Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

PART A. INDIVIDUALS, WORLD, PLANET, AND CIVILIZATIONS

Chapter 1. Spirituality: Its Potential for Inspiration and Dysfunctionality in Civilization
Marek J. Celinski (Private Practice in Psychology, Toronto, Canada)

Chapter 2. The World and the Planet in a Great Crisis of the Third Millennium: We Need a New Renaissance
Andrew Targowski (Western Michigan University, MI, USA)

Chapter 3. Are We Overcivilized? Toward (a) More Sustainable Future(s)
Lech W. Zacher (Kozminski University, Poland)

Chapter 4. Dieu Et Mon Droit: Spiritual Sovereignty and the Decline of Civilizations in History
Stephen M. Borthwick (University of Chicago, IL, USA)

Chapter 5. Human and Societal Potentials for Transcending the Crisis of Civilization
Lech W. Zacher (Kozminski University, Poland)

PART B. THE ROLE OF SACRED SPIRITUALITY IN CIVILIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 6. The Role of Religion in Civilizational Development
Ashok Kumar Malhotra (SUNY College at Oneonta, NY, USA)

Chapter 7. Potential of Christianity for the Civilization Revival in the IIIrd Millennium
Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, NY, USA)

Chapter 8. The Chinese Civilizations: Driving Forces, Implications, and Challenges in the IIIrd Millennium
Bernard Han (Western Michigan University, MI, USA)

Chapter 9. The Potential of Japanese Civilisation: Its Religious Characteristics and Contributions to the World
Hisanori Kato (Butsuryo College of Osaka, Japan)

Chapter 10. Islam in the Forthcoming Millennium: Potential For Revival in the IIIrd Millennium
Norman C. Rothman (University of Maryland University College, MD, USA)

Chapter 11. Potential of Buddhism for Renewal of Civilization in the Third Millennium
Walter Benesch (University of Alaska Fairbanks, AL, USA)

Chapter 12. Hinduism: A Collective Tradition in the IIIrd Millennium
Satish P. Deshpande and Samir S. Deshpande (Western Michigan University, MI, USA, and others)

Chapter 13. Current Social and Political Role of Religions: The Particular Case of Judaism and of Candomble
Pedro Geiger (State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Chapter 14. African Civilization: The Religious Dimensions in Light of the Third Millenium
Tseggai Isaac (Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO, USA)

Chapter 15. Religion versus Theology: Its Impact on Civilizations
Walter Benesch (University of Alaska Fairbanks, AL, USA)

Chapter 16. Religion for a Sustainable Civilization
Michael Andregg (University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, USA)

PART C. THE ROLE OF SECULAR THINKING IN CIVILIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 17. Global Religion and its Civilizational Repercussions
Andrew Targowski and Edward Jayne (Western Michigan University, MI, USA)

Chapter 18. Corruption of Institutions and the Decay of Civilizations
Michael Andregg (University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, USA)

Chapter 19. Toynbee’s Perception of Declining Western Values
W. Reed Smith (Jefferson Parish, LA, USA)

Chapter 20. Reviving Business Ethics for Sustainable Civilization in the 21st Century
Elain E. Englehardt (Utah Valley University, UT, USA)

Chapter 21. Automation with Human Face
Andrew Targowski and Vladimir Modrak (Western Michigan University, MI, USA, and others)

Chapter 22. Could Composite Altruism Become a Universal Comprehensive Spirituality Model for the Planet?
Richard Zinser (Western Michigan University, MI, USA)

Chapter 23. Universal Spirituality as a Condition for a Sustainable Civilization
Andrew Targowski (Western Michigan University, MI, USA)

PART D. THE CONCLUSION

Chapter 24. Can Spirituality Save Civilization?
Andrew Targowski and Marek Celinski (Western Michigan University, MI, USA, and others)

Index