The Promised Land: Universalism and a Intellectuals love to publish and share their ideas in print, or nowadays in electronic media or in blogs. Members involved with the World Intellectual Forum are no exception to this general rule and have been writing and publishing for many years, in diverse fields. Below is a sample of our writings so far, with ongoing activity emanating from our pens and keyboards as we speak. We work as intellectuals because we have faith that the "pen truly is mightier than the sword", as the old saying goes, or as the famous Hadith of Prophet Muhammad put it, "The Ink of the Scholar is worth more than the blood of the martyr".
Mr. Marko HREN Ancient Schools of wisdom, Contemporary Spirituality 4.0., Sustainable Development and Industry 4.0. (Slovenia, 2020)
Hren, Marko, 2011, If you want peace, prepare for peace, Si vis pacem para pacem. Če hočeš mir, pripravljaj mir! http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-UQVDMAQX/f61d7e4e-295e-482f-8ca9-9e21fef640b3/PDF.
Hren, Marko, 2012, Slovenian peace movement in the context of Yugoslav anti-war contention : re-discovered history of war-prevention: http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-ZPBPSA2D/5e69a17f-aa59-4f43-8f93-fcd65e96e195/PDF--. Abbreviated version of this paper first published in: Bojan Bilić and Vesna Janković (eds.) Resisting the Evil: (Post-) Yugoslav Anti-War Contention, Nomos: Baden-Baden,Center for European Integration Strategies, Geneva, 2012.
Hren, Marko, 2013, Progressivity enhanced, Pospešek Progresivnosti; Časopis za kritiko znanosti, 2013, https://www.ckz.si/arhiv/ckz253.pdf. Bibliography 151
Hren, Marko, 2013, Vino Verus Veritas, Nalijmo si čiste vode www.upasana.si, www.dlib.si.
Hren, Marko, 2008, How we failed to stop the war and how we can stop the next ones / Antologija Metelkova – kako nam ni uspelo preprečiti vojne in – kako lahko preprečimo: http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-E6 65ZWP6/?euapi=1&query=%27keywords%3dmarko+hren%27&sortDir=ASC&sort=date&pageSize=25.
Birendra Kumar, Non-Violence Activist, India and USA, and WIF Board member Mahatma Gandhi College of Social Work - an outline and prospectus Gandhi Shodh Sansthan, Gaunaha, West Champaran, Bihar, India - Its Mission and Vision Experiments with TRUTH - what did Gandhi mean ?
Robert Kesten, Executive Director, PDHRE, (People's Movement for Human Rights Learning), Human Rights Organisation, New York. https://www.pdhre.org/about.html
WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE AGAINST: WE MUST BE CLEAR ON WHAT WE ARE FOR (2020) From George Washington to George Floyd (2020) Human Rights Education for the 21st Century (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997) edited by Richard Pierre Claude (not by Robert but a key founding text to launch PDHRE)
Dr K.P.Mishra, Ph.D. Dr Mishra did his Master degree in Chemistry from University of Allahabad and Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics from University of Gujarat. Pursued scientific research career in permanent employment at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) , Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai for more than 4 decades ( 1968-2006) and grew upward from position to next position. Superannuated as Senior Scientist and Head of Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division of the Center. Invited as Adjunct Professor at Department of Life Science, University of Mumbai and at the Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Honored with the invitation to hold the position of Vice Chancellor, Nehru Gram Bharti University ( a deemed-to-be University), Allahabad, 2010-2014. Elected a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Science and Fellow of International Academy of Physical Sciences (IAPSci). Founder President, Society of Radiation Researchers, India, President, Asian Association of Radiation Research (AARR), President, Indian Biophysical Society, President, Foundation for Education and Research, India, Council Member, International Association of Radiation Research (IARR), USA. Visiting Professor at New York University, USA, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, University of Bielefeld, Germany, University of Kyoto and Nagoya University, Japan, KAERI, South Korea, University of Moscow, Russia, University of Rome, Italy, University of Sydney, Australia Honored with the Life Time Achievement Award of Indian Society for Radiation Biology, Distinguished Visiting Faculty Award of Institute of Medical Science, Semipalanisk Medical Academy, Kazakhstan, Distinguished Service Award of International EPR Society and many other awards Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research (JRCR) and is serving on the Editorial Board of prestigious scientific Journals such as IJRB, WJR, JEPTO, JPBB and others. Guided successfully more than 50 Ph.D. students from Universities of India and abroad. Published about 300 research papers in refereed National and International Journals , most of which are available on web space ( Citations: > 4000, Google Scholar). Served as an Expert in International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA), Vienna, World Health Organization (WHO )and other international bodies. Currently Emeritus Professor, B.M.International Research Center, Jain Vishwa Bharti Institute (a deemed-to-be University), Rajasthan.
Dr. Sam Pitroda "Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India," autobiography of Sam Pitroda, released in New Delhi by Dr. Manmohan Singh, (Penguin Books India, 2015) The March of Mobile Money: The Future of Lifestyle Management, Sam Pitroda and Mehul Desai, (HarperCollins Publisher, Collins Business, 2010) Vision, Values, and Velocity, Sam Pitroda, (Silicon India, 2001) Development of Gujarat, People’s Perceptions, Editors: Sam Pitroda and R.J. Mody, (Sadar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad, 1997) Foundation for the Future: Human Resource Development Group: report chaired by Sam Pitroda, (Commonwealth Secretariat, 1993) Exploding Freedom: Roots in Technology, Sam Pitroda, (Allied Publishers Limited, 1993) The Idea of Democracy (Penguin, 2024)
Dr.Michal Ben-Eli Understanding Systems, November 2019, A Sustainability Laboratory Publication Sustainability: definition and five core principles, a systems perspective, Sustainability Science, Springer Nature, 2018. Spirituality, Global Issues & Sustainable Development Goals, Delivered at the 9th International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action in Jaipur, India, Keynote Address | 2017 Our Conscious Contribution – The Purpose, Interview with Michael Shewchuk, Global Center for Human Change, in We, The Human Magazine, April 2016 The Five Core Principles and the Spiritual Dimension of Sustainability, Keynote Address at The 8th International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action, Anuvrat Global Organization. January 5-8, 2014. Jaipur, India Towards a New Architecture by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, Essay in Lessons from Modernism: Environmental Design Strategies in Architecture, 1925-1970, Ed. Kevin Bone, 2014 Peace: Dream or Necessity? Towards a Non-Violent Future: Seeking Realistic Models of Peaceful Co-existence and Sustainability. 8th International Conference on Peace and Non-Violent Action, Jaipur, 2014 Holistic Thinking at Work: The Sustainability Laboratory and Project Wadi Attir, Interview with Dr. Michael Ben-Eli in the "sustainability?" Issue of Centerpoint Now, a publication of the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations, 20`13 The Future of Sustainability Education, by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli for Science to Sage E-Magazine, 2012 The Cybernetics of Sustainability: Definition and Underlying Principles, by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, Chapter 22 from "Enough For All Forever" Eds. Murray, Cawthorne, Dey, and Andrew, Common Ground Publishers, 2012 Design and Sustainability: An Interview with Dr. Michael Ben Eli by Russ Volkmann for Integral Review, "Toward Development of Politics and the Political" Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2010 The Cybernetics of Crisis and the Challenge of Sustainability, Presentation to the Cwarel Isaf Forum, Malik Center, St Gallen, Switzerland, March 19-20, 2009 Sustainability and The Five Core Principles, by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, 2008 Why Is Managing Change Difficult? Organizational Renewal and the Cybernetics of Effective Enterprise, by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, 2008 Coming Full Circle: A Journey Inspired by Fuller. An Interview with Michael Ben-Eli by Louise Danielle Palmer for the Buckminster Fuller Institute, 2008 Defining Sustainability, by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli for Resurgence Magazine, Issue 244, September/October 2007 Design Science: A Framework for Change, Presentation by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, 1997, Towards a New System, By Dr. Michael Ben-Eli for The Way Ahead, Our Planet 9.1, June 1997 ,Cybernetic Tools for Management: Their Usefulness and Limitations, By Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, Chapter 16 of "A Science of Goal Formulation: American and Soviet Discussions of Cybernetics and Systems Theory" Eds. Stuart A. Umpleby and Vadim N. Sadovsky, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., 1990 Strategic planning and management reorganization at an academic medical center: use of the VSM in guiding diagnosis and design by Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, Chapter 11 of the The Viable Systems Model: Interpretations and Applications of Stafford Beer's Viable Systems Model, Eds Raúl Espejo and Roger Harnden, John Wiley & Sons, 1989 Amplifying Regulation and Variety Increase in Evolving Systems, By Dr. Michael Ben-Eli for Journal of Cybernetics Issue 9: 285-296, 1979. Design Science and The World Game: An Introduction, By Dr. Michael Ben-Eli, Earth Metabolic Design, 1975
