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Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures: Globalization Challenged : Conviction, Conflict, Community by George Rupp (2008, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231139314

ISBN-139780231139311

eBay Product ID (ePID)64201053

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGlobalization Challenged : Conviction, Conflict, Community

Publication Year2008

SubjectGlobalization, Sociology / General, General, International Relations / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

AuthorGeorge Rupp

SeriesLeonard Hastings Schoff Lectures

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight6.3 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"Rupp has given us fresh insights and a real understanding of a growing international problem exacerbated by political oppression, economic deprivation, and natural disasters." -- Tom Brokaw, "Rupp's lectures and the responses to them confront profound choices with lucid insights and provocative prose. Thoughtful people everywhere should welcome this timely and humane contribution to the globalization debate." -- Madeleine Albright

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal305.8009/0511

Table Of ContentPreface Part I. Conviction, Conflict, Community 1. Conviction in an Age of Globalization 2. Local Conflict, Global Migration 3. Globalization and the Challenge of Inclusive Community Part II. Critical Responses to Globalization Challenged 4. Arguing for Pluralism, by Jagdish Bhagwati 5. Secularism and the Limits of Community, by Jeremy Waldron 6. Religious Convictions and Global Justice, by Wayne Proudfoot Part III. Globalization Challenged--Again 7. Another Look at Conflict, Community, and Conviction Index

SynopsisGeorge Rupp Outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism. Rupp reinforces his critical and theoretical analysis with dramatic accounts of recent events in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan. He asks that we shed our complacency, recognize the legitimate role of conviction, and take action to shape a more just and inclusive society., In Globalization Challenged , George Rupp outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism. Though he acknowledges the threat of "resurgent fundamentalism," Rupp also criticizes secularists who fail to allow for the role of religion and its ideological equivalents to influence public policy. Rupp reinforces his argument with dramatic accounts of recent events in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan. He focuses on the ways local conflicts fuel instability worldwide, even as the processes of globalization at times accentuate those conflicts. Essential reading for understanding the roots of today's geopolitical tensions, Globalization Challenged asks that we shed our complacency, recognize the legitimate role of conviction, and affirm a sense of community that extends from the very particular to the more and more inclusive., 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. Essays by Jagdish Bhagwati, Jeremy Waldron, and Wayne Proudfoot expand Rupp's arguments, and in a final chapter Rupp responds to the issues they raise. Essential reading for anyone who hopes to understand the roots of today's geopolitical tensions, Globalization Challenged asks that we shed our complacency, recognize the legitimate role of conviction, and take actions to shape a more just and inclusive society.

LC Classification NumberHM1271.R87 2008

As told toBhagwati, Jagdish, Proudfoot, Wayne, Waldron, Jeremy