| Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras Contributor(s): Eck, Diana L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807073016 ISBN-13: 9780807073018 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2003 Annotation: Diana Eck's work has become increasingly important in our ever-changing communities, as people of different faiths must negotiate how to live together peacefully. In Encountering God, Eck shows why dialogue with people of other faiths is crucial in today's interdependent world--globally, nationally, and even locally. She reveals how her own encounters with other religions have shaped and enlarged her Christian faith toward a bold new Christian pluralism. "In a splendid exposition of non-Christian approaches to God, Eck encourages an increased religious literacy that she suggests will contribute richness and diversity to our national identity." --Publishers Weekly Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies at Harvard University, and author of A New Religious America. She was involved in the interfaith dialogue program of the World Council of Churches for fifteen years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 291.172 |
| LCCN: 2002036114 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.92" W x 9.1" (0.86 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Religion scholar Diana Eck is director of the Pluralism Project, which seeks to map the new religious diversity of the United States, particularly the increasing presence of Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim communities. In this tenth-anniversary edition of Encountering God, Eck shows why dialogue with people of other faiths remains crucial in today's interdependent world--globally, nationally, and even locally. She reveals how her own encounters with other religions have shaped and enlarged her Christian faith toward a bold new Christian pluralism |