Understanding World Religions: A Road Map for Justice and Peace

Elizabeth Geraldine Burr,David Whitten Smith

ISBN 10: 0742550559 / ISBN 13: 9780742550551

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding World Religions: A Road Map for Justice and Peace
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742550559
• ISBN 13: 9780742550551
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Understanding World Religions studies major religions and worldviews current in today's world in order to seek their assistance in work for justice and peace, and to discourage their promotion of selfish privilege and war. Worldviews studied include Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Marxist, and Native American. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is given as a case study for how worldviews impact justice and peace. Further chapters explore Christian social teaching, liberation theologies, active nonviolence, and just war theory. Numerous examples (Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Thich Nhat Hanh, A.T. Ariyaratne, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Etty Hillesum, Marc Ellis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Women in Black) provide concrete models for the reader to consider. The treatment is designed to excite interest and invite further study, rather than to offer a comprehensive picture.

About the Author

David Whitten Smith is the founding director of the Justice and Peace studies program at the University of St. Thomas. Elizabeth Geraldine Burr, Ph.D., is a researcher and editor for the Justice and Peace Program at the University of St. Thomas.