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Below is a critical new resource from Eerdmans Publishing in the area of ethics and economy in an age of globalization.
 
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Global Neighbors: Christian Faith and Moral Obligation in Today's Economy
Series: The Eerdmans Religion, Ethics, and Public Life Series <http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802860330#series>
Douglas A. Hicks <http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/contrib.asp?contrib_id=1588>  (editor), Mark Valeri <http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/contrib.asp?contrib_id=1589> (editor)

     $28.00 Paperback
 
 Link to book: http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802860330

 272 pages; dimensions (in inches): 6 x 9; 2008
 
 ISBN: 978-0-8028-6033-0   


     Description       Reviews <http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802860330&i=2>     Table of Contents <http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802860330&i=4>    
How can people of faith meet the challenge of living morally and faithfully within an increasingly globalized society? Much of the debate about the global market economy is polarized between pro-market ideology and anti-globalization activism. Global Neighbors sidesteps that dichotomy, presenting instead a nuanced, constructive approach. Leading theologians, ethicists, economists, and church leaders here examine the Christian call to live morally, faithfully, and responsibly in today's global marketplace and offer alternative perspectives to such utilitarians as Peter Singer.

  Reviews       Table of Contents <http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802860330&i=4>    
Cornel West
- Princeton University
"Superb. . . . The best Christian ethical thinking we have on complex global issues that affect all of us. Don't miss it!"

Elizabeth M. Bounds
- Emory University
"Global Neighbors is essential for anyone who wishes to reflect thoughtfully as a Christian on the economic challenges we face today. Its authors insist that the Christian tradition of loving one's neighbor obliges us to engage the full complexities of these challenges and to act in ways that show true regard for neighbors both near and far. This volume takes a big step toward an engaged social Christianity that goes beyond any dichotomy of liberalism vs. neo-orthodoxy."

James Hudnut-Beumler
- Vanderbilt University
"Hicks and Valeri gather a remarkably diverse group of wise voices on the contemporary global economy and its ethical and pragmatic challenges to North American Christians. Pastors, economists, and religious scholars all contribute their perspectives on the emergent and enduring realities of the global market; this multiplicity of perspectives by itself makes the book valuable. What makes it essential reading is how clear-eyed the analysis is without giving up hope in a better common human future. In a sea of scolds, screeds, and fear-mongering about the global economy, Global Neighbors provides a firm island upon which to engage in further thought and constructive action."

Harlan R. Beckley
- Harlan R. Beckley
"Global Neighbors offers a rich variety of resources for considering the challenges of poverty and environmental degradation on a global scale. The volume is enhanced by the differences and disagreements among authors sharing a Christian-informed concern to respect the dignity of humans and our increasingly shared environment."

  Table of Contents      
SERIES FOREWORD
CONTRIBUTORS
PROLOGUE Producing Endurance: A Story of Faith and the Global Market
     William Goettler
INTRODUCTION Christian Faith and the Global Market
     Douglas A. Hicks and Mark Valeri
I. Near and Far Obligations in the Global Market

1. Who Is My Neighbor? An Invitation to See the World with Different Eyes
2.      Thomas W. Walker
3. Agape and Special Relations in a Global Economy: Theological Sources
4.      Eric Gregory
5. Global Poverty and Bono's Celebrity Activism: An Analysis of Moral Imagination and Motivation
6.      Douglas A. Hicks

II. Christian Witness and Mainstream Economic Theory: Four Critiques

1. Human Nature and Human Needs in Recent Economic Theory
2.      Kent Van Til
3. Economic Justice Requires More than the Kindness of Strangers
4.      Rebecca Todd Peters
5. Free Markets and the Reign of God: Identifying Potential Conflicts
6.      Jeff Van Duzer
7. And God Said, Let There Be Many: An Argument for Economic Diversity
8.      Janet Parker

III. Labor and Vocation in the Global Market

1. Knowledge Work, Craft Work, and Calling
2.      Robert D. Austin and Lee Devin
3. Christian Manufacturers at the Crossroads
4.      Shirley J. Roels
5. A Christian Perspective on the Role of Government in a Market Economy
6.      Rebecca M. Blank
7. Critical Economic Engagement: On the Perennial and Novel Dimensions
8.      Douglas A. Hicks and Mark Valeri

INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS
INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Douglas A. Hicks

Douglas A. Hicks is associate professor of leadership studies and religion at the University of Richmond and executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement.
 
Mark Valeri

Mark Valeri is E. T. Thompson Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, Virginia.