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Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Christianity: Contemporary Expressions 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurtiss Paul DeYoung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Confucianism: Historical Setting 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Confucianism: Contemporary Expressions 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen C. Angle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Hinduism: Historical Setting 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eO.P. Dwivedi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hinduism: Contemporary Expressions 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmita Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Islam: Historical Setting 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHussam S. Timani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Islam: Contemporary Expressions 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin E. Stiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Judaism: Historical Setting 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoshe Hellinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Judaism: Contemporary Expressions 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEliezer Segal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Religious Movements and Themes 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Bahá’í Faith 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Buck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Quest for Justice in Revival, a Creole Religion in Jamaica 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Wedenoja\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Muhammadiyah: A Muslim Modernist Organization in Contemporary Indonesia 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorian Pohl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Role of the Chief in Asante Society 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYaw Adu-Gyamfi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Tibetan Monastics and Social Justice 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerek F. Maher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Sangha and Society 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroko Kawanami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 \u003ci\u003eG’meelut Chasadim \u003c\/i\u003e(Deeds of Kindness) 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW.E. Nunnally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Hospitality 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAna María Pineda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 \u003ci\u003eZakat: \u003c\/i\u003eFaith and Giving in Muslim Contexts 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAzim Nanji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Brown Zikmund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Indigenous People 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Africa: Religion and Social Justice among the Diola of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Baum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Australia: Religion and Social Justice in a Continent of Hunter-Gatherers 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Tonkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Central America: A God for the Poor – Folk Catholicism and Social Justice among the Yucatec Maya 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine A. Kray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Europe: The Roma People of Romania 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorin Gog and Maria Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Middle East: The Kurds – Religion and Social Justice of a Stateless Nation 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles G. MacDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 New Zealand: The Māori People 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRawinia Higgins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 North America: Ojibwe Culture 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory O. Gagnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Southern Asia: The Gonds of India – A Search for Identity and Justice 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSushma Yadav\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Social Justice Issues 451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Colonialism 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrigid M. Sackey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Abundant Life or Abundant Poverty? The Challenge for African Christianity 469\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. 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Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Beginning of Life 547\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Lustig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Death and Dying 561\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourtney S. 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