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Updated and Revised! Includes Glossary of Popular Religious Symbols
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 will happen?
What do I do? What do I wear? What do I say?
What should I avoid doing, wearing, saying?
Is it okay to use a video camera?
How long will it last? What are their basic beliefs?
Will there be a reception? Will there be food?
Should I bring a gift? When is it okay to leave?
These are just a few of the basic questions answered in How to Be a Perfect Stranger. This easy-to-read guidebook, with an "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" checklist, helps the well-meaning guest to feel comfortable, participate to the fullest extent possible and avoid violating anyone's religious principles while enriching their own spiritual understanding. For people of all faiths, all backgrounds.
African American Methodist Churches Assemblies of God Bahá í Faith Baptist Buddhist Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) Churches of Christ Episcopalian and Anglican Hindu Islam Jehovah s Witnesses Jewish · Lutheran Mennonite/Amish Methodist Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Native American/First Nations Orthodox Churches Pentecostal Church of God Presbyterian Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) Reformed Church in America/Canada Roman Catholic Seventh-day Adventist Sikh Unitarian Universalist United Church of Canada United Church of Christ
Contents
Contents
Foreword by Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell
Preface by Sanford Cloud, Jr., Former President, The National Conference for Community and Justice
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" Checklist
1 · African American Methodist Churches
2 · Assemblies of God
3 · Bahá'í Faith
4 · Baptist
5 · Buddhist
6 · Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
7 · Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist)
8 · Churches of Christ
9 · Episcopalian/Anglican
10 · Hindu
11 · Islam
12 · Jehovah's Witnesses
13 · Jewish
14 · Lutheran
15 · Mennonite/Amish
16 · Methodist
17 · Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
18 · Native American/First Nations
19 · Orthodox Churches
20 · Pentecostal Church of God
21 · Presbyterian
22 · Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)
23 · Reformed Church in America/Canada
24 · Roman Catholic
25 · Seventh-day Adventist
26 · Sikh
27 · Unitarian Universalist
28 · United Church of Canada
29 · United Church of Christ
Glossary of Common Religious Terms and Names
The Meanings of Popular Religious Symbols
Calendar of Religious Holidays and Festivals
Summary of Proper Forms for Addressing Leaders of Various Faiths
