Uncivil Religion: Interreligious Hostility in America [Hardcover]

Robert N. Bellah (Author), Frederick E. Greenspahn (Editor)

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This collection of essays on interreligious antagonism in the United States covers Jewish/Christian, Protestant/Catholic, and Liberal/Conservative tensions, with contributions by representatives from all sides. Two excellent articles on cults and their relationship to the established religions in America are also included. The collection ably demonstrates that while interreligious hostility may have undergone superficial change in recent years, the underlying reality remains. In his conclusion Bellah draws on all the essays to demonstrate how important religion still is in defining identity and marking personal and collective boundaries. An excellent and thought-provoking collection by experts in sociology and religion, recommended for large public and academic libraries. C. Robert Nixon, M.L.S., W. Lafayette, Ind.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Crossroad Pub Co (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824507967
• ISBN-13: 978-0824507961
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,166,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The three essays on Protestant-Catholic tensions were fascinating for me to read. This is a particularly difficult area of reality to navigate and this book provides a very thoughtful and well-edited way to approach it. This book is mentioned by its editor in the radio program "In God We Trust: Civil and Uncivil Religion in America" (Encounter Century Series, October 1999), which also had the literary critic Harold Bloom (see his book The American Religion: The Emergence of a Post-Christian Nation) as a guest-speaker.