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The twenty-first century confronts its gods : globalization, technology, and war /

"This book penetrates the assumptions of Western technological society and exposes the powers that govern it. The contributors argue that it is a mistake to think that religion and belief have been relegated to the private sphere and are no longer important in the public and political domains....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hawkin, David J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. New gods for old? The origins of modernity and the technological society / David J. Hawkin
  • Religion, risk, and the technological society / Conrad G. Brunk
  • Nature and community in the global market / Rosemary E. Ommer
  • Media technology and the future of religions / Jay Newman
  • The West against the rest? A Buddhist response to The clash of civilizations / David R. Loy. pt. 2. Gods of war? Terrorism: some theological reflections / Timothy Gorringe
  • Islam and the politics of violence: defining the Muslim community / Andrew Rippin
  • Disarming Phineas: rabbinic confrontations with biblical militancy / Eliezer Segal
  • Hindutva and the rhetoric of violence: interpreting the past, designing the future / Ronald Neufeldt
  • Buddhism and violence in modernity / Robert E. Florida
  • The ascension of Mars and the salvation of the modern world / Michael L. Hadley.