Beyond Tolerance: How People Across America Are Building Bridges Between Faiths

by Gustav Niebuhr

Overview

At a time when religious conflict and violence seem to dominate the media, distinguished religion journalist Gustav Niebuhr set off across America to find people who are building, not burning, the bridges between faiths. As he travels across the country-from Queens and Baltimore to Louisville and Los Angeles-he finds Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, Baptists, Muslims, and Episcopalians reaching out to one another to find common ground between their faiths. This insightful and deeply felt exploration of the nature of community and religion is a tribute to their efforts and a boost of much-needed optimism that reminds all Americans of their common goals, no matter their faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440630088
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/31/2008
Series:	Documents of 20th-Century Art Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	920,061
File size:	323 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gustav Niebuhr, former Religion reporter for the New York Times, is the Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. Over his twenty-year career as a journalist, he’s also worked for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, and has established a reputation as a leading writer about American religion. His work has been published in anthologies, magazines and on the internet. He’s a frequent commentator on religion for NPR’s "All Things Considered."

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction: On Doubt and Conversion xv

1 Under the Pillar of Smoke 1

2 Beyond Toleration 36

3 An Idea Revived for the Battlefield 60

4 Hospitality 85

5 An Era of Conversation 123

6 Gatekeepers 160

Conclusion Words over Bullets 184

Acknowledgments 197

Notes 198

Bibliography 208

Index 213

Editorial Reviews

" Anyone . . . interested in dialogue among individuals, communities, and nations will benefit from Beyond Tolerance's wisdom and humanity."
-Elie Wiesel

" He has the careful scholarship of an academic, but the communication expertise of a journalist skilled at getting to the personal heart of a story."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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