Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Mobilization -- 2. Advocacy and Activism -- 3. Fundraising and Philanthropy -- 4. Tourism and Immigration -- 5. Attitudes and Attachment -- 6. Direct Engagement -- Appendix. List of Organizations -- Glossary of Hebrew Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Twelve distinguished historians, political theorists, and literary critics present new perspectives on multiculturalism in this important collection. Central to the essays (all but one is appearing in print for the first time) is the question of how the Jewish experience can challenge the conventional polar opposition between a majority "white monoculture" and a marginalized "minorities of color multiculture." This book takes issue with such a dichotomy by showing how experiences of American Jews can undo conventional categories. Neither a complaint against multiculturalism by Jews who feel excluded from it, nor a celebration of multiculturalism as the solution to contemporary Jewish problems, Insider/Outsider explores how the Jews' anomalous status opens up multicultural history in different and interesting directions. The goal of the editors has been to transcend the notion of "comparative victimology" and to show the value of a narrative that does not rely on competing histories of persecution. Readers can discover in these essays arguments that will broaden their understanding of Jewish identity and multicultural theory and will enliven the contemporary debate about American culture generally
Foreword / Martin E. Marty -- Ad testimonium / Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- Preface / J. Harold Ellens -- Introduction / J. Harold Ellens -- The destructive power of religion / J. Harold Ellens -- The Bible made me do it / D. Andrew Kille -- The Quran, Muhammad, and Jihad in context / Charles T. Davis III -- Religious metaphors can kill / J. Harold Ellens -- The disarmament of God / Jack Miles -- The interface of religion, psychology, and violence / J. Harold Ellens -- The dynamics of prejudice / J. Harold Ellens -- Destructive and constructive religion in relation to shame and terror / Jack T. Hanford -- The role of self-justification in violence / LeRoy H. Aden -- Toxic texts / J. Harold Ellens -- Jihad in the Quran, then and now / J. Harold Ellens -- The myth of redemptive violence / Walter Wink -- Beyond just war and pacifism : Jesus nonviolent way / Walter Wink -- Fundamentalism, orthodoxy, and violence / J. Harold Ellens -- The myth of redemptive violence or the myth of redemptive love / Wayne G. Rollins -- Violence and Christ : God's crisis and ours / J. Harold Ellens -- Conclusion: Revenge, justice, hope, and grace / J. Harold Ellens
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From the foreword:''The 'clash of civilizations' thesis is a gimmick, like 'The War of the Worlds,' better for reinforcing defensive self-pride than for critical understanding of the bewildering interdependence of our time. This book, in focusing on the 'self' and the 'other' in Jewish and Muslim thought, is an attempt in this direction