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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Autor principal: Meʾir, Efrayim 1949- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
En: Religions
Año: 2021, Volumen: 12, Número: 10
Otras palabras clave:B Liberation Theology
B swaraj
B Zionism
B Tradición
B Suffering
B Religions
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Sumario: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.
ISSN:2077-1444
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel12100855