The Triglav Circle is an association founded after the United Nations Seminar on Ethical and Spiritual Aspects of Social Development, held in Bled, Slovenia in October 1994.

Candles in the Dark: Ideas for an Ethical and Spiritual Awakening
ITU Building, Salle A, Floor 2

10:00 to 11:45 Thursday 29 June 2000

This panel will introduce the book to be published entitled: Candles in the Dark: Ideas for an Ethical and Spiritual Awakening. This book is an international compendium of essays offering ideas for an ethically and spiritually enriched socio-political philosophy that esteems the human spirit and dignity as central values in policy making; seeks links between self interest and the common good; and introduces in a practical way philosophical, spiritual, and cultural perspectives into approaches to global political and socio-economic problems. Contributors represent a wide spectrum of scholarship, practical experience, and cultural histories. The contributors, professors in various disciplines as well as practitioners in business, diplomacy, and public policy share a sense of the importance of introducing ethical and spiritual concepts into the public discourse on development and global issues.

Members of the panel include the following contributors to the book:
Barbara Sundberg Baudot (Editor)
Professor of Politics (USA)
Vigdis Finnbogadottir
Former President of Iceland (Iceland)
Nitin Desai
Under Secretary General for Economics and Social Affairs, United Nations (India)
Thomas Odhiambo
Professor of Biology
President Emeritus of the African Academy of Science (Kenya)
Jacques Baudot
Former international civil servant, United Nations (France)
John Fortin O.S.B.
Professor of Philosophy (USA)
Noriko Hashimoto
Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics (Japan)