Multireligious Reflections on Friendship

Multireligious Reflections on Friendship

by Raymond C. AldredSarah Ann Bixler Liz Carmichael and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 22/05/2023

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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.

ISBN:
9781666917369
9781666917369
Category:
Ecumenism
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
22-05-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lexington Books

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