CROSSING THE DIVIDE: DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS

Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilizations is the result of an international endeavor whose seeds were planted in 1998 by President Mohammad Khatami of the Islamic Republic of Iran during an address to the United Nations General Assembly. The time had come to bring the world together in a discourse aimed at replacing hostility and confrontation with mutual acceptance and understanding. Looking back, it is fateful that the UN proclaimed 2001 as the Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations. Now, more than ever, a meaningful dialogue is necessary to address our political, religious, ethnic and cultural differences and even more so, to realize our similarities and embrace our diversity. In addition to addressing these issues, Crossing the Divide illuminates the pathway for a new paradigm of global relations for present and future generations.

Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilizations, authored by the Group of Eminent Persons, is published by the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. The School was also the Coordinating Secretariat for the United Nations Year 2001 Dialogue Among Civilizations.

Available in English and German, Crossing the Divide may be purchased from Amazon.com, The Seton Hall University Bookstore, and the The UN Bookshop.