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God in the Tumult of the Global Square: Religion in Global Civil Society
Mark Juergensmeyer
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Paperback. In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. This book explores all of these directions, based on a five-year Luce Foundation project that involved religious leaders, scholars, and public figures. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM2; JPB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
How is religion changing in the twenty-first century? In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. Others are positive and help to shape an emerging transnational civil society. In addition, a new global religion may be in the making, providing a moral and spiritual basis for a worldwide community of concern about environmental issues, human rights, and international peace. God in the Tumult of the Global Square explores all of these directions, based on a five-year Luce Foundation project ... Read more
How is religion changing in the twenty-first century? In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. Others are positive and help to shape an emerging transnational civil society. In addition, a new global religion may be in the making, providing a moral and spiritual basis for a worldwide community of concern about environmental issues, human rights, and international peace. God in the Tumult of the Global Square explores all of these directions, based on a five-year Luce Foundation project ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283473
SKU
V9780520283473
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About Mark Juergensmeyer
Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies and Founding Director and Fellow of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dinah Griego is Project Coordinator of the Luce Project on the Role of Religion in Global Civil Society at the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the ... Read more
Reviews for God in the Tumult of the Global Square: Religion in Global Civil Society
God in the Tumult of the Global Square brims with insights on every other page. It shows how global civil society grounded in shareable religious culture is feasible, combining voices from across the globe. It brilliantly maps the cultural lives of religion across the world with lucidity.
Nagothu Naresh Kumar LSE Review of Books
Nagothu Naresh Kumar LSE Review of Books