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  • Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs in America

    A Short History

    by Gurinder Singh Mann, Paul Numrich, Raymond Williams ...
    Series series Religion in American Life
    Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion--and consequently culture--is "remade in the U.S.A." Peppered with stories of individual people and how they actually live their religion, this informative book gives an overview of each religion's beliefs, a short history of immigration--and discrimination--for each group, and how ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Religion and Community in the New Urban America

    by Paul D. Numrich, Elfriede Wedam ...
    Religion and Community in the New Urban America examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations. The authors ask how the new metropolis affects local religious communities and what role those communities play in creating the new metropolis. Through an in-depth study of fifteen Chicago congregations-Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Religious Dimensions of Shared Spaces

    When and How Religion Matters in Space-Sharing Arrangements

    by Paul D. Numrich ...
    Space sharing by groups and organizations is widespread in the United States, from commercial partnerships, to government and private sector joint use agreements, to the use of public facilities and commons, and more. Drawing upon a variety of historical examples and contemporary cases, The Religious Dimensions of Shared Spaces offers a focused and systematic analysis of space sharing involving ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Faith Next Door

    American Christians and Their New Religious Neighbors

    by Paul D Numrich ...
    The religious landscape of the United States has changed dramatically in recent decades. How are Christians relating to their Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and other new religious neighbors? Using local examples, The Faith Next Door covers the gamut of Christian responses to America's multireligious reality. The book also examines how the events of September 11, 2001 have shaped Christian approaches to ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • The Abrahamic Encounter

    Local Initiatives, Large Implications

    Edited by Mazhar Jalil, Norman Hosansky, Paul D. Numrich ...
    In these times of increasingly contentious politics and uncivil discourse in the United States, the ongoing encounter of adherents of the Abrahamic faiths in the American heartland offers a model of positive interfaith relations. Edited by a Muslim, a Jew, and a Christian, this volume describes the three goals of the Central Ohio Abrahamic encounter: Enhancing mutual understanding and ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • My Spiritual Journey

    Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks

    by The Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever ...
    "One of the world's greatest spiritual leaders reflects on his commitments as a human being, a Buddhist monk, and the fourteenth Dalai Lama." — BooklistIn this elegant self-portrait, the world's most outspoken and influential spiritual leader recounts his epic and engaging life story. The Dalai Lama's most accessible and intimate book, My Spiritual Journey is an excellent introduction to the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fault Lines

    The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe

    by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. ...
    The Ground Is MovingThe death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the summer of 2020 shocked the nation. As riots rocked American cities, Christians affirmed from the pulpit and in social media that “black lives matter” and that racial justice “is a gospel issue.”But what if there is more to the social justice movement than those Christians understand? Even worse: What if they’ve been duped ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • God Is Not One

    The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter

    by Stephen Prothero ...
    “This book could well be the most highly readable, accurate, and up-to-date introduction to the world’s major religions.” - Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard University, and author of The Future of FaithIn God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Hinduism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Kim Knott ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Hinduism is practised by nearly eighty per cent of India's population, and by some seventy million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • American Grace

    How Religion Divides and Unites Us

    by Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell ...
    American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America.Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation’s religious landscape has been reshaped.America has experienced three seismic shocks, say Robert Putnam and David Campbell. In the 1960s, religious observance plummeted. Then in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day

    by Garry Morgan ...
    User-Friendly Beginner's Guide to World ReligionsThe world is becoming more integrated. What once seemed like the religions of exotic faraway lands are now practiced by families next door. These short, easily digestible readings give an overview of the beliefs, histories, and practices of dozens of religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and many more. Garry Morgan blends the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Divided by Faith

    Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

    by Michael O. Emerson, Christian Smith ...
    Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white evangelical America. They found that despite recent efforts by the movement's leaders to address the problem of racial discrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving America's racial chasm. In fact, most white ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

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