{"product_id":"religious-particularism-vs-religious-universalism-zoran-matevski-9781804411742","title":"Religious Particularism vs. Religious Universalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe process of globalization means that borders between societies are becoming less important, and socio-cultural developments in certain societies are increasingly influenced by events from other parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis creates two opposing social effects. On the one hand, there is a risk of clashes between different religions, which are present within a social community. On the other hand, these close contacts among different religions may diminish differences among them, and thus reduce tensions and conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the conflict between particularism and universalism. Particularism emphasizes the importance of the characteristics of particular social groups; ethnic, cultural, religious, and regional. Unlike particularism, universalism emphasizes the importance of similarities among people and systems of values in individual societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors in this collection address some of the important issues at the interface of particularism and universalism, including the role of religion as a mitigator of the influence of global processes; fundamentalism as a form of collective identity; and the idea of ecumenism and neo-ecumenism as myth or reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important collection for scholars and researchers in religion and faith, politics, and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoran Matevski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804411744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804411742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethics International Press, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Zoran Matevski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44213011644671,"sku":"9781804411742","price":131.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d044b4aa-49f5-46bb-abd1-f4a491df1560.jpg?v=1692111548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religious-particularism-vs-religious-universalism-zoran-matevski-9781804411742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}