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When Faiths Collide Martin E. Marty

When Faiths Collide By Martin E. Marty

When Faiths Collide by Martin E. Marty


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Demonstrates that citizens, religions and identities can survive in radically pluralist settings. This title tackles people's fears of religious pluralism. It argues that those involved in collisions of faith need to risk hospitality towards one another, as opposed to the conventional plea for tolerance.

When Faiths Collide Summary

When Faiths Collide by Martin E. Marty

In the face of the growing threat from collisions of faith world-wide, this manifesto is a call to embrace religious pluralism. Martin E. Marty is a renowned commentator on religious matters, the author of over 50 books, winner of the National Book Award, and the recipient of 74 honorary doctorates. This title demonstrates that citizens, religions and identities can survive in radically pluralist settings. Accessibly written, it tackles people's fears of religious pluralism. It argues that those involved in collisions of faith need to risk hospitality towards one another, as opposed to the conventional plea for tolerance. It pays particular attention to the conflicts that affect or occur within those nations whose politics can be called republican, open, democratic, liberal, or free - particularly the UK, the US, and Western Europe.

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When I teach courses at this level I always include religious diversity. Martin Marty's recent text, When Faiths Collide, provides a good entry into this topic on three fronts: by drawing on history, theology, scripture and the intersection of religion with politics, medicine and other fields, Marty reinforces my claim to students that our discipline is polymethodical. Journal of Teaching Theology and Religion This is a marvellous accomplishment... When Faiths Collide is an original and fresh contribution to the discussion of religious otherness (the stranger in our midst) as it has unfolded in the aftermath of September 11. Scott Appleby, University of Notre Dame An essential read. Journal of Religion In his typically comprehensive way, Martin Marty kindly gives all sides a hearing, eager to make sure every position is fairly represented with its nuance. Word and World

About Martin E. Marty

Martin E. Marty is Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where the Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion endeavors. Marty is a renowned commentator on religious matters. He has written over 50 books, including the three-volume Modern American Religion (1986-96) and Righteous Empire: Protestantism in the US (Second Edition, 1986), which won the National Book Award, and has received 74 honorary doctorates.

Table of Contents

1. Religious Strangers as Menaces.2. Belongers versus Strangers.3. When Faith Communities Conflict.4. The Pluralist Polity.5. Living with the Pluralist Polity.6. The Risk of Hospitality.7. Theological Integrity in Responses.Notes.Index

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NLS9781405112239
9781405112239
1405112239
When Faiths Collide by Martin E. Marty
New
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2004-11-08
208
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