Dr. Thomas Clough Daffern, BA (Hons), PhD, D.Sc. (Hon), PGCE, Director, International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy, UK and France (www.educationaid.net), Global Chair, World Intellectuals Wisdom Forum; •Peace Studies In The University Of London: A Feasibility Study (1991 / 2020) •Collected Poems (Volumes 1-7, 1970-2020) •Multicultural and Multifaith Dictionary of Philosophical Terminology (see www.lulu.com/iipsgp) •Towards a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Middle East (Lulu, 2008) • PHILOSOPHIÆ RELIGIONIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA: A TREATISE ON THE OVERLAPPING KNOWLEDGE FIELDS OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND MATHEMATICS (3 Vols, 2021-2022) •Towards a European Union Mediation Service (Lulu, 2008) •Musings – Autobiographical reflections 1956-2017 (7 volumes) (Lulu, 2000-2019) •Enlightenments: Towards a Comparative Philosophical Epistemology of Enlightenment (2005) •Universal Interfaith Calendar of Saints and Sage (2nd edition), (Lulu, 2004/2017) •Towards A Transpersonal History Of The Search For Peace During The Post World War Two Era 1945-2001 (PhD, University of London, 2008) •The Biographical Encyclopedia A-Z OF Transpersonal Theorists, historians, psychologists and philosophers 1945-2001 – published version of part of PhD appendices (Lulu, 2008) •The Periodic Table Of The World’s Religious And Philosophical Traditions (2009) •Prolegomena To A History Of 9/11: A Historical And Philosophical Study Of 9/11 (2 Vols, 2019) •Sophiaphobia: Identifying The Fear Of Wisdom As A Medical Condition (2008) •The History of educational ideas and institutions and the search for peace 1945-2001 (2009) •The Philosophical Interpretation of History (2009) •Commentary On The Qur’an: A Philosophical, Historical and Transpersonal Commentary (2014-2020) •Commentary on the Three Books of Enoch (2017) Commentary on the Ketuvim (2014) •Commentary on the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Mary Magdalene and Thomas (2017) •Comparative Diabology, Western Esotericism And Conscious Illicitude (2018) •Towards The Esoteric History Of Marxism: Freemasonry And Pansophism In The History Of The Left (1998) •Commentary on the Dhammapada (2020) •The Interfaith Peace Treaty (2014) •The Encyclopaedia of Druid Studies (3 vols) 2020 •The Little Book of Peace Declarations (4 vols) 2020 •Commentary on Das Kapital by Karl Marx (audio commentary on www.globalgreenuniversity .com) •Towards A Centre For Bremain Studies And Action: A Critical Review Of Brexit Opposition Studies (2019) •International Directory Of Alternative Higher Education (2016) •Magical Peace Making: A Handbook Of Skills For Practitioners And Theoreticians (2020) Most of his publications are available at www.lulu.com/spotlight/iipsgp His audio commentaries are available on www.globalgreenuniversity.com
Mr. HOMI D. GANDHI, President, FEDERATION OF ZOROASTRIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (FEZANA) and Honorary President, Religions for Peace; Mr. Homi Gandhi was born in Bharuch, India. Mr. Gandhi attended Sydenham College (Bombay University) and the University of London, where he studied economics as a Tata Scholar. A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Mr. Gandhi provided accounting and consulting services on four continents for 20 years. Mr. Gandhi retired from active corporate life in 2009 after 25 years at the New York Stock Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. See https://rfp.org/about/leadership/honorary-presidents/mr-homi-gandhi/
Sri Gulab Kothari, Chief Editor, Rajasthan Patrika Newspaper Kothari, Gulab, 2011, Maanas, Spirituality and Human values, and other. Patrika Publications, Jaipur, India. Kothari, Gulab, 2015, Prajna, the inner wisdom, Pt. Madhusudan Ojha Institute of Vedic Studies and Research (Affiliated by J.R.R Sanskrit University), Vedic Science Series, Jaipur, India. Usha Sukta, Rajasthan Patrika Publications, Pusha Sukta, Rajasthan Patrika Publications, Patrika Year Book 2020, Rajasthan Patrika Publications, 2020 Surya Sukta, Rajasthan Patrika Publications, Patrika Year Book 2016, Rajasthan Patrika Publications, 2016 O My Mind ! Rajasthan Patrika Publications, Prajna : The Inner Wisdom, Rajasthan Patrika Publications, Shakti : The Woman Power, Rajasthan Patrika Publications,
Dr. Alexander Chumakov Ph.D., Professor, First Vice-President of the Russian Philosophical Society Among his scholarly publications are the following monographs: The Philosophy of Global Problems (1994, in Russian; 1996 – in Chinese); Globalization. The Outlines of Integral World (2005, 2nd edition – in 2009; in Russian); The Essence of Contemporary Globalization (2007, in Russian); Philosophy of Globalization. Selected articles (2010). In addition he has produced more than 380 authored academic publications. Editor of more than 50 books, textbooks, dictionaries. What Must We Do Confronted with Globalization? // Journal of Globalization Studies. Volume 4, Number 1 / May 2013 An Insight from Globalistics Perspective: What Must We Do Confronted with Globalization? // Globalistics and Globalization Studies Aspects & Dimensions of Global Views Culture in the Global World: Between Dialogue and Conflict // Globalistics and Globalization Studies Social Aspects of Globalization (From a Globalistics Viewpoint) // Globalistics and Globalization Studies Studying of Globalization: Step by Step // Globalistics and Globalization Studies Theories, Research & Teaching Chumakov, A. N. Philosophy of Global Problems (Filosofiya global'nykh problem), Moscow: Znanie, 1994; Chinese edition - Beijing, People's University of China, 1996. Chumakov, A. N. Globalization. Contours of the Holistic World (Globalizatsiya. Contury tselostnogo mira), Moscow: Prospect, 2005; 2nd editions in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015; 3rd editions in 2016. Chumakov, A. N. Metaphysics of Globalization: Cultural-Civilizational Context (Metafizika globalizatsii. Cul'turno-tsivilizatsionnyi kontekst), Moscow: Kanon+, 2006. Chumakov, A. N. The Substance of Contemporary Globalization (Sushchnost' sovremennoi globalizatsii), Astana, ID "Saiasi agartu" of the Institute of System Studies, 2007. Chumakov, A. N., Ioseliani, A. D. Philosophical Problems of Globalization. Moscow: University Book, 2015, 172 p. Chumakov, A. N., Katsura, A. V., Masur, I. I. Planetary mankind: on the edge of an abyss. Moscow: “Prospect”, 2015, 192 p. Chumakov, A. N. Metaphysics of Globalization: Cultural-Civilizational Context (Metafizika globalizatsii. Cul'turno-tsivilizatsionnyi kontekst). 2nd editions, Moscow: Prospect, 2016 Global Studies Encyclopedic Dictionary. Edited by Alexander N. Chumakov, Ivan I. Mazour and William C. Gay. With a Foreword by Mikhail Gorbachev. Editions Rodopi B.V., Amsterdam/New York, NY 2014. XI, 531 pp. Chumakov, A. N., and Gay, W.C. (eds), Between Past Orthodoxies and the Future of Globalization: Contemporary Philosophical Problems (Leiden, Boston: Brill Rodopi, 2016). Russian Global Studies Encyclopedia (Globalistika: Entsiklopediya), main editors I. I. Mazour, A. N. Chumakov, W. C. Gay, Russian and English language editions, TsNPP «Dialog». — Moscow, Raduga Publishers, 2003. Globalistics: International, Interdisciplinary, Encyclopedic Dictionary (Globalistika: Mezhdunarodnyi, mezhdistsiplinarnyi, entsiklopedicheskyi slovar'), main editors I. I. Mazour, A. N. Chumakov, Moscow-St. Petersburg-New York: Elima, Peter, 2006. Globalistics. Persons, Organizations, Publications: Encyclopedic References (Globalistika. Personalii, organizatsii, izdaniya: entsiklopedicheskyi spravochnik), editorial board: I. V. Ilyin, I. I. Mazour, A. N. Chumakov, Moscow: Alpha-M, 2012. Globalistics. Persons, Organizations, Publications: Encyclopedic References (Globalistika. Personalii, organizatsii, izdaniya: entsiklopedicheskyi spravochnik), editorial board: I. V. Ilyin, I. I. Mazour, A. N. Chumakov. 2nd editions, Moscow: KnoRus, 2016. Buchilo, N. F., Chumakov, A. N. Philosophy: Higher Education Textbook (Filosofyia: Uchebnoe posobie dlya vuzov), Moscow: Znanie, 1998 (2nd ed., M.: PER SE, 2001; 3rd ed., 2003; 4th ed., SPb, Piter, 2004; 5th expanded edition, M.: Prospekt Nauki, 2008, 2010 and 2013). Buchilo, N. F., Chumakov, A. N. Philosophy: Electronic Textbook (Filosofyia: elektronyi uchebnik) Moscow: KNORUS, 2009 and 2010. Kirillov, V. I., Popov, C.I., Chumakov, A. N. (eds) Philosophy. Part One. History of Philosophy: Textbook (Filosofyia. Chast' pervaya. Istorya filisofii: Uchebnoe Posobye), eds. , chapters III, IV, X, Moscow: "Yurist", 1996 (2nd expanded edition in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005). Chumakov, A. N. Globalistics. Textbook. (Globalistika. Metodicheskoe posobie.) Moscow: Moscow State University, 2008 (2nd ed., Moscow: MAKS Press, 2009; 2011). Chumakov, A. N. Russia in the Global World: Reality and Perspectives. Textbook. (Rossyia v global'nom mire: real'nost' i perspektivy. Uchebno-metodicheskoe posobye.) Moscow: MAKS Press, 2012. Chumakov, A. N. (ed) Philosophy in Professional Activities: Textbook. (Filosofyia v professional'noi deyatel'nosti: Uchebnoye posobye.) "Introduction," Part I, Topics 3 and 12, Moscow: Prospekt, 2013. Chumakov, A. N. (ed) Philosophy: a Textbook (Filosofyia: Uchebnik), Part I; Part II, Topics 2, 3.1; Part III, Topics 1, 5 (in coauthorship), 8, Moscow: Vuzovskyi uchebnik: NITs INFRA-M, 2013.
Judge (ret.) Shlomo Shoham, Former First Commissioner for Future Generations, Israeli Knesset Future Intelligence (2011)
Ms. Sharon Hamilton Getz, New York Ms. Sharon Hamilton-Getz, is President and founder of World Harmony Council & Arts Forum and World Harmony Communications. She is a public speaker at the UN headquarters and across the US, in Europe and throughout the Middle East to a wide variety of audiences. As an interfaith minister, she has traveled internationally, as an ambassador of good will to lead peace conferences and forums emphasizing the importance of mutual respect and better understanding among cultures and women's empowerment throughout the world. As previous president of UNA-USA in Laguna Beach, California she focused on education for peace and has shared music and the arts, on both Coasts to shine and propagate the message of peace, that is at the heart of all events organized, via the incredible creative abilities and powerful music made. She is New York Correspondent of International Culture Art Magazine; Vice President of ECOSOC UN NGO, Institute of International Social Development and UN Representative of Sukyo Mahikari UN NGO; Chair Emrita and Co-Founder of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY, A Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Also, she is Patron of SUKHI - New York and is on the Board of Advisors of the Source of Synergy Foundation and World Yoga Community. She was awarded in 2011, the Humanity for Africa Award; "Leading Women for 2012," from Good Business International; recognized and honored in 2014, as a Love Ambassador, by the Love Foundation; was a recipient of the "Spirit of the UN" Award by the CoNGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY; and in 2015 she received the New York Interfaith Diplomacy Award, Global Interreligious Ambassador Award and Ambassador of Peace Award. See also https://www.upf.org/united-nations-relations/8466-two-years-of-leading-the-spirituality-committee-a-review
Dr. Glen T. Martin, President, World Constitution and Parliament Association, USA Our Common Future: The UN as an Effective Peace and Sustainability System. World Parliament Breakthrough Legislation under the Earth Constitution. Edited and with an Introduction by Glen T. Martin, published simultaneously in India by the Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, Chennai and in the US by Institute for Economic Democracy Press, Appomattox, VA, 2016, 190 pages.
• One World Renaissance. Holistic Planetary Transformation through a Global Social Contract. Glen T. Martin, Appomattox, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, October 2015, 418 pages. This book makes the case that the way forward for our misgoverned world is to get in step with universal evolution, which always gives birth to greater and more inclusive wholes. In its most practical sense, this requires that we adopt a planetary social contract based on an awareness of the oneness of humanity—its unity-in-diversity. Such a global agreement would guarantee justice under law, ecological sustainability, and fundamental human harmony, the very presuppositions of civilized living. Ultimately, expressing our wholeness requires that we adopt a world constitution for a democratic federation of earth, the very embodiment of a practical utopia.
• Martin, Glen T. (co-editor with Dr. Patricia A. Murphy). Conflict, Harmony and Peace: Dr. Santinath Chattopadhyay Felicitation Volume. Kolkata, India: Sagnik Books, 2105, 780 pages. This book, largely assembled and edited by the scholars in ISISAR (the International Society for Intercultural Study and Research), Kolkata, was published with me as co-editor as an honor for my support for their organization for many years. It contains two of my scholarly articles (see article section below).
• The Anatomy of a Sustainable World. Our Choice between Climate Change and System Change: And How You Can Make a Difference. Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, September 2013. This book examines the roots and the deadly consequences of our current unsustainable civilization as manifested in its war-system, nation-state system, and global economic system. It also illuminates the concrete steps that we can take to transform civilization to sustainable principles. It presents the specific political and economic steps we can take to make sustainability a reality. Includes the Earth Constitution as an appendix.
• The Earth Federation Movement: Founding a Social Contract for the People of Earth. History, Vision, Documents by Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, May 2011 (252 pages). This book lays out the foundations of the Earth Federation Movement in terms of its history and its philosophical grounding that includes sections on “ethical holism,” “democratic holism,” and “political holism.” It includes eleven documents from the movement that illustrate these principles and several appendices with supplementary information.
• Una Constitución para la Federación de la Tierra y El Manifiesto de la Federación de la Tierra by Glen T. Martin, various translators. My 2003 work, The Manifesto of the Earth Federation, has been translated into Spanish by Dr. Eugenia Almand, edited by Dr. Rita Martin, and published in a separate volume with a Spanish translation ofthe Constitution for the Federation of Earth. Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, September 2011 (156 pages).
• Triumph of Civilization – Democracy, Nonviolence, and the Piloting of Spaceship Earth by Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, January 2010 (406 pages). This book examines the concept of democracy and the related concept of nonviolence in the light of the global crises we face at the dawn of the 21st century. It develops a deeper understanding of democracy that is inherently nonviolent and fundamentally holistic. It argues that the way out of our current set of interdependent crises and systemic violence is to establish an Earth Federation through actualizing, under a world constitution, the three most fundamental features of authentic democracy: positive freedom, reasonable economic equality, and a global community premised on the many “human universals” that we all share, as well as the common good of the Earth and future generations.
• The Constitution for the Federation of Earth: With Historical Introduction, Commentary, and Conclusion by Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA, Institute for Economic Democracy Press, 2010 (200 pages). This book represents the first time the Constitution for the Federation of Earth has been appeared in print from an official press with its own ISBN number. The Constitution was developed by a drafting committee of 25 persons with feedback from hundreds of world citizens over a period of 33 years from 1968 to 1991. This premiere edition, includes a substantive historical introduction situating the Earth Constitution within the world federalist movement of the past 80 years, an extensive commentary on the Constitution that explains the significance of its 19 articles one by one, and a conclusion that discusses the larger meaning of the Constitution and the Earth Federation Movement that promotes it. The book includes bibliography and index as well as a number of appendices containing the relevant documents surrounding the Constitution and the Earth Federation Movement.
• Emerging World Law -- Key Documents and Decisions of the Global Constituent Assemblies and the Provisional World Parliament, Eugenia Almand and Glen T. Martin, eds., Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, spring 2009 (437 pages). This book exhibits international law maturing into world law through world constitutional and parliamentary processes. Self-governing democratic processes emerge globally under the direction of world citizens who take initiative, insisting on human dignity, individual accountability, and peaceful world relations. The volume presents the Constitution for the Federation of Earth as well as the memorials, resolutions, and legislative summaries of the Provisional World Parliament during its first ten sessions, 1982 to 2007. Dr. Terence Amerasinghe recounts the 50 year history of the World Constituent Assemblies and the Provisional World Parliament. Dr. Almand clarifies interpretations of the democratic and non-military Constitution, showing why no amendments are needed before the nations and people of Earth ratify the Constitution. Dr. Martin analyses the problem of origins and legitimacy of emerging world law, showing the difficulties and dynamics of transforming presently outmoded international institutions in the direction of a genuine global democracy.
• Ascent to Freedom: The Philosophical Foundations of Democratic World Law by Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, January 2008 (500 pages). This book lays out both the practical and conceptual foundations for a transformed world order – responding directly to our multiple global crises through the holistic approach of bringing genuinely democratic world law to the Earth. It develops a philosophical framework for democratic world law by drawing on the scientific revolutions of the twentieth century, the history of democratic thought, and contemporary discussions of human rights. It traces the history of the philosophy of law from ancient times to the present, showing the progressive development of democratic thought that culminates in the imperative for global democracy. It concludes by developing the parameters of a conversion to democratic world law for protecting the environment and human rights as well as creating a transformed world system of peace and prosperity for everyone on Earth.
• World Revolution Through World Law – Basic Documents of the Emerging Earth Federation, edited, with an Introduction and Other Writings by Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, November 2005 (278 pages). This book includes the most fundamental documents of the emerging earth federation such as the Declaration of the Rights of Peoples, the Manifesto of the Earth Federation, and the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. It also includes an introduction, a commentary on the Earth Constitution, and several other essays by Glen T. Martin.
