The Wiley-Blackwell companion to religion and social justice /
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 m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Series: | Wiley Online Library.
Wiley-Blackwell companions to religion. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (660 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1444355368 (electronic bk.) 1444355392 (electronic bk.) 9781444355369 (electronic bk.) 9781444355390 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781444355390 |