When Faiths Collide

ISBN: 1405112239

Author: Marty, Martin E.

Condition: New

In the face of the growing threat from collisions of faith world-wide, this manifesto is a call to embrace religious pluralism.Martin E. Marty is a renowned commentator on religious matters, the author of over 50 books, winner of the National Book Award, and the recipient of 74 honorary doctoratesDemonstrates that citizens, religions and identities can survive in radically pluralist settingsAccessibly written, it tackles peoples fears of religious pluralismArgues that those involved in collisions of faith need to risk hospitality towards one another, as opposed to the conventional plea for tolerancePays particular attention to the conflicts that affect or occur within those nations whose politics can be called republican, open, democratic, liberal, or free - particularly the UK, the US, and Western Europe.