Beacons of Dharma (eBook)

Spiritual Exemplars for the Modern Age

Jeffery D. Long, Christopher Patrick Miller, Michael Reading (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
334 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-6485-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Today's globalized society faces some of humanity's most unprecedented social and environmental challenges. Presenting new and insightful approaches to a range of these challenges, the timely volume before you draws upon individual cases of exemplary leadership from the world's Dharma traditionsHinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The volumes authors refer to such exemplary leaders as ';beacons of Dharma,' highlighting the ways in which each figure, via their inspirational life work, provide us with illuminating perspectives as we continue to confront cases of grave injustice and needless suffering in the world. Taking on difficult contemporary issues such as climate change, racial and gender inequality, industrial agriculture and animal rights, fair access to healthcare and education, and other such pressing concerns, Beacons of Dharma offers a promising and much needed contribution to our global remedial discussions. Seeking to help solve and alleviate such social and environmental issues, each of the chapters in the volume invites contemplation, inspires action, and offers a freshly invigorating source of hope.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.12.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical
• Co-Autor: Sreedevi Bringi, Michael Reading, Suzanne Schier-Happell, Rita Sherma, Judith Simmer-Brown, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Tanya Storch, Anne Vallely, Francesca Cassio, Westin Harris, Veena Howard, Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa-Baker, Jeffery D. Long, Christopher Patrick Miller, Kusumita P. Pedersen, Priyanka Ramlakhan
• Zusatzinfo: 3 Illustrations including: - 1 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 2 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Schlagworte: Beacons of Dharma • Buddhist leaders • Dharma traditions • Gurus • Hindu leaders • Jain leaders • Religion and Ecology • religious leadership • Sikh leaders • yoga and politics
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-6485-2 / 1498564852
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-6485-4 / 9781498564854