More than 1200 world leaders, scholars and activists from 80 countries gathered in Amman, Jordan on the cusp of the millennium to commit themselves to cooperation for common living. Many of their voices come alive in this prophetic and practical book. Topics include religion and politics, economics, disarmament and security, and spirituality. Religions for Peace is a clarion call for mobilizing, equipping, and engaging the moral and communal assets of the world’s religions for the good of all.

The World Conference on Religion and Peace is the largest multireligious organization in the world. Representatives of the world's major religions come together to initiate programs and projects which address major challenges facing the peoples of the world today.