• Century Twenty-One: Humanity at the Crossroads -- The Manifesto of the Earth Federation by Glen T. Martin, revised edition, with official ratification at the Seventh Provisional World Parliament, published by the Institute on World Problems, Radford, Virginia, Spring 2004 (42 pages). This booklet analyses the fundamental problems facing humanity worldwide: poverty, lack of education, disease, environmental breakdown, diminishing resources, militarism, etc., and addresses the economic and political changes most basic for transforming the world disorder into a world order characterized by peace, justice, sustainability, and prosperity. It has been translated into Spanish and republished with the Earth Constitution in 2011.
• Millennium Dawn: The Philosophy of Planetary Crisis and Human Liberation by Glen T. Martin, Pamplin, VA: Institute for Economic Democracy Press, April 2005 (430 pages). This book synthesizes a transformative social-political-economic philosophy with a philosophy of human spiritual and intellectual maturity and develops practical suggestions for realizing a transformed world order in terms of the ethical, spiritual, and eschatological dimensions demanding such transformation. It advocates a transformative modality of critical theory, compassion, and nonviolence and offers an interpretation of human spirituality that unites the core values of the various religious traditions from around the world.
• From Nietzsche to Wittgenstein - The Problem of Truth and Nihilism in the Modern World by Glen T. Martin, New York: Peter Lang Publisher, 1989 (401 pages). This book offers comprehensive interpretations of both Nietzsche and Wittgenstein and draws on the mystical traditions (especially Buddhist thought in relation to Wittgenstein) to address the problem of truth and value in the modern world. It attempts to show that the Wittgensteinian project of seeing clearly the limits of language can serve as a compelling answer to Nietzsche’s diagnosis that we are facing crisis of nihilism (values) in the modern world.
Human Dignity and World Order: The Holistic Foundations of Global Democracy, by Glenn T Martin and Ervin Laszlo (2024)
Prof. Rick Clugston, Co-Director of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, Clugston directs the Spirituality and Sustainability Project of Forum 21, based in New York City, and is directing an interfaith outreach initiative on worship and sustainability for the Anskar Foundation for Historic Preservation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both projects seek to promote spiritual growth and sustainable community development. He worked for the University of Minnesota for 11 years, first as a faculty member in the College of Human Ecology, and later as a strategic planner in Academic Affairs, Continuing Education and the Office of the President. He received his doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Minnesota and his masters in Human Development from the University of Chicago . As an undergraduate psychology and biochemistry major, he received the Mayo Foundation Scholarship for Medicine and Medicine Related Fields.
Clugston, R. (ed) “Peoples Sustainability Treaty on Ethics and Spiritual Values for Sustainable Development”, Peoples Sustainability Treaties, May 2012, available at http://sustainabilitytreaties.org/draft-treaties/ethical-and-spiritual-values/ Clugston, R., R. Lubbers, B. Mackey, S. Rockefeller, A. Roerrink, and M. Vilela, “Earth Charter International Recommendations for the Zero Draft of the UNCSD “Rio+20 Outcome Document.” UNCSD Website, Compilation Document, November 1, 2011, available at http//www.uncsd2012org/rio+20/index.php? Clugston, R and S. Holt (eds.). “Faith Values and Education for Sustainable Development.” Education for Sustainable Development in Action: Education for Sustainable Development Policy Dialogue n°2. UNESCO, Paris, September 2011 Clugston,R. “Ethical Framework for a Sustainable World: Earth Charter + 10 Conference and Follow-Up,” in (Eds.) Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, Sage, Vol. 5, September 2011. Clugston,R. “Earth Charter Education for Sustainable Ways of Living,” in R. Clugston and M.Vilela (Eds.) Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, Sage, Vol. 4, September 2010. Clugston, R., and W. Calder, “Industrial Agriculture and Humane Sustainable Food Systems,” in R. Clugston (Ed.) Earth Ethics: Evolving Values for an Earth Community, Vol.12, No.1, Spring 2006. Clugston, R., “The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development,” SGI Quarterly, Soka Gakkai International, October 20 04 Calder, W. and R. Clugston, “Lighting Many Fires: South Carolina’s Sustainable Universities Initiative,” in Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability: Problematics, Promise, and Practice, Peter Blaze Corcoran and Arjen E.J. Wals, Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, 2004. Calder, W. and R. Clugston, “International Efforts to Promote Higher Education for Sustainable Development,” in Planning for Higher Education, Journal of the Society for College and University Planning, Spring 2003. Clugston, R., and W. Calder. “Critical Dimensions of Sustainability in Higher Education,” in W. Leal Filho (Ed.), Sustainability and University Life, New York, NY: Peter Lang Scientific Publishers, 1999. Clugston, R. “Transforming Higher Education to Care for Creation,” in R. Peterson and D. Conroy (Eds.), Earth at Risk: Advancing the Environmental Dialogue Between Science and Religion, Prometheus Press, 1999. Clugston, R., and J. Hoyt. “Environment, Development and Moral Values,” in C. J. Hamelink (Ed.), Ethics and Development: On Making Moral Choices in Development Co- operation, Kampen, Holland: Uitgeverij Kok, 1997. Clugston, R. “The Praxis of Institutional Greening,” in D.T. Hessel (Ed.), Theology for Earth Community: A Field Guide, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1996. Clugston, R. “Higher Education’s Ecological Mission,” in Education for the Earth: The College Guide for Careers in the Environment, 2nd Ed., Princeton, NJ: Peterson’s Guides, Inc., 1995. More details from https://www.kosmosjournal.org/contributor/rick-clugston/
Dr. Ian Fry, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate, University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia, More details from https://divinity.academia.edu/IanFry/CurriculumVitae 2012"Dialogue between Christians, Jews and Muslims: The Concept of Covenant as Basis." Thesis, 2014Practical Theology Research, MCD University of Divinity, 2012 - http://www.globethics.net.gtl, http://traubman.igc.org/frythesis.pdf
Books 2000Trouble in the Triangle: Christians, Jews and Muslims in Conflict. Set of two books. [Book 1, to Munich 1938. Book 2, post-Munich to 2000.] Fry, Ian, with research assistance by Peter Leahy, Melbourne. Compton Arch Pty Ltd, October 2000.
Chapters 2016“The Way Forward: A Global Council on Religion, Culture and the Human Future,” Publication pending in the DICID conference proceedings series, November 2016, Proceedings of the 12th conference of the Doha International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue, Doha, March, 2016. 2015“Follow the Leader,” in Jiji P. Mathew (Chief Editor), Life is Heaven Now: Four Fruitful Decades in a Dialogical Pilgrimage," A Fetschrift in honour of Dr. Abraham Karickam, United Religions Initiative Asia Region, Kottarakara, Kerala, September 2015. 2015“Responsibility Rejected. Our Obligation Now Is To Act On the Guidelines,” Chap. 1 in Abraham Karickam (Ed.), Holy Books and Eco Spirituality, Mar Thoma Centre for Dialogue, Kottarakara, Kerala, 2015. 2014"Divine Covenant: A Basis for Dialogue and a New Paradigm for Religious Studies." Chap. 9 in Edmund Kee-Fook Chia and Fatih Erol Tuncer, (Eds), Paths to Dialogue in Our Age: Australian Perspectives, 109-33. Melbourne: Australian Catholic University, 2014. 2013"It's Time to Talk Our Way out of a Crisis: Innovations in Dialogue to Counter Conflict." Master's Journal of Theology 3, no. 2 (December 2013): 101-36. 2013“The Tripwire to More Questions Than Answers,” in Abraham Karickam & Ruwan Palapathwala, (Eds.), Holy Books and Life After Life, October 2013, Mar Thoma Centre for Dialogue, Kottarakara, Kerala. 2011“Recognition of Covenants, Partnerships and Epochs: The Path to a New Understanding Among All Faiths,” in Abraham Karickam & Ruwan Palapathwala, (Eds.) Holy Books and People of Differing Faiths, 2011, Mar Thoma Centre for Dialogue, Kottarakara, Kerala. 2011'Middle East Reality: Broken Covenants and Broken Relationships―Guidelines for Cooperation in a World in Transition' in Luca Anceschi (principal ed.) 'Religion and Ethics in a Globalizing World – Conflict, Dialogue and Transformation' 2011, New York, Palgrave Macmillan. 2007‘A wider role for the Gϋlen Movement consistent with the place of the Qur’an and Islam in the evolution of religious understanding: to support fundamental theological reassessment’, in Ihsan Yilmaz (principal editor), Peaceful Coexistence: Fethullah Gϋlen’s initiatives in the Contemporary World, 2007, London, UK, Leeds Metropolitan University Press. 2007‘Inclusive and Divisive: Covenant – a Basis for Dialogue’, in Ruwan Palapathwala and Abraham Karickam (Eds.), One Word, Many Versions. A Re-Reading of the Holy Books: Essays on Intertextuality, Karickam, India, Dr. Alexander Marthoma Centre for Dialogue. 2006‘Parallel Intertextual study of the Sacred Texts in Historical Context – the path to cooperation between faiths through a legitimate and faithful response to the claims of science’, in Di Brittain-Thiele et.al., Sacred Scriptures in Today’s World. 2006, Centre for Theology, Science and Culture, Brooklyn Park, Australia. 2006‘Regional collaboration in a global program to reassess fundamental religious concepts and relationships: a measure required to offset religion-related tension associated with globalization’, in Yahya R. Kamalipur and Kamran Mofid (Eds.), Journal of Globalization for the Common Good. 2006, Purdue University Calumet, Indiana, USA. ISSN: 1931-8138 [See Globethics.net website at http://1ass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/jgcg/2006/fa06/jgcg-fa06-fry.htm] 2004‘A new Approach to the Study of the Intertextuality of the Holy Books: Vital to the Reassessment of Fundamental Theological Concepts and Reconciliation Between Abrahamic Faiths ’ in Abraham Karickam and Ruwan Palapathwala (eds) Intertextuality of the Holy Books – the Kottarakara Papers 2005, Dr. Alexander Marthoma Centre for Dialogue, Kerala, India. 2003‘Interfaith relations: our critical place in universal history and the imperative – reassessment of theology’, in International Perspectives on Peace and Reconciliation, 2003, University of Melbourne, CD and online, www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/icrc 1984‘Human Dignity, Social Justice and Development of the Whole Person’, in John B. Taylor and Gunther Gebhardt (eds), Religions for Human Dignity and World Peace, Geneva, 1984 WCRP.
