Promotional Information

"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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

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*