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Product DescriptionCountering Religious Extremism: The Healing Power of Spiritual Friendships recounts David Carlson s journey into friendship with people of other faith traditions. It profiles Christians, Muslims, and Jews who come to acknowledge one another s gifts and so come to value their own. In establishing and nurturing these friendships, Carlson does not seek to change others, nor to settle for mere tolerance. He and his friends realize that they are entering into a way of life that asks much of them but in return gives even more. Indeed, they sense that they are making history.ReviewCountering Religious Extremism is the right book for our times. Carlson contributes the remarkable life experience of people who in interfaith encounters have made friendship a possibility. They have discovered that, beyond the risk that any encounter entails, there is the possibility of mutual enrichment far beyond our expectations. The dialogue models Carlson proposes, including his own personal commitment, are credible and, therefore, imitable. Roberto Catalano, International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, Rome, ItalyDavid Carlson's powerful book shows interfaith groups working together to understand each other and build spiritual friendships. It gives hope and practical suggestions on how we can work together to ensure a more peaceful humanity. Khadija Khaja, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Social WorksThis book chronicles how friendships that become healing need to be intentional and given spaciousness and years of having a life of their own. Each chapter develops the theme that spiritual friendships are not only possible, but necessary for our daunting times. Sister Mary Margaret Funk, former Executive Director of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, Our Lady of Grace Benedictine Monastery, Beech Grove, IndianaAbout the AuthorDr. David Carlson, is a Professor in the Philosophy and Religion Department at Franklin College, Franklin IN where he has been teaching for 39 years. He is also the Charles B. and Kathleen O. Van Nuys Deans Fellow in Religious Studies. David recently cofounded Shoulder to Shoulder in Interfaith Witness, a central Indianabased group that brings people of all faiths together. In 2011, Carlson wrote Peace Be with You: Monastic Wisdom for a TerrorFilled World, published by Thomas Nelson, Nashville, TN.
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