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
