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Title

Globalization challenged : conviction, conflict, community / George Rupp.

Author

Rupp, George.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Description

xi, 114 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

"In Globalization Challenged, George Rupp, president of the International Rescue Committee, outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism." "According to Rupp, the key objective is to build a community that is inclusive without denying the validity of particular commitments. While he acknowledges the threat of "resurgent fundamentalism," Rupp also criticizes secularists who fail to recognize or acknowledge the role of religion and its ideological equivalents in influencing public policy. All views, he asserts, are subject to comparative appraisal. The challenge is to develop ways to evaluate different approaches responsibly, leading to a greater understanding of one's own convictions as well as the positions of others." "Rupp reinforces his critical and theoretical analysis with dramatic accounts of recent events in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan - places where the International Rescue Committee operates. He then addresses the role of globalization in fueling instability worldwide. Inadequately regulated privatization has compromised health care, education, and social programs in many countries, whereas an inclusive community would encourage a more equitable distribution of resources."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures

Uniform Title

University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures.

Subject

• Cultural pluralism
• Globalization > Social aspects
• Globalization > Religious aspects
• Social conflict
• Communities
• Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (Sociology)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. Conviction, conflict, community -- 1. Conviction in an age of globalization -- 2. Local conflict, global migration -- 3. Globalization and the challenge of inclusive community -- Pt. II. Critical responses to globalization challenged -- 4. Arguing for pluralism / Jagdish Shagwati -- 5. Secularism and the limits of community / Jeremy Waldron -- 6. Religious convictions and global justice / Wayne Proudfoot -- Pt. III. Globalization challenged - again -- 7. Another look at conflict, community, and conviction.

ISBN

• 0231139306 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0231511353 (ebook : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006010412
• 9780231139304

OCLC

• ocm65400412
• SCSB-5283307

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries