The Gospel and Globalization: Exploring the Religious Roots of a Globalized World

Marc Notes: Co-pub. with Geneva Society.; Includes bibliographical references. Publisher Marketing: In "The Gospel and Globalization" leading and emerging Christian scholars weigh in on the question of how Western Christians can formulate a faithful response to one of the most powerful currents of our day-globalization. Written for undergraduate students, this collection of essays covers numerous issues including the Canadian oil sands, Naomi Klein's influential "Shock Doctrine, " entrepreneurship, and Islam, and spans a breadth of disciplinary approaches from literary production to economics, from technology to urban art, from theology to business. Together these articles demonstrate the importance of identifying and understanding the religious roots of globalization. The authors call their readers to live purposefully, analyse carefully, and dream of radical alternatives in the hope of God's better future. Contributor Bio:  Goheen, Michael W Michael W. Goheen (PhD, University of Utrecht) is Director of Theological Education and Scholar-in-Residence at the Missional Training Center--Phoenix. He is also Jake and Betsy Tuls Professor of Missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, Senior Fellow of Newbigin House of Studies, and minister of preaching at New West Christian Reformed Church in British Columbia. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including "The Drama of Scripture", "Living at the Crossroads", "A Light to the Nations", and a work on Lesslie Newbigin's missionary ecclesiology.