Description: This book examines Gandhi's truths for an age of religious fundamentalism and illiberal nationalism that legitimizes violence and violation. Embedded in the political currents of our day, Gandhi's thought and practice present a religiously plural and inclusive nationalism that is rooted in a universal yet many-sided vision of religious truth.
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Stephen Pickard is executive director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (Barton, Australia) and professor of theology at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is also currently an assistant bishop in the Canberra-Goulburn Diocese, Australia. He was head of Charles Sturt University's School of Theology from 1998 to 2006. Since then, he has served as an Anglican bishop in the Archdiocese of Adelaide; a visiting fellow at Ripon Theological College, Cuddesdon, Oxford; acting CEO of Anglicare Canberra & Goulburn; and priest in a Canberra parish. He is the author of several books, including Seeking the Church: An Introduction to Ecclesiology (2012) and In-Between God: Theology, Community and Discipleship (2011).