directives, which are "convincing and practical for all women and men of good will, religious and non-religious". These directives are elaborated in the Global Ethic. They are commitments to a culture of: Non-violence and respect for life Solidarity and a just economic order Tolerance and a life of truthfulness Equal rights and partnership between men and women Sustainability and care for the Earth (2018) Other unique features Things held in common The Global Ethic acknowledges that significant differences distinguish various religions. The directives instead proclaim publicly those things that they hold in common and jointly affirm. Each tradition holds those things to be true on the basis of its own religious or ethical grounds. References No religious or theological terms appear in the Global Ethic. Principles Küng describes several working parameters: It should make a clear distinction between the ethical level and the purely legal or political level avoid duplicating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (because an ethic is more than rights) avoid political declarations avoid casuistry forego any attempt to craft a philosophical treatise avoid religious proclamations. On a positive programmatic level, the declaration must: penetrate to the level of binding values, irrevocable criteria, and attitudes secure moral unanimity and steer clear of statements rejected by participants offer constructive criticism relate to the world as it really is use language familiar to newspaper readers (avoid jargon) have a religious foundation since, for religious people, an ethic must have a religious foundation See also Hans Küng Parliament of the World's Religions Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights Casuistry Treatise Buddhism Hinduism Sustainability Earth Leonard Swidler Myriam Renaud References External links Parliament of the World's Religions "Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration" Early draft of Global Ethic Declaration Weltethos Institute in Germany Interfaith dialogue Religious ethics Global ethics Ethics literature