Beyond Global Crisis : Remedies and Road Maps by Daisaku Ikeda and His Contemporaries

"In this volume, Terrence Paupp critically describes the various dimensions of today's global crisis. Among other things, this volume analyzes nuclear weapons proliferation climate change, and international lawlessness in the form of wars of aggression. Paupp argues that much human conflict and environmental degradation is the direct consequence of poverty and inequality. Until these issues are addressed, many of the world's problems will remain. Paupp asserts that around the world, peoples and nations are becoming more open to a strategy and culture of peace that evolves through discovering a commonality of interests, the value of mutual cooperation, and the desirability of forging consensus. By using various road maps and remedies supplied by noted Japanese peace activist Daisaku Ikeda and his contemporaries, viable solutions will emerge. In this new endeavor, equipped with some of the proposed solutions and strategies that this book provides, humanity will collectively become engaged in remaking the character of global governance in order to build a global culture of peace."--Provided by publisher. Introduction -- Ikeda's Vision For Realizing A Global Civilization: -- The Power Of Inner Transformation And Dialogue -- The Global Crisis Through The Lens Of Ikeda And His Contemporaries -- Where We Are Now, And What Is Required To Achieve A Peaceful Global Civilization -- Case Study: The Inner Transformation Of Jfk And The End Of The Cold War -- The Power Of Self-transformation As The Beginning Of Internal And External Liberation: The Nexus Of Buddhism, Liberation Theology, And Law -- Dialogue And Dialogical Mechanisms: Creating A Global Framework For Deliberative Democracy, Human Rights And Cultural Pluralism -- The Converging Theoretical And Empirical Elements Of Global Civilization: International Relations, Inclusive/humane Governance And Cosmopolitan Democracy -- Emerging Pillars Of A Peaceful Global Civilization: Nuclear Disarmament, United Nations Reform And The International Criminal Court -- The Challenge Of Climate Change: Searching For Human Solidarity In A Divided World -- Conclusion: Contextualizing Ikeda In The Struggle To Restructure International Politics. Terrence Edward Paupp ; With A Foreword By Olivier Urbain ; And An Afterword By Brian J. Foley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.