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지구는 인간에게 호의를 베푼 것이 아니다 - 오마이뉴스
지구는 인간에게 호의를 베푼 것이 아니다책 '인류세의 철학' 통해 본 후쿠시마 원전 오염수 방류 문제
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후쿠시마 원전 핵 오염수 방류를 둘러싸고 일본보다 한국 사회에서의 갈등과 긴장이 더 고조되고 있다. 후쿠시마 원전 오염수의 원인이 된 동일본 대지진은 사실 우리가 '인류세'라고 하는 새로운 지질학적 시대에 들어섰음을 보여주는 많은 증거 중의 하나이다.
시노하라 마사타케의 <인류세의 철학>(시노하라 마사타케 지음, 조성환 외 옮김, 모시는사람들 펴냄, 2022)은 후쿠시마 원전 사고 이후, 새삼스럽게 '인간 존재와 생존의 조건'을 탐구한 이야기이다. 필자는 이 책을 "인간은 자연을 대하는 태도를 바꾸지 않으면 안 된다"는 메시지를 전달하는 것으로 읽었다. 그 이야기를 해 보려고 한다.
▲ [인류세의 철학: 사변적 실재론 이후 "인간의 조건" 이 책은 '후쿠시마 원전 사고' 이후 펼쳐진 폐허 위에서, 인간의 조건을 새삼스럽게 새로이 인식하는 과정을 담아 내며, '인류세'에서의 철학을 전개하고 있다.
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"호의가 계속되면 권리인 줄 안다."
이 말은 영화 <부당거래>에서 양아치 같은 '주양 검사'(류승범 粉)가 내뱉는 대사다. 영화에서 주 검사는 경찰의 눈치를 살피는 검찰 수사관(공 수사관, 정만식 粉)을, "호의가 계속되면 권리인 줄 알아!!"라고 찰지게 돌려까기 한다.
물론, 주 검사의 경우는 '호의가 계속되면 권리인 줄 안다'는 말을 악용하고 남용하고 오용하는 대표적인 사례이다. 그러나 '양아치 주' 검사의 오용 사례를 경계하는 것과 별개로, 인류 사회에 "호의가 계속되면 권리인 줄 안다"에 속하는 사람들이 많다는 점은, 매우 큰 문제다.
인류세의 관점에서 보면, 실질적으로 인류 거의 전부가 그런 부류에 속한다. 인간은 오랫동안 인간이 누리는 자연(지구)의 호의를 인간의 당연한 권리라고 착각하며 살아왔다.
자연의 호의를 인간의 권리로 알다
오늘의 시기를 '인류세'라는 지질학적인 용어로 부르기 시작한 지 20년이 지나는 시점이다(2001년 네덜란드 화학자 파울 크뤼첸이 처음 제안했다). 학술적으로 용어를 공식화하기 위한 움직임도 최근에 시작되었다.
현재 공식 지질 시대 명칭인 '홀로세'가 시작된 것이 1만 년 전이므로, 현생인류는 '지질 시대'가 바뀌는 것을 '직관(直觀)'하는 최초의 인간-인류가 될 기회를 얻었다. 그 기회가 지옥으로 가는 열차를 탈 수 있는 티켓일 뿐이라는 점이 문제이기는 하지만.
아주 최근까지 인류는 '자연'이나 '지구'를 무한 에너지, 무한 원재료 공급처로 간주하며 살아왔다(아니, 사실은 꽤 오래전부터 그렇지 않다는 것을 알고 있었지만, 편의상, 그리고 이익을 위해 모른 척하고 내처 달려왔다. 그리고 그것을 '성장과 발전'이라는 이름으로 호도해 왔다).
최근 들어 '인간중심주의'를 자성(自省)하는 흐름이 나타나기 전까지는 그것을 '천부인권'이라 부르며, 인간이 누리는 자유, 소유, 향유의 권리는 신성불가침한 것이라고 구가(謳歌)해 왔다.
당대의 것뿐이 아니라 미래세대에게 베풀어질 호의까지도, 마구잡이로 가불해서 흥청망청 소비해 왔다. 경고가 날이 갈수록 높아져 왔지만, 폭탄 돌리기는 멈추지 않았다. 인간의 시간이 언제까지나 계속될 거라고 믿고 싶었던 거다.
