America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity

by Robert Wuthnow

Book Overview

Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and adherents of other non-Western religions have become a significant presence in the United States in recent years. Yet many Americans continue to regard the United States as a Christian society. How are we adapting to the new diversity? Do we casually announce that we "respect" the faiths of non-Christians without understanding much about those faiths? Are we willing to do the hard work required to achieve genuine religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691119767
• ISBN13: 9780691119762
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.3"