Justice in a Global Economy: Strategies for Home, Community, and World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664229557 ISBN 13: 9780664229559

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006

Synopsis

Today's complex social and economic problems leave many people in the affluent world feeling either overwhelmed or ambivalent. Even the small percentage of us who have examined the ethics behind our financial decisions and overcome the often-deterring factors of self-interest rarely know what to do to make any difference. By providing tools for examination and concrete actions for individuals, communities, and society at large, Justice in a Global Economy guides its readers through many of today's complex societal issues, including land use, immigration, corporate accountability, and environmental and economic justice. Beginning with a basic introduction to the impact of economic globalization, the book provides both critical assessments of the current political-economic structures and examples of people and communities who are actively working to transform society. Each chapter concludes with questions for discussion and reflection.

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela K. Brubaker is Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. She has published several articles and three books on various topics in Christian ethics and women's religious history.

Rebecca Todd Peters is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is currently serving as a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches. She is the author of the award-winning In Search of the Good Life: The Ethics of Globalization and coeditor of Justice in a Global Economy: Strategies for Home, Community and World.

Laura A. Stivers is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Pfeiffer University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0664229557
• ISBN 13: 9780664229559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Brubaker Pamela K., Peters Rebecca Todd, Stivers Laura A.