그런데, 아니었다. 호의를 베푼 것이 아니었다. 자연(지구)은 그동안 자신이 빌려준 것들의 목록을, 그 이자까지 차곡차곡 기록하고 있었다. 그뿐만 아니라 그 돌려받는 방식을 아주 거친 것으로 예비해 놓고 있었다. 자비란 없다. 애초에 호의가 없었으니, 당연한 귀결이다.
이제 '인류세'를 맞이하여, 인간은 그동안 누려온 것을 모두 토해내야 하는 시간이 '돌아왔다.' 지금 살아 있는 사람들이 당대에 누린 몫뿐만이 아니라, 이미 죽어 땅속에 묻힌 사람들(최소 200년 전까지 소급해서)이 누리고 간 것까지, 모두 뱉어내야 한다(다른 한 가지 방법은, 그중 일부라도 상환을 미루는 것이다. 리볼링! 그리고 실제로 지금 인류는 그렇게 하고 있다).
이제부터는 '지구'의 시간이다. 시시각각 다가드는 지구 차원의 불길한 예후들(기후재난과 코로나19 펜데믹 등)을 접하며 인류 대중은, 그동안 일부 선각자들이 소리 높여 외치던 바 "인간은 지구 전체의 만물과 세세히 연결된 존재다. 더불어 사는 길을 택하지 않으면, 파멸, 공멸, 전멸을 면치 못한다"는 것을 점점 실감하며, 그 사실을 깨닫기 시작했다.
다시 책으로 돌아와 '사변적 실재론 이후의 인간의 조건'이라는 부제가 붙은 <인류세의 철학>은 2011년 3월 11일의 동일본 대지진과 그로 말미암은 후쿠시마 원전사고 이후 펼쳐진, '인간 생존의 조건'이 파괴된 폐허지 위에는 무엇이 남게 되는지를 보면서 쓴 책이다.
저자는 대지진에 의해 여지 없이 파괴된 인간 삶의 조건(문명으로 구축한 시설물, 사회구조)들을 보면서, 인간이 '사물로서의 행성' 위에서 살아가는 존재임을 실감하였다고 고백한다.
인간 생활은 그것이 무언가를 하는 것과 활발하게 관련되는 것인 한, 언제나 다수의 인간과 그들이 만들어내는 사물세계에 입각하고 있다. 인간생활은 이 세계를 떠나는 일도 없고 초월하는 일도 없다.
시노하라가 한나 아렌트의 말을 인용한 이 대목은 인간 삶이 사물(지구도 하나의 사물이다) 세계에 의해 조건 지어진다는 생각을 표현하고 있다. 인간이 지구의 호의라고 생각하며 남용한 지구의 자연 사물은 실은 인간 자신의 살과 같은 존재임을, 알아차려야 한다는 말이기도 하다. 특히 이 책은 지금 첨예한 문제가 되고 있는 후쿠시마 원전 사고의 현장에서 들려주는 목소리라는 점에서 시사하는 바가 크다.
지구로부터 날아드는 청구서
▲ 비인간, 인간을 넘어 인간으로 비인간 동물, 비인간 사물이 인간의 자리를 대신할 날이 다가오고 있다. 인간은 이제, 겸손해져야 한다. (사진은 올해 '서울국제도서전'의 주제)
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문제는 깨달음/회개보다 청구서가 먼저, 이미 들이닥쳤다는점이다. 그것이 이른바 '인류세 담론'이다. "빚쟁이가 몰려온다!"고 외치는 것이다! 시베리아(2019), 호주(2019-2020), 유럽(2021)에 이은 올해(2023) 캐나다의 대화재 그리고 그 어간의 중국과 유럽의 대홍수 등은 모두가 지구가 그동안 베푼 호의를 회수하는 과정이다. 그리고 올해와 내년에 걸친 '울트라 폭염' 등으로 청구서는 계속해서 날아들 것이다.
