CIRD Becomes a Charter For Compassion Partner

As compassion is a keystone of all religions and social justice ideologies, it is fitting that CIRD supports the work and mission of The Charter for Compassion.

Without compassion, there can be no real, trusting dialogue and engagement. Without compassion for all people and sentient beings, there can be no lasting peace. But with compassion, we can recognise ourselves in one another and in the world around us.

The Charter for Compassion was envisioned by Karen Armstrong and has grown into a global movement spanning the world’s faiths and major philosophies. Inspirational and information videos on the charter and the global compassion movement can be found here.

The CIRD’s link on the Charter for Compassion site can be accessed here. 

Recommended books on compassion include:

Armstrong, Karen. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. New York: Anchor, 2012.

Bein, Steve. Compassion and Moral Guidance. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 2013.

Bloom, Paul. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. New York: HarperCollins, 2017.

Clark, Kelly James, Aziz Abu Sarah, and Nancy Fuchs Kreimer. Strangers, Neighbors, Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2018.

Dalai Lama. The Power of Compassion. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

Davidson, Richard J., and Anne Harrington, editors. Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Marsden, Lee. “The Golden Rule: Interfaith Peacemaking and the Charter for Compassion.” The Review of Faith & International Affairs 16.3 (2018): 61–75.

Nouwen, Henri J. M, Donald P. McNeill, and Douglas A. Morrison, Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life. Revised edition. London: Darton, Longman, and Todd, 2016.

Seppälä, Emma M., Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Stephanie L. Brown, Monica C. Worline, C. Daryl Cameron, and James R. Doty, editors. The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.

Smith, Gary. Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2006.