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Faith Next Door: American Christians and Their New Religious Neighbors
Paul David Numrich
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hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
In 1993, 8000 representatives of the religions of the world gathered in Chicago, on the centennial of the historical 1893 World's Parliament of Religions. The objectives were to "promote understanding and cooperation among religious communities and institutions" and "encourage the spirit of harmony and celebrate, with openness and mutual respect, the rich diversity of religions.'" The Parliament also raised a pressing question: How do local Christians respond when they discover that the religions of the world now reside in their town? Most of the non-Christian representatives to the first Parliament came from outside the U.S. In 1993, however, when the ... Read more
In 1993, 8000 representatives of the religions of the world gathered in Chicago, on the centennial of the historical 1893 World's Parliament of Religions. The objectives were to "promote understanding and cooperation among religious communities and institutions" and "encourage the spirit of harmony and celebrate, with openness and mutual respect, the rich diversity of religions.'" The Parliament also raised a pressing question: How do local Christians respond when they discover that the religions of the world now reside in their town? Most of the non-Christian representatives to the first Parliament came from outside the U.S. In 1993, however, when the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195386219
SKU
V9780195386219
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About Paul David Numrich
Paul Numrich is a Research Associate Professor at the McNamara Center for the Social Studie of Religion, Loyola University Chicago
Reviews for Faith Next Door: American Christians and Their New Religious Neighbors
That the United States has become a religiously plural country is common knowledge. What Paul Numrich illumines is how that plurality is affecting local communities and churches. These case studies give the reader invaluable insights into what religious plurality does, positively and negatively, to religious faith. An important resource.
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