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One and Holy
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Karl Adam; Translated by Cecily Hastings
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One and Holy
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Karl Adam; Translated by Cecily Hastings
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Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and adherents of other non-Western
religions have become a significant presence in the United States
in recent years. Yet many Americans continue to regard the United
States as a Christian society. How are we adapting to the new
diversity? Do we casually announce that we "respect" the faiths of
non-Christians without understanding much about those faiths? Are
we willing to do the hard work required to achieve genuine
religious pluralism?
Award-winning author Robert Wuthnow tackles these and other
difficult questions surrounding religious diversity and does so
with his characteristic rigor and style. "America and the
Challenges of Religious Diversity" looks not only at how we have
adapted to diversity in the past, but at the ways rank-and-file
Americans, clergy, and other community leaders are responding
today. Drawing from a new national survey and hundreds of in-depth
qualitative interviews, this book is the first systematic effort to
assess how well the nation is meeting the current challenges of
religious and cultural diversity.
The results, Wuthnow argues, are both encouraging and
sobering--encouraging because most Americans do recognize the right
of diverse groups to worship freely, but sobering because few
Americans have bothered to learn much about religions other than
their own or to engage in constructive interreligious dialogue.
Wuthnow contends that responses to religious diversity are
fundamentally deeper than polite discussions about civil liberties
and tolerance would suggest. Rather, he writes, religious diversity
strikes us at the very core of our personal and national
theologies. Only by understanding this important dimension of our
culture will we be able to move toward a more reflective approach
to religious pluralism.
The World Religions Anthology: Faith, Worldview, Spirituality
provides students with a thoughtful and insightful overview of some
of the religions of the world and helps them identify both the
differences between them and the underlying themes and values that
connect them. The anthology is organized into nine chapters, the
first of which gives students a foundational understanding of what
constitutes religion and how to approach the study of sacred texts.
Additional chapters explore what are often referred to as Eastern
religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Jainism.
Students also learn about the Abrahamic religions, studying in turn
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each chapter includes an
introduction and post-reading questions to provide context and
facilitate learning, reflection, and discussion. The World
Religions Anthology is an exemplary anthology for foundational
courses in world religions and the study of religious texts.
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