Globalization and the Good - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802828450 ISBN 13: 9780802828453

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2004

Synopsis

What exactly is globalization? Is it primarily a force for good or a force for evil? In exploring the contours of a Christian response, this edited collection of papers bears witness to the insights of biblical theology, the realities of the contemporary world and the full spectrum of opinions about the issue. The book provides: clarification (what is globalization, a critique of globalization, alternatives to contemporary forms of globalization and suggestions of practical action to counter the negative effects.

About this title

About the Author:

The Revd Dr Peter Heslam is Lecturer in Social and Economic Ethics at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, Director of the LICC project, A Christian Response to Contemporary Capitalism, and author of the Grove pamphlet Globalization: Unravelling the New Capitalism (2002). He spearheaded JustShare, a consortium of 15 Christian organizations concerned to develop a positive biblical response to the issues raised around May Day 2002.

About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0802828450
• ISBN 13: 9780802828453
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 137
• Editor: Heslam Peter