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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice


The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice


Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion, Band 78 1. Aufl.

von: Michael D. Palmer, Stanley M. Burgess

43,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 12.03.2012
ISBN/EAN: 9781444355369
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 664

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<i>The Wiley</i>-<i>Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice</i> brings together a team of distinguished scholars to provide a comprehensive and comparative account of social justice in the major religious traditions.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>The first publication to offer a comparative study of social justice for each of the major world religions<i>,</i> exploring viewpoints within Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism</li> <li>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 </li> <li>Brings together the beliefs of individual traditions in a comprehensive, explanatory, and informative style </li> <li>All essays are newly-commissioned and written by eminent scholars in the field </li> <li>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</li> </ul>
<p>Notes on Contributors ix</p> <p>Acknowledgments xix</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I Major World Religions 13</b></p> <p>Introduction 15</p> <p>1 Buddhism: Historical Setting 17<br /><i>Mavis Fenn</i></p> <p>2 Buddhism: Contemporary Expressions 30<br /><i>Steven Emmanuel</i></p> <p>3 Christianity: Historical Setting 46<br /><i>Stanley M. Burgess</i></p> <p>4 Christianity: Contemporary Expressions 61<br /><i>Curtiss Paul DeYoung</i></p> <p>5 Confucianism: Historical Setting 77<br /><i>Joseph Chan</i></p> <p>6 Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions 93<br /><i>Stephen C. Angle</i></p> <p>7 Hinduism: Historical Setting 110<br /><i>O.P. Dwivedi</i></p> <p>8 Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions 124<br /><i>Amita Singh</i></p> <p>9 Islam: Historical Setting 137<br /><i>Hussam S. Timani</i></p> <p>10 Islam: Contemporary Expressions 153<br /><i>Erin E. Stiles</i></p> <p>11 Judaism: Historical Setting 170<br /><i>Moshe Hellinger</i></p> <p>12 Judaism: Contemporary Expressions 190<br /><i>Eliezer Segal</i></p> <p><b>Part II Religious Movements and Themes 205</b></p> <p>Introduction 207</p> <p>13 Bahá’í Faith 210<br /><i>Christopher Buck</i></p> <p>14 The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica 224<br /><i>William Wedenoja</i></p> <p>15 The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia 241<br /><i>Florian Pohl</i></p> <p>16 The Role of the Chief in Asante Society 256<br /><i>Yaw Adu-Gyamfi</i></p> <p>17 Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice 268<br /><i>Derek F. Maher</i></p> <p>18 Sangha and Society 280<br /><i>Hiroko Kawanami</i></p> <p>19 <i>G’meelut Chasadim </i>(Deeds of Kindness) 292<br /><i>W.E. Nunnally</i></p> <p>20 Hospitality 306<br /><i>Ana María Pineda</i></p> <p>21 <i>Zakat: </i>Faith and Giving in Muslim Contexts 319<br /><i>Azim Nanji</i></p> <p>22 Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue 330<br /><i>Barbara Brown Zikmund</i></p> <p><b>Part III Indigenous People 345</b></p> <p>Introduction 347</p> <p>23 Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau 350<br /><i>Robert M. Baum</i></p> <p>24 Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers 361<br /><i>Robert Tonkinson</i></p> <p>25 Central America: A God for the Poor – Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya 373<br /><i>Christine A. Kray</i></p> <p>26 Europe: The Roma People of Romania 388<br /><i>Sorin Gog and Maria Roth</i></p> <p>27 Middle East: The Kurds – Religion and Social Justice of a Stateless Nation 402<br /><i>Charles G. MacDonald</i></p> <p>28 New Zealand: The Māori People 412<br /><i>Rawinia Higgins</i></p> <p>29 North America: Ojibwe Culture 425<br /><i>Gregory O. Gagnon</i></p> <p>30 Southern Asia: The Gonds of India – A Search for Identity and Justice 438<br /><i>Sushma Yadav</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Social Justice Issues 451</b></p> <p>Introduction 453</p> <p>31 Colonialism 456<br /><i>Brigid M. Sackey</i></p> <p>32 Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity 469<br /><i>T. John Padwick</i></p> <p>33 AIDS, Religion, and the Politics of Social Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa 482<br /><i>Afe Adogame</i></p> <p>34 Religion, Civil Rights, and Social Justice 496<br /><i>Paul Harvey</i></p> <p>35 Human Rights: The South African Experience 507<br /><i>Glenda Wildschut</i></p> <p>36 The “Double-Conscious” Nature of American Evangelicalism’s Struggle over Civil Rights during the Progressive Era 519<br /><i>L.B. Gallien, Jr.