{"product_id":"gods-in-the-global-village-the-world-8242-s-religions-in-sociological-perspective-9781483374123","title":"Gods in the Global Village: The World\u0026#8242;s Religions in Sociological Perspective","description":"In a world plagued by religious conflict, how can the various religious and secular traditions coexist peacefully on the planet? And, what role does sociology play in helping us understand the state of religious life in a globalizing world? In the Fourth Edition of \u003cstrong\u003eGods in the Global Village\u003c\/strong\u003e, author Lester Kurtz continues to address these questions. This text is an engaging, thought-provoking examination of the relationships among the major faith traditions that inform the thinking and ethical standards of most people in the emerging global social order. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent events, the book discusses the role of religion in our daily lives and global politics, and the ways in which religion is both an agent of, and barrier to, social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurtz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.13w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781483374123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLester R. Kurtz\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Public Sociology at George Mason University, where he teaches the comparative sociology of religion, peace and conflict, social movements, globalization, and both Western and non-Western social theory. He has lectured regularly at the European Peace University and was previously Director of Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Prof. Kurtz holds a Master's in Religion from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He is editor of the three-volume \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Violence, Peace, \u0026amp; Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e (Elsevier), coeditor of the two-volume \u003cem\u003eWomen, War and Violence \u003c\/em\u003e(Praeger), \u003cem\u003eNonviolent Conflict and Civil Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e (Emerald), \u003cem\u003eNonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical Perspective \u003c\/em\u003e(Blackwell), and \u003cem\u003eThe Web of Violence: From Interpersonal to Global\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Illinois Press). He is also the author of numerous books and articles on religion and conflict peace, including \u003cem\u003eThe Nuclear Cage: A Sociology of the Arms Race\u003c\/em\u003e (Prentice Hall) and \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Heresy: The Modernist Crisis in Roman Catholicism\u003c\/em\u003e (University of California Press), which received the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion's Distinguished Book Award. He is currently working on books titled \u003cem\u003eGods and Bombs: Religion and the Rhetoric of Violence \u003c\/em\u003eand another on\u003cem\u003e Fighting Violenc\u003c\/em\u003ee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProf. Kurtz is the past Chair of the Peace and Justice Studies Association as well as the Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association, which awarded him its Robin Williams Distinguished Career Award in 2005. He received the Lester F. Ward Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied and Clinical Sociology in 2014 and has lectured in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America and has taught at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Delhi University in India, and Tunghai University in Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45305317392499,"sku":"9781483374123","price":209.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_59e3e42c-ab28-49cf-be03-12db37afb8b9.jpg?v=1785843771","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/gods-in-the-global-village-the-world-8242-s-religions-in-sociological-perspective-9781483374123","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}