Multireligious Reflections on Friendship - Becoming Ourselves in Community

Multireligious Reflections on Friendship: Becoming Ourselves in Community presents a multi-religious discussion of spiritual and ethical formation through friendship. Contributors discuss the positive effects of friendship and some of the culturally diverse ways that friendships develop. Friends help us co-exist in diverse societies, live sustainably in our ecosystems, heal from trauma, develop inner virtues, engage wisely in social action, and connect with the divine. While friendship is a core human value, cultural traditions have used different tools to build friendships. For example, Indigenous communities emphasize reciprocity on the land; Jewish traditions encourage respect for study partners; Buddhist teachers suggest discernment in befriending; Christian texts speak of bringing God’s love into community. The fifteen scholars contributing to this book draw on the teachings of six different global traditions: Indigenous, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Islamic, and Christian. Each scholar applies the tools of their tradition—reciprocity, respect, discernment, love, and more—to discuss how we might become our best selves in community.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Religion and Borders
Release date:	June 2023
Editors:	Anne-Marie Ellithorpe • Laura Duhan Kaplan • Hussam S Timani
Contributors:	Raymond C. Aldred • Sarah Ann Bixler • Liz Carmichael • Brandy Daniels • Dorothy Dean • Laura Duhan Kaplan • Anne-Marie Ellithorpe
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-66691-735-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-66691-735-4
Barcode:	9781666917352

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