04090nam a2200529Ka 4500 ocn753700694 OCoLC 20200709055413.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110920r20072005nju ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780691134116 0691134111 9781400837243 (electronic bk.) 1400837243 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)753700694 386957 (N$T) n-us--- BR127 .W88 2007eb OCC 033000 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 201.5097309051 23 N$TA Wuthnow, Robert. America and the challenges of religious diversity [electronic resource] / Robert Wuthnow. Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2007. 1 online resource (xvii, 391 p.) Originally published: 2005. 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. Description based on print version record. Christianity and other religions United States. Cultural pluralism United States. Religious pluralism United States. United States Religion. Christianisme Relations États-Unis. Pluralisme religieux États-Unis. États-Unis Religion. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Wuthnow, Robert. America and the challenges of religious diversity. Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2007 9780691134116 (OCoLC)144596263 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=386957 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50547 50547