TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,Kate
TI  - Interfaith encounters in America
SN  - 9780813541358
AV  - BL2525 .M393 2007eb
U1  - 201/.50973 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - Religion
KW  - swd
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - United States
KW  - 1960-
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index; Introduction -- Theories of religious difference : the "experts" map interfaith relations -- Strange bedfellows : multifaith activism in American politics -- When the other is neighbor : community-based interfaith work -- Intimate others : interfaith families making a space for religious difference -- Meeting the other in cyberspace : interfaith dialogue online -- Conclusion; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - From its most cosmopolitan urban centers to the rural Midwest, the United States is experiencing a rising tide of religious interest. While terrorist attacks keep Americans fixed on an abhorrent vision of militant Islam, popular films such as The Passion of the Christ and The Da Vinci Code make blockbuster material of the origins of Christianity. Beneath the superficial banter of the media and popular culture, however, are quieter conversations about what it means to be religious in America today. Interfaith Encounters in America takes a compelling look at these seldom acknowledged exchanges
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