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| Notes on Contributors | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Major World Religions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Buddhism: Historical Setting | |
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| Buddhism: Contemporary Expressions | |
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| Christianity: Historical Setting | |
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| Christianity: Contemporary Expressions | |
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| Confucianism: Historical Setting | |
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| Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions | |
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| Hinduism: Historical Setting | |
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| Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions | |
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| Islam: Historical Setting | |
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| Islam: Contemporary Expressions | |
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| Judaism: Historical Setting | |
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| Judaism: Contemporary Expressions | |
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| Religious Movements and Themes | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Baha'i Faith | |
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| The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica | |
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| The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia | |
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| The Role of the Chief in Asante Society | |
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| Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice | |
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| Sangha and Society | |
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| G'meelut Chasadim (Deeds of Kindness) | |
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| Hospitality | |
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| Zakat: Faith and Giving in Muslim Contexts | |
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| Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue | |
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| Indigenous People | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau | |
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| Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers | |
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| Central America: A God for the Poor - Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya | |
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| Europe: The Roma People of Romania | |
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| Middle East: The Kurds - Religion and Social Justice of a Stateless Nation | |
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| New Zealand: The Maori People | |
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| North America: Ojibwe Culture | |
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| Southern Asia: The Gonds of India - A Search for Identity and Justice | |
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| Social Justice Issues | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Colonialism | |
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| Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity | |
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| AIDS, Religion, and the Politics of Social Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
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| Religion, Civil Rights, and Social Justice | |
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| Human Rights: The South African Experience | |
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| The "Double-Conscious" Nature of American Evangelicalism's Struggle over Civil Rights during the Progressive Era | |
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| Gender and Sexuality in the Context of Religion and Social Justice | |
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| Beginning of Life | |
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| Death and Dying | |
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| Religion's Influence on Social Justice Practices Relating to Those with Disabilities | |
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| Ecology and the Environment | |
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| Christianity and Nonviolent Resistance | |
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| Building Peace in the Pursuit of Social Justice | |
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| Index | |