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Assumptions and institutions that we have taken for granted for
fifty years are proving inadequate for the world now emerging.
Moreover, mono-casual explanations of rapid global change do not
work. Religious as well as economic dynamics, cultural as well as
political forces, environmental as well as military constraints,
are frequently working at cross-purposes in shaping a globe we
cannot yet fathom. The essays in this volume reach beyond the mere
description of phenomena to explore deeper currents of
institutional breakdown and competing cultural drives that are
radically reshaping our world. Covering topics ranging from the New
Silk Road to changes in school governance around the world, the
authors offer a critical, historically-informed assessment of the
diverse dynamics that are undermining or nullifying current
paradigms of thought and action. Drawing on their diverse
backgrounds in economics, international affairs, ethics, history,
education, and religion, the authors share the conviction that
long-standing assumptions about a state-centered, secular-tending,
economically converging world are in large measure mistaken. A
paradigm shift is required if we are to understand and
constructively shape the twenty-first century world.
Assumptions and institutions that we have taken for granted for
fifty years are proving inadequate for the world now emerging.
Moreover, mono-casual explanations of rapid global change do not
work. Religious as well as economic dynamics, cultural as well as
political forces, environmental as well as military constraints,
are frequently working at cross-purposes in shaping a globe we
cannot yet fathom. The essays in this volume reach beyond the mere
description of phenomena to explore deeper currents of
institutional breakdown and competing cultural drives that are
radically reshaping our world. Covering topics ranging from the New
Silk Road to changes in school governance around the world, the
authors offer a critical, historically-informed assessment of the
diverse dynamics that are undermining or nullifying current
paradigms of thought and action. Drawing on their diverse
backgrounds in economics, international affairs, ethics, history,
education, and religion, the authors share the conviction that
long-standing assumptions about a state-centered, secular-tending,
economically converging world are in large measure mistaken. A
paradigm shift is required if we are to understand and
constructively shape the twenty-first century world.
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