International Relations, Religion, and the Transcendent
Simon Polinder Monday, 29 November 2010
For the former senior Dutch diplomat Edy Korthals Altes, spiritual awakening is the only way to face the global threats of the 21st century. Spirituality—which the author sees as the heart of religion—is the key to understanding how gross military expenditures, economic injustice, and ecological disasters came to threaten humanity. Despite religion's implication in these trends, it offers the best resources for promoting peace, enhancing security, pursuing justice, and fostering sustainability and responsibility.
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