On Common Ground World Religions in America

Author(s): Diana L Eck
Publisher: Columbia University Press New York

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ON COMMON GROUND Guide for Teachers and Students
Sections on fifteen religious traditions, each with both a general introduction and an introduction to the tradition as it is practiced in the United States today. These traditions are treated in varying detail. Those treated most extensively:
Buddhist Christian Hindu Jain Jewish Muslim Native peoples Sikh
Those treated least extensively:
Afro-Caribbean Baha'i Confucian Pagan Shinto Tao Zoroastrian
Encountering Religious Diversity
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"The Public Square": an introductory essay, printed out in this guide Building Bridges: An introductory movie with Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, and Jews speaking about the range of relationships they have begun to develop with one another as neighbors
Historical Perspectives: Thirteen short essays on encountering religious diversity as viewed through the lens of American history. Each essay is accompanied by a set of documents, all of which are listed in the bibliography of the CD-ROM.
Native Americans and Christians Establishment or Tolerance? The Free Exercise of Religion African Religion in America Alternative Altars Catholic and Jewish Immigrants Asians and Asian Exclusion Parliament of Religions, 1893 God's Melting Pot? The Right to Be Different Xenophobia: Closing the Door A Three-Religion Country? Protestant, Catholic, Jew A New Multireligious America