Common Ground: The Living Principles

Publisher: Infinity Publishing
Format: Nonfiction; Religious
ISBN: #10 0-7-414-5429-7
ISBN: #13 978-0-7414-5429-4
Price: $12.95
Publication Date: July 2009
Pages: 107

Book Facts:

Contains a list of principles for common ground, positive principles for living
Contains a list of negative effects that break down positive principles
Peppered with several pullout quotes from the world’s greatest philosophers
Discusses how to find common ground within all religions
Is short and to the point
Offers real solutions, and not just a lot of facts
Offers all the principles and negative effects at a glance

Significance:

The main format for Common Ground: The Living Principles is simple: if you take all the principles from one religion and they can be put into another religion without any animosity, then you have the primary principles for all religions. However, any principle from one religion that cannot pass or enter into another religion’s principles are now viewed as secondary principles.

To keep a solid semblance for every religion, all individuals have to respect the rights of other individuals. With this said, keep in mind that any secondary principle that one views from outside his or her own religion is still seen as a primary principle to that particular religion.

The book also lists negative effects that get in the way of primary principles. It is an abiding belief that people will do what’s right if they are shown the way. Here is a brief list of the primary principles’ effects:

Faith (the first principle) based on primary principles leads to a healthier individual.
Learning leads to right actions, right living.
Shows that science is proving what religions have known all along.

By adhering to positive principles and avoiding negative effects, individuals are leading healthier and happier lifestyles.

Terrorists who take a life do so without regard to principles. Their lives lead to negative effects, negative consequences.
When you know the chain-of-events principle, then you know that right actions lead to right living.

Intended Audience:

Common Ground was created for any type of genre because it’s framed around the philosophy that all religions share primary principles. This book portrays religions in a new light––appealing to both secular and religious audiences in these relevant ways: