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"Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America," by Gustav Niebuhr
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A note from the ReligiousTolerance.org webmaster:

The creation of this website was triggered in 1995 by news of the genocides in Bosnia Herzegovina, perpetrated mainly by Bosnian Serb Christians against Muslims. Our goal at the time was to encourage people to promote religious tolerance: i.e. to accept the right of every individual -- within reasonable limits -- to freely follow their own spiritual path, to change their religion, and to proselytize.

We continue to feel that tolerance of people of other faiths is infinitely better than exterminating or oppressing them. But we need to go much further. Tolerance is merely the first step.

As Gustav Niebuhr writes is this book:

"Mere toleration of differences can be a wonderful alternative to mayhem. But it is not a stopping point in human relations. It does little to educate people about one another. That's an activity that demands a greater, more committed effort." (Page xxvi)
We strongly recommend this book!

Editorial reviews:

From Publishers Weekly"
"True dialogue, as the title claims, means moving beyond tolerance, approaching other religious traditions with a desire to learn and, perhaps more important, to make friends. Niebuhr tells memorable stories of people reaching across religious lines, from a group of Cape Cod Congregationalists who gave a Jewish community a historic building, some land and some money to create a synagogue to the energetic individuals who founded Louisville's famous Festival of Faiths. Niebuhr beautifully honors the commitment and care shown by those working on the front lines of interreligious understanding."

Review by Elie Wiesel:
"Gustav Niebuhr's remarkable and absorbing Beyond Tolerance comes at a time when religious fanaticism, with its perversion and violence, has emerged as a threat to civilization. Anyone involved or at least interested in dialogue among individuals, communities, and nations, will benefit from its wisdom and humanity."
—Elie Wiesel

Amazon.com review:
The United States is the most religiously diverse nation in the world and the most religiously diverse collection of people in history. And even in this age of increasing religious violence, there is a growing movement of cooperation: thousands of devout worshippers who are willing to take a gamble on people of radically different faiths.

In this insightful, deeply felt examination of the nature of community and religion, former New York Times religion reporter Gustav Niebuhr traces the roots of religious freedom in America and the setbacks and triumphs it has encountered along the way. From Hindus and Quakers in Queens to Catholics and Jews in Baltimore, to black Baptists and Catholics in Louisville, to Catholics and Buddhists in Los Angeles, Niebuhr focuses on the ways people build ties between groups. He looks at why this movement is a particularly American endeavor and how it can save us all. Beyond Tolerance is a handbook for religious cooperation in our fractured times.

About the Author

Gustav Niebuhr is the former religion reporter for The New York Times and is currently an associate professor at Syracuse University. He has written for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is a frequent commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered.

Book data:

Title: "Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America,"
Format:
Hardcover.
Publisher: Viking USA
ISBN-10: 0670019569  
ISBN-13: 978-0670019564
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches or 20.8 x 14.4 x 2.8 cm
Release date:
2008-AUG-05
Pages: 256
Cost: List: U.S. $25.95. Amazon.com sells it for $17.13, a saving of 34%.
Rating by 2 Amazon.com customers: 3.5 out of 5 stars. As is normal with religious books, most customers found the book either excellent (4 or 5 stars) or poor (1 or 2 stars). Few are luke warm.


Copyright © 2008 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2008-SEP-01
Latest update: 2008-SEP-01
Author: B.A. Robinson

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