Leonard Swidler

swidler1Leonard Swidler, Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University, Co-Founder with his wife Professor Arlene Anderson Swidler, and Editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies, is the author/editor of sixty books, including Bursting the Bonds. He is also the Co-Founder/Director of the Global Dialogue Institute.
"We, women and men from various ethical and religious traditions, commit ourselves to the following Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic.... We make this commitment not despite our differences but arising out of our distinct perspectives, recognizing nevertheless in our diverse ethical and religious traditions common convictions that lead us to speak out against all forms of inhumanity and for humaneness in our treatment of ourselves, one another and the world around us. Read more...