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How to be a perfect stranger : the essential religious etiquette handbook / edited by Stuart M. Matlins & Arthur J. Magida.

Contributor(s): Series: "Perfect stranger" seriesPublisher: Woodstock, Vermont : SkyLight Paths, 2015Edition: 6th edDescription: xix, 383 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 159473593X (quality pbk.)
  • 9781594735936 (quality pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 203/.8 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ2010 .H68 2015
Contents:
African American Methodist churches -- Assemblies of God -- Baha'i faith -- Baptist -- Buddhist -- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) -- Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) -- Churches of Christ -- Episcopalian/Angelican -- Hindu -- Islam -- Jehova's Witnesses -- Jewish -- Lutheran -- Mennonite/Amish -- Methodist -- Mormon (Church of Jesust Christ of Latter-day Saints) -- Native American/First Nations -- Orthadox Churches -- Pentacostal 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.
Summary: We 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. 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 anyones religious principleswhile enriching their own spiritual understanding. For people of all faiths, all backgrounds.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks BJ2010 .H68 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001510428

"Includes glossary of popular religious symbols."

African American Methodist churches -- Assemblies of God -- Baha'i faith -- Baptist -- Buddhist -- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) -- Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) -- Churches of Christ -- Episcopalian/Angelican -- Hindu -- Islam -- Jehova's Witnesses -- Jewish -- Lutheran -- Mennonite/Amish -- Methodist -- Mormon (Church of Jesust Christ of Latter-day Saints) -- Native American/First Nations -- Orthadox Churches -- Pentacostal 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.

We 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. 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 anyones religious principleswhile enriching their own spiritual understanding. For people of all faiths, all backgrounds.

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