Globalization Challenged: Conviction, Conflict, Community

by George Rupp

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231139314
• ISBN13: 9780231139311
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"