{"product_id":"9780865717053","title":"The Interfaith Alternative: Embracing Spiritual Diversity","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHERE IS NO \u003ci\u003eTHEM.\u003c\/i\u003e THERE IS ONLY US, CELEBRATING OUR COMMON HUMANITY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e…embracing the vision of\u003c\/i\u003e The Interfaith Alternative \u003ci\u003e could bring about a startling new paradigm which might at last nudge us towards our mutual goal of world harmony, beginning one community at a time...right here, right now.\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003cb\u003e Dilara Hafiz, co-author of \u003ci\u003e The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e ,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever your spiritual path, chances are that the primary tenets of your faith include universal love, acceptance and compassion. Yet three thousand years after Moses, twenty-five hundred years after Buddha, two thousand years after Jesus and fifteen hundred after Muhammad, we are still divided by our differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Interfaith Alternative\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how we can celebrate each other without fear of losing our own identity. In doing so, it demonstrates that if we come together in a mutually supportive environment, we can share, learn from and celebrate our diverse spiritual paths and concentrate on our shared desire to remake the world into a compassionate, loving place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its core, Interfaith is about community and justice. Once we truly embrace diversity, we embrace our common humanity. A powerful antidote to the current climate of fear and mistrust, \u003ci\u003eThe Interfaith Alternative\u003c\/i\u003e argues that it is not \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e we encounter the sacred, but what we DO about it that counts – Muslim, Jew, Christian, Humanist, Buddhist or Baha’i; we are \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e called to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOur way or no way” is no longer an inviting principle. Steven Greenebaum offers an enlightening alternative which is about “inclusion” and not “exclusion.\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003cb\u003eWesley Yamaka, retired United Methodist clergy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis book … invites our spiritual traditions to reclaim the centrality of “orthopraxy” — acting with compassion to build a world of justice and peace. Steven Greenebaum is Karen Armstrong with a pastor’s heart\u003c\/i\u003e .— \u003cb\u003eJohn Heagle, Catholic priest, counselor, author of \u003ci\u003eJustice Rising: The Emerging Biblical Vision \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eReverend Steven Greenebaum \u003c\/b\u003e is an Interfaith Minister with Masters Degrees in Mythology, Music and Pastoral Studies. His experiences directing Jewish, Methodist, Presbyterian and Interfaith choirs have helped him to understand the profound wisdom of many spiritual traditions. Steven has dedicated his life to working for social and environmental justice through a multitude of forums. He is the founder of the Living Interfaith Church in Lynnwood, Washington. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022240301296,"sku":"9780865717053","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865717053_p0.jpg?v=1763825738","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865717053","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}