Eboo Patel

Acts of Faith (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of an American Muslim, in the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With a new afterword Acts of Faith is a remarkable account of growing up Muslim in America and coming to believe in religious pluralism, from one of the most prominent faith leaders in the United States. Eboo Patel's story is a hopeful and moving testament to the power and passion of young people-and of the world-changing potential of an interfaith youth movement.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780807051085
• Artikelnr.: 59881445

Autorenporträt

Named "one of America's best leaders" by U.S. News and World Report, Eboo Patel is Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division. Eboo served on President Obama's Inaugural Faith Council, has given hundreds of keynote addresses, and has written five books. He is an Ashoka Fellow and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. Eboo lives in Chicago with his wife, Shehnaz, and their two sons.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Faith Line
1. The Crossroads of the Identity Crisis
2. Growing Up American, Growing Up Other
3. Identity Politics
4. Real World Activism
5. An American in India
6. The Story of Islam, the Story of Pluralism
7. The Youth Programs of Religious Totalitarians (or Tribal Religion,
Transcendent Religion)
8. Building the Interfaith Youth Core
Conclusion: Saving Each Other, Saving Ourselves
Postscript
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Bibliographic Essay