"For Canada's Sake presents an analysis of the meaning behind religiously informed public celebrations and rituals such as centennial hymns and prayers and Expo pavillions. Gary Miedema argues that the 1967 celebrations reveal the continued importance of religion to Canadian pub…
Sacred and Secular Tensions in Higher Education illustrates the importance of cultivating multiple worldviews at public, private, and faith-based colleges and universities in the interest of academic freedom, and intellectual and moral dialogue. --from publisher description.
Sacred and secular worldviews have long held a place in U.S. higher education, although non-religious perspectives have usually been privileged in the modern era. This book illustrates the importance of cultivating multiple worldviews.
"This book examines the relations between Buddhism and Christianity in the context of our emerging world civilization. It illuminates in particular the way Theravada Buddhism does not fit prevalent theories about religion and does not match Christian (or Muslim or Jewish or Hind…
This book surveys the thesis that all religions are alike in referring and relating to a single, common transcendent and sacred reality. It treats this thesis as one in the philosophy of religion. In the first chapter pluralism is defined and its core is distinguished from its p…
Political theory and cultural diversity -- Belief, autonomy and responsibility : the case of indirect religious discrimination -- Freedom of expression and religious belief : is "offensiveness" really the issue? "A rigorous examination of the issues raised by cultural and relig…
"A rigorous examination of the issues raised by cultural and religious pluralism"--
"A rigorous examination of the issues raised by cultural and religious pluralism"--