Poverty and the Poor in the World's Religious Traditions: Religious Responses to the Problem of Poverty
Ebook
This detailed book is a resource for students, practitioners, and leaders interested in how the major world religions have understood poverty and responded to the poor.
Poverty is a universal phenomenon across history, regardless of country or culture. Today, the demographics of the poor are on the rise globally: it is a critical issue. Religious traditions are another universal aspect of human societies, and nearly all religions include directives on how to respond to the poor and systemic poverty. How do the various religious traditions conceptualize poverty, and what do they view as the proper response to the poor?
Poverty and the Poor in the World's Religious Traditions: Religious Responses to the Problem of Poverty brings together specialists on the religions of the world and their diverse viewpoints to identify how different religious traditions interact with poverty and being poor. It also contains excerpts of religious texts that readers can use as primary documents to illustrate themes such as identifying the poor, religious reasons for being poor, and responses (like charity and development) to the existence of poverty. This book serves as a powerful resource for students of subjects like international development, missiology, comparative religion, theology, social ethics, economics, and organizational leadership as well as for any socially concerned clergy of various faiths.
This detailed book is a resource for students, practitioners, and leaders interested in how the major world religions have understood poverty and responded to the poor.
Addresses a topic of great importance: the intersection of religion, a universal cultural phenomenon; and the poor, a population whose demographics are on the rise globally
Fills the need for an accurate, authoritative resource on the way poverty and the poor are understood in the world's religions
Coedited by a published specialist in world religions and a recognized specialist, academic, and practitioner in international responses to poverty and emergency response in a variety of cultures
Foreword by Dr. Clinton Bennett
Introduction
Chapter 1 The World of the Poor: How Development Professionals Understand and Assess Poverty
Rupen Das
Chapter 2 Religion as a Framework for Understanding Poverty and the Poor
William H. Brackney
Chapter 3 Poverty and the Poor in the Chinese Religions
Chung-Yan Joyce Chan
Chapter 4 Poverty and the Poor in the Buddhist Tradition
Jordan Baskerville and Anne Ruth Hansen
Chapter 5 Poverty and the Poor in the Jewish Tradition
Rabbi David Ellis
Chapter 6 Poverty and the Poor in the Christian Tradition
William H. Brackney
Chapter 7 Poverty and the Poor in Islam
Nael Abd El Rahaman
Chapter 8 Poverty and the Poor in the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh Religions of India
John Arun Kumar
Chapter 9 Poverty and the Poor in the African Religious Traditions
Steven Hewko and David Kupp
Chapter 10 Poverty and the Poor in North American Indigenous Traditions
Randy S. Woodley
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.
- Title: Poverty and the Poor in the World's Religious Traditions: Religious Responses to the Problem of Poverty
- Authors: Clinton Bennett, William H. Brackney, Rupen Das
- Publisher: Praeger
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBN: 9798216130918
- Resource ID: LLS:9798216130918
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-15T14:52:22Z
William H. Brackney is Millard R. Cherry Distinguished Professor of Christian Thought and Ethics, Emeritus, at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Rupen Das is research professor of social justice, compassion, and development at Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto, Canada.