The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice
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Overview
- The first publication to offer a comparative study of social justice for each of the major world religions, exploring viewpoints within Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism
- Offers a unique and enlightening volume for those studying religion and social justice - a crucially important subject within the history of religion, and a significant area of academic study in the field
- Brings together the beliefs of individual traditions in a comprehensive, explanatory, and informative style
- All essays are newly-commissioned and written by eminent scholars in the field
- Benefits from a distinctive four-part organization, with sections on major religions; religious movements and themes; indigenous people; and issues of social justice, from colonialism to civil rights, and AIDS through to environmental concerns
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781119572107 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 04/13/2020 |
Series: | Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion , #62 |
Pages: | 664 |
Product dimensions: | 6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.50(d) |
About the Author
STANLEY M. BURGESS is Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University. In addition to over 150 scholarly articles, he has published numerous books, including the International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements (2002), the Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity (2004), and Christian Peoples of the Spirit: a Documentary Collection (2011).
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors ixAcknowledgments xix
Introduction 1
Part I Major World Religions 13
Introduction 15
1 Buddhism: Historical Setting 17Mavis Fenn
2 Buddhism: Contemporary Expressions 30Steven Emmanuel
3 Christianity: Historical Setting 46Stanley M. Burgess
4 Christianity: Contemporary Expressions 61Curtiss Paul DeYoung
5 Confucianism: Historical Setting 77Joseph Chan
6 Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions 93Stephen C. Angle
7 Hinduism: Historical Setting 110O.P. Dwivedi
8 Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions 124Amita Singh
9 Islam: Historical Setting 137Hussam S. Timani
10 Islam: Contemporary Expressions 153Erin E. Stiles
11 Judaism: Historical Setting 170Moshe Hellinger
12 Judaism: Contemporary Expressions 190Eliezer Segal
Part II Religious Movements and Themes 205
Introduction 207
13 Bahá’í Faith 210Christopher Buck
14 The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica 224William Wedenoja
15 The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia 241Florian Pohl
16 The Role of the Chief in Asante Society 256Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
17 Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice 268Derek F. Maher
18 Sangha and Society 280Hiroko Kawanami
19 G’meelut Chasadim (Deeds of Kindness) 292W.E. Nunnally
20 Hospitality 306Ana María Pineda
21 Zakat: Faith and Giving in Muslim Contexts 319Azim Nanji
22 Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue 330Barbara Brown Zikmund
Part III Indigenous People 345
Introduction 347
23 Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau 350Robert M. Baum
24 Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers 361Robert Tonkinson
25 Central America: A God for the Poor – Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya 373Christine A. Kray
26 Europe: The Roma People of Romania 388Sorin Gog and Maria Roth
27 Middle East: The Kurds – Religion and Social Justice of a Stateless Nation 402Charles G. MacDonald
28 New Zealand: The Māori People 412Rawinia Higgins
29 North America: Ojibwe Culture 425Gregory O. Gagnon
30 Southern Asia: The Gonds of India – A Search for Identity and Justice 438Sushma Yadav
Part IV Social Justice Issues 451
Introduction 453
31 Colonialism 456Brigid M. Sackey
32 Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity 469T. John Padwick
33 AIDS, Religion, and the Politics of Social Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa 482Afe Adogame
34 Religion, Civil Rights, and Social Justice 496Paul Harvey
35 Human Rights: The South African Experience 507Glenda Wildschut
36 The “Double-Conscious” Nature of American Evangelicalism’s Struggle over Civil Rights during the Progressive Era 519L.B. Gallien, Jr.
37 Gender and Sexuality in the Context of Religion and Social Justice 535Mary E. Hunt
38 Beginning of Life 547Andrew Lustig
39 Death and Dying 561Courtney S. Campbell
40 Religion’s Influence on Social Justice Practices Relating to Those with Disabilities 575Ruth Vassar Burgess
41 Ecology and the Environment 591Laurel Kearns
42 Christianity and Nonviolent Resistance 607Celia Cook-Huffman43 Building Peace in the Pursuit of Social Justice 620Mohammed Abu-Nimer
Index 633