Four sets of readings (15-20 pages each) accompany each of the four lectures in the Global Citizenship Course Module. Return to this page for other resources in the future.
Lecture One
Global Citizenship as Mindset and Practice [excerpts, 16 pages]
- Mahatma Gandhi, All Men are Brothers (1953)
- Martin Luther King, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (1964)
- Dalai Lama, The Global Community and the Need for Global Responsibility (2022)
- The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37)
Lecture Two
Global Citizenship: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities [excerpts, 16 pages]
Lecture Three
Global Citizenship and Our Common Home [excerpts, 20 pages]
Lecture Four
Jesuit Universities and Global Citizenship [excerpts, 17 pages]
- Society of Jesus, Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice (1975)
- Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti (2020)
Additional Reading (optional)
- "Cosmopolitanism" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- Comparative Perspectives on Cosmopolitanism (Georgetown University forum)