David Whitten Smith, Elizabeth Geraldine Burr

Understanding World Religions

A Road Map for Justice and Peace

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces students to major worldviews through the lens of justice and peace. The second edition features a broader framework and includes updates on non-religious ethical norms, Islamophobia, colonial evangelization, religion in China, and an updated examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9781442226425
• ISBN-10: 1442226420
• Artikelnr.: 40787396

Autorenporträt

David Whitten Smith is the founding director of the Justice and Peace Studies program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Elizabeth Geraldine Burr teaches in the Ethnic and Religious Studies Department at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction 1: Hindu Worldviews 2: Buddhist Worldviews 3: Jewish
Worldviews 4: Christian Worldviews 5: Muslim Worldviews 6: Native American
Worldviews 7: Marxist Worldviews 8: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 9:
Religious Social Teachings: Christian and Beyond 10: Liberation Theologies
11: Active Nonviolence 12: Just War Theory Glossary Bibliography