Conference and other Papers Unpublished, but available from the author as E-files on request.
2015“The Plight of Christians in the Middle East,” Rhodes Forum, World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations, Rhodes, October 2015. 2015“Spirituality: A Basis for Rediscovery,” Graeme Clark Research Institute, TABOR conference, McLaren Vale, South Australia, March 2015. 2014“A New Paradigm for Religious Studies: Evolution and Divine Covenant,” AASR Annual Conference, Melbourne, December 2014. 2014“Our Faiths: Leading the Way to Peace,” Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust Annual Conference, Hyderabad, India, January 2014. 2013“A Time to Celebrate Achievements … and to Tackle the Next Big Challenge – Dialogue,” Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust NGO Confluence, Chennai, India, October 2013. 2013“Dialogue: Responding in Faith in Christian-Muslim Interaction,” A Dialogue initiative of the National Council of Churches In India Commission on Unity, Mission and Evangelism in collaboration with the Diocese of Nagpur, CNI, IPC, TLLF and Nagpur Pastors’ Fellowship, Nagpur, October 2013. 2009“Religion-inspired Systematic Violence: The Consequence of Covenant Misinterpreted,” 3rd International Conference, The Intertextuality of the Holy Books, Shanthigiri Ashram, Kerala, India, August 2009. [Conference papers in the Holy Books series not published in 2009.] 2007‘A Dialogue Among Faiths: Religious Interaction, from Disaster to Harmony and Stability,” (Outline) Sea of Faith, (South East Queensland), June 2007. 2006“Beyond Dialogue: a Global Program to offset deepening religion-related tension associated with growth and globalization, through reassessment of fundamental religious concepts and relationships,” (In three parts) AASR 30th Anniversary Conference, Melbourne, September 2006. 2006“Reconciling Judaism, Christianity and Islam,”(Outline only), Sea of Faith, Carlton, Victoria, May 2006. 2005“Epistemology and Religion: an Inclusive Approach to the Study of Religion Based on Acknowledgement of the Integrity of History,” AASR, Sydney October 2005. 2005“To Destroy a Global Culture of Fear: Eliminate Religious and Ethnic Exclusivism and Insularity,” (Abstract and four charts only) Civilizations Roundtable Dialogue – Leura June 2005 2004Managing Muslim-Christian Relations: Educational Policy Options,” International Colloquium, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, February 2004. 2003“Discovering God with the Mystics: Being a Mystic may be a Danger to Your Health,” (Introductory statement), Leo Baeck Centre, Melbourne, November 2003. 2003“Interfaith Relations: History, Ancient and Modern, Demands Both Reconciliation and Reassessment of Our Theology,” Geelong Interfaith Forum, Deakin University, August 2003. 2003“The Conflict in the Middle East and its Spin-off: A Challenge to the Concepts of Atheism and Agnosticism,” (Introductory statement.) The Atheist Society, Melbourne, August 2003. 2003‘Factors impeding the reassessment of fundamental theological concepts’, AASR, Brisbane, July, 2003 2002‘A review of interfaith relationships with proposals for scholars of Abrahamic faiths to jointly reassess the concepts of covenant, incarnation and messianism’, Second International Conference on Modern Religious Movements in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, jointly-convened by Landegg International University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at Landegg, Switzerland, November 2002. 2002‘Covenant, obligation and divine intervention in the theology of the Abrahamic faiths’, AASR, Armidale, 2002 2002“Trouble in the Triangle: Relationships between Christianity, Judaism and Islam,” Invited paper for discussion with Faculty and Doctoral Candidates, The Children of Abraham Institute, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, January 31, 2001. 2001“Repudiation of the Doctrine of the Trinity: a Prerequisite to World Peace and Harmony in Religious Diversity,” Address in debate at the request of the Student Christian Movement, University of Melbourne, August 28, 2001. 1999‘Globalization: the trigger for reconciliation through collaborative theological reassessment’, AASR, Sydney, 1999 1998‘Repudiation of the Doctrine of the Trinity: a prerequisite to world peace and harmony in religious diversity’, AASR, Melbourne, 1998 1996“Freedom at the Crossroads – The Media and the Constitution: The Cost of Being Accountable,” Media Council Forum in opposition to planned Government Restrictions, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, February 29, 1996, Acting Chairman’s Address. 1987“APARTHEID”, A statement for the Uniting Church Synod, Victoria, October 6, 1987 1987‘A case for collaborative reassessment of Messianic theology’, AASR, Melbourne, 1987 1986‘Some political and economic implications of resolution of the crisis in the Middle East through reassessment of the Doctrine of the Trinity by Jews, Christians and Muslims in collaboration’, AMESA, Canberra, August 1986. [Second of two linked papers.] 1986‘Some theological implications of resolution of the crisis in the Middle East through reassessment of the Doctrine of the Trinity by Jews, Christians and Muslims in collaboration’, AASR, Adelaide, August 1986. [First of two linked papers.] 1985‘The State of Israel and the crisis in the Middle East: starting points for a review of interfaith relations and messianic theology’, Australasian Middle East Studies Association (AMESA), Melbourne, 1985 1984“Islam and the West”, The Assembly of the International Cultural Association, Seville, Spain, September 1984. Prepared in connection with an invitation from the Islamic Secretariat, Jeddah, to attend the assembly. Made available, but not distributed. 1982‘As assessment of interfaith relationships in the crisis in the Middle East’, Australian Association for the Study of Religions (AASR), Melbourne, 1982
Dr. Eduard Muller Casro, Founder and President, University for International Cooperation, Costa Rica, Eduard Müller Castro has close to 40 years of experience on five continents in a wide array of fields. His extensive work has enabled him to become an internationally recognized trend-setting leader. He has covered management and innovation in higher education, global and climate change communication, nature conservation and nature-based solutions, business and biodiversity initiatives, public and private partnerships, conservation and development, sustainable development, sustainable tourism, eco and agrotourism, tourism, rural community development, rural development, local agendas and community management for poverty reduction, and functional landscapes. He has occupied significant international positions in wildlife management, protected areas, UNESCO MAB Program, development and evaluation of agricultural and environmental productive projects, breeding and animal production, alternative production systems and veterinary medicine. Müller is a proponent of spirituality as the major change-maker in human behavior, working closely with the Earth Charter initiative and more recently the Laudato Si. As Chair-holder of the UNESCO Chair for Biosphere Reserves and Natural and Mixed World Heritage Sites, he coordinates several projects on biosphere reserves, protected areas, local rural development, poverty and conservation. To date he has published more than 50 papers and book chapters. One of his most notable works was a chapter titled “December 22nd,” in a book titled Global Chorus. Eduard has spoken for numerous organizations including The Earth Charter, the World Meteorological Organization, and the Latin American Parliament. Perhaps his greatest achievement thus far has been having over 5000 students from 58 different countries graduate from his University. Eduard attributes his success to his experience living in different countries. Eduard is also an accomplished photographer. He is fluent in German, Portuguese, Spanish, and English. More details fromhttps://www.eduardmuller.com/edwardm
