The Future of Truth and Freedom in the Global Village: Modernism and the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century

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This book offers a bold forecast of the year 2050 and what life will look like in the emerging global village. Is this profound new work, Thomas McFaul examines the interwoven concepts of truth and freedom in the context of the Modernist movement that has fundamentally reshaped our world. McFaul's thesis Societies that make truth and freedom their signature values stand the best chance of prospering in the emerging global village. In The Future of Truth and Freedom in the Global Village: Modernism and the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century, McFaul relates the two cornerstone ideas of truth and freedom to the development of Modernism and its impact on science, religion, ethics, economics, and politics. This sets the stage for thought-provoking speculation as McFaul forecasts what life might be like in the year 2050, with scenarios that range from moving forward as a unified world embracing new possibilities to sliding back to the "good old days." McFaul's well-reasoned conclusion is that any society's long-term viability rests on having the freedom to adapt to changes in the modern world in new and creative ways.

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McFaul (emeritus ethics and religious studies, North Central College, Illinois) releases the second volume in his trilogy about the future. The first, published in 2006, looks at peace and justice, and the third, in progress, at religion. He begins by explaining what he means by truth and freedom, then progresses through running the long race, pushing the polarities, the butterfly, roaming around in the house, inside the big machine, a common thread, bulging pockets, fifty plus one, and heading into the future. * Reference & Research Book News *

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Thomas R. McFaul is professor emeritus of ethics and religious studies at North Central College in Naperville, IL, and adjunct professor of religion at Aurora University in Aurora, IL.