Religious pluralism in a local and global perspective: images of the prophet Mohammed seen in a danish and a global context

If there were ever a time that a book on religious pluralism and peace oughtto be required reading for politicians, public intellectuals, policymakers, andthe media, as well as a general audience, that time is now. Conceived as aresponse to the excoriation of Islam after 9/11, Roger Boase has put togethera remarkable book on the need for interreligous dialogue as the only way to“lay the foundations for a more peaceful world (p. xviii).” This need reverberatesthrough each chapter, be it written by a Jewish, Christian, or Muslimscholar. This means that, as in a symphony, even though each scholar writesgrounded in his/her own faith tradition (instrument), their collective voiceschorus the same song. It makes for very powerful reading.The book is divided into three parts, with a foreword on the importanceof bridge building between cultures by HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal, theformer crown prince of Jordan, a preface and an introduction by Boase, anda postscript by author Wendell Berry on the failure of war as a way to securepeace. After initially considering inviting scholars from all faith traditions tocontribute, Boase decided there was not space in a single volume to do thisin an adequate way. Therefore, the book focuses on contributions fromscholars from the three Abrahamic faith traditions: Judaism, Christianity,and Islam. He rightly says that this gives the book a tighter focus. Given theimportance of the West/Islamic civilizational divide these days, it is importantto have a book that focuses on these faith traditions. From a wider,global perspective, though, this may limit its potentially positive impactabout the need for interreligous dialogue only to those readers who identifywith one of the three Abrahamic faiths. Muslims in China, for instance,would need to appeal to whole different discourses in order to establish theneed for constructive Sino-Muslim dialogue for peace.Part One, “Defining the Issue,” has articles from three scholars who tryto set the terms of the discourse: John Bowden talks about the ...

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1916 in Global Context: An Anti-Imperial Moment. Edited by Enrico Dal Lago, Róisín Healy, and Gearóid Barry. Routledge Studies in Modern European History.Abingdon: Routledge, 2018. Pp. xvi+232. $144.95 (cloth); $54.95 (e-book). Revolutions and Counter-Revolutions: 1917 and Its Aftermath from a Global Perspective. Edited by Stefan Rinke and Michael Wildt. Eigene und Fremde Welten. Edited by Jörg Baberowski, Stefan Rinke, and Michael Wildt.Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, 2017. Pp. 344. $50.00. 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution. By David Stevenson.Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. xxxviii+480. $39.95.

The Journal of Modern History ◽

10.1086/708560 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 92 (2) ◽

pp. 404-407

Author(s):

Erez Manela

Keyword(s):

Global Perspective ◽

Global Context ◽

Oxford University ◽

Oxford University Press

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Research in a global context: a discussion of Toynbee's legacy

Review of International Studies ◽

10.1017/s0260210500118819 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 115-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christopher Brewin

Keyword(s):

Global Perspective ◽

Western Civilization ◽

Special Treatment ◽

Historical Survey ◽

Time And Space ◽

Global Context ◽

Annual Survey ◽

The World

Arnold Toynbee was Director of Studies at Chatham House from 1924 until his retirement in 1954. His fame rests on two monumental projects to establish a global perspective. The Annual Survey each year reviewed the world as a geographical whole, selecting four or five themes for special treatment. It was not an edited volume. The Study of History put Western civilization in the context of a historical survey of all previous civilizations. Quite apart from his considerable journalistic output, the thirty-four volumes of the Survey and the ten volumes of the Study show how seriously Toynbee had taken a schoolmaster's injunction ‘first to see your subject or your problem as a whole’. Toynbee believed that a global perspective in terms of both time and space was of practical use.

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Cold War and American Intervention in Malvinas (1982)

Quinto Sol ◽

10.19137/qs.v25i1.4179 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Ana Laura Bochicchio ◽

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

Ronald Reagan ◽

The United States ◽

Global Perspective ◽

State Agencies ◽

International Context ◽

Global Context ◽

The Us ◽

The Cold War ◽

Us Intervention

This article analyzes the Malvinas war from a global perspective, understanding the direction that it took on as intertwined with the international context of the Cold War. To this end, the emphasis is placed on the analysis of the United States policy, first a diplomatic one and then an interventionist one, as an ally of Great Britain. Analyzing the bilateral conversations between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan together with official statements and publications of different US state agencies, it can be seen the way in which the development of the Malvinas war, beyond the regional particularities that triggered it, was inserted within the anti-Soviet logic of the second Cold War. Added to this is a global context of the imposition of neoliberal policies that radicalized the US intervention in Latin America in favor of the imposition of its capitalist imperialist model.