Dr. C.N.R. Rao, FRS, National Research Professor Linus Pauling Research Professor & Honorary President Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India - he is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He has honorary doctorates from 60 universities from around the world, and has authored around 1,600 research publications and 51 books. He is described as a scientist who had won all possible awards in his field except the Nobel Prize. C.N.R. Rao (2010). Climbing the Limitless Ladder: A Life in Chemistry. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore 1. New Methods of synthesis of metal oxides and other inorganic materials. J. Mater. Res. (1986), Acc. Chem. Res. (1987), Mat. Sci. Engg. B (1993). 2. First synthesis of the liquid-nitrogen cuprate superconductor and related contributions. Nature (1987), Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. (Lond) (1991). 3. Colossal magnetoresistance in manganites and related effects. Phys. Rev. B (1996), Adv. Mater. (1997), Chem. Mater. (1998), J. Phys. Chem. (2000). 4. Metal-insulator transitions in metal oxides, and marginally metallic systems. J. Phys. Chem. (1995), Chem. Commun. (1996), Solid State Phys. (1999). 5. Large-scale electronic phase separation in metal oxides. Chem. Mater. (1999), Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. (Lond) (2008). 6. Precursor synthesis of carbon nanotubes, and generation of junction nanotubes and doped nanotubes. Appl. Phys. Lett. (1996, Acc. Chem. Res. (2002), ACS Nano (2007), Nanoscale (2010). 7. Building inorganic frameworks and molecule-material transformations Acc. Chem. Res. (2001, 2004), Chem. Commun. (2006). 8. New synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials and the use of the liquid-liquid interface for the purpose. J. Colloid Interf. Sci. (2005), Dalton Trans. (2007), Acc. Chem. Res. (2008). 9. New routes to multiferroics. J. Mater. Chem. (2007), 10. Nanotubes of inorganic materials. Adv. Mater. (2009) 11. Separation of semiconducting and metallic carbon nanotubes. Nano Research (2009), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2010). 12. Novel synthesis and properties of graphene, chemical doping of graphene and molecular charge-transfer with graphene. Adv. Mater. (2009), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2009), Materials Today (2010) 13. Universal ferromagnetism in all inorganic nanoparticles. Nanotoday (2009). 14. Chemical storage of hydrogen in graphene, Synergy in mechanical properties of composites containing two-nanocarbons and IR detectors based on graphene. PNAS (2009), PNAS (2011), Adv. Mater. (2011). Some of the books on materials written or edited by C.N.R. Rao: 1. Modern aspects of Solid State Chemistry, Plenum Press (1970). 2. Phase Transitions in Solids, McGraw-Hill (1978). 3. Preparation and Characterization of Materials, Academic Press (1981). 4. New Directions in Solid State Chemistry, Cambridge University Press (1986, 1997). 5. Superconductivity Today, Universities Press (1992). 6. Chemistry of Advanced Materials, Blackwell (1992). 7. Chemical Approaches to the Synthesis of Inorganic Materials, John Wiley (1994). 8. Metal-Insulator Transitions Revisited, Taylor & Francis (1995). 9. Transition Metal Oxides, Wiley-VCH (1995). 10. Colossal Magnetoresistance and related phenomena, World Scientific (1998). 11. Nanotubes and Nanowires, Royal Soc. Of Chemistry, (2005, 2011). 12. Nanochemistry, Wiley-VCH (2007). 13. Trends in Chemistry of Materials, World Scientific (2008). 14. Graphene and its fascinating properties, World Scientific (2011). For more details see http://www.casinapioiv.va/content/accademia/en/academicians/ordinary/rao.html
Prof.Sari Nusseibeh, Palestinian Professor of Philosophy, Former President of the Al-Quds University in Jerusalem No Trumpets, No Drums: A Two-State Solution of the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, New York: Hill & Wang, 1991 Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life, written with Anthony David; New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, London: Halban Publishers, 2007 ISBN 978-1-905559-05-3 Palestine: A State is Born (Selections of Newspapers/Magazines articles between 1987-1990 ) Palestine Information Office :The Hague, 1990. What Is a Palestinian State Worth?. Harvard University Press. 2011. pp. 234. ISBN 978-0-674-04873-7. The Story of Reason in Islam. Stanford University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-804-79461-9
Other works A Formula for Narrative Selection: A Commentary on Writing the Arab- Israeli Conflict, Perspectives on Politics, Vol 3/No1 (March,2005) The Limit Of Reason (or Why Dignity is not Negotiable), APA Newsletters, (Vo.04, Number1), 2004. Singularidad y pluralidad en la identidad: el caso del prisionero palestino, La Pluralidad y sus atributos (Fundacion Duques de Soria) 2002. Personal and National Identity: A Tale of Two Wills. Philosophical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, ed. Tomas Kapitan, (Armonk, N.Y., and London: Sharpe, N.E.) 1997. Epistemology, The Routledge History of Islamic Philosophy, ed. Oliver Leaman.( London: Routledge, Kegan and Paul), 1995. Al-Hurriyyah Bayn Alhadd Wa’l Mutlaq (Absolute and Restricted Freedom). London: Al-Saqi, 1995. Al-Hizb al-Siyasi Wa’l dimoqratiyyah (Political Parties and Democracy). In Azmat al-hizb al-Siyasi al-Falastini.( Ramallah: Muwatin) 1996 Can Wars be Just? in But Was It Just? Reflections on the Morality of the Gulf War, with Jean Elshtaine, et al. (New York: Doubleday) 1992. Review of F. Zimmermann’s Al-Farabi’s Commentary and Short Treatise on Aristotle’s De Interpretatione, History and Philosophy of Logic, 13 (1992), 115-132. Al-Aql Al Qudsi: Avicenna’s Subjective Theory of Knowledge. Studia Islamica (1989), 39-54. Selections (including translations) from the Holy Qur'an. In Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 15th ed., 1984. Review of Islamic Life and Thought, by S. A. Nasr.( TLS) March 1982:267. Masharif al-Mantiq (Introductory Symbolic Logic). (Jerusalem: Arab Studies Society) 1982. On Subatomic Particles and Scientific Posits, with Basheer El-Issa. (Birzeit Journal of Chemistry) 1981. Avicenna : Medicine and Scepticism. Koroth Vol.8, No 1- 2 (1981): 9-20. Quelques figures et themes de la Philosophie Islamique. Review in Asian and African Studies 14 (1980), 207-209. Herbert Marcuse wa’l metamarxiyyah." Al-Jadid, July 1 Nusseibeh, Sari (2000). "The Future of Jerusalem A Palestinian Perspective". In Ma'oz, Moshe; Nusseibeh, Sari (eds.). Jerusalem: points of friction, and beyond. BRILL. pp. 7–10. Nusseibeh, Sari (24 September 2001). "What next?". Haaretz. Retrieved 23 September 2011. Nusseibeh, Sari (2008). "Negotiating the City: A perspective of a Jerusalemite". In Mayer, Tamar; Mourad, Suleiman A. (eds.). Jerusalem: Idea and Reality. Routledge. pp. 198–204. Nusseibeh, Sari (2009) [2007]. Once Upon A Country: A Palestinian Life. London: Halban Publishers. Nusseibeh, Sari (2012). What Is a Palestinian State Worth?. Harvard University Press. Nusseibeh, Sari (21 February 2012). Doerry, Martin; von Mittelstädt, Juliane (eds.). "A Palestinian Take on the Mideast Conflict: 'The Pursuit of a Two-State Solution Is a Fantasy". Der Spiegel. Nusseibeh, Sari (25 June 2014). "How Israel Can Avoid a Hellish Future". Haaretz.
