Description
With religiously motivated violence on the rise, Simran Jeet Singh brings together global experts from inside and outside the Academy to explore one of the most critical questions of our time: how might we learn to share this planet with one another, including those who live and believe differently than we do? The essays in Modeling Religious Pluralism draw on authors' decades of experience to offer practical advice on how to move toward a future of religious acceptance and harmony.Cultivating religious pluralism requires deep understanding of the conditions that contribute to existing tensions and careful strategizing that is sensitive and attentive to the unique experiences of those involved. Each of the contributors in this volume brings their own insights, expertise, and perspective, shedding light on the different nodes required to build pluralism. The model presented in this book has been developed by the Aspen Institute's Religion & Society Program over the course of years and in consultation with a range of scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders who have been actively working on these topics. The chapters span a range of topics and fields, including religious literacy, religious freedom, religion and media, philanthropy, and more. Each essay offers insightful analysis to help readers better understand the complexities in their respective fields, along with practical guidance on how to build pluralism. Accessible, comprehensive, and grounded in research from across disciplines, this volume both provides a model for religious pluralism and models religious pluralism in action.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION Part I - RELIGIOUS LITERACY Chapter 1 - Religious Literacy: Promoting the Public Understanding of Religion in Service of a Just World, Diane L. Moore Chapter 2 - Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy: A Methodology that Messages the Model, Chris Seiple Chapter 3 - The Benefit of Illiteracy: Navigating Privilege, Fostering Religious Literacy and Creating Equity, Ilyse Morgenstein-Fuerst Part II - RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Chapter 4 - Learning to Live with Global Neighbors, Knox Thames Chapter 5 - In Media Res: Religious Freedom and Moral Imagination Forging a New, Pluralistic Vision, Keisha McKenzie Chapter 6 - Political Partisanship and its Effect on the Future of Religious Liberty , Asma T. Uddin PART III - ADDRESSING HATE & POLARIZATION Chapter 7 - Faith is a Bridge: Why Engaging Religion is Essential for Addressing Polarization, Eboo Patel and Mary Ellen Geiss Chapter 8 - Religious Communities and Anti-Asian Racism During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Melissa Borja Chapter 9 - Hinduism, America, and the Making of a New Pluralism, Uma Vishwanathan Part IV - RELIGION & RACIAL JUSTICE Chapter 10 - Staying in the Spiritual Fire of Equity and Kinship, Kaitlin B. Curtice Chapter 11 - Black American Religious Pluralism: Rethinking Historiography, Randal Jelks Chapter 12 - To Fight Racism, We Need to Confront Religion's Racist Past, Simran Jeet Singh Part V - RELIGION & MEDIA Chapter 13 - Representing the Muslim, Hussein Rashid Chapter 14 - Stories, Stereotypes and Sitting Shiva: Improving Jewish Representation in TV and Film, Esther D.Kustanowitz Chapter 15 - The State of Religious Pluralism in TV and Film, Jody Hasset Sanchez Part VI - RELIGION IN THE WORKPLACE Chapter 16 - Faith-and-Belief Friendly Workplaces, Brian Grim Chapter 17 - Living Interfaith: Applying a Model of Religious Unity in the Workplace, Faith-and-Belief Friendly Workplaces, Jeremy Fricke and Wendy Goldberg Chapter 18 - Religious Pluralism in the Workplace: A Conscious Decision, Mark Fowler and Megan Leverage Part VII - RELIGION & PHILANTHROPY Chapter 19 - A New Path: Pairing Power and Religious Pluralism, Jason Garrett Chapter 20 - A Case for Faith-Integrated Philanthropy, Farhan Latif and Catherine Orsborn Chapter 21 - Let's Talk About It: Philanthropy Serving Organizations' Role in Promoting Pluralism, Allison K.Ralph
