Prophetic wisdom: engaged Buddhism's struggle for social justice and complete liberation
"Shows how Engaged Buddhists can expand their understanding of the causes of collective suffering and develop nonviolent means for social transformation through a dialectic of love, power, and justice"--
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Albany
SUNY Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | SUNY series in religious studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
/ Commitment
/ Social change
/ Social justice
/ Emancipation
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BL Buddhism ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
Social aspects
B Social Justice Religious aspects Buddhism B Nonviolence Religious aspects Buddhism |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "Shows how Engaged Buddhists can expand their understanding of the causes of collective suffering and develop nonviolent means for social transformation through a dialectic of love, power, and justice"-- Introduction -- Part I. The Prophetic Wisdom of Elders: 1. Like a Fire in the Bones: The Prophetic Voice -- 2. Crossing Boundaries: Rita Gross and the Transformation of Patriarchal Buddhism -- 3. Thich Nhat Hanh: A Buddhist Monk in the Conflagration of War -- 4. Joanna Macy and the Work that Reconnects -- 5. B. R. Ambedkar: The Annihilation of Caste and the Liberation of the Dalits -- Part II. Liberation in the American Context: 6. The American Jeremiad: Creating the City upon a Hill -- 7. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: America's Jeremiah -- Part III. From Prophecy to Praxis: Strategic Action and Social Liberation: 8. Nonviolent Action: The Dynamic of Love, Power and Justice -- 9. From Prophecy to Praxis: Thinking Strategically about Action-- 10. Facing up to Evil, Abolishing Our Racial Caste System -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 285 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4384-9801-0 |
