The faith next door
Subtitle: American Christians and their new religious neighbors
By: Paul D. Numrich.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780195386219
Subjects: Christianity and other religions -- Illinois -- Chicago Region -- Case studies; Chicago Region (Ill.) -- Religion -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: How do local Christians respond when they discover that the religions of the world now reside in their town? Paul Numrich presents eleven case studies of local Chicago-area Christian responses to America's changing religious landscape. Included are Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christian cases.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : America's new religious diversity; title: A Hindu temple comes to town; title: Evangelizing fellow immigrants : South Asian Christians; title: Resettling for Christ : evangelical churches of DuPage County; title: Hosting Muslim neighbors : Calvary Episcopal Church; title: Struggling to reach out : St. Silas Lutheran Church; title: Gathering around the table of fellowship : Lake Street Church; title: Bridges to understanding : St. Lambert Roman Catholic Church; title: Unity in spirituality : the Focolare Movement; title: Solidarity in the African American experience : churches and the Nation of Islam; title: Looking back, ahead, and into the eyes of others : the Orthodox Christian experience; title: More Hindus and others come to town; title: Conclusion : local Christians face America's new religious diversity.