Multireligious Reflections on Friendship: Becoming Ourselves in Community

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666917354
• ISBN13: 9781666917352
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"