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  • Explorations In Global Ethics

    Comparative Religious Ethics And Interreligious Dialogue

    by Sumner Twiss, Bruce Grelle ...
    Inspired by the 1993 Parliament of the Worlds Religions, this volume for the first time brings the scholarly discipline of comparative religious ethics into constructive collaboration with the community of interreligious dialogue. The contributors draw from both communities of discourse in addressing questions of method and theory and global moral issuessuch as human rights, distributive justice, ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Religion and Public Policy

    Human Rights, Conflict, and Ethics

    Edited by Sumner B. Twiss, Marian Gh. Simion, Rodney L. Petersen ...
    This book pivots around two principal concerns in the modern world: the nature and practice of human rights in relation to religion, and the role of religion in perennial issues of war and peace. It articulates a vision for achieving a liberal peace and a just society firmly grounded in respect for human rights, while working in tandem with the constructive roles that religion can play even amid ... Read more

    $127.09 USD

  • Warfare Ethics in Comparative Perspective

    China and the West

    Edited by Sumner B. Twiss, Ping-cheung Lo, Benedict S. B. Chan ...
    Series series War, Conflict and Ethics
    This volume explores East Asian intellectual traditions and their influence on contemporary discussions of the ethics of war and peace.Through cross-cultural comparison and dialogue between East and West, this work charts a new trajectory in the development of applied ethics. A sequel to the volume Chinese Just War Ethics, it expands the range of the earlier work and includes attention to Japan ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Chinese Just War Ethics

    Origin, Development, and Dissent

    Edited by Ping-Cheung Lo, Sumner B Twiss ...
    Series series War, Conflict and Ethics
    This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of warfare ethics in early China as well as its subsequent development.Chinese attitudes toward war are rich and nuanced, ranging across amoral realism, defensive just war, humanitarian intervention, and mournful skepticism. Covering the five major intellectual traditions in the "golden age" of Chinese civilization: Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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    by Bret Hinsch ...
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  • A Public Faith

    How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good

    by Miroslav Volf ...
    Covering such timely issues as witness in a multifaith society and political engagement in a pluralistic world, this compelling book highlights things Christians can do to serve the common good. Now in paperback.Praise for the cloth editionNamed one of the "Top 100 Books" and one of the "Top 10 Religion Books" of 2011 by Publishers Weekly"Accessible, wise guidance for people of all faiths."- ... Read more

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  • China in the 21st Century:What Everyone Needs to Know

    by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs to Know
    The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation, China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse. In China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Understanding the Times

    A Survey of Competing Worldviews

    by Dr. Jeff Myers, Dr. David A. Noebel ...
    Your view of God determines your view of the world.You hold in your hands a landmark guide to understanding the ideas and forces shaping our times. Understanding the Times offers a fascinating, comprehensive look at the how the tenets of the Christian worldview compares with the five major competing worldviews of our day: Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, New Age, and Postmodernism.Understanding ... Read more

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    What Everyone Needs to Know

    by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom ...
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    The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation, China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse. In the fully revised and updated second edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, China expert Jeffrey ... Read more

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  • Religion in the Contemporary World

    A Sociological Introduction

    by Alan Aldridge ...
    In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Almost all societies seek to cultivate religions and faith communities as sources of social stability and engines of social progress. They also try ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • China's New Confucianism

    Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society

    by Daniel A. Bell ...
    What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this entertaining and illuminating book, one of the few Westerners to teach at a Chinese university draws on his personal experiences to paint an ... Read more

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  • Faith in the Public Square

    by Rowan Williams ...
    Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation. His views are consistent and orthodox and yet he has been consistently misunderstood - especially in relation to his views on contemporary society, public morality and the common good.In this, the final published work of his Archepiscopate, Dr Williams has assembled a series of chapters on matters of immediate public ... Read more

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