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Introduction

Female Authorship and the Documentary Image ◽

10.3366/edinburgh/9781474419444.003.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Boel Ulfsdotter ◽

Anna Backman Rogers

Keyword(s):

Feminist Theory ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Subject Formation ◽

Female Agency ◽

Global Context ◽

Female Authorship ◽

Key Issues ◽

Central Mode ◽

Contemporary Media ◽

Widespread Interest

The topic of this book, as well as its companion volume, Female Agency and Documentary Strategies: Subjectivities, Identity and Activism, is an internationally focused study of female authorship in relation to the documentary image. Addressed by a group of scholars and practitioners at the forefront of contemporary views on this issue, these two volumes are defined by a collaborative effort to map and report on authorship from a global perspective. Given the widespread interest, and indeed nearly obsessional need, to document ourselves and the world around us in the contemporary moment, this two-volume monograph addresses issues as varied as: How do theory and praxis coalesce (if at all) for female practitioners within documentary image making practices? How do technology and contemporary media shape the strategies that inform female authorship and subjectivity? Has the digital turn brought about any major shifts in terms of female subject formation and activism? Which is the central mode of address currently in the field? Which are the key issues being dealt with? How is female authorship made manifest within a global context? Why is the notion of authorship of sustained relevance and importance to female documentary practitioners? Is female authorship always implicitly or explicitly imbricate with feminist theory?...

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Assessment and Promotion of Geotouristic and Geomining Routes as a Basis for Local Development: A Case Study

Minerals ◽

10.3390/min11040351 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 351

Author(s):

Paúl Carrión-Mero ◽

Geanella Herrera-Narváez ◽

Gricelda Herrera-Franco ◽

Emily Sánchez-Zambrano ◽

Josep Mata-Perelló ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Global Assessment ◽

Quantitative Assessment ◽

Local Development ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Mining Sites ◽

Global Context ◽

Assessment Matrix ◽

Definition Of ◽

Very High

Travel itineraries are fundamental in the development of tourism of a given area. Traditional thematic routes (e.g., architectural, archaeological) can be significantly improved and optimized by including geological and mining interest sites. The present study offers an analysis of the influence that inclusion of geosites or mining sites could have on the existing routes of the Zaruma-Portovelo region (Ecuador), together with a global assessment of these itineraries as the basis of fostering local development in communities of the region. The methodology consists of the following stages: (i) compilation of existing travel itineraries; (ii) analysis and assessment of those geosites and mining sites that are included in two geotouristic routes through the Spanish Inventory of Places of Geological Interest method (IELIG, acronym in Spanish), but have not been assessed previously; (iii) assessment of existing routes (two geotouristic routes and one geomining route) from a global perspective through the Geotouristic Route Assessment Matrix method (GtRAM, acronym in Spanish); and (iv) definition of strategies for the development and promotion of travel itineraries within the context of geotourism. According to the results of quantitative assessment, three new sites (both geosites and mining sites) were studied and their obtained score of interest was “High” (164/400). The existing routes achieved good results both from the geological-mining perspective “High” score of (189/400) and within a global context “Very High” score of (3.5/5). The quantitative assessment allowed us to propose improvement strategies to disseminate and use these itineraries to unfold sustainable development based on geotourism.

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Religious Understanding in a Contemporary Global Context

10.1093/oso/9780198796732.003.0011 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Keith Ward

Keyword(s):

Religious Tradition ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Historical Research ◽

Global Context ◽

Morality Politics ◽

The Arts ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

The World ◽

Main Factors ◽

Religious Understanding

Human evaluations in religion, as in the arts, history, morality, politics, and philosophy, differ widely, in part because of different personal experiences, social histories, and forms of education. This suggests that seeking understanding is difficult and gradual, in religion as well as in other areas, and a full grasp of truth probably remains a future goal. In religion, three main factors—the rise of science, of critical historical research, and of a greater understanding of diverse religions—suggest the adoption of a more global perspective. One may be committed to a specific religious tradition, yet accept that no religion has a final, inerrant, or complete grasp of truth. An expansive global religious understanding might see the grounding of religion in apprehensions of transcendent meaning and value, and be attentive to the variety of such apprehensions in the religions of the world.

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Ecumenical Ecclesiology in its New Contexts: Considering the Transformed Relationship between Roman Catholic Ecclesiology and Ecumenism

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel9100291 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 291

Author(s):

Kristin Colberg

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Roman Catholic ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Common Interest ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Global Context ◽

The Relationship ◽

Religious Landscape ◽

The Church ◽

New Phase

The quest for Christian unity is entering a new phase amidst the movement’s many voices, perspectives and tensions. Christians are witnessing the advent of an emerging ecumenical paradigm, which, because it is not fully realized, is still realizing its full definition. The paradigm operates in a global context rather than a Eurocentric one, and even as it is more global, it is simultaneously more local. It cultivates shared praxis while being less concerned with the comparison of dogmas. Ecclesiology is also entering a new paradigm which shares many features with its ecumenical counterpart, particularly its global perspective and interest in shared praxis ahead of dogmatic questions. Even though ecumenism and ecclesiology share common trajectories, their journeys are unfolding in largely parallel rather than cooperative and mutually-enriching ways. This raises the question: What opportunities might arise from examining the shifts in ecumenism and ecclesiology together? This article examines how new methodological and practical developments in these two fields can form and inform one another. It studies the shift to synodality in the Catholic Church and the turn towards discernment in the ecumenical sphere as manifestations of similar theological commitments and a common interest in cultivating participatory processes. The seismic changes reshaping the religious landscape are transforming the relationship between ecumenism and ecclesiology; yet a strong connection between them endures and illumines paths forward for the church in the third millennium.

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