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Religion Gone Astray What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith

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ISBN-10: 1594733171

ISBN-13: 9781594733178

Edition: 2011

Authors: Don Mackenzie, Ted Falcon, Jamal Rahman

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Virtually everyone acknowledges difficulty with some aspect of their own religious tradition, even if they are wholly devoted to their faith identity. These vulnerabilities can inhibit meaningful personal engagement with a faith tradition but they can also feed misunderstanding between religious institutions and undermine any hope of authentic interfaith dialogue. Expanding on the conversation started with their very successful first book, the Interfaith Amigos¿a pastor, a rabbi and an imam¿probe more deeply into the problem aspects of our religious institutions to provide a profound understanding of the nature of what divides us. They identify four common problem areas in the Abrahamic…    
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Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: LongHill Partners, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Pastor Don Mackenzie, PhD, Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD and Imam Jamal Rahman --now known as the Interfaith Amigos--started working together after 9/11. Since then, they have brought their unique blend of spiritual wisdom and humor to audiences in the US, Israel-Palestine, Japan and more. Their first book, Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi and a Sheikh , brought the Interfaith Amigos international attention with coverage from the New York Times, CBS News and NPR.Their second book, Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith , probes more deeply into the problem aspects of our religious institutions to provide a…    

Preface
Introduction
What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith
Our Experience as "The Other"
The Stages of Interfaith Dialogue
Core Teachings of the Abrahamic Traditions
So Who Are We?
The Beginning of Healing
Toward Greater Healing and Hope
Some Suggestions on How to Use This Book
We Are the Healing That Needs to Be
Exclusivity: Staking Claim to a One and Only Truth
Exclusivity in Judaism
Exclusivity in Christianity
Exclusivity in Islam
Concluding Comments
Sharing Our Stories
Questions for Discussion
Spiritual Practices
Violence: Justifying Brutality in the Name of Faith
Violence in Judaism
Violence in Christianity
Violence in Islam
Concluding Comments
Sharing Our Stories
Questions for Discussion
Spiritual Practices
Inequality of Men and Women: The Patriarchal Stranglehold on Power
Inequality of Men and Women in Judaism
Inequality of Men and Women in Christianity
Inequality of Men and Women in Islam
Concluding Comments
Sharing Our Stories
Questions for Discussion
Spiritual Practices
Homophobia: A Denial of Legitimacy
Homophobia in Judaism
Homophobia in Christianity
Homophobia in Islam
Concluding Comments
Sharing Our Stories
Questions for Discussion
Spiritual Practices
Underneath It All: God and Revelation
Rabbi Ted's Reflections on God and Revelation
Pastor Don's Reflections on God and Revelation
Imam Jamal�s Reflections on God and Revelation
Concluding Comments
Conclusion: Going Astray toward Greater Meaning
An Invitation to Personal and Institutional Evolution
What You Can Do Now
Acknowledgments
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading