Developing Countries: Gender, Poverty, and Globalization - Softcover

Luna, Ronald

9781634872188: Developing Countries: Gender, Poverty, and Globalization

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ISBN 10: 1634872185 ISBN 13: 9781634872188

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2015

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"A Question of Balance: The Study of Religions helps readers recognize and explore the nature of the religious phenomenon and its diverse expression across cultures. in a fresh, innovative approach, the book blends classical studies of religion with contemporary knowledge about the human mind and human behavior.

A Question of Balance addresses four important issues. the material examines how the concept of religion spans social and cultural boundaries and encompasses multiple meanings. It places the discussion of religion within the context of religious studies as an academic discipline.

It provides an overview of three major religious traditions (Hindu-Buddhist, Chinese, and Abrahamic). Finally, the book examines religious phenomenon against the backdrop of advances in neurobiology and behavioral biology to demonstrate how religion is both an expression of the self and a long-Standing cultural practice.

A Question of Balance gives students the opportunity to see how science and humanities can come together in an academic setting to create a more meaningful understanding of both. the book is written as a companion to standard textbooks for courses in philosophy, humanities, and religious studies.

Suchismita Sen earned her master's degree in German and her Ph.D. in comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University before joining the faculty as a senior lecturer and Director of Hindi programs in the Department of Asian Studies. She initiated the university's Religion and Science Lecture Series and has had her research funded by the President's Fund for Undergraduate Research and the Donald Haag Research Fund on the Humanities. Dr. Sen is fluent in English, Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, and German."

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About the Author

Ronald W. Luna holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he is currently a lecturer and the undergraduate director in the Department of Geographical Sciences. His regular course offerings include the geography of Latin America, the geography of developing nations, and migration between Latin America and the United States. A native of El Salvador, Dr. Luna is particularly interested in the transnationalism linkages created by the Latino Community in the United States and in their home countries. He is a frequent guest lecturer and presents regularly at conferences on issues of transnationalism, and the Latino presence in America. In spring 2010, he was awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award for excellence in service to the College of Behavioral and Social Science and the Department of Geographical Sciences. In spring 2013, he received the Undergraduate Studies General Education Program Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding teachers who have demonstrably changed the lives of their students by influencing their career directions and improving students' understanding of complex issues.

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