As the twentieth century draws to a close and the rush to globalization gathers momentum, political and economic considerations are crowding out vital ethical questions about the shape of our future. Now, Hans K?ng, one of the world's preeminent Christian theologians, explores these issues in a visi
Globalization and Political Ethics
β Scribed by Richard B. Day, Joseph Masciulli
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 473
- Series
- International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology
- Category
- Library
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