The Golden Rule : The Ethics of Reciprocity in World Religions

"The Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. This ethical dictum is a part of most of the world's religions and has been considered by numerous religious figures and philosophers over the centuries. This new collection contains specially commissioned essays which take a fresh look at this guiding principle from a comparative perspective. Participants examine the formulation and significance of the Golden Rule in the world's major religions by applying four questions to the tradition they consider: What does it say? What does it mean? How does it work? How does it matter? Freshly examining the Golden Rule in broad comparative context provides a fascinating account of its uses and meaning, and allows us to assess if, how and why it matters in human cultures and societies."--Bloomsbury Publishing The Golden treat others as you would like to be treated. This ethical dictum is a part of most of the world's religions and has been considered by numerous religious figures and philosophers over the centuries. This new collection contains specially commissioned essays which take a fresh look at this guiding principle from a comparative perspective. Participants examine the formulation and significance of the Golden Rule in the world's major religions by applying four questions to the tradition they What does it say? What does it mean? How does it work? How does it matter? Freshly examining the Golden Rule in broad comparative context provides a fascinating account of its uses and meaning, and allows us to assess if, how and why it matters in human cultures and societies. The Golden treat others as you would like to be treated. This ethical dictum is a part of most of the world's religions and has been considered by numerous religious figures and philosophers over the centuries. This new collection contains specially commissioned essays which take a fresh look at this guiding principle from a comparative perspective. Participants examine the formulation and significance of the Golden Rule in the world's major religions by applying four questions to the tradition they What does it say? What does it mean? How does it work? How does it matter? Freshly examining the Golden Rule in broad comparative context provides a fascinating account of its uses and meaning, and allows us to assess if, how and why it matters in human cultures and societies. This Is An Examination Of The Ethical Dictum 'the Golden Rul', Exploring Its Formulation And Significance In Relation To The World's Major Religions. Parsing Reciprocity : Questions For The Golden Rule / William Scott Green -- The Golden Rule In Ancient Israelite Scripture / Baruch A. Levine -- Alternatives To The Golden Rule : Social Reciprocity And Altruism In Early Archaic Greece / Carolyn Dewald -- The Golden Rule In Greco-roman Religion And Philosophy / Robert M. Berchman -- The Golden Rule In Classical Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- The Golden Rule In Zoroastrianism / Mahnaz Moazami -- Jesus, The Golden Rule, And Its Application / Bruce Chilton -- The Golden Rule As The Law Of Nature, From Origen To Martin Luther / Olivier Du Roy -- The Golden Rule In Islam / Emil Homerin -- The Formulation And Significance Of The Golden Rule In Buddhism I / Kristin Scheible -- The Golden Rule In Buddhism Ii / Charles Hallisey -- A Hindu Golden Rule, In Context / Richard H. Davis -- The Golden Rule In Confucianism / Mark A. Csikszentmihalyi -- Wired For Reciprocity : Some Concluding Reflections / William Scott Green. Edited By Jacob Neusner And Bruce Chilton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [173]-175) And Index.