The Non-Violent Liberation Theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Mahatma Gandhi
This article explores how Gandhi and Heschel developed a liberation theology that was rooted in their religious praxis, which implied an active, non-violent struggle for the rights of the oppressed. A first section discusses what separates the two spiritual giants. A second section describes the aff...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021
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Religions
Jahr: 2021, Band: 12, Heft: 10 |
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Liberation Theology
B Tradition B swaraj B Zionism B Suffering B Religions |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article explores how Gandhi and Heschel developed a liberation theology that was rooted in their religious praxis, which implied an active, non-violent struggle for the rights of the oppressed. A first section discusses what separates the two spiritual giants. A second section describes the affinities between them. The third, main section describes how they formulated a non-violent liberation theology that aims at the liberation of all. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel12100855 |