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The future of peace and justice in the global village

the role of the world religions in the twenty-first century

Thomas R. McFaul

Buch

englisch

McFaul, Thomas R. (Verfasser/-in) DNB

1. publ.

Praeger

Westport, Conn. [u.a.]

2006

XIV, 224 p.

978-0-275-99313-9

inlcudes bibliographical references and index.

peace
religion
ethics
21st century
justice

Contents:
Foundations : the emerging global village and human religiosity -- World religions : worldviews -- World religions : ethics -- Applications : confronting global dilemmas.
Summary:


In describing this work, McFaul (emeritus, ethics and religious studies, North Central College in Naperville, Illinois) 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. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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