The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice
| By: | Michael D. Palmer; Stanley M. Burgess |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781405195478 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781444355376 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice brings together a team of distinguished scholars to provide a comprehensive and comparative account of social justice in the major religious traditions. 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