Standing up for Humanity

Standing up for Humanity (2003) by John Huddleston Thoughts on the World Economy, the Politics of World Peace, and the Role of Religion

Contents

Introduction to Second Edition

Introduction to First Edition

The Economy of a Global Society

1. The Economy of a World Commonwealth

2. Development: The Spiritual Dimension

3. Towards a World Economy

4. Economic Perspectives of the Great Religions

5. Socialism

6. Marxism

7. Principles of Economic Justice

8. Eliminating Extremes of Wealth and Poverty

9. The Changing Role of the International Monetary Fund

10. Curing World Poverty

11. Managing Economic Interdependence

The Politics of Peace

12. A Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace

13. War and Peace: A Proposal

14. The Elements of World Government

15. The Environment and the International Agencies

16. Working to Establish a Permanent World Peace

17. Democracy and the Rule of Law

18. World Citizenship and Sustainable Development

19. Consultation: The Bahá'í Perspective on Resolving Conflicts

Religion and the Spiritual Dimension

20. The Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith and Your Response

21. The Phoenix and the Ashes

22. Perspectives, Purposes and Brotherhood: A Spiritual Framework for a Global Society

23. Some Observations Concerning the Bahá'í Chair for World Peace

24. The Bahá'í Plan for World Peace

25. The Role of Religion in Making a Just Society

26. Renewing Society's Basic Building Bloc: Marriage

27. The Unity of religions: Bahá'í Commentaries on the Great Religions of the World

Articles added in the Second Edition

28. The Capitalist-Consumer Market System: Some Thoughts from a Bahá'í Perspective

29. The Inordinate Disparity between the Rich and the Poor

Index