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Acts of faith : the story of an American Muslim, the struggle for the soul of a generation
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"Acts of Faith is a remarkable account of growing up Muslim in America and coming to believe in religious pluralism, from one of the most prominent faith leaders in the United States. Eboo Patel's ...
"Acts of Faith is a remarkable account of growing up Muslim in America and coming to believe in religious pluralism, from one of the most prominent faith leaders in the United States. Eboo Patel's story is a hopeful and moving testament to the power and passion of young people, and of the world-changing potential of an interfaith youth movement."--Publisher.
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- Creator
- Eboo Patel
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- Language
- English
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- Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, [2010]
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- xix, 195 pages ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780807006221, 080700622X
- OCLC
- ocn491934167
- Reprint. Originally published: c2007. With new afterword.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195).
- Introduction: Faith line -- Crossroads of the identity crisis -- Growing up American, growing up other -- Identity politics -- Real world activism -- American in India -- Story of Islam, the story of pluralism -- Youth programs of religious totalitarians (or tribal religion, transcendent religion) -- Building the interfaith youth core -- Conclusion: Saving each other, saving ourselves -- Postscript -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliographic essay
Subjects
- Patel, Eboo, 1975-
- Interfaith Youth Core.
- Muslims -- United States -- Biography.
- East Indian Americans