This detailed two-volume set is a resource for students, practitioners, and leaders interested in how the major world religions have understood poverty and responded to the poor.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Foreword.
Introduction.
1: The World of the Poor: How Development Professionals Understand and Assess Poverty.
2: Religion as a Framework for Understanding Poverty and the Poor.
3: Poverty and the Poor in the Chinese Religions.
4: Poverty and the Poor in the Buddhist Tradition.
5: Poverty and the Poor in the Jewish Tradition.
6: Poverty and the Poor in the Christian Tradition.
7: Poverty and the Poor in Islam.
8: Poverty and the Poor in the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh Religions of India.
9: Poverty and the Poor in the African Religious Traditions.
10: Poverty and the Poor in North American Indigenous Traditions.
