You don’t expect matters of faith to be high on the agenda when world leaders gather in a time of economic uncertainty and global crises.
But at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, religion and spirituality did make some inroads.
Some six out of seven people in the world adhere to a religion, and a good proportion of the remainder acknowledge some kind of higher power. The world’s political and economic leaders need to take better account of the values, morality and interests of those they serve.
In 2012, the World Economic Forum established a Global Agenda Council on the role of faith. This was welcomed by many at the Annual Meeting, and there were good discussions about how the faith community can fruitfully engage members of the World Economic Forum. Continue reading “Kevin Jenkins – When Faith Speaks to Power”