그런 지경에, 후쿠시마 원전 오염수 방류라니! 인간은 자연(지구) 앞에서 겸허해져야 한다. 인간과 자연의 관계를 새롭게 설정해야 한다. 그동안 갑질한 것에 대한 반성도 필요하다(물론 그렇다고 빚이 탕감되는 것은 아니다). 그 값은 치러야 한다. 지구는 인간과 비인간 존재가 더불어사는 공생체(共生體)라는 걸 깨닫고, 거기에 갚하는 삶의 방식으로 '돌아가야 한다.'
문제는, 아직도 대다수의 인간이, "지구가 베푸는 호의는 덫에 가까운 고리채"인 줄 모르고 여전히 흥청망청 소비하고 있다는 데 있다. 현대인은 그렇게 소비하지 않으면 살지 못하는 것으로 착각하며 살아가도록 길들여져 왔다.
혹은 이렇게 사는 게 정상은 아니라는 걸 알면서도, 모르는 척 자기세뇌를 거듭한다. 이제, 마약 중독자가 마약을 끊을 때만큼의 고통스런 금단현상을 각오하고, '마약과도 같은 빚지는 인생-성장주의'를 끝장내야 한다.
후쿠시마 원전 오염수 문제는 그 첫단추다. 첫단추를 잘 끼는 일도 중요하지만, 우리는 앞으로 눈코 뜰 새 없이 바쁘게 단추를 끼워 가야 하고, 그 단추의 크기도 점점 크질 것이라는 점을 인지해야 한다. 후쿠시마 원전 오염수 방류 같은 건 애당초 빌미를 주지 말아야 한다.
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The History of Hell: Turner, Alice K., Donadio & Olson 지옥의 역사
The History of Hell Paperback – October 13, 1995
by Alice K. Turner (Author), Donadio & Olson (Author)
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A “lively...generously illustrated” (Washington Post Book World) survey of how, over the past four thousand years, religious leaders, artists, writers, and ordinary people in the West have visualized Hell-its location, architecture, purpose, and inhabitants. Illustrations; full-color inserts.
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ALICE K. TURNER served as the fiction editor of Playboy from 1980 to 2000.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you are not familiar with hell it is a place that has been recommended to most peopleReviewed in the United States on August 26, 2014
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Pack your bags and get ready for a hot vacation down in "HELL." This book tells the history of hell through era's of history dating back 5 millennium. There are not any fancy hotels though, no room service and there is not even cable! "For crying out loud" which is what you will be doing during your stay there. If you are not familiar with hell it is a place that has been recommended to myself and most people whom I ask, adults mainly. If a person was to examine all the faiths and pick any one at random then for sure there will be a religion that will damn you to hell. If you do not espouse to any faith then you are for sure going to hell according to so called experts. Either way, no matter what you believe, no matter how good and beneficent a humanitarian you are Hell awaits you. Watch the film "Red State" and top it off with all 17 seasons of "South Park" with audio commentary. You may be forever packing the right clothes(or at least while being alive) and preparing for your vacation to hell because "Plato's Retreat" was closed along with the "Turkish Bath's" in the late 1980's. Happy Trails. :-)
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Shane Liberty
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Hope to see it on Kindle soonReviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017
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I bought this book a while back and as a Christian Universalist who does not believe in 'eternal hell punishment' it is excellent.
I pretty much do all my reading on kindle now. Are you guys ever going to make it available in Kindle format? With a bit of research through Amazons site, it's really not too hard. Would love to see it.
Also, after, you might consider making an audio version, as I love listening to books when they are available in this format as well. Although that takes time so if possible, just get it on Kindle since I did it for my dad's book and it is surprisingly easy.
For a fair price that we could work out, I might even be able to help if you were interested.
And, I have professional studio recording equipment which I could also do an audio version if interested also :)
Author leave a reply and I will figure out a way to get in touch :D
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too dismissive but nice picturesReviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013
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The author makes the mistake here of proclaiming hell a "myth", from the get-go. This is a faulty approach for a number of reasons, first and foremost it negates any possible wonder on the (admittedly slight) possibility of some netherworld of unceasing torment. Rather than disseminate the historical records of what people once (or presently) thought or believed about Hell and Satan and allow the reader to absorb and ruminate, the subject is summarily rejected as fantasy.
