Discourses on religious diversity : explorations in an urban ecology / Martin D. Stringer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stringer, Martin D.

Series:

Ashgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society series.

Ashgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious pluralism.

Cities and towns--Religious aspects.

Cities and towns.

Cultural pluralism--Religious aspects.

Cultural pluralism.

Physical Description:

xii, 165 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : Ashgate, 2013.

Summary:

Stringer explores the series of discourses around religion and religious diversity that are held by ordinary members of the city. Drawing on examples from UK, Europe and the US, Stringer offers some practical suggestions for ways in which discourses of religious diversity can be managed in the future. Students in the fields of religious studies, sociology, anthropology and urban studies; practitioners involved in inter-religious discussions; church and faith leaders; and politicians should all find this book an invaluable addition to on-going debates.

Contents:

Religion and urban theory

Discourses of diversity

The two towers

Religion in a context of super-diversity

Taking to the streets

The year of the golden pig

Urban memory

Managing discourses of religious diversity.

Notes:

"First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-57753-4

1-4724-1176-5

1-317-14974-2

1-317-14973-4

9781315577531

OCLC:

950518763