What Does It Mean to Be Human?: Reverence for Life Reaffirmed by Responses from Around the World - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0312271018 ISBN 13: 9780312271015

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2001

Riassunto

With contributions from more than one hundred social activists, intellectuals, artists, and spiritual leaders, this celebration of "being human" includes the wisdom of Jimmy Carter, Cornell West, Elie Wiesel, Vaclav Havel, the Dalai Lama, and many other notables. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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L'autore

Frederick Franck is the author of twenty-seven books including the classic Zen of Seeing, My Days with Albert Schweitzer, and A Little Compendium on That Which Matters.

Richard Connolly is a communications art professor at SUNY.

Janis Roze teaches biology at CUNY.

Product Description

In an inspirational act of faith and hope, nearly one hundred contributors--social activists, thinkers, artists and spiritual leaders--reflect with poignant candor on our shared human condition and attempt to define a core set of human values in our rapidly changing socity. Contributors include: * The Dalai Lama* Wilma Mankiller* Oscar Arias* Jimmy Carter* Cornel West * Jack Miles* Mother Teresa* Nancy Willard* Elie Wiesel* James Earl Jones* Joan Chittister * Mary Evelyn Tucker* Vaclav Havel* Archbishop Desmund Tutu"What Does It Mean To Be Human?" is a vital meditation on the endless possibilities of our humanity.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0312271018
• ISBN 13: 9780312271015
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 300
• Redattore: Franck Frederick