A Whisper Toward Peace

A Theoretical Analysis of the Council for a Parliament of the World Religions

Bibliographic Data

ID2271303
AuthorsJon P Bloch (Southern Connecticut State University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume47
Issue4
Pages612-627
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00430.x
OpenAlexW2067712450
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

The Council for a Parliament of the World Religions has been meeting since 1993 to foster a global religious ethic toward world peace, based on the premise that major world religions share this ethic in common. Roland Robertson's multidimensional model of globalization is utilized to analyze the Parliament's foundational Declaration, and explore why the Parliament's message is not receiving wider attention. Excerpts from anti-Parliament sources are included. Based on this analysis, the Parliament appears to have a limited conception of globalization, and so offers but a partial knowledge claim on how religion can resolve global problems. Seen in this light, it is not surprising that some oppose the Parliament's agenda, feel alienated by it, or-given its limitations-are not aware of it

Declaration · Epistemology · Globalization · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Premise · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development

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