{"product_id":"comparative-approaches-to-compassion-ramin-jahanbegloo-9781350288904","title":"Comparative Approaches to Compassion: Understanding Nonviolence in World Religions and Politics","description":"Ramin Jahanbegloo develops the concept of compassion as a practical and ethical response to the problems of today's world. Examining the power of compassion through the lens of multiple world religions, he explores \u003ci\u003eahimsa\u003c\/i\u003ein Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism and \u003ci\u003eneighbourly love\u003c\/i\u003ein Christianity, before synthesizing the two concepts in the Gandhian theory of non-violence and its impact on Muslim and Christian thinkers such as Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Martin Luther King, Jr. Jahanbegloo considers the idea of a compassionate civilization based on the nonviolent democratic theory put forward by Gandhi with \u003ci\u003eSwaraj\u003c\/i\u003e, and completed by Martin\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLuther King, Jr. with the Beloved Community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy scrutinizing compassion in various religious and ethical traditions and exploring the relevance of \u003ci\u003ehomo fragilis\u003c\/i\u003e, Jahanbegloo's comparative approach enriches our understanding of nonviolence as a universal philosophy and practice for the 21st century. He shows that nonviolence is not only a mode of thinking and a way of life, but also a powerful strategy of social and political transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramin Jahanbegloo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135028890X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350288904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Ramin Jahanbegloo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44169784951039,"sku":"9781350288904","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3cc393a-c679-437b-bde7-699ad1426fbd.jpg?v=1689654904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparative-approaches-to-compassion-ramin-jahanbegloo-9781350288904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}