birthday celebration with mineral water Points of conflict: Christianity – A slipshod religion? Days of understanding and dialogue Summing up Does Global Ethic have a chance? Hans Küng in the camp: Questions put to Hans Küng • Learning programme competition • Muslim students in ethics class explain Islam • Competition “Hand in Hand” in French-speaking Western Switzerland • From Global Ethic to School Ethic: Paths to a new school culture

Projects of other organizations	• Being cool - something different! • Cooperation between school and sport club to curb violence • Police: Campaign "Do something!" for more civil courage • The Hänsel+Gretel Foundation • Puppet theatre "Hands off!": Making children strong

	Global Ethic Forum: This is your chance!