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ON COMMON GROUND Guide for Teachers and Students
Today's Challenges: Twelve short essays on the challenges of religious diversity today in a more pluralistic, multireligious America. Each essay is accompanied by a set of documents, all of which are listed in the bibliography of the CD-ROM.
From Diversity to Pluralism Parliament of Religions, 1993
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Not in My Neighborhood! Zoning Battles
Violence and Vandalism
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Cooperation at the Grassroots
Encounter in the Courts
Encounter in the Public Schools Encounter over the Curriculum School Holidays, Prayers? Encounter in the Public Square The Interfaith Movement Common Cause in Social Action
Worship and Spirituality Hospitals in a New Era
Programwide CD-ROM Resources
Glossary: Each word printed in red in the text also appears in the glossary. Clicking on a word brings up a small window containing its definition, which you can put away by clicking on the next word. The glossary box will remain on the screen until you have finished reading it and have put it away. In addition, the box is movable. The entire glossary can be accessed under Resources on the menu bar. You can scroll through the text by going through the alphabet to the section you wish to examine.
Bibliography: The bibliography is accessed under Resources on the menu bar. You can scroll through the text by clicking on the section of the CD-ROM for which you would like bibliographic references. Because the emphasis in the Bibliography is on the American context, it is a valuable resource for further work on Buddhism, Sikhism, or Judaism in America.
Connections: On the majority of essay screens, you can connect to other related screens in the program by clicking on the Connections button in the lower right corner of the screen. Doing so displays a small window containing a list of related materials in the CD-ROM. Clicking on one of the items in this list takes you to that screen. For example, from the Cambridge Zen Center in the Boston Landscape section, you can jump to "One Hand Clapping," an essay about Zen in the Buddhist Religion section, or to the profile of the Kwan Um School of Zen, also in the Buddhist Religion section. Clicking on the next item in the Connections window puts the first screen away and brings up the next. The Connections menu will remain on your screen and is movable.
