Poverty and the Poor in the World’s Religious Traditions: Religious Responses to the Problem of Poverty

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2019

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Brackney, William H. (Editor)
Das, Rupen (Editor)

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Book

Keywords

Poverty--Religious aspects

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Brackney, William H. and Rupen Das (eds.). Poverty and the Poor in the World’s Religious Traditions: Religious Responses to the Problem of Poverty. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, 2019.

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Table of Contents

The World of the Poor: How Development Professionals Understand and Assess Poverty / Rupen Das – Religion as a Framework for Understanding Poverty and the Poor / William H. Brackney – Poverty and the Poor in Chinese Religions / Chung-Yan Joyce Chan – Poverty and the Poor in the Buddhist Tradition / Jordan Baskerville, Anne Ruth Hansen – Poverty and the Poor in the Jewish Tradition / Rabbi David Ellis – Poverty and the Poor in the Christian Tradition / William H. Brackney – Poverty and the Poor in Islam / Nael Abd El Rahaman – Poverty and the Poor in the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh Religions of India / John Arun Kumar – Poverty and the Poor in the African Religious Traditions / Steven Hewko, David Kupp – Poverty and the Poor in North American Indigenous Traditions / Randy S. Woodley

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Praeger

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Religious Responses to the Problem of Poverty

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