The faith next door : American Christians and their new religious neighbors / Paul D. Numrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Numrich, Paul David, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Illinois--Chicago Region--Case studies.

Christianity and other religions.

Chicago Region (Ill.)--Religion--Case studies.

Chicago Region (Ill.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do local Christians respond when they discover that the religions of the world now reside in their town? Paul Numrich presents eleven case studies of local Chicago-area Christian responses to America's changing religious landscape. Included are Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christian cases.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction: America's New Religious Diversity; ONE: A Hindu Temple Comes to Town; TWO: Evangelizing Fellow Immigrants: South Asian Christians; THREE: Resettling for Christ: Evangelical Churches of DuPage County; FOUR: Hosting Muslim Neighbors: Calvary Episcopal Church; FIVE: Struggling to Reach Out: St. Silas Lutheran Church; SIX: Gathering around the Table of Fellowship: Lake Street Church; SEVEN: Bridges to Understanding: St. Lambert Roman Catholic Church; EIGHT: Unity in Spirituality: The Focolare Movement

NINE: Solidarity in the African American Experience: Churches and the Nation of IslamTEN: Looking Back, Ahead, and into the Eyes of Others: The Orthodox Christian Experience; ELEVEN: More Hindus and Others Come to Town; Conclusion: Local Christians Face America's New Religious Diversity; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-988896-5

0-19-974500-5

9786612268021

1-282-26802-3

OCLC:

430945716