Personally, I know enough to know I don't have the answers to any of the mysteries of life, and I would never presume to say otherwise. Here, what could have been an interesting impetus to deeper thought is instead a term paper on the folly of the very idea of Hell. An unfortunate missed opportunity to allow the audience to make up their own mind, like a stupid Spielberg preachy movie (read Amistad).
On the plus side, the illustrations within are stunning, with a lot of art I had not seen before. My rating reflects the content of the images.
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4.0 out of 5 stars All you need to know about hellReviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
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This seems like a really good book, showing the author's extensive knowledge of the history from ancient Egypt to modern times. As someone who teaches and needs to know where the author got her sources from, I was seriously upset with the lack of endnotes, which seems to have become increasingly common in history books these days. However, she knows her stuff (since I know it too), so I won't hold it against the publisher, who undoubtedly made the decision.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very historical and very hellishReviewed in the United States on December 15, 2006
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I totally forgot that I bought this book from Amazon. Then I saw it and realized, "oh yeah. If I bought this in an actual bookstore, my parents would find out!!!!" Actually, I accidentally gave this review 5 stars when I should have given it 1. There is far too much hell as history and far too little (read: none) recipes on demon-summoning. I got around this by dressing up my little brother as the devil and smearing him with pig's blood, but the effect was not the same.
Only buy this if you're the nerdy kind of evil goth. I'm not.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Turner died, recently; I wonder, ...Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017
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Ms. Turner died, recently; I wonder, if there is an after-life, where is she now? I thought the book was very interesting but had a somewhat anti-Christian slant.
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Leonard Swidler
Leonard J. Swidler (born January 6, 1929) is Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught since 1966. He is the co-founder (in 1964, with Arlene Swidler) and editor of the [1] Journal of Ecumenical Studies (quarterly). He is also the founder/president of the [2] Dialogue Institute (founded 1978), the senior advisor for iPub Global Connection a book publisher, and the founder and past president of the Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (1980–).
Biography[edit]
Leonard Swidler was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Josephine Marie Reed Swidler (1901–62) and Samuel Swidler (1897–1984). His father was a Ukrainian Jew who had come to the U.S. at age 16, and his mother was an Irish-American Catholic. Eventually the family moved to Cumberland, Wisconsin, and then to Green Bay, where his parents owned and operated the Bay Beauty Shop until after World War II, when they bought a home in Allouez and set up a beauty parlor there. Samuel worked in a paper mill in DePere and Josephine continued to run the hair salon. In 1935 Leonard's brother Jack was born, followed in 1940 by his sister Sandra.
In 1957, while they were graduate students at the University of Wisconsin, Leonard Swidler and Arlene Anderson were married. They have two daughters, Carmel (born 1958) and Eva (born 1962), and one granddaughter, Willow (born 2000). Leonard and Arlene Swidler lived in Philadelphia since 1966. Arlene died at home in 2008 after suffering from Alzheimer's for 17 years.[3]
Swidler has published over 80 books and 200 articles.[4] He has lectured on Catholicism, Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue, and Global Ethics all over the world, including Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Burma, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Congo, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, and, of course, the United States.[5]
Swidler has edited and written about the movement Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration ratified at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1993 and updated in 2018 by the Parliament and the leadership of Myriam Renaud, PhD. [6] [7]
Honors[edit]
- LL.D. from La Salle University, Philadelphia, October, 1977.
- LL.D. from St. Norbert College, DePere, WI, October, 2001.
