How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook, Fourth Edition
This easy-to-use fourth edition is updated and revised with the  latest membership statistics on the various faith traditions, an expanded  glossary of religious terms and an all new section on popular religious  symbols. It also includes the "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go"  checklist.In today's diverse North American society we often are invited--through  family, friends or business contacts--to religious ceremonies or services  that are not of our own tradition or faith. Entering this unfamiliar  atmosphere can be awkward....What will happen?What do I do?What do I wear?What do I  say?What should I avoid doing, wearing, saying?What are their  basic beliefs?Should I bring a gift?When is it okay to leave?These are just a few of the basic, very practical questions answered in  How to Be a Perfect Stranger. Based on information obtained directly from  each of the religions and denominations, this indispensable handbook helps  the well-meaning guest of any other faith to feel comfortable, participate  to the fullest extent possible and avoid violating anyone's religious  principles or hurting their feelings.This book helps turn the "strange" into the less confusing (but not the  ordinary). Most of all, it enables the invited "stranger" to truly  appreciate the experience, and enrich their own spiritual understanding.