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1. READING THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW WITHIN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: A RESPONSE.

Author

Wainwright, Elaine M.

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *HUMAN rights, *PAPER, *SOCIETIES, *SCIENTIFIC method, *GLOBALIZATION, BIBLICAL hermeneutics
Abstract

This article responds to the diversity of approaches in the five papers presented at the Matthew Section of the Society of Biblical Literature, held in Boston (Massachusetts), 21-25 November 2008. This response focuses on an overarching question: what does it mean to read Matthew in a global context? It considers two key areas. The first is location and voice/language and the second, the hermeneutics and methodologies employed and how these enabled John Y.H. Yieh (Virginia Theological Seminary), Andries van Aarde (University of Pretoria), Dorothy Jean Weaver (Eastern Mennonite Seminary), Laura Anderson (Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley) and Lidija Novakovic (Baylor University, Waco) to read Matthew within a global context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009
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2. Globalization and the Zones of Islam: Persian and Arab Zones Revisited.

Author

Alexander, Kristian

Subjects
*GLOBALIZATION, *ISLAM, *DEMOCRACY, *HUMAN rights, *MUSLIMS, *VALUES (Ethics), *ETHNICITY
Abstract

This paper seeks to examine the relationship between globalization and Islam. Globalization’s focus on market forces, new technology and new discources of democracy and human rights have different impacts on parts of the Muslim world. It has become evident that globalization has created two contradictory processes, namely homogenization and fragmentation (localization) of global values, democracy, ethnicity and identity. Islam, as a rich and diverse fiber, empowers Muslims to cope with these issues in different ways. What are major historical, socio-political and economic factors that shape the understanding and manifestation of Islam in different parts of the world? It is asserted that there are different zones of Islam, each of which are framed by their respective national culture and diverse historical experiences. This paper will focus on Iran (as the representative of the Persian Zone) and Saudi Arabia (as the representative of the Arab Zone) and elaborate on the diferences between those two zones in regards to coping with the forces of globalization. The main question is: What significance do reactions of both zones to the forces of globalization have to our understanding of ‘globalization’ per se? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004