Understanding our religious neighbors is more important than ever—but also more challenging.In a world of deep religious strife and increasing pluralism it can seem safer to remain inside the ’bubble’ of our faith community. Christian college campuses in particular provide a strong social bubble that reinforces one's faith identity in distinction from the wider society. Many Christians worry that engaging in interfaith dialogue will require watering down their faith and accepting other religions as equally true.Bethel University professors Marion Larson and Sara Shady not only make the case that we can love our religious neighbors without diluting our commitment, but also offer practical wisdom and ideas for turning our faith bubbles into bridges of religious inclusion and interfaith engagement. Drawing on the parables of Jesus, research on interreligious dialogue, and their own classroom experience, Larson and Shady provide readers with the tools they need to move beyond the bubble.Interfaith dialogue is difficult, and From Bubble to Bridge is the timely guide we have been waiting for.
Innehållsförteckning
Foreword by Eboo Patel
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Out of the Bubble
1. Why Interfaith Engagement? A Civic Imperative
The World is a Really Big Place – Tanden Brekke
2. Why Interfaith Engagement? A Religious Imperative
I Want to Know My Neighbors – Janna B.
3. Aren’t We Better Off in the Bubble? Remedies from Two Parables
You Don’t Have to Water Down Your Identity – Amber Hacker
4. A Model for Interfaith Dialogue
Bearing Witness to the Love of Jesus – Rachael Mc Neal
5. Cultivating Virtues for Interfaith Engagement
Cultivating a Deeper Understanding of the Diverse Communities of Which I Am a Part – Anna Wilson
6. Inside the Bubble: Creating a Nurturing Learning Environment
There is Power in Stories and Face-to-Face Interaction – Amy Poppinga
7. Inside the Bubble: Sample Learning Activities
Why I’m Glad I Skipped Large Group – Greg Damhorst
8. Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Bubble
A Christian in the Muslim Student Association – April Lenker
Sometimes It Takes One – Ola Mohamed
Conclusion: Across the Bridge
Notes
Index
Om författaren
Marion H. Larson (Ph D, University of Minnesota) is professor of English at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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