Rupp Beyond Individualism

The Challenge of Inclusive Communities
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-53986-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 29, 224 Seiten

Reihe: Religion, Culture, and Public Life

The noted humanitarian and educator urges Western societies to engage with the core commitments of traditional communities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rupp, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Passionate Conviction and Inclusive Community
Part 1. Education as a Resource
2. The Challenges of American Provincialism
3. Religion and the Academy—A Lover's Quarrel
4. Universities in the Search for Strategic Responses to Global Challenges
5. What Is the Good Life?
6. More Words for Students
Part 2. Action for Inclusion
7. Local Conflicts as a Global Challenge
8. People on the Move
9. Enhancing Local Capacity Globally
10. Religious Communities as a Resource for Conflict Resolution
11. Religion and Ecology
12. Why Community?
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

George Rupp has served as dean of Harvard Divinity School and as president of Rice University, Columbia University, and the International Rescue Committee. As an activist and educator, he is committed to shaping fair institutions and building inclusive communities in both the developed and the developing worlds. His articles have appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he is the author of five books, most recently Globalization Challenged: Conviction, Conflict, Community.