| Publication |
New York, Columbia University Press, 2015.
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| Description |
x, 205pWhite spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
In many places around the globe, relations between ethnic and religious groups that once coexisted more or less amicably are now fraught with aggression and violence. This troubling trend has profound international implications, threatening efforts to protect the Earth's ecosystem and narrow the gap between rich and poor. Underscoring the need for immediate action, George Rupp urges the secular West to reckon with the continuing power of religious conviction and seek ways to embrace the full extent of the world's diversity. While individualism is a powerful force in Western cultures and is of.
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| Contents |
Passionate conviction and inclusive community
Education as a resource
The challenges of American provincialism
Religion and the humanities-a lover's quarrel
Universities in the search for strategic responses to global challenges
What is the good life?
More words for students
Action for inclusion
Local conflicts as a global challenge
People on the move
Enhancing local capacity globally
Religious communities as a resource for conflict resolution
Religion and ecology
Why community?
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| Standard Number |
9780231174282 Hb.
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