The Wiley-Biackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice

includes index and biblioraphy

Introduction Major World Religions Introduction Buddhism: Historical Setting Mavis Venn Buddhism: Contemporary Expressions Steven Emmanuel Christianity: Historical Setting Stanley M. Burgess Christianity: Contemporary Expressions Curtiss Paul DeYoung Confucianism: Historical Setting Joseph Chan Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions Stephen C. Angle Hinduism: Historical Setting O.P. Dwivedi Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions Amita Singh Islam: Historical Setting Hussam S. Timani Islam: Contemporary Expressions Erin E. Stiles Judaism: Historical Setting Moshe Hdlinger Judaism: Contemporary Expressions Eliezer Segal Religious Movements and Themes Introduction Baha`i Faith Christopher Buck The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica William Wedenoja The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia Florian Pohl The Role of the Chief in Asante Society Yaw Adu-Gyamfi Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice Derek E Maher Sangha and Society Hiroko Kawanami G`meelut Chasadim (Deeds of Kindness) W.E. Nunnally Hospitality Ana Maria Pineda Zakat: Faith and Giving in Muslim Contexts Azim Nanji Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue Barbara Brown Zikmund Indigenous People Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau Robert M. Baum Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers Robert Tonkinson Central America: A God for the Poor - Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya Christine A. Kray Europe: The Roma People of Romania Sorin Gog and Maria Roth Middle East: The Kurds - Religion and Social Justice of a Stateless Nation Charles G. MacDonald New Zealand: The Maori People Rawinia Higgins North America: Ojibwe Culture Gregory 0. Gagnon Southern Asia: The Gonds of India - A Search for Identity and Justice Sushma Yadav Social Justice Issues Introduction Colonialism Brigid M. Sackey Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity T. John Padwick AIDS, Religion, and the Politics of Social Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa Afe Adogame Religion, Civil Rights, and Social Justice Paul Harvey Human Rights: The South African Experience Glenda Wildschut The "Double-Conscious" Nature of American Evangelicalism`s Struggle over Civil Rights during the Progressive Era L.B. Gallien, Jr. Gender and Sexuality in the Context of Religion and Social Justice Mary E. Hunt Beginning of Life Andrew Lustig Death and Dying Courtney S. Campbell Religion`s Influence on Social Justice Practices Relating to Those with Disabilities Ruth Vassar Burgess Ecology and the Environment Laurel Kearns Christianity and Nonviolent Resistance Celia Cook-Huffman Building Peace in the Pursuit of Social Justice Mohammed Abu-Nimer