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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rupp, George.

Contributor:

Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-

Proudfoot, Wayne, 1939-

Waldron, Jeremy.

Series:

University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures.

University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Globalization--Religious aspects.

Social conflict.

Communities.

Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

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.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.

Contents:

Conviction in an age of globalization

Local conflict, global migration

Globalization and the challenge of inclusive community

Jagdish Bhagwati : arguing for pluralism

Jeremy Waldron, secularism and the limits of community

Wayne Proudfoot : religious convictions and global justice

Another look at conflict, community, and conviction.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613008121

9781283008129

1283008122

9780231511353

0231511353

OCLC:

818856013