Book excerpt: Br> Tradition and Authenticity in the Search for Ecumenic Wisdom by Langan, Thomas Terms of use Our emerging world system is bringing the great traditions and cultures it has spawned into ever more intimate and dangerous contact. Langan argues that we must struggle toward a unity of discourse respectful of genuine experiences of varying civilizations if we are to live peacefully on one planet. Descriptive content provided by Syndetics"! a Bowker service.