How to Be a Perfect Stranger (4th Edition) The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook

Name: How to Be a Perfect Stranger (4th Edition) The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook
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ISBN: 9781594731402

ISBN-10: 1594731403

ISBN-13: 9781594731402

Edition: 4th 2006

Authors: Stuart M. Matlins, Arthur J. Magida

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We North Americans live in a remarkably diverse society, and it's increasingly common to be invited to a wedding, funeral or other religious service of a friend, relative or coworker whose faith is different from our own. These can be awkward situations.... What do I wear? What do I say? What should I avoid doing, wearing, saying? Is it okay to use a video camera? are their basic beliefs? Will there be a reception? Should I bring a gift? These are just a few of the basic questions answered in How to Be a Perfect Stranger, winner of the Best Reference Book of the Year award. Completely revised, with an expanded glossary of common religious terms and names and a new section focusing on the…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: LongHill Partners, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
The "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" Checklist	p. xix
African American Methodist Churches	p. 1
Assemblies of God	p. 14
Baha'i	p. 25
Baptist	p. 36
Buddhist	p. 46
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	p. 58
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist)	p. 70
Churches of Christ	p. 77
Episcopalian and Anglican	p. 87
Hindu	p. 100
Islam	p. 110
Jehovah's Witnesses	p. 124
Jewish	p. 132
Lutheran	p. 159
Mennonite/Amish	p. 174
Methodist	p. 192
Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)	p. 204
Native American/First Nations	p. 216
Orthodox Churches	p. 228
Pentecostal Church of God	p. 246
Presbyterian	p. 259
Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)	p. 272
Reformed Church in America/Canada	p. 284
Roman Catholic	p. 298
Seventh-day Adventist	p. 310
Sikh	p. 319
Unitarian Universalist	p. 339
United Church of Canada	p. 353
United Church of Christ	p. 369
Glossary of Common Religious Terms and Names	p. 383
The Meanings of Popular Religious Symbols	p. 393
Calendar of Religious Holidays and Festivals	p. 396
Summary of Proper Forms for Addressing Leaders of Various Faiths	p. 402
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