Subverting Global Myths

Theology and the Public Issues Shaping Our World

By Vinoth Ramachandra

(hardcover)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 296 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: hardcover
Published: June 2008

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2885-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2885-2
IVP Order Code: 2885

Related Subjects

Public Life

Prologue

1. Myths of Terrorism
Reaping the Whirlwind
The Globalization of Islamist Militancy
Deconstructing the "War on Terror"
Applying Just-War Reasoning
Needed: Humility and Courageous Imagination

2. Myths of Religious Violence
Escaping Parochialism
The Complexities of "Religious Violence"
Two Asian Case Studies
Atheist Polemics and Collective Deception
Recovering Christian Integrity
Mutual Criticism

3. Myths of Human Rights
The Language of Rights
Questioning the Standard Liberal Story
Toward an Alternative Story
Individual Rights
Relationality and Rights
Legislating for Rights
Recovering a Tradition

4. Myths of Multiculturalism
Understanding Cultures
Multicultural Nationhood
A Defense of Multicultural Society
Reconfiguring the Multicultural State
Secularist Fundamentalism
Rights of Refugees and Asylees
Ethics of Freedom

5. Myths of Science
Science as Ideology
Two Widespread Myths
Scientific Research and Moral Responsibility
Genetic Engineering
The Return of Eugenics
Post/Transhumanism
Gods or Nothings: The False Choice

6. Myths of Postcolonialism
Decentering World History
The Colonial Legacy
Postcolonialism
Toward a More Nuanced Understanding
Postcolonialism and Resistance from the Margins
Some Theological Reflections

Notes

Name Index

Subject Index