| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 271 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index. |
| Summary |
"We live in a world," says author Hirschfield, "where religion is killing more people than at any time since the Crusades." When it comes to fanaticism, Hirschfield is not speaking abstractly; he once embraced it. As a young man in the early 1980s, he left his family for a group of radical settlers on the West Bank. Now, he has renounced all such rigid delineations of people into totally right and totally wrong, entirely good and entirely evil. He seeks to build bridges among people of different faiths--and those with no faith at all. He is devoted to teaching inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, and delivering a message of acceptance--a forceful and indispensable antidote to the blind passions and willful ignorance that threaten us all. His book provides a pragmatic path to peace, understanding, and hope that appeals to the common wisdom of all religions.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
The many faces of faith : finding faith without fanaticism -- Pilgrims, tourists, and seekers : marrying openness and commitment -- The shadow side of faith : learning that we can be both victims and victimizers -- Vengeance, forgiveness, justice, and mercy : recognizing the sacredness of all our feelings -- Keeping score : making judgments without becoming judgmental -- Mosquechurchagogue : finding unity, not forcing uniformity -- The Bishop of Auschwitz : when the whole really is greater than the sum of the parts -- Adam and Eve were not the Cosbys : learning that you don't have to disconnect because you disagree -- A person's a person, no matter how small : talking about the things that matter most in the way that hurts the least -- The footprints of the Messiah : turning our deepest dreams into an everyday reality. |
| Subject |
Spirituality.
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Faith.
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Religions.
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Faith. (OCoLC)fst01198492
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Religions. (OCoLC)fst01093898
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Spirituality. (OCoLC)fst01130186
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| ISBN |
9780307382979 |
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0307382974 |
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