{"product_id":"9781594733543","title":"How to Be a Perfect Stranger (5th Edition): The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe indispensable guidebook to help the well-meaning guest when visiting other people’s religious ceremonies—updated and revised. New edition!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe North Americans live in a remarkably diverse society, and it’s increasingly common to be invited to a wedding, funeral or other religious service of a friend, relative or coworker whose faith is different from our own. These can be awkward situations....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat will happen?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What do I do? What do I wear? What do I say?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What should I \u003ci\u003eavoid\u003c\/i\u003e doing, wearing, saying? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Is it okay to use a video camera? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How long will it last? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What are their basic beliefs? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Will there be a reception? Will there be food? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Should I bring a gift? When is it okay to leave?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the basic questions answered in How to Be a Perfect Stranger. This easy-to-read guidebook, with an “Everything You Need to Know Before You Go” checklist, helps the well-meaning guest to feel comfortable, participate to the fullest extent possible and avoid violating anyone’s religious principles—while enriching their own spiritual understanding. Featured faith traditions include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican American Methodist Churches • Assemblies of God • Bahá’í • Baptist • Buddhist • Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) • Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) • Churches of Christ • Episcopalian and Anglican • Hindu • Islam • Jehovah’s Witnesses • Jewish • Lutheran • Mennonite\/Amish • Methodist • Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) • Native American\/First Nations • Orthodox Churches • Pentecostal Church of God • Presbyterian • Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) • Reformed Church in America\/Canada • Roman Catholic • Seventh-day Adventist • Sikh • Unitarian Universalist • United Church of Canada • United Church of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163805663472,"sku":"9781594733543","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594733543_p0.jpg?v=1763808575","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594733543","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}