Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities by Rupp, George

Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231174282)

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Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities by Rupp, George

Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities

$35.00
Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities by Rupp, George

Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities

$35.00
Format: Hardcover
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In many places around the world, relations between ethnic and religious groups that for long periods coexisted more or less amicably are now fraught with aggression and violence. This trend has profound international implications, threatening efforts to narrow the gap between rich and poor. Underscoring the need for sustained action, George Rupp urges the secular West to reckon with the continuing power of religious conviction and embrace the full extent of the world's diversity.

While individualism is a powerful force in Western cultures and a cornerstone of Western foreign policy, it elicits strong resistance in traditional communities. Drawing on decades of research and experience, Rupp pushes modern individualism beyond its foundational beliefs to recognize the place of communal practice in our world. Affirming the value of communities and the productive role religion plays in many lives, he advocates new solutions to such global challenges as conflicts in the developing world, income inequality, climate change, and mass migration.

Author: George Rupp
ISBN-10: 0231174284
ISBN-13: 9780231174282
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2015
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.61h x 5.60w x 0.76d

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Publishers Weekly 10/05/2015
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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.

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