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    The Power of the West in the Economy of Grace: Reclaiming a Prophetic Stewardship with an Ecosophic Worldview
    The Power of the West in the Economy of Grace: Reclaiming a Prophetic Stewardship with an Ecosophic Worldview
    The Power of the West in the Economy of Grace: Reclaiming a Prophetic Stewardship with an Ecosophic Worldview
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    The Power of the West in the Economy of Grace: Reclaiming a Prophetic Stewardship with an Ecosophic Worldview

    By Eskil Jonsson

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    The overall problem raised in this book is that the Western culture of modern rationality, power, and economics departs from a rather narrow, secular and ego-centric worldview. Therefore, it does not recognize the identity of traditional cultures and religions nor social, economic, or ecological justice in relation to the rest of the world.

    Western religion has, over history, often played a legitimating role for political power, and the expansion of institutional structures and has therefore lost much of its prophetic identity to be signs of peace, justice, and unity. The ecumenical and integrative model of stewardship as an "economy of grace," with a deeper ecological philosophy, does, however, offer new visions for a multicultural and multireligious economy.

    This book is intended for leaders, students, and scholars interested in interdisciplinary studies of politics, religion, economics, and ecology. This will also be of interest to students and researchers in peace studies or conflict management, as well as to leaders who are engaged in the building of peace and justice.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateJun 27, 2013
    ISBN9781621897644
    The Power of the West in the Economy of Grace: Reclaiming a Prophetic Stewardship with an Ecosophic Worldview
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    Eskil Jonsson

    Eskil Jonsson has a Ph D in Business Administration from Uppsala University, Sweden and has long working experiences as Financial Advisor in church related organisations in multireligious and multicultural contexts. He has also done research in the field of leadership, sociology, theology, ethics and ecological economics and has served as Director of the Life and Peace Institute in Uppsala.

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