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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Ecumenism
In the 1970s, mainly in response to Roe v. Wade, evangelicals and
conservative Catholics put aside their longstanding historical
prejudices and theological differences and joined forces to form a
potent political movement that swept across the country-or so
conventional wisdom would have us think. In this provocative book,
Neil J. Young argues that most of this widely accepted story of the
creation of the Religious Right is not true. We Gather Together
examines evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons (who are usually
ignored in the story) in the early days of the religious right and
paints a much different picture. Tracing the interactions among
these three groups from the 1950s to the present day, Young shows
that the emergence of the Religious Right was not a brilliant
political strategy of compromise and coalition-building hatched on
the eve of a history-altering election. Rather, it was the latest
iteration of a much-longer religious debate that had been going on
for decades in reaction to the building of a mainline Protestant
consensus. This "restructuring" of interfaith relations took place
alongside American political developments of the time, and
evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons found common cause and pursued
similar ends in debates about abortion, school prayer, the Equal
Rights Amendment, and tax exemptions for religious schools. They
did so together at times but more often separately, and it is the
latter part that historians have all but ignored. While these
social and political issues were the objects of their displeasure,
they weren't its source; far from setting aside their divisions to
create a unified movement, cracks in the alliance shaped the
movement from the very beginning. This provocative book will
reshape our understanding of the most important religious and
political movement of the last 30 years.
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Communication is vital to the prosperity and survival of the
community, with the quality of communication amongst its members
directly improving or worsening the value of the community.
However, with the increase in immigration and relocation of
refugees, the need to accommodate diverse cultural groups becomes
imperative for the viability and survivability of a community while
posing challenges to communication. Intercultural and interfaith
dialogue can be used constructively to cultivate, manage, and
sustain diversity and wellbeing in particularly deeply divided
communities. Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogues for Global
Peacebuilding and Stability is a critical research publication that
explores the importance of conflict resolution strategies among
populations that include a varied amalgamation of cultural and
religious backgrounds. With the increasing emphasis on
intercultural understanding promoted by governments, civil
societies, and international mediators, this book offers relevant
remedies for major afflictions in the world today, such as
exclusion, marginalization, xenophobia, and racism. It is ideal for
government officials, policymakers, activists, diplomats, lawyers,
international trade and commerce agencies, religious institutions,
academicians, researchers, and students working in a variety of
disciplines including political science, international relations,
law, communication, sociology, and cultural studies.
"From the Sabbath to circumcision, from Hanukkah to the Holocaust,
from bar mitzvah to bagel, how do Jewish religion, history,
holidays, lifestyles, and culture make Jews different, and why is
that difference so distinctive that we carry it from birth to the
grave?" This accessible introduction to Judaism and Jewish life is
especially for Christian readers interested in the deep connections
and distinct differences between their faith and Judaism, but it is
also for Jews looking for ways to understand their religion--and
explain it to others. First released in 2002 and now in an updated
edition.
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