This book is the study of religions and the
interaction between religion and society from a
new socio-political perspective. It includes
Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity,
Western Philosophy and Psychology on ethical,
social, economic and political issues. It covers
the issues of Women's Rights in Buddhism,
Dhammic Socialism–a form of Buddhist
Socialism, Buddhist Economics and Buddhist
Psychology as compared to Western thoughts.
The World Political Economy and Dependency
Theory are explored and illustrated by actual
economic and political situations in Latin
American and Southeast Asia. Liberation
Theology as a Third World Christian response
and Liberation Buddhology as a Third World
Buddhist response to Transnational Capitalism
are presented. This book concludes with a new
perspective toward Buddhist Social Liberation.