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ON COMMON GROUND Guide for Teachers and Students
GETTING ORIENTED
Contents
Introduction
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"We the People ...": an introductory essay, printed out in this guide Voices of America: an introductory movie offering Jewish, Native American, Christian, and Muslim interpretations of America
A New Religious Landscape
"New Neighbors": an introductory essay, printed out in this guide A Visible Difference: an introductory movie surveying the increasing visibility of new forms of religious architecture in America and pointing out the new presence of many religious traditions Introductions to eighteen cities and regions in the United States and portraits of four hundred places of worship. The eighteen areas are
Boston Central Valley (California) Chicago Denver Houston Iowa Los Angeles Minneapolis/St.Paul New York City Oklahoma City Pennsylvania Phoenix Portland San Francisco Seattle South Florida Washington, D.C. Western Massachusetts
America's Many Religions
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“Rivers of Faith": an introductory essay, printed out in this guide The Search for Meaning: an introductory movie with Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Jewish people speaking about what religion means in their lives