- Prize for 2002 from the Academic Society for the Research of Religions and Ideologies (SACRI), University of Cluj, Romania.[4]
Education[edit]
• St. Norbert College, B.A. (1946–50) - Philosophy
• St. Norbert Seminary, 1950-52 - Theology
• St. Paul Seminary (Minnesota), 1952-54 - Theology
• Marquette University, 1954-55 - M.A. in History; Philosophy and Literature Minors
• University of Wisconsin, 1955-57 - History, Philosophy and Literature
• University of Tübingen (Germany), 1957-58 - History and Theology; Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in 1959
• University of Munich (Germany), 1958-59 - History and Theology
• University of Wisconsin (1961) - Ph.D. in History[8]
Teaching[edit]
• Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1955 (English)
• Edgewood College, 1955-56 (Philosophy)
• University of Wisconsin: Integrated Liberal Studies Department, 1956-57 (English and History)
• University of Maryland in Europe, 1958-60 (History and Philosophy)
• U.S.A.R. Intelligence School, Fort Sheridan, 1959 (German)
• Duquesne University, 1960-66 (History; also on Theology faculty, 1962–66)
• Professor at Temple University, Religion Department, 1966–
Guest Positions while tenured at Temple University
• ACUIIS summer school at University of Graz, Austria, 1972, 1973
• Guest Professor on the Catholic Theology Faculty and the Protestant Theology Faculty of the University of Tübingen, 1972-73
• Visiting Professor at Saint Michael's College, Winouski, VT. Summer, 1976
• Exchange Professor on the Catholic Theology Faculty and the Institute for Ecumenical Research of the University of Tübingen, Summer Semester, 1982
• Exchange Professor on the Catholic Theology Faculty and the Institute for Ecumenical Research of the University of Tübingen, Summer Semester, 1985
• Guest Professor in the Philosophy Department, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China, Summer Semester, 1986
• Professor at Temple University Japan (Tokyo), Summer School, May–June, 1987
• Exchange Professor on the Protestant Theology Faculty, Hamburg University, Fall semester, 1989
• Guest Professor in the Philosophy Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Summer Semester, 1990
• Professor at Temple University Japan (Tokyo), 1990-91
• Visiting Fulbright Professor at Centre for Civilisational Dialogue of the University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, summer 2003
• Visiting Fulbright Professor at Centre for Civilisational Dialogue of the University of Malaysia, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, summer 2004
• Visiting Professor, East China University, Shanghai, China, June, 2004
• Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, June, 2004
• Visiting Professor, Peoples’ University, Beijing, China, June, 2004
• Visiting Fulbright Professor at Centre for Catholic Studies, Chung Chi College, [[The Chinese University of Hong Kong, November, 2007 • Visiting Fulbright Professor at Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan, May 1–28, 2011 [8]
Publications[edit]
Books (including edited and translated volumes)
- Dialogue for Reunion. New York: Herder and Herder, 1962.
- Scripture and Ecumenism (ed.) Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1965.
- The Ecumenical Vanguard. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1965.
- Jewish-Christian Dialogues (with Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum). Wash., DC: National Council of Catholic Men and National Council of Catholic Women, 1966.
- Ecumenism, the Spirit and Worship (ed.) Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press 1967.
- Bultmann, Barth and Catholic Theology, by Heinrich Fries (Introduction and translation). Pittsburgh: Duquesne U Press, 1967.
- Freedom in the Church. Dayton: Pflaum Press, 1969.
- Bishops and People (author, editor, and translator with Arlene Swidler). Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1970.
- Women Priests in the Catholic Church?, Haye van der Meer (introduction, postscript, and translation with Arlene Swidler). Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1973.
- Isj and Isjah (joint author with Jan Kerkhofs). Antwerp/Utrecht: Uitgeverij Patmos, 1973.
- Jews and Christians in Dialogue (ed.). Philadelphia: Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1975.
- Women in Judaism. The Status of Women in Formative Judaism. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976.
- The Eucharist in Ecumenical Dialogue (ed.). New York: Paulist, 1976; & as Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 13, 2 (Spring, 1976).
- Bloodwitness for Peace and Unity. Denville, NJ: Dimension Books, 1977.
- Women Priests: Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration (ed. with A. Swidler). New York: Paulist Press, 1977.
- Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue (ed.). Philadelphia: Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1978.
- Aufklärung Catholicism 1780-1850. Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1978.
- A Commentary on the Oberammergau Passionspiel in regard to Its Image of Jews and Judaism. New York: ADL, 1978.
- Biblical Affirmations of Woman. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1979 (4th printing, 1991).
- Consensus in Theology? A Dialogue with Hans Küng and Edward Schillebeeckx (editor and co-author). Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1980; also as Journal of Ecumenical Studies, vol. 17, no. 1 (Winter, 1980).
