LEADER 04453nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910782522903321 005 20230721004056.0 010 $a1-281-09257-6 010 $a9786611092573 010 $a0-8135-4135-2 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813541358 035 $a(CKB)1000000000688590 035 $a(EBL)316421 035 $a(OCoLC)613384923 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280862 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195810 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280862 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10291561 035 $a(PQKB)11257345 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC316421 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8112 035 $a(DE-B1597)529848 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813541358 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL316421 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10202545 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL109257 035 $a(OCoLC)1163878034 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000688590 100 $a20060630d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInterfaith encounters in America$b[electronic resource] /$fKate McCarthy 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4029-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aFrom 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. The 2004 presidential election, we are told, was decided on the basis of religiously driven moral values. A majority of Americans are reported to believe that religious differences are the biggest obstacle to world peace. Beneath the superficial banter of the media and popular culture, however, are quieter conversations about what it means to be religious in America today?conversations among recent immigrants about how to adapt their practices to life in new land, conversations among young people who are finding new meaning in religions rejected by their parents, conversations among the religiously unaffiliated about eclectic new spiritualities encountered in magazines, book groups, or online. Interfaith Encounters in America takes a compelling look at these seldom acknowledged exchanges, showing how, despite their incompatibilities, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Hindu Americans, among others, are using their beliefs to commit to the values of a pluralistic society rather than to widen existing divisions. Chapters survey the intellectual exchanges among scholars of philosophy, religion, and theology about how to make sense of conflicting claims, as well as the relevance and applicability of these ideas ?on the ground? where real people with different religious identities intentionally unite for shared purposes that range from national public policy initiatives to small town community interfaith groups, from couples negotiating interfaith marriages to those exploring religious issues with strangers in online interfaith discussion groups. Written in engaging and accessible prose, this book provides an important reassessment of the problems, values, and goals of contemporary religion in the United States. It is essential reading for scholars of religion, sociology, and American studies, as well as anyone who is concerned with the purported impossibility of religious pluralism. 606 $aRELIGION / General$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xReligion$y1960- 615 7$aRELIGION / General. 676 $a201/.50973 700 $aMcCarthy$b Kate$f1962-$01489229 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782522903321 996 $aInterfaith encounters in America$93709852 997 $aUNINA