{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-religion-and-social-justice-isbn-9781119572107","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a team of distinguished scholars to provide a comprehensive and comparative account of social justice in the major religious traditions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first publication to offer a comparative study of social justice for each of the major world religions\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e exploring viewpoints within Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together the beliefs of individual traditions in a comprehensive, explanatory, and informative style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll essays are newly-commissioned and written by eminent scholars in the field \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBenefits 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Major World Religions 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Buddhism: Historical Setting 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMavis Fenn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Buddhism: Contemporary Expressions 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Emmanuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Christianity: Historical Setting 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley M. Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Christianity: Contemporary Expressions 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurtiss Paul DeYoung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Confucianism: Historical Setting 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen C. Angle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Hinduism: Historical Setting 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eO.P. Dwivedi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmita Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Islam: Historical Setting 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHussam S. Timani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Islam: Contemporary Expressions 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin E. Stiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Judaism: Historical Setting 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoshe Hellinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Judaism: Contemporary Expressions 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEliezer Segal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Religious Movements and Themes 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Bahá’í Faith 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Buck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Wedenoja\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorian Pohl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Role of the Chief in Asante Society 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYaw Adu-Gyamfi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerek F. Maher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Sangha and Society 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroko Kawanami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 \u003ci\u003eG’meelut Chasadim \u003c\/i\u003e(Deeds of Kindness) 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW.E. Nunnally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Hospitality 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAna María Pineda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 \u003ci\u003eZakat: \u003c\/i\u003eFaith and Giving in Muslim Contexts 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAzim Nanji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Brown Zikmund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Indigenous People 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Baum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Tonkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Central America: A God for the Poor – Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine A. Kray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Europe: The Roma People of Romania 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorin Gog and Maria Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Middle East: The Kurds – Religion and Social Justice of a Stateless Nation 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles G. MacDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 New Zealand: The Māori People 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRawinia Higgins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 North America: Ojibwe Culture 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory O. Gagnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Southern Asia: The Gonds of India – A Search for Identity and Justice 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSushma Yadav\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Social Justice Issues 451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Colonialism 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrigid M. Sackey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity 469\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. John Padwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 AIDS, Religion, and the Politics of Social Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfe Adogame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Religion, Civil Rights, and Social Justice 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Human Rights: The South African Experience 507\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlenda Wildschut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 The “Double-Conscious” Nature of American Evangelicalism’s Struggle over Civil Rights during the Progressive Era 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eL.B. Gallien, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Gender and Sexuality in the Context of Religion and Social Justice 535\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary E. Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Beginning of Life 547\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Lustig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Death and Dying 561\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourtney S. Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Religion’s Influence on Social Justice Practices Relating to Those with Disabilities 575\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Vassar Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Ecology and the Environment 591\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurel Kearns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Christianity and Nonviolent Resistance 607\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelia Cook-Huffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e43 Building Peace in the Pursuit of Social Justice 620\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohammed Abu-Nimer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 633\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL D. PALMER\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Spirit and Social Justice, Interdisciplinary Global Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTANLEY M. BURGESS\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University. In addition to over 150 scholarly articles, he has published numerous books, including the \u003ci\u003eInternational Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eChristian Peoples of the Spirit: a Documentary Collection\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[The \u003ci\u003eCompanion's\u003c\/i\u003e] 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRichard B. Miller, Indiana University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990368207077,"sku":"NP9781119572107","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119572107.jpg?v=1761787541","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-religion-and-social-justice-isbn-9781119572107","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}