Beyond Tolerance by Gustav Niebuhr - ISBN: 9780143115557
Paperback
In this insightful, deeply felt examination of the nature of community and religion, former “New York Times” religion reporter Niebuhr traces the roots of religious freedom in America and the setbacks and triumphs it has encountered along the way.

Beyond Tolerance

How People Across America Are Building Bridges Between Faiths

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2009

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Summary

At a time when religious conflict and violence seem to dominate the media, distinguished religion journalist Gustav Niebuhr set off across America to find people who are building, not burning, the bridges between faiths. As he travels across the country-from Queens and Baltimore to Louisville and Los Angeles-he finds Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, Baptists, Muslims, and Episcopalians reaching out to one another to find common ground between their faiths. This insightful and deeply felt explorati…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143115557
ISBN-10:0143115553
Author:Gustav Niebuhr
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:28 July 2009
Weight:216g
Dimensions:202mm x 132mm x 14mm
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Critics Review

Anyone … interested in dialogue among individuals, communities, and nations will benefit from Beyond Tolerance

” Anyone … interested in dialogue among individuals, communities, and nations will benefit from Beyond Tolerance’s wisdom and humanity.”
-Elie Wiesel

“ He has the careful scholarship of an academic, but the communication expertise of a journalist skilled at getting to the personal heart of a story.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About The Author

Gustav Niebuhr

Gustav Niebuhr, former Religion reporter for the New York Times, is the Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. Over his twenty-year career as a journalist, he’s also worked for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, and has established a reputation as a leading writer about American religion. His work has been published in anthologies, magazines and on the internet. He’s a frequent commentator on religion for NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

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