At the end of the year 2001, the exhibition was shown for the first time in the U.S. at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The Global Ethic Foundation in Tuebingen has created the exhibition consisting of twelve panels on the theme “World Religions – Universal Peace – Global Ethic”.
 

Each panel is measuring 2 metres x 1 metre. With the help of short text panels, quotations, photographs and other illustrations, the exhibition introduces the four principles for a global ethic as well as six world religions (Buddhism, Chinese Religion, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism).
The four principles are (1) nonviolence and respect for life; (2) solidarity and a just economic order; (3) Tolerance and a life of truthfulness; (4) equal rights and a partnership between men and women.
 
The English-text version of the exhibition was first shown at the German embassy in London in May 2001, followed by Leicester, Glasgow, and Bradford.
 

In his preface to the brochure accompanying the exhibition, Hans Kueng writes:
“People of all religions know far too little about one another; above all they know far too little about what all the religious and ethical traditions have in common. This exhibition tries to contribute towards changing that ... it aims to provide orientation and to challenge you to think again about the importance of the great religions for humankind.”