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America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity

Robert Wuthnow

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Description for America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity Paperback. Looks at how we have adapted to diversity and the ways rank-and-file Americans, clergy, and other community leaders are responding. This book contends that responses to religious diversity are fundamentally deeper than polite discussions about civil liberties and tolerance would suggest. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAF; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and adherents of other non-Western religions have become a significant presence in the United States in recent years. Yet many Americans continue to regard the United States as a Christian society. How are we adapting to the new diversity? Do we casually announce that we "respect" the faiths of non-Christians without understanding much about those faiths? Are we willing to do the hard work required to achieve genuine religious pluralism? Award-winning author Robert Wuthnow tackles these and other difficult questions surrounding religious diversity and does so with his characteristic rigor and style. America and the Challenges of ... Read more

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Format

Paperback

Publication date

2007

Publisher

Princeton University Press United States

Number of pages

412

Condition

New

Number of Pages

416

Place of Publication

New Jersey, United States

ISBN

9780691134116

SKU

V9780691134116

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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days

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99-1

About Robert Wuthnow

Robert Wuthnow is the Gerhard R. Andlinger '52 Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. His previous books include "After the Baby Boomers", "Saving America? Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society" (both Princeton); "Creative Spirituality: The Way of the Artist"; and "Loose Connections: Joining Together in America's Fragmented Communities". ... Read more

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Winner of the 2007 Mirra Komarovsky Best Book Award, Eastern Sociological Society Finalist for the 2006 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion Finalist for the 2006 Book Award in Christianity and Culture, Christianity Today "As Robert Wuthnow amply documents, the United States is (on the whole) an open and welcoming country, ... Read moreready to extend the full benefits of citizenship to strangers who could expect second-class status in much of the rest of the world."
Gary Rosen, New York Times Book Review "With ... America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity, Wuthnow zeros in on one of the most significant issues facing the country today."
Heather Grennan Gary,Publishers Weekly "All of Robert Wuthnow's formidable skills as the nation's leading 'public sociologist' are prominently displayed in this disciplined, accessible study."
Mark A. Noll, Christianity Today "This is a supple, nuanced and thoughtful book, among Wuthnow's best."
John A. Coleman, America "The great virtue of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity lies in its careful depiction of the state of American Christianity today. Wuthnow's narrative is endlessly subtle and informative."
Clifford Orwin, The American Interest "Wuthnow has conducted careful research, including thousands of interviews, to find out how ordinary American Christians deal in their day-to-day lives with this new religious diversity: how they think about non-Christians; what sort of encounters they have with them, from workplace chatter to interfaith services and even intermarriage; and how they and their pastors deal with such theologically troubling issues as whether non-Christians can be saved or whether Christians should make active efforts to convert them."
Charlotte Allen,Washington Post "Wuthnow is one of the best and most prolific sociologists of religion on the contemporary scene. His work often sets the agenda not only for other scholars, but also for religious leaders and practitioners concerned with making their faith relevant to social issues... In the end [of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity], Wuthnow calls for a strategy of 'reflective pluralism.' Reflective pluralism will overcome the reluctance to acknowledge significant differences between religions."
Fred Kniss, Christian Century "Another commendable study from prolific sociologist Robert Wuthnow, this comprehensive assessment of US religious self-understanding demonstrates how religious diversity is challenging the privileged notion of the US as a 'Christian' nation... Since Americans believe in the right of groups to worship freely but are not motivated to learn about or interact with diverse believers, Wuthnow advocates a proactive 'reflective pluralism' for creating a more hospitable national ethos."
Choice "His book marks a major contribution to the study of American religion, both for its lucid arguments, its broad canvassing of the relevant literature, and its research methodology."
Patrick J. Hayes, Catholic Library World "A wide-ranging and insightful study into how Americans are responding to dramatic increases in religious and cultural diversity."
Mark E. Button, Perspectives on Politics "Wuthnow's book is a clear exposition of the state of belief and practice with regards to views on religious diversity in America, and an impassioned call for increasing religious tolerance."
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