Understanding World Religions - A Road Map for Justice and Peace

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Geraldine Burr, Smith, David Whitten Smith, David Whitten Burr Smith
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2014
• EAN: 9781442226432
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2643-2
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Diet; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, Religious life and practice, Religious life & practice