[Por: Elisabeth Steffens | Asian Horizons]

“Walk lightly; or the earth will feel the pain.” Rey-Sheng Her, a Taiwanese/Chinese Professor of Philosophy, speaking at an inter- Asian conference on the “Spirituality and Theology of Creation,” emphasised an ethical imperative for our times based on a Buddhist claim. “Since all religions, carrying the same essence of divinity, promote respect for life and good inter-human behaviour, it is necessary that they come together,” Tabassum Hameed, a teacher of Islamic Philosophy and Religion in Bengaluru, pointed out the importance of this inter-Asian conference with Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Indigenous and Islamic representatives. Pope Francis shared this opinion in his Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’, On Care for our Common Home…

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