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List of Tables | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction Confronting Diversity | |
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A Special People in a Diverse World | |
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First Encounters | |
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Toward a New Nation | |
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From Missions to Comparative Religion | |
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The Tripartite Settlement 30 Beyond Christian America? | |
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The New Diversity | |
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American Hindus | |
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American Buddhists | |
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American Muslims | |
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Living among Christians | |
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Pluralism or Coexistence? | |
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The Signi .cance of Religious Diversity | |
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A Threat to Democracy? | |
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Fairness and Decency | |
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Challenges to American Values | |
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Religion as Moral Order | |
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Embracing Diversity: Shopping in the Spiritual Marketplace | |
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Trev Granger's Story | |
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Becoming a Spiritual Shopper | |
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The Shopping Mentality | |
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Toward a New Consciousness? | |
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"Many Mansions": Accepting Diversity | |
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Sandra Michaelson: Beauty in Every Religion | |
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Coming to Terms with Diversity | |
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How to Be an Inclusive Christian | |
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Envisioning an Inclusive Society | |
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"One Way" : Resisting Diversity | |
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Trisha Mobley: "It Is Written" | |
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The Road to Resistance | |
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Maintaining an Exclusivist Worldview | |
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The Social Implications of Christian Exclusivism | |
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The Public's Beliefs and Practices | |
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Beliefs about Religious Truth | |
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Views of America | |
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The Impact of Non-Western Religions | |
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Social and Cultural Factors | |
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Interreligious Contact and Attitudes | |
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Interreligious Programs | |
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Conclusions | |
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How Congregations Manage Diversity | |
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What Churches Are Doing | |
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The Role of Theology | |
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Strategies of Avoidance | |
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Strategies of Engagement | |
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The Imprint of Pluralism | |
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Beyond Insularity? | |
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Negotiating Religiously Mixed Marriages | |
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Falling in Love | |
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Negotiating with Religious Authorities | |
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The Parsing of Practices | |
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Disaggregating Religious Identities | |
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The Normalization of Diversity | |
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From Religion to Culture | |
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How Pluralistic Should We Be? | |
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Reflective Pluralism | |
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The Case for Cooperation | |
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An Effort to Promote Understanding | |
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Multiple Models | |
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Why Interreligious Efforts Fail | |
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How Interreligious Efforts Succeed | |
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What Else Needs to Be Done | |
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Extrapolating to Other Kinds of Diversity | |
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The Challenges Ahead | |
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Notes | |
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Selected Bibliography | |
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Index | |