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Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously

Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously

Spiritual Politics on America's Sacred Ground

Edited by Barbara A. McGraw and Jo Renee Formicola

Imprint: Baylor University Press

Sales Date: 2005-10-31

366 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 1.05 in

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9781932792331
Published: November 2005

$44.99

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The clash between the religious right and the secular left undermines any serious debate about the role of religion in American public life. Such strident cultural rhetoric often ignores the positive contributions of America's many religions. By contrast, this volume celebrates America's religious diversity, demonstrating that religious pluralism is actually one of democracy's basic building blocks. Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously expands on Barbara A. McGraw's framework for understanding religious participation in public life—a two-tiered public forum, consisting of the civic public forum and the conscientious public forum. The chapters explore how diverse religious communities and traditions, including "newer" and marginalized religions, can make a meaningful contribution to American society and politics.

Foreword

Diana L. Eck

Preface

Barbara A. McGraw and Jo Renee Formicola

1 Introduction to America's Sacred Ground

Barbara A. McGraw

2 American Jews and the Public Role of Religion

Kenneth D. Wald

3 Confucianism on America's Sacred Ground

Thomas Selover

4 Catholicism and Pluralism: A Continuing Dilemma for the Twenty-first Century

Jo Renee Formicola

5 Greening of America's Sacred Ground: Eco-Spirituality and Environmental Politics

Stephen Woolpert

6 The Mormon Religion, Cultural Challenges, and the Good Society

John Pottenger

7 American Muslims and the Rediscovery of America's Sacred Ground

M.A. Muqtedar Khan

8 The Black Church and the Politics of Liberation

James L. Taylor

9 The Hindu Tree on America’s Sacred Ground

Anatanand Rambachan

10 Staking Out America's Sacred Ground: The Baptist Tradition of Religious Liberty

Derek H. Davis

11 Buddhist Contributions to the Civic and Conscientious Public Forums

Rita M. Gross

12 Unsecular Humanism: The Supreme Court and American Public Culture

David W. Machacek and Phillip E. Hammond

Epilogue: Issues for Further Study and Conversation

Barbara A. McGraw

Notes

Bibliography

About the Authors

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Barbara A. McGraw (Ph.D. University of Southern California) is Associate Professor of Law and Ethics at Saint Mary's College of California.

Jo Renee Formicola (Ph.D. Drew University) is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University.

There could be no more important work today.
~Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Director, The Pluralism Project, Princeton University

Illuminating essays from a variety of religious traditions... Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; practitioners; general readers.
~CHOICE

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