America and the challenges of religious diversity:
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1. Verfasser: Wuthnow, Robert (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-370) and index
Introduction. Confronting diversity -- 1. A special people in a diverse world -- First encounters -- Toward a new nation -- From missions to comparative religion -- The Tripartite settlement -- Beyond Christian America? -- 2. The new diversity -- American Hindus -- American Buddhists -- American Muslims -- Living among Christians -- Pluralism or coexistence? -- 3. The significance of religious diversity -- A threat to democracy? -- Fairness and decency -- Challenges to American values -- Religion as moral order -- 4. Embracing diversity : shopping in the spiritual marketplace -- Trev Granger's story -- Becoming a spiritual shopper -- The shopping mentality -- Toward a new consciousness? -- 5. "Many mansions" : accepting diversity -- Sandra Michaelson : beauty in every religion -- Coming to terms Coming to terms with diversity -- How to be an inclusive Christian -- Envisioning an inclusive society -- 6. "One way" : resisting diversity -- Trisha Mobley : "it is written" --
- The road to resistance -- Maintaining an exclusivist worldview -- The social implications of Christian exclusivism -- 7. The public's beliefs and practices -- Beliefs about religious truth -- Views of America -- The impact of non-Western religions -- Social and cultural factors -- Interreligious contact and attitudes -- Interreligious programs -- Conclusions -- 8. How congregations manage diversity -- What churches are doing -- The role of theology -- Strategies of avoidance -- Strategies of engagement -- The imprint of pluralism -- Beyond insularity? -- 9. Negotiating religiously mixed marriages -- Falling in love -- Negotiating with religious authorities -- The parsing of practices -- Disaggregating religious identities -- The normalization of diversity -- From religion to culture -- 10. How pluralistic should we be? -- Reflective pluralism -- The case for cooperation -- An effort to promote understanding -- Multiple models -- Why interreligious efforts fail --
- How interreligious efforts succeed -- What else needs to be done -- Extrapolating to other kinds of diversity -- The challenges ahead
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ISBN:0691134111
1400837243
9780691134116
9781400837243

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