Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously

Barbara A. McGraw (Ph.D. University of Southern California) is Associate Professor of Law and Ethics at Saint Mary's College of California.Jo Renee Formicola (Ph.D. Drew University) is Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University.

Foreword Diana L. Eck Preface Barbara A. McGraw and Jo Renee Formicola 1 Introduction to America's Sacred Ground Barbara A. McGraw 2 American Jews and the Public Role of Religion Kenneth D. Wald 3 Confucianism on America's Sacred Ground Thomas Selover 4 Catholicism and Pluralism: A Continuing Dilemma for the Twenty-first Century Jo Renee Formicola 5 Greening of America's Sacred Ground: Eco-Spirituality and Environmental Politics Stephen Woolpert 6 The Mormon Religion, Cultural Challenges, and the Good Society John Pottenger 7 American Muslims and the Rediscovery of America's Sacred Ground M.A. Muqtedar Khan 8 The Black Church and the Politics of Liberation James L. Taylor 9 The Hindu Tree on America's Sacred Ground Anatanand Rambachan 10 Staking Out America's Sacred Ground: The Baptist Tradition of Religious Liberty Derek H. Davis 11 Buddhist Contributions to the Civic and Conscientious Public Forums Rita M. Gross 12 Unsecular Humanism: The Supreme Court and American Public Culture David W. Machacek and Phillip E. Hammond Epilogue: Issues for Further Study and Conversation Barbara A. McGraw Notes Bibliography About the Authors List of Contributors Indexes

There could be no more important work today. --Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Director, The Pluralism Project, Princeton University Illuminating essays from a variety of religious traditions... Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; practitioners; general readers. -- CHOICE