Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
A New Religious America : How a Christian Country Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation - Diana L Eck

A New Religious America

How a Christian Country Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation

By: Diana L Eck

Paperback | 28 May 2002 | Edition Number 2

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $29.69

$27.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $6.94 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

Why Understanding America''s Religious Landscape Is the Most Important Challenge Facing Us Today

  • The 1990s saw the U.S. Navy commission its first Muslim chaplain and open its first mosque.
  • There are presently more than three hundred temples in Los Angeles, home to the greatest variety of Buddhists in the world.
  • There are more American Muslims than there are American Episcopalians, Jews, or Presbyterians.
Industry Reviews

"[An] intelligent introduction to religious life outside American churches and synagogues." -- Wall Street Journal

"Vivid writing...Diana Eck shows the way toward this nation's future." -- James Carroll, author of Constantine's Sword

"A thought-provoking analysis of trends that will shape the United States for years to come." -- Religious News Service

"This excellent overview of America's exploding religious diversity doubles as an impassioned call to action." -- Booklist

"A stunning tour de force that may forever change the way Americans claim to be 'one nation, under God.'" -- Publishers Weekly (*Starred Review*)

"There cannot be a wiser or more authoritative guide...rich, exciting, and illuminating." -- Karen Armstrong, author of A History of God

"A highly readable book...Diana Eck is an immensely well informed guide." -- Harvey Cox, author of Fire from Heaven

"Diana Eck is the country's best guide to America's new pluralism." -- Alan Wolfe, Boisi Center for Religion and Public Life, Boston College, author of One Nation, After All

"A thoroughly researched and lovingly written ethnography that tells us just what the subtitle promises." -- Lauren Winner, Publishers Weekly

"This is a book I recommend to everyone I see. -- Bill Moyers

"This is more than a stuffy study. It's an ambitious survey that celebrates the country's growing religious diversity." -- Steve Rabey, Religion News Service

"A New Religious America challenges all Americans to embrace the astonishing religious diversity that now animates the nation." -- Los Angeles Times

"This picture of religious pluralism is...highly recommended." -- Choice

More in Religious & Spiritual Biographies

Pump Up the Jam - Amanda Keller

$34.99

Into the Magic Shop - James Doty

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
Augustine the African - Catherine Conybeare

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Rebel : My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom - Rahaf Mohammed

RRP $34.99

$26.99

23%
OFF
The Book of Enoch - Enoch

RRP $25.25

$23.99

The Pilgrimage : A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom - Paulo Coelho
Confessions : Penguin Classics - St. Augustine

RRP $26.99

$19.75

27%
OFF
Zealot : The life and times of Jesus of Nazareth - Reza Aslan

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
HOPE : The Autobiography - Pope Francis

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
Leo XIV : The New Pope and Catholic Reform - Christopher R. Altieri

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
The Afterlife of Billy Fingers - Annie Kagan

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
Uncultured - Daniella Mestyanek Young

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
The Tao of Wu - RZA

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
Being Ram Dass - Ram Dass

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF
Cry Like a Man - Jason Wilson

RRP $32.99

$29.75

10%
OFF
My Heart Will Triumph - Miljenko Miki Musa

RRP $37.35

$32.99

12%
OFF