Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Ethics In Action
Chapter 1: Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics In Action
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 2: The History of Sustainable Development and the SDGs
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 3: The Moral and Practical Limits of Global Capitalism
Dr. Anthony Annett, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Leadership Council
Chapter 4: Moral Teachings and Sustainable Development: An Overview from the World’s Religions
Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Module 2: Religion and Virtue Ethics - Part I
Chapter 1: Lessons from Classical Greece
Dr. Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University, and Rev. Daniel G. Groody, Associate Professor of Theology and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chapter 2: Lessons from Classical China
Dr. Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University, and Rev. Daniel G. Groody, Associate Professor of Theology and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chapter 3: A Hindu Perspective
Dr. Anantanand Rambachan, Professor of Religion, St. Olaf College
Chapter 4: A Buddhist Perspective
Rev. Kyoichi Sugino, Deputy Secretary General, Religions for Peace International, and Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Module 3: Religion and Virtue Ethics - Part II
Chapter 1: A Jewish Perspective
Rabbi David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Jewish Committee, and Rev. Daniel G. Groody, Associate Professor of Theology and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chapter 2: A Catholic Perspective
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
Chapter 3: A Protestant Evangelical Perspective
Dr. Andrew T. Walker, Senior Fellow in Christian Ethics, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and Dr. Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University
Chapter 4: An Islamic Perspective
Imam Abdullah Antepli, Chief Representative of Muslim Affairs & Adjunct Faculty of Islamic Studies, Duke University
Chapter 5: An Indigenous Perspective
Grand-father T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin and Grand-mother Marie-Josée Tardif, Anishnaabe elders
Module 4: The Virtuous Society
Chapter 1: Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus
Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 2: Inquiry and Moral Reasoning
Vittorio G. Hösle, Professor, University of Notre Dame, and Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 3: Spirituality and the Common Good
Bob Boisture, President and CEO, The Fetzer Institute, and Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 4: Virtue Ethics and Science
Laurie Zoloth, Professor, University of Chicago
Chapter 5. Gender Equality: A Confucian Perspective
Dr. Anna Sun, Visiting Associate Professor at Harvard Divinity School and Associate Professor of Sociology & Asian Studies at Kenyon College
Module 5: Poverty and Inequality
Chapter 1: The Challenge of Global Poverty
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 2: The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 3: Christian Social Teachings on Poverty
Rev. Dr. Margaret Aymer, D. Thomason Professor of New Testament Studies, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Chapter 4: Ethical Conduct Towards the Vulnerable
Rabbi David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Jewish Committee, and Rev. Daniel G. Groody, Associate Professor of Theology and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chapter 5: Ethical Actions to End Poverty
Dr. Anthony Annett, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Leadership Council
Module 6: Peace
Chapter 1: The State of Conflict around the World
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 2: Barriers to Lasting Peace among and within Nations
Sharif Azami, Program Officer, The Fetzer Institute
Chapter 3: Tenets of Peace of the World’s Religions
Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 4: Religion and Peacebuilding
Dr. R. Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean of Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chapter 5: Actions for a Lasting Peace: Lessons from Syria
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Module 7: Refugees, Trafficking, and Modern Slavery
Chapter 1: Drivers of Migration, Human Trafficking, and Modern Slavery
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 2: The Ethics of Migration and Refugees
Vittorio G. Hösle, Professor, University of Notre Dame, and Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 3: The Ethics of Modern Slavery and Trafficking
Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 4: Political and Social Responses to Forced Migration
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Module 8: Environmental Justice
Chapter 1: Environmental Perils Facing the Planet
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 2: A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care
Dr. Veena Howard, Associate Professor of Philosophy, California State University at Fresno
Chapter 3: Laudato Si’ and Climate Justice
Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, Chancellor, Pontifical Academies of Sciences & Social Sciences
Chapter 4: The Rights of Indigenous Populations
Dr. Virgilio Viana, Director General, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation
Chapter 5: Defending our Common Home: Global and Local Actions
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Module 9: Politics and Power
Chapter 1: Politics, Power, and the Common Good
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
Chapter 2: The Moral Underpinnings of Statecraft
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 3: Ethics and the International Political Order
Vittorio G. Hösle, Professor, University of Notre Dame, and Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
Chapter 4: Corruption and Politics Today
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Module 10: Business, Work, and the Common Good
Chapter 1: The Moral Basis for Business Activity
Klaus Leisinger, Professor of Business Ethics, University of Basel
Chapter 2: Corruption and Global Business
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Chapter 3: Technology and the Dignity of Work
Dr. Anthony Annett, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Leadership Council
Chapter 4: Business Leadership for Community Well-being
Jonathan F. P. Rose, Co-chair, Garrison Institute
Course Conclusion:
Towards a New Virtue Ethics for Sustainable Development
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Examining Ethics in Action: Case Studies
● Pope Francis and Multi-Faith Action
Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor, Pontifical Academies of Sciences & Social Sciences
● Religions for Peace
Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General Emeritus, Religions for Peace International
● Community-based Healthcare in Africa
Jennifer Gross, Founder, Blue Chip Foundation
● Health and Climate Change
Dr. Ted Smith, Deputy Director, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville
● Reflections from the Business Community
Jacqueline Corbelli, CEO, BrightLine Partners LLC
● Move Humanity
Djaffar Shalchi, Founder, Human Act Foundation