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Founder Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation The late Dr Swaminathan was a prolific scientific researcher and writer. He published 46 single-author papers between 1950 and 1980. Out of 118 two author papers, he was first author of 80. Out of 63 three-author papers he was first author of 15. Out of 21 four-author papers he was first author of 9. In total he had 254 papers to his credit, 155 of which he was the single or first author. His scientific papers are in the fields of crop improvement (95), cytogenetics and genetics (87) and phylogenetics (72). His most frequent publishers were Indian Journal of Genetics (46), Current Science (36), Nature (12) and Radiation Botany (12). In addition he has written a few books on the general theme of his life's work, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture for alleviation of hunger. Swaminathan's books include "50 Years of Green Revolution - An Anthology of Research Papers", 2017 "M. S. Swaminathan - Legend in Science and Beyond", 2017 "In Search of Biohappiness - Biodiversity and Food, Health and Livelihood Security (2nd Edition)", 2015 "In Search of Biohappiness - Biodiversity and Food, Health and Livelihood Security", 2011 "Science and Sustainable Food Security - Selected Papers of M S Swaminathan", 2010 "An Evergreen Revolution", 2006. "I Predict: A Century of Hope Towards an Era of Harmony with Nature and Freedom from Hunger", (1999) "Gender Dimensions in Biodiversity Management", (ed.) (1998) Implementing the Benefit Sharing Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Challenges and opportunities (1997 Agrobiodiversity and Farmers' Rights, 1996 "Sustainable Agriculture: Towards Food Security" Farmers’ Rights and Plant Genetic Resources: A dialogue. (ed.) (1995) Wheat Revolution: a Dialogue (ed) (1993)
Dr. Igor Kondrashin, Classical Philosopher, Chair of the World Philosophical Forum (WPF), Moscow and Athens Dialectics of Matter - Systemic approach to fundamentals of philosophy ( http://ikondrashin.narod.ru/eng/articles/kond/dialmeng/index.htm ) The Truths of Being in the mirror of Consciousness - Systemic approach to dialectics of mentality (in Russian); ode of secular behavior - What to be to become a MAN? - (in Russian) Energy & its phantoms
Dr. Abdessattar Benmoussa Ph.D (Law and Political Science), Nobel Peace Prize laureate President, Tunisian Human Rights League, Tunisia. He served as President of the Lawyers Section of Tunis from 2001-2004. He was Chairperson of the Tunisian National Order of Lawyers from 2004 – 2007; he has served in a number of leadership capacities, including President of the National Council of the International Lawyers and Coordinator for the Defense of Prisoners in the Mining basin. From 2011 to 2016 Mr. Ben Moussa was President of the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LDTH), one of the four organizations that comprised the National Dialogue Quartet. He has been a member of the Presidency Council of the Arab Human Rights since 2012, and has been the Honorary President of the LTDH since October 2016. Starting that year, he became the Ambassador of the International Union of Lawyers (for Peace). In January 2017 Mr. Ben Moussa began service as Mediator of the Republic of Tunisia. More details here: http://peace.augsburg.edu/2017-featured-laureates-speakers/index.html
Prof. SAR PV Chaturvedi, M.A (Philosophy), M.A (Sanskrit), LLB Founder Managing Trustee, Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust (SRMT), Chennai, India (Global Co-Chaiorman and founder of WIF) Interfaith Congress Yoga, Vedanta and Modern Society Science and Spirituality – a dialogue between a scientist and a seer (with Dr. Vijay Bhatkar) – under process Religions: Faith, Fraternity and Friction Everything about Energy The Dawn – a critical study on the hopes and scopes of Academic Renaissance My Mission for Peace
A Few Lectures on Peace and Related matters delivered in Conferences, Workshops and Symposia follow (many were recorded and notes taken) · Peace by International Relations India and her neighbours Indo-Pakistan relations Srilanka – the Ethnic clash Chinese Conflict and Solution Bangladesh Infiltration issue Defence Economics Defence Electronics Global Conflict study The Palestinian crisis Foreign Relations – need for a revival Border disputes and settlements Is Global Peace possible? The Paradox of Power and Peace Defence, War and Peace Disarmament Policy
· Peace by Interreligious Harmony The Peace Message of Bhagavad Gita Religion for the Modern World The dispute of Babri Masjid Peace for the Kashmir Valley Scriptures and Violence Jihad – Ambiguity and Abnormity Islamaphobia – the growing trend and the Islam solution The problems of Conversion Religio-Politics and Pseudo Secularism – Threats to Harmonious Coexistence Indo-Semitic Religions – The Philosophical & Cultural Divide and the way for Peace Religion, Ethics and Peace Global Study of Minorities and Constitutional Justice
· Peace by Social Justice Justice and Jurisprudence Awakening of Planetary Consciousness Save the Planet The Era of Environmental Awareness Peace and Human Rights Ethical Treatment of Animals The Evil Pair – Casteism and Racism A Debate on Radical Feminism Religions, Society and Gender Discrimination Legal and Judicial Reforms Common Justice and International Courts Criminal Entity and Lineage – a Socio-Psychological Study
· Peace through Spirituality Concepts of Individual Peace Fundamentals of Family System and Domestic Harmony Matrimony - Struggle, Solution and Success The Art of Fraternity – a Spiritual Boon Search for Inner Peace Eudemonia – The Science of Bliss Spiritual Tools for a Sound Mind Meditation Exercises for Peace Culture Prayer for the Planet – a Special Workshop Behavioural Engineering The Spiritual view of Health Concept – Acquisition, Preservation and Restoration methods Bio Energy and Holistic Healing Vishwashanti / Universal Peace – Mantras, Rituals and Prayers The Techniques of Positive Infection Child Care and Development - Prenatal and Embryonic Moulding Vegetarianism – A message for Peace Temples – The Reservoir of Peace Peace Acquisition Apparatus – Worship and Service
· Peace through Social Empowerment Peace through Poverty Alleviation Job Crisis Yuva Shakti – The need for harnessing Latent and Aberrant Youth Potential The Art of Saving Self Employment, Wealth Management and National Economy Global Economic Slump – India and its Future Impact of Globalization and Privatization on India’s Indigenous Economy Corporate Responsibility in National Architecture War against Alcoholism, Smoking and Addiction National Security – Strengths and Challenges Social Intelligence – a Parallel Support for Military Intelligence Social Reengineering- an Indian model India for the new millennium Dynamic Motivation and Leadership
· Peace and Culture Music of the Soul Music for Peace Rhythm for Healing Earth Special Symphony for Spreading Peace Aesthetics – a Vibrant tool for Peace Making and Peace Keeping Painting and Peace Peace through Poetic Melody Dance System and the Mood of Tranquility What India can teach to the World? Music and its Influence on Brain Wave Pattern and Characteristic Mind Art Forms and their Role in Inner Awakening Music for Drastic Transformation
· Peace and Nature Nature the Teacher of Peace Penance for Peace in Silence Oneness with Nature – The Blissful Solitude The Language of Mountains The Speech of Streams Abundant Peace – A Grant from Greenery Learn from and Live with Nature The Energy Infinite Decipher the Secrets of Nature The Uninterrupted Peace Supply – the Cosmic Understanding Human Life and its Absolute Nature The Infrastructural Study of Symbiosis
· Science, Technology and Peace Nuclear Policies and Peace Initiatives Technology and Peace – A suspicious coexistence Energy Hunt and Solutions Cloning and other problems of Bio Ethics The Global Alert of Climate Change – Scientific Solutions Disaster – Detection, Mitigation and Management Food Security, Agro Economics and Technology The Triad – Science, Spirituality and Society Modern Science – Hopes and Hazards Breeding of Young Scientists Intuitive and Innovative Intelligence for Peace The Peace Machine
· Peace Education Peace Feed – The Art of Teaching Peace Wisdom – The One Stop Solution Syllabus for Interreligious Integrity Democracy – Teaching and Training Tools Peace Manuals for Children Peace Tourism – the Mobile Campus Counseling Techniques for Peace Implantation The Wireless Peace Communication The Complete Peace Curriculum ‘Shanti Diksha’ - Traditional Methods of Peace Initiation Peace through Mass Communication and Media tools Peace Journalism
· Lectures on India Literature, Culture, Religion and Philosophy History of Sanskrit literature - English Kavi- Varakavi and Paramakavi - Telugu Apourusheyatva Nirupanam - Sanskrit Mantra Sakthi Vichara: - Sanskrit Sabdaartha Bhava Nirnaya - Sanskrit Phono-Kinetics and Genesis - English Thought and Mantras - Tamil Global Scriptural survey- An unbiased version - English Vedeshu Aithihyaani - Sanskrit Saptha Rishis- Vedic Genealogy - English Rig Vidhana- Vedic tantrism - English Soma Yaga- Secret and Significance - Telugu Symbolism and Mysticism of Rituals - English Theo-Semetics - English Khila Mantra Vichara: - Sanskrit Vedic and Post Vedic Grammar - English Vedic culture and civilization - English Global Civilizations - English Concept of Devas, Asuras, Pitrus and Rishis - English Historiography of Vedas - English Royal Dynasties in Vedic records - English Vedic references of Wars, Invasions and conflicts - English Veda as a tool for Peace, Harmony and success - English Vedic Hermeneutics and commentaries - Tamil Srutyartha Sthapana Paddhati - Sanskrit Vedic Phonetics- Shiksha Sastra - Hindi Artha Nirnaye Mimamsa Nyaya: - Sanskrit Applied Theo- Mechanics or Prayoga Sastra - Kannada Concepts of Yoga in Vedas - Telugu Vedas and Modern commentaries - Hindi Sruthi vipaksha Bhanga Vada: - Telugu Adhyatma Tatva Bodha: - Telugu Chandasa Prayoga Niyama: - Telugu Swarartha Sambandha: - Sanskrit Metaphysics in Brahadaaranyaka - English Neti Neti Sruthi Sambodha: - Sanskrit Mahavaakyas in Vishishtadwaita - English Satyaartha Prakasha of Dayananda - English Vedas- Animal Sacrifice and Non- Vegetarianism - English Vedas on Idolatry - English Society in Vedas- Caste and Gender studies - English Vedic-Post Vedic literature and conflict resolution - English Chandas, Alamkaras and Dhwani in Vedic Literature - Telugu Metaphoric and Allegorical view of Vedas - English Bahya Paksha Vimarsha: - Sanskrit Paramata Bhanga - Sanskrit Greek and Indian thoughts- Influence, Disparity and Unison - English Achara Sandes’a: - Telugu Mathematics in Ancient literature - English Problems in Scientific dealing of Vedas - English Vedic Decoding- Myth and Mystery - Hindi Rushikas in Vedas - English Concept of Ishwari or Stri Devata tatwa in Vedas - English Soul