The Power of Hope: Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium
Ebook
Human history has been marked by the great number of people born into conditions of war, violence, oppression and social exclusion. But at the same time, this history has been shaped by the long struggle for human rights and the people who have committed themselves to the practices of solidarity and nonviolence.
The Power of Hope: Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium is a dialogue between two high-profile activists and thinkers who discuss the concrete ways we can shift to a world that prioritises justice and human dignity. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel - Argentinian human rights activist and winner of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize - played a vital role in resisting military dictatorship and was arrested and tortured under the Argentine militarist government. Daisaku Ikeda is a peacebuilder, Buddhist philosopher, educator, author and poet as well as being the founding president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the world's largest Buddhist lay organisation. Their dialogue intertwines their rich personal experiences in the struggle for human rights with wider reflections on how to make the Third Millennium the millennium of peace.
The book combines rich accounts of Latin America under the brutality of the 1970s military regimes; insights from the Buddhist faith on the role of meditation for human rights activists; recognition of the crucial role of women in the practice of nonviolence; thoughts on international geopolitics and the legacies of Hiroshima; and discussion of the perilous role of globalisation in the loss of identities and ethical values.
A dialogue on human rights and hope between two high-profile thinkers and activists, Daisaku Ikeda and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
A unique window into the thoughts and conversation of two global icons of human rights, combining political activism with spiritual insight
Covers a wide-range of topics, from twentieth century protest movements in Argentina and the campaign for nuclear disarmament today, through to the importance of the spirit of non-violence, religious beliefs, and unity in fighting against oppression
Based on the correspondence of Esquivel and Ikeda over a period of 14 years
Chapter 1: The Struggle for Human Rights-A Story of Glorious Triumph
Chapter 2: A World United by the Power of the People
Chapter 3: Transmitting the Legacy of Nonviolence
Chapter 4: The Crucial Role of Women in the Century of Life
Chapter 5: Youth-the Key to Building a Culture of Peace
- Title: The Power of Hope: Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium
- Authors: Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Daisaku Ikeda
- Publisher: I.B. Tauris
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780755606429, 9780755606405, 075560640X, 0755606426
- Resource ID: LLS:9780755606429
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-04T07:39:49Z
Daisaku Ikeda is President of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist organization with some twelve million adherents in 192 countries and regions throughout the world. A prolific writer, poet, peace activist and educator, he is the author of numerous books on Buddhism, humanism and ethics, and received the United Nations Peace Award in 1983. His work to restore Chinese-Japanese relations as well as his contributions to the promotion of world peace, cultural exchange and education have been widely recognised. The world's academic community has awarded him more than 350 academic degrees.
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentinian activist, writer, painter and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983) during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months. Esquivel is the co-founder of Servicio Paz y Justicia (Service, Peace and Justice), a non-violence organisation engaged in defending political prisoners under dictatorship regimes across Latin America and with upholding human rights.