- Jewish Monotheism and Christian Trinitarian Doctrine, Pinchas Lapide and Jürgen Moltmann (Introduction and translation). Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980.
- The Oberammergau Passionspiel 1984 (Das Oberammergauer Passionspiel 1984). New York: Anti-Defamation League, 1980.
- From Holocaust to Dialogue: A Jewish-Christian Dialogue between Americans and Germans (editor and co-author). Philadelphia: Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1981.
- Küng in Conflict. New York: Doubleday, 1981.
- Authority in the Church and the Schillebeeckx Case (co-editor with Piet Fransen & co-author). New York: Crossroad, 1982; also as JES, 19, 2 (Spring, 1982).
- Tractate on the Jews by Franz Mussner (translation and Introduction). Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984.
- The Passion of the Jew Jesus (Das Leiden des Juden Jesus) New York: Anti-Defamation League, 1984.
- Buddhism Made Plain (with Antony Fernando). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1984 (7th printing, 1996).
- Ed. and founder of Templum, Religion Department Newsletter, Temple University, 1985‐.
- Religious Liberty and Human Rights (editor & author). New York/Philadelphia: Hippocrene Books/Ecumenical Press, 1986.
- “Breaking down the Wall” between Americans & East Germans, Christians and Jews (editor & author). Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1987.
- Church in Anguish: Has the Vatican Betrayed Vatican II? (co-ed. with Hans Küng, & author). San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987.
- Toward a Universal Theology of Religion (editor and author). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1987.
- A Catholic Bill of Rights (co-editor with Patrick Connor and author). Kansas City: Sheed & Ward, 1988.
- Catholic-Communist Collaboration in Italy (co-editor with Edward Grace and author). Lanham MD: University Press of America, 1988.
- Yeshua: A Model for Moderns. Kansas City: Sheed & Ward, 1988; 2nd expanded ed., 1993.
- Cristãos e Não-Cristãos em Diálogo [Christians and Non-Christians in Dialogue] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Paulinas, 1988.
- After the Absolute: The Dialogical Future of Religious Reflection. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990.
- Death or Dialogue. From the Age of Monologue to the Age of Dialogue (with John Cobb, Monika Hellwig, and Paul F. Knitter Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1990.
- Bursting the Bonds. A Jewish-Christian Dialogue on Jesus and Paul (editor & co-author with Gerard Sloyan, Lewis Eron, and Lester Dean). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1990.
- Attitudes of Religions and Ideologies towards the Outsider: The Other (co-ed. with Paul Mojzes & author). NY: Mellen Press, 1990.
- A Bridge to Buddhist-Christian Dialogue (co-author with and trans. of Seiichi Yagi). Mahwah NJ: Paulist Press, 1990.
- Christian Mission and Interreligious Dialogue (co-editor with Paul Mojzes and author). New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990.
- “Alle Christen haben das Recht...” (co-editor with Patrick Connor author). Munich: Kösel Verlag, 1990.
- Human Rights: Christians, Marxists and Others in Dialogue (editor/author). New York: Paragon House, 1991.
- Der umstrittene Jesus. Stuttgart: Quell Verlag, 1991. Kaiser Taschenbuch. Gütersloh: Chr. Kaiser/Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 1993.
- Muslims in Dialogue. The Evolution of a Dialogue over a Generation (editor/author). New York: E. Mellen Press 1992.
- My Witness For the Church, by Bernard Häring. Translation and Introduction. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992.
- The Meaning of Life At the Edge of the Third Millennium. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992.
- Die Zukunft der Theologie im Dialog der Religionen und Weltanschauungen. Regensburg/Munich: Pustet/Kaiser Verlag, 1992.
- Introduzione al buddismo. Paralleli con l’etica ebraico-cristiana (co-author w. Antony Fernando). Bologna: Edizioni Dehoniane, 1992.
- IESHUA — Jesus histórico, Cristologia, Ecumenismo (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Paulinas, 1993.
- Yeshua: Gendaijin no Moderu Iesu (translated by Seiichi Yagi). Tokyo, Shinkyo Shuppansha Pub., 1994.
- Suffering From the Church, by Heinrich Fries. Introduction &trans. with Arlene Swidler. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1995.
