This volume tests and contests the claim that the Global Ethic's ethical directives can be found in the world's religious, spiritual, and cultural traditions.

Introduction-Myriam Renaud and William Schweiker; Prologue: Ground Rules for Grappling with the Global Ethic-Richard B. Miller; 1 Networking as Equals? Engaged Buddhists' Egalitarian Ideals and Hierarchical Habits-Hsiao-Lan Hu; 2 Women's Religious Authority in Shi'i Tradition: A Quest for Justice-Samaneh Oladi Ghadikolaei; 3 Gu Hongming and the Religion of Good Citizenship: A Confucian Vision beyond Moral Universalism and Relativism-Huaiyu Wang; 4 Avadim Hayinu: An Intersectional Jewish Perspective on the Global Ethic of Solidarity-Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi; 5 Are There Principles in the Hindu Tradition Consonant with "Freedom, Dignity, and Equality?-Anantanand Rambachan; 6 Globalization, Global Ethics, and the Common Good: Economic Justice and Protestant Prophetic Proclamation-Scott R. Paeth; 7 Sunni Islam and the Estranged Ideal: The Displaced, the Racially Disenfranchised, and the Islamic Prophetic-Martin Nguyen; 8 Decolonizing Religion(s) - A New, Catholic Direction for the Global Ethic-Hille Haker; 9 Tapping the Moral Wisdom of Africa's Triple Plus Heritage of Religion and Culture-Teresia Hinga; 10 Reflections on the Relationship between Human Rights and Global Ethics-Sumner B. Twiss; Postscript: The Global Ethic's Fifth Directive to Care for the Earth-Myriam Renaud; Appendix: Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration