Future of Peace and Justice in the Global Village

The Role of the World Religions in the Twenty-first Century

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

869 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Many authors have written on the effect technology, economics, and politics have on globalization, but few have addressed the potential impact of world religions on the future direction of globalization. McFaul's fascinating book explores what others have not: the part the world's major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—will play in bringing either greater peace and justice or hatred and hostility to the global village.Will these religions, which exert the greatest amount of influence worldwide, be a force for good or ill in the emerging global village of the 21st century? This book answers that question and more. Covering the religions to which the majority of world's population adheres, it offers insight into the commonalities, differences, and potential for coming together to create peace to be found among the major faiths. The world's seven major religions are covered, and topics such as sexuality, ethics, violence, and the tension between secular and sacred arenas are discussed for each. McFaul argues that if the leaders and laity of these religions are able to find common ground, efforts toward peace and justice in the global village can be more effective and lasting. If they accentuate their differences, he suggests, they will only produce more hatred and hostility.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-10-01
Mått242 x 164 x 23 mm
Vikt518 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780275993139

Tillhör följande kategorier

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI. Foundations—The Emerging Global Village and Human Religiosity1. Globalization and World Transformation in the New Millennium2. Religious Pluralism in a Global ContextII. World Religions—Worldviews3. Asian Religions4. Middle Eastern Religions5. Worldview Comparisons: Search for Common GroundIII. World Religions—Ethics6. Asian Religions7. Middle Eastern Religions8. Ethical Comparisons: Search for Common GroundIV. Applications—Confronting Global Dilemmas9. Violence and the World Religions10. Sex, Sexuality, and Gender and the World Religions11. The Sacred and the Secular and the World Religions12. Three Global Village Scenarios: Peace, Justice, and the World ReligionsNotesBibliographyIndex

"In describing this work, McFaul writes that it addresses one specific question: Will the global village be a place where the inhabitants experience an increase in peace and justice or hatred and hostility? He explores the role that the world religions will play in shaping the answer to that question. After introducing the basic concepts underlying the discussion, he compares and contrasts the worldviews of major religions and explores the common ground between them. He then does the same with the ethics of the world religion. Finally, he applies the foregoing discussion to issues of violence; sex, sexuality, and gender, and the separation of the sacred from the secular and develops possible scenarios for the impact of the world religions on the course of the global village." - Reference & Research Book News