</i></p> <p>37 Gender and Sexuality in the Context of Religion and Social Justice 535<br /><i>Mary E. Hunt</i></p> <p>38 Beginning of Life 547<br /><i>Andrew Lustig</i></p> <p>39 Death and Dying 561<br /><i>Courtney S. Campbell</i></p> <p>40 Religion’s Influence on Social Justice Practices Relating to Those with Disabilities 575<br /><i>Ruth Vassar Burgess</i></p> <p>41 Ecology and the Environment 591<br /><i>Laurel Kearns</i></p> <p>42 Christianity and Nonviolent Resistance 607<br /><i>Celia Cook-Huffman<br /><br /></i>43 Building Peace in the Pursuit of Social Justice 620<br /><i>Mohammed Abu-Nimer</i></p> <p>Index 633</p>
<p>“The articles work together to form a comprehensive whole and also to provide an encyclopedic handbook on the topic.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.”  (<i>Choice</i>, 1 December 2012)</p>
<p><b>MICHAEL D. PALMER</b> is a professor of philosophy at Regent University. In addition to numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, and reviews, he has published four books, including a two-volume work <i>The Holy Spirit and Social Justice, Interdisciplinary Global Perspectives</i> (2019), coedited with Antipas Harris. Palmer has extensive experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in moral theory, social ethics, applied ethics, and philosophy of religion. He has also conducted professional workshops and seminars for educators on topics relating to religion and ethics. <p><b>STANLEY M. BURGESS</b> is Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University. In addition to over 150 scholarly articles, he has published numerous books, including the <i>International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements</i> (2002), the <i>Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity</i> (2004), and <i>Christian Peoples of the Spirit: a Documentary Collection</i> (2011).
<p>"[The <i>Companion's</i>] global range, intellectual ecumenism, and attention to diverse historical contexts provide a rich resource for exploring how religious beliefs and practices engage issues of colonialism, gender justice, political struggle, healthcare, race, and the environment, among other topics ... Bringing together theoretical discussions with case studies, it opens up new pathways for exploring how global and local religions interrogate matters of historical injustice, identity, and the moral quality of public life. I recommend it enthusiastically."</br> <b><i> — Richard B. Miller, Indiana University</i></b> <p><i>The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice</i> offers a wide-ranging account and exploration of the crucial topics at the intersection of religion and social justice. Virtually all major religions, faith traditions, and sacred belief systems have found ways to express "social justice." This is the first time a comparative study has brought all these elements together across all the major world religions. <p>Newly commissioned essays by distinguished authors 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; who are the key thinkers and activists in each religion; and which are the key texts within religions. The result is a unique and richly informative volume, shedding new light on individual religions as well as providing a comparative history and survey of world religions.
<i>"A wide-ranging and engaging gathering of contributors have provided an ideal text for exploring the social justice implications of varied religious traditions. The organization - around historical and present expressions of social justice in the world religions and in the traditions of indigenous peoples, together with selected issues - is user-friendly for beginning students as well as teachers and scholars."  —</i> <b>Larry Rasmussen, Union Theological Seminary</b> <p><i>"[The Companion's] global range, intellectual ecumenism, and attention to diverse historical contexts provides a rich resource for exploring how religious beliefs and practices engage issues of colonialism, gender justice, political struggle, healthcare, race, and the environment, among other topics ... Bringing together theoretical discussions with case studies, it opens up new pathways for exploring how global and local religions interrogate matters of historical injustice, identity, and the moral quality of public life. I recommend it enthusiastically."<br /> —</i> <b>Richard B. Miller, Indiana University</b></p>

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