Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras

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Author: Diana L. Eck

ISBN-10: 0807073016

ISBN-13: 9780807073018

Category: Christianity - Comparative Studies

Religion scholar Diana Eck is director of the Pluralism Project, which seeks to map the new religious diversity of the United States, particularly the increasing presence of Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim communities. In this tenth-anniversary edition of Encountering God, Eck shows why dialogue with people of other faiths remains crucial in today's interdependent world—globally, nationally, and even locally. She reveals how her own encounters with other religions have shaped and enlarged her...

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Diana Eck’s work has become increasingly important in our ever-changing communities, as people of different faiths must negotiate how to live together peacefully. In Encountering God, Eck shows why dialogue with people of other faiths is crucial in today’s interdependent world—globally, nationally, and even locally. She reveals how her own encounters with other religions have shaped and enlarged her Christian faith toward a bold new Christian pluralism. “In a splendid exposition of non-Christian approaches to God, Eck encourages an increased religious literacy that she suggests will contribute richness and diversity to our national identity.” —Publishers WeeklyDiana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies at Harvard University, and author of A New Religious America. She was involved in the interfaith dialogue program of the World Council of Churches for fifteen years. Publishers Weekly Eck, a leader in interfaith dialogue movements and professor of comparative religion at Harvard, here scans the current religious landscape, reshaped by recent immigrants to the U.S., and examines ``the challenge that religious diversity poses to people of faith in every religious tradition.'' Her personal Christian grounding in Methodism, begun in Bozeman, Mont., has been enhanced by Eastern spirituality, particularly her encounters with Hinduism during her studies and travels in India. ``Today these two places, Bozeman and Banaras, both convey the spiritual meaning of home to me.'' In examining the differences among religious cultures, Eck continually places the Christian believer in relationship with those who follow Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Native American religious practices. In a splendid exposition of non-Christian approaches to God, Eck encourages an increased religious literacy that she suggests will contribute richness and diversity to our national identity. (Aug.)

Preface 2003Preface 19931Bozeman to Banaras: Questions from the Passage to India12Frontiers of Encounter: The Meeting of East and West in America since the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions223The Names of God: The Meaning of God's Manyness454The Faces of God: Discovering the Incarnation in India815The Breath of God: The Fire and Freedom of the Spirit1186Attention to God: The Practice of Prayer and Meditation1447"Is Our God Listening?": Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and Pluralism1668The Imagined Community: Spiritual Interdependence and a Wider Sense of "We"200Notes233Selected Readings245Index253

\ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Eck, a leader in interfaith dialogue movements and professor of comparative religion at Harvard, here scans the current religious landscape, reshaped by recent immigrants to the U.S., and examines ``the challenge that religious diversity poses to people of faith in every religious tradition.'' Her personal Christian grounding in Methodism, begun in Bozeman, Mont., has been enhanced by Eastern spirituality, particularly her encounters with Hinduism during her studies and travels in India. ``Today these two places, Bozeman and Banaras, both convey the spiritual meaning of home to me.'' In examining the differences among religious cultures, Eck continually places the Christian believer in relationship with those who follow Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Native American religious practices. In a splendid exposition of non-Christian approaches to God, Eck encourages an increased religious literacy that she suggests will contribute richness and diversity to our national identity. (Aug.)\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalA Harvard professor of religion and Indian studies, as well as a lifelong Methodist Christian, Eck explores ways in which her ``encounters with people of other faiths have challenged, changed, and deepened'' her own faith. Her 15 years on the World Council of Churches' Working Group on Dialog with People of Living Faiths gave her many opportunities for substantive dialog that has enriched her life and will benefit both the educated public and religious professionals. Highly recommended.\ \