The non-violent liberation theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Mahatma Gandhi
Date
2021
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MDPI
Abstract
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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CITATION: Meir, E. 2021. The non-violent liberation theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Mahatma Gandhi. Religions, 12:855, doi:10.3390/rel12100855.
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Keywords
Zionism, Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972, Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948, Nonviolence, Human rights -- Religious aspects, Liberation theology
Citation
Meir, E. 2021. The non-violent liberation theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Mahatma Gandhi. Religions, 12:855, doi:10.3390/rel12100855.