Multireligious Reflections on Friendship: Becoming Ourselves in Community

Anne-Marie Ellithorpe (Curatore)

Laura Duhan-Kaplan (Curatore)

Lexington Books, 2023

Multireligious Reflections on Friendship: Becoming Ourselves in Community presents a multi-religious discussion of spiritual and ethical formation through friendship. Contributors discuss the positive effects of friendship and some of the culturally diverse ways that friendships develop. Friends help us co-exist in diverse societies, live sustainably in our ecosystems, heal from trauma, develop inner virtues, engage wisely in social action, and connect with the divine. While friendship is a core human value, cultural traditions have used different tools to build friendships. For example, Indigenous communities emphasize reciprocity on the land; Jewish traditions encourage respect for study partners; Buddhist teachers suggest discernment in befriending; Christian texts speak of bringing God’s love into community. The fifteen scholars contributing to this book draw on the teachings of six different global traditions: Indigenous, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Islamic, and Christian. Each scholar applies the tools of their tradition—reciprocity, respect, discernment, love, and more—to discuss how we might become our best selves in community.

• Curatore: Anne-Marie Ellithorpe, Laura Duhan-Kaplan
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Collana: Religion and Borders
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 250 p.
• Dimensioni: 237 x 161 mm
• Peso: 476 gr.
• EAN: 9781666917352

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