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Description
Religious diversity is a sign of the vitality of American spirituality, but it presents a challenge: a thoughtful believer will most likely recognize that religious Others hold beliefs that contradict his or her own and will confront the fact that there is apparently no better evidence for his or her own beliefs than for those held by the religious Other. Thus the religious Other can easily become the disconfirming Other. An Embarrassment of Riches examines the various responses open to the believer challenged by the disconfirming Other, from self-deception of New Age spirituality to rigid fundamentalist opposition.
ISBN
9781888112290
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Sacred Heart University Press
City
Fairfield CT
Keywords
United States, Religion, Religions
Disciplines
Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Grigg, Richard, "An Embarrassment of Riches: American Religious Pluralism as a Threat" (2012). Sacred Heart University Press Books. 4.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/shupress_bks/4
