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100 1 _aWuthnow, Robert.
245 1 0 _aAmerica and the challenges of religious diversity
_h[electronic resource] /
_cRobert Wuthnow.
260 _aPrinceton, N.J. ;
_aOxford :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2007.
300 _a1 online resource (xvii, 391 p.)
500 _aOriginally published: 2005.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [351]-370) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction. 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aChristianity and other religions
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aCultural pluralism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aReligious pluralism
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xReligion.
650 6 _aChristianisme
_xRelations
_zÉtats-Unis.
650 6 _aPluralisme religieux
_zÉtats-Unis.
651 6 _aÉtats-Unis
_xReligion.
650 7 _aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies
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650 7 _aRELIGION / Christianity / General
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWuthnow, Robert.
_tAmerica and the challenges of religious diversity.
_dPrinceton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2007
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