Poverty and the poor in the world's religious traditions : religious responses to the problem of poverty / William H. Brackney and Rupen Das, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The world of the poor: how development professionals understand and assess poverty / Rupen Das -- Religion as a framework for understanding poverty and the poor / William H. Brackney -- Poverty and the poor in the Chinese religions / Chung-Yan Joyce Chan -- Poverty and the poor in the Buddhist tradition / Jordan Baskerville, Anne Ruth Hansen -- Poverty and the poor in the Jewish tradition / Rabbi David Ellis -- Poverty and the poor in the Christian tradition / William H. Brackney -- Poverty and the poor in Islam / Nael Abd El Rahaman -- Poverty and the poor in the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh religions of India / John Arun Kumar -- Poverty and the poor in the African religious traditions / Steven Hewko, David Kupp -- Poverty and the poor in North American indigenous traditions / Randy S. Woodley.