or Atman-Complexities and Intricacies - English Trans-migration Phenomenon - English 32 Vidyas of Upanishads - English Panini and Computational Linguistics - English Survey of the Unicode mode of Sanskrit - English Concept of Sri in Vedic and Vaishnavite Literature - Tamil Places, Persons, Elements and Herbs in Vedas - English Avatara, Archa and Acharya Mahatmya in Vedas - English The bounty of Rig Veda - English Alamkaras in Vedic rendering- Process, Power and Purpose - Telugu The two divisions of Yajur Veda- A symbolic View - English Bruhaddevataa - Sanskrit Devataa paaramya Vada or Vishnu Paratva - Telugu Durukti Nirasa: - Sanskrit Agamas-Deeksha, Mudra and Pratishta - Telugu The Old and Neo-logic Schools - English Epistemology of Indian Tradition - English Eastern and Western Logic - English Para-logic inference and Transcendentalism - English The impeccable lineage of Sage Vikhanasa - English Vivaha or Marriage- A socio-spiritual contract - English Entry into Absolute - Brahmopadesa (The Sacred thread ceremony) - English Vedic Aesthetics and Art forms - English Indian Architecture - Telugu Indian History- Redefined and Refined - English The impact of Euro-Infection - English Western Indologists- Contribution and criticisms - English Vedic translation- A special attention on Ralph Griffith - English India and Global Leadership - English Vaidik and Abrahamic religions- Repulsion and Reconciliations - English The six schools of Vaishnavism - English Shaivism and Advaita- The Fusion - English Concept of Cow worship- Universal vision and approach - English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi Concept and Development of Vinayaka, the Elephant God- Tamil, English Temples- Science, Technology and Architecture - English Medha or Intelligence Engineering - English, Telugu Chastity, Celibacy and Empowerment - English Sannidhya or Sanctity- Identification, Acquisition and Preservation - English Vedas and Cogno-technology - English Vedas and Modern Science - English Chanting, Inner Drill and Vision - English The Phenomenon of Prayer and Healing - English Anthropo-morphology and Poly morphology in Vedas - English Vedic Gynecology-Pro-genetics and Intra Uterinal transmission - English Supra Genetics or Arshotpatti sangati - Sanskrit Sacrifice, Renunciation and Surrender - English India- What we gained and why we lost? - English Reconstruction of the nation- Lessons from Indian History - English Bharatiya Pragna - English Vedic Exercises for accelerated learning - English Vedas- Needed Revival and reforms - English Jagad Satya Mithyatva Upapathi - Sanskrit Determinism or Karmic theory - English Srushti in Vedas- Vedic Cosmogony - English India’s scientific tradition- the continuity - English Global Problem and Vedic solutions - English Dharma- Ethics, Morality, Law and Justice - English Vedic Education- Teaching, Training and Transformation - English Guru and Sishya- The Divine Bondage - English The Traditional Pedagogy- Tools for effective learning - English Environmental consecration and remediation- Vedas and Nature - English Botany and Chemistry in Ancient India - English Metallurgy and Meteorology - English Alchemy- Myth and Reality - English Vedas and Inter-religious Harmony - English Orientology- New definition, dimension and directions - English Tradition and Technology- A hybrid tool - English Pulse Diagnosis- Ancient tool for disease detection - English Mainstreaming of Ayurveda - English Problems in Ayanamsa - English The death of Aryan Invasion Theory - English The Evidential report on Saraswathy River civilization - English
Prof.Dr. D. Swaminadhan, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Global Co-Chair of the World Intellectual Forum) Phd University of Liverpool, The New World Government-Structure and Constitution, 2019 Selected Speeches of Dr. D. Swaminadhan (2013) In hia Selected Speeches of Dr. Swaminathan he covers a wide range of disciplines ranging from sociocultural development to the tools of economic development like higher education, technical education, environment, science and engineering, and technology. The first part covers higher and technical education, value education, engineering and technology, environment, and science. The second part covers the disciplines of development studies, economy, finance, planning, rural development, urban development, tribal development, nongovernmental organisations, and general areas. Independent India wanted to build a modern, strong, dynamic, and self-reliant nation and embarked on the path of planned economic development. Growth, modernisation, self-reliance, and social justice are the basic objectives governing Indian planning. Dr. D. Swaminathan's lecturers presented a clear view about India's planning process. In the context of globalization, reforms in higher and technical education have been set in motion in India. The need for effective cooperation between universities, industries, R&D national laboratories, and the national scientific and engineering associations and bodies has been well recognised for bringing relevance in higher and technical education and for indigenous technology development and sharing of resources. In this context, "Swaminathan Model for University-Industry- National R&D Laboratories-Professional Bodies and Academies Interaction for Country's Economic Development" plays an important role
Gevork Manoukian - Director, Armenian Constitutional Rights Protection Centre (ACRC) , and member of the European Board of the World Intellectual Forum the main journal of the ACRC is edited religiously by Gevork Manoukian for many years now. ACRPC publishing activities are a part of its human rights educational strategy and are aimed at raising the efficiency of education and public awareness. The first printed ACRPC leaflet was distributed in 1989 and was entitled Struggle for the Motherland and for Justice. It was focused on the protection of human rights and education. In April 1997, the leaflet’s content doubled and by August it had grown into a review and started to be published under a new title, For the Sake of Justice. The change in name reflected ACRPC’s mission reform: “to contribute to the development of democracy and human rights protection all over the world”. Since April 2003, the review has been included in the Republic of Armenia Higher Qualification Commission’s list of reviews. The review is published in Armenian. Since February 2003, English and Russian summaries of articles have been added. The Review is edited by Gevork so he hasn't had much time to publish outside of this context as he is also busy dealing with inquiries seeking his legal advice on human rights cases throughout his country. Since June 2002, the review has had a 1,500-copy distribution and is sent to secondary schools in Armenia and Montainous Karabagh. Being a legal-scientific publication, the review covers not only human rights, but also civic education, state and law and other scientific materials. The editorial staff of the scientific-methodological review For the Sake of Justice are not solely responsible for the publication of this particular review, but contribute to all ACRPC publication activities. For the Sake of Justice has received support from both local and international organisations, with its authors and correspondents having won awards. Gevork hopes that For the Sake of Justice will leave its mark in the history of the Armenian periodical press by staying true to its objective: to raise the legal, constitutional and human rights awareness of its readers. We should also reflect that sometimes those who are busiest in the front line of service to the community have little time to do the research that is needed for a string of academic publications. It doesn't mean they are any less "intellectual" than those with countless publications to their name. For example, Socrates never "published" anyway as far as we can tell, and nor for that matter did Jesus - but that they were both consummate intellectuals, at least as WIF defines it, can hardly be doubted.
DR SEAN ENGLISH, IIPSGP Coordinator for Ireland and Irish Board member of the World Intellectual Forum (Europe). Former Academic Director of Saor-Ollscoil (The Free University of Ireland 2000-2007), Convener, Peace Theories Commission, International Peace Research Association, Co-Convenor of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Britain and Ireland (TRCBI) The Collapse of the War System (2007)
PROF NICHOLAS HAGGER, Member of the World Intellectual Forum International Governing Board; he chaired the Constitutional Convention of the World Philosophical Forum and brought in the Universal State of the Earth in Athens on 7 October 2015. Nicholas Hagger was born in 1939 and read English Literature at Oxford. He lectured at universities in Iraq, Japan and Libya in the 1960s. He wrote for The Times and taught in London. He now lives in Essex and now devotes the greater part of his life to writing and thinking. Nicholas has written over 40 books. His literary works include nearly 1,700 collected lyrical and reflective poems, over 300 classical odes, 2 poetic epics (of 41,000 and 26,000 lines), 5 verse plays and more than 1,200 collected short stories, plus several volumes of autobiographical studies, Hagger has also written the following: The Fire and the Stones: A Grand Unified Theory of World History and Religion (1991) The Light of Civilization: How the Vision of God has Inspired All the Great Civilizations (2006) The Rise and Fall of Civilizations: Why Civilizations Rise and Fall and What Happens When They End (2008) The Syndicate: The Story of the Coming World Government (2004) The Secret History of the West: The Influence of Secret Organisations on Western History from the Renaissance to the 20th Century (2005) The Secret Founding of America: The Real Story of Freemasons, Puritans and the Battle for the New World (2007, reissued 2016) The Secret American Dream: The Real Story of Liberty’s Empire and the Rise of a World State (2011) The Secret American Destiny: The Hidden Order of the Universe and the Seven Disciplines of World Culture (2016) The Universe and the Light: A New View of the Universe and Reality (1993) The One and the Many: Universalism and the Vision of Unity (1999) The New Philosophy of Universalism: The Infinite and the Law of Order (2009) The World Government: A Blueprint for a Universal World State (2010) THE DREAM OF EUROPA: THE TRIUMPH OF PEACE (2015) Peace for our Time: A Reflection on War and Peace and a Third World War (2018) World State: Introduction to the United Federation of the World, How a Democratically-elected World Government Can Replace the UN and Bring Peace (2018) World Constitution: Constitution for the United Federation of the World (2018) KING CHARLES THE WISE: THE TRIUMPH OF UNIVERSAL PEACE (2018) The Fall of the West (2022) The Tree of Tradition (2024) The Promised Land: Universalism and a Coming World State (2023)