Candles in the Dark: A New Spirit for a Plural World

Candles in the Dark is an international compendium of essays that share a sense of the importance of introducing ethical and spiritual concepts and values into the public discourse on progress and globalization issues. They offer a new approach to international relations and public policy that esteems the human spirit and dignity as central values in decision making, seeks links between self interest and the common good, and introduces, in a practical way, philosophical, spiritual, and cultural perspectives in the political discourse on global political and socioeconomic problems.

"The great challenge facing us at the start of this millennium is to ensure that globalizaiton becomes a force that benefits all people, not a windfall that rewards only the privileged few. . . . It is my hope that this publication will serve as a source of inspiration to our efforts."--Kofi A. Annan

"From the most favored and the lesser favored countries of the world and those people who tell of the common task of peace and well-being comes this wonderfully persuasive guide to a better life for all."--John Kenneth Galbraith

Barbara Sundberg Baudot is a professor of politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire; she has served in many capacities in the United Nations. The contributors represent a wide spectrum of scholarship, practical experience, and cultural histories, faiths, and philosophies, and include professors in various disciplines as well as practitioners in politics, public policy, diplomacy, development, and international business.