|  | Palmer, Michael D. / Burgess, Stanley M. (eds.)
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice
Blackwell Companions to Religion
 1. Edition March 2012
169.- Euro
2012. 658 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4051-9547-8 - John Wiley & Sons
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TheWiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice is a wide-ranging account and exploration of the crucial topics at the intersection of religion and social justice. This is the first time this work has been brought together for each religion, across all the major world religions, in a comparative way. Newly-commissioned essays explain exactly what individual traditions believe in relation to social justice; what the main issues are and how the major faiths differ in their approaches; which social justice movements exist and what they do; the key thinkers and activists in each religion; and an account of the key texts within religions.
From the contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Major World Religions
Part I Introduction
1. Buddhism: Historical Setting
2. Buddhism: Contemporary Expressions
3. Christianity: Historical Setting
4. Christianity: Contemporary Expressions
5. Confucianism: Historical Setting
6. Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions
7. Hinduism: Historical Setting
8. Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions
9. Islam: Historical Setting
10. Islam: Contemporary Expressions
11. Judaism: Historical Setting
12. Judaism: Contemporary Expressions
Part II: Religious Movements and Themes
Part II Introduction
13. Bahá'í Faith
14. The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica
15. The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia
16. The Role of the Chief in Asante Society
17. Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice
18.Sangha and Society
19. G'meelut Chasadim (Deeds of Kindness)
20. Hospitality
21. Zakat: Faith and Giving in Muslim Contexts
22. Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
Part III: Indigenous People
Part III Introduction
23. Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau
24. Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers
25. Central America: A God for the Poor: Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya
26. Europe: The Roma People of Romania
27. Middle East: The Kurds
28. New Zealand: The Mâori People
29. North America: Ojibwe Culture
30. Southern Asia: The Gonds of India: A Search for Identity and Justice
Part IV: Social Justice Issues
Part IV Introduction
31. Colonialism
32. Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity
33. AIDS, Religion, and the Politics of Social Justice in sub-Saharan Africa
34. Religion, Civil Rights, and Social Justice
35. Human Rights: The South African Experience
36. The "Double-Conscious" Nature of American Evangelicalism's Struggle over Civil Rights during the Progressive Era
37. Gender and Sexuality in the Context of Religion and Social Justice
38. Beginning of Life
39. Death and Dying
40. Religion's Influence on Social Justice Practices Relating to Those with Disabilities
41. Ecology and the Environment
42. Christianity and Non-Violent Resistance
43. Building Peace in the Pursuit of Social Justice
Index
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