- O Sentido da Vida no Limiar do Terceiro milênio [The Meaning of Life] (in Portuguese), Sâo Paulo: Paulus, 1996.
- Toward a Catholic Constitution. New York: Crossroad Press, 1996.
- Bulgyo wa Grisdogyo Rulita (Buddhism Made Plain). Benedict Press. Waegwan, Korea, 1996.
- The Uniqueness of Jesus, co-editor with Paul Mojzes. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997.
- Theoria—>Praxis. How Jews, Christians, Muslims Can Together Move From Theory to Practice. Antwerp: Peeters Publi., 1998.
- For All Life. Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic: An Interreligious Dialogue. Ashland: White Cloud Press, 1999.
- The Study of Religion in an Age of Global Dialogue (co-author with Paul Mojzes). Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000.
- Dupa absolut. Viitorul dialogic al reflectiei religioase. Cluj, Romania: Limes, 2003.
- Interreligious Dialogue Toward Reconciliation in Macedonia and Bosnia, co-editor with Paul Mojzes and Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven. Philadelphia: Ecumenical Press, 2003
- After the Absolute (Korean - tr. Chan-Su Yi). Seoul: Ehwa University Press, 2003.
- Dialogue in Malaysia and the Globe. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaya, 2004.
- Our Understanding of Ultimate Reality Shapes Our Actions. Kuala Lumpur. University of Malaya, 2004.
- Confucianism in Dialogue Today. West, Christianity, and Judaism (co-editor with Shu-hsien Liu and John Berthrong). Philadelphia: Ecumenical Press, 2005.
- Изучуьањето на релиґиата во ерата на глобалнот дијалог (The Study of Religion). Macedonian Translation by Slobadanka Markovska. Skopje, Macedonia: Tempjum, 2005.
- Quanqiu Duihua de Shidai. The Age of Global Dialogue. Trans. by Lihua Liu. Beijing: China Social Science Press, 2006.
- Making the Church Our Own. How We Can Reform the Catholic Church from the Ground Up. Lanham, MD: Sheed & Ward, 2007.
- Jesus Was a Feminist. What the Gospels Reveal about His Revolutionary Perspective. Lanham, MD: Sheed & Ward, 2007.
- Trialogue. Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Dialogue. New London, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 2007.
- A Global Ethic. Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 42, 3 (Summer, 2007), editor/author.
- Constitutional Catholicism. An Essential in Reforming the Church. Philadelphia, PA: The Ecumenical Press, 2011.
- Club Modernity. For Reluctant Christians. Philadelphia, PA. The Ecumenical Press, 2011.
- Democratic Bishops for the Roman Catholic Church, with Arlene Swidler. The Ecumenical Press, 2011.
- Editor of the book series: Religions In Dialogue, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1990–.
- Editor and co-founder (with Arlene Swidler) of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies (quarterly), 1964–.
- Letters to Will Does Life Have Meaning? iPub Global Connection LLC, 2017.[4]
- Letters to Will What is Right and Wrong? iPub Global Connection LLC, 2018
- Letters to Will What is Global Ethic?, iPub Global Connection LLC 2018
- Letters to Will What is Buddhism?, iPub Global Connection LLC 2019
- Letters to Will Jesus Was a Feminist and Much Much More, iPub Global Connection LLC 2019
- The Power of Dialogue, iPub Global Connection LLC 2018
- Breakthrough to Dialogue: The Story of Temple University Department of Religion, iPub Global Connection LLC 2019
- Movement for a Global Ethic, iPub Global Connection LLC 2018
- Yeshua Jesus the Jew A Model for Everyone, iPub Global Connection LLC 2020
- Letters to Will Jesus Was a Rabbi? OMG! iPub Global Connection LLC 2020
References[edit]
- ^ "Journal of Ecumenical Studies". Dialogue Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Dialogue Institute". Dialogue Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Swidler, Autobiographical fragments, Temple.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Swidler, Curriculum vitæ, Temple.
- ^ "Dialogue Institute Staff". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Movement for a Global Ethic: An Interreligious Dialogue
- ^ What is Global Ethic?
- ^ Jump up to:a b "Curriculum Vitae".