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1 online resource (xvii, 391 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-370) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Christianity and other religions -- United States.
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Christianity and other religions. |
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United States. |
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Cultural pluralism -- United States.
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Cultural pluralism. |
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Religious pluralism -- United States.
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Religious pluralism. |
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United States -- Religion.
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Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wuthnow, Robert. America and the challenges of religious diversity. Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2007 9780691134116 (OCoLC)144596263 |
| ISBN |
9781400837243 (electronic book) |
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1400837243 (electronic book) |
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9780691134116 |
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0691134111 |
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