Encounter

Encounter

Essays highlighting historical perspectives and contemporary challenges of religious diversity

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Essays: Encountering Religious Diversity

Historical Perspectives

The peoples of America have long encountered religious difference—from the variety of Native tribal traditions which existed before colonization to the presence today of every major religious and ethical tradition of the world in the United States.

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Today's Challenges

What are some of the contexts in which Americans are challenged to think in new ways about our religious diversity and enter into dialogue with one another, different as we are? What are the issues?

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Selected Publications

2025

Gustafson, Hans. Everyday Encounters: Humanizing Dialogue in Theory and Practice. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2025.
Gustafson, Hans. Everyday Encounters: Humanizing Dialogue in Theory and Practice. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2025.

2024

“Pluralism Is a Big Deal”. George W. Bush Presidential Center, 2024.
“Pluralism Is a Big Deal”. George W. Bush Presidential Center, 2024.
Kearns, Laurel D., and Whitney A. Bauman, eds. Religion and Nature in America: An Introduction. London: Bloomsbury, 2024.
Kearns, Laurel D., and Whitney A. Bauman, eds. Religion and Nature in America: An Introduction. London: Bloomsbury, 2024.
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