"Will the world's religions play a constructive or catastrophic role in shaping the twenty-first century? Like a grandmaster in chess, McFaul envisions the moves that both fundamentalism and progressivism might make to either support or sabotage the global village. This book belongs in every class on comparative religion, peace studies and international relations." -- Jay Gary, Program Director, M.A. of Strategic Foresight, Regent University
Thomas R. McFaul is Professor of Ethics and Religious Studies Emeritus at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of Transformation Ethics: Developing the Christian Moral Imagination and many other articles and books.
In describing this work, McFaul 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.
*Reference & Research Book News*
Religion is a personal and often a deeply emotional experience
influenced greatly by the past and challenged by the present
technological advances. Becoming aware of various religious
expressions, the ways in which they interact with one another,
learning the value of inter-religious dialogue, and bringing forth
the values and ethics that each offer are the challenges in an
evalutionary process to find the common ground for peace and
justice. The Future of Peace and Justice in the Global Village is
an ideal resource and discussion starter for students of
comparative religion studies, those involved in inter-religious
dialogue, and for those interested in thinking globally and
speculating futuristically.
*The Catholic World*
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