{"title":"Ira Rifkin","description":"\u003cp\u003eIRA RIFKIN is a journalist, author, and media consultant specializing in religion and culture, with a focus on globalization, the Middle East, interfaith dialogue, and Eastern religions. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Perspectives on Globalization: Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval\u003c\/em\u003e and the editor of \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Leaders Who Changed the World: The Essential Handbook to the Past Century of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRifkin has served as a national correspondent for Religion News Service and as news director for Beliefnet.com, and has contributed to the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. He has taught journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park; American University; and the State University of New York at New Paltz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIra lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIra Rifkin’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spiritual-perspectives-on-globalization-2nd-edition","title":"Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization (2nd Edition): Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is globalization anyway? What are spiritually-minded people—\u003cbr\u003eon all sides of the issue—doing and saying about it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe economic and cultural dynamic of globalization is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. But what exactly is it? What are its origins? What is its impact on our spiritual lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lucid introduction surveys the religious landscape, explaining in clear and nonjudgmental language the beliefs that motivate spiritual leaders, activists, theologians, academics, and others involved on all sides of the issue. Included are the points-of-view of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBah’s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddhists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarth-based and tribal religions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHindus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuslims\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtestants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoman Catholics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike other books on this controversial issue, this easy-to-read introduction won’t tell you what to think; it gives you the information you need to reach your own conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As important as economics may be, it is not, as the great religions stress, the full measure of humanity. There is also connection to self, to others, to the ingrained values that have sustained cultures for generations and millennia, and to the belief in transcendence that gives it all meaning. In the end, what unnerves people most about globalization—including many in the West who may fairly be said to be on the winning side (economically, that is) of the process so far—is the threat it poses to that which is most precious to a life of satisfaction: our sense of meaning.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from the Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594730458\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594730450\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Ira Rifkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238196871384,"sku":"9781594730450","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238196904152,"sku":"9781683363156","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594730450_FC_mockup_v2_1738728958_39e03c64-60c1-4fca-bb7b-c1f9fcf2715a.jpg?v=1791033390"},{"product_id":"spiritual-leaders-who-changed-the-world","title":"Spiritual Leaders Who Changed the World: The Essential Handbook to the Past Century of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Were the Most Innovative Spiritual Leaders of the Past Century?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating profiles of the most important spiritual leaders of the past one hundred years. An invaluable reference of twentieth-century religion and an inspiring resource for spiritual challenge today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Elk, H. H. the Dalai Lama, Mary                 Baker Eddy, Abraham Joshua Heschel, J. Krishnamurti, C. S.                 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Their lives and wisdom are now easily                 accessible in this inspiring volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebration of the human spirit, ideal                 for both seekers and believers, the curious and the passionate,                 thinkers and doers, this book is an authoritative guide to the                 most creative spiritual ideas and actions of the past                 century—a challenge for us today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594732418\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594732416\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Ira Rifkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238201622744,"sku":"9781594732416","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238201655512,"sku":"9781683363125","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594732416_FC_mockup_v2_1738729694_763960ad-6864-45b3-824c-2c9d4e07a786.jpg?v=1791035319"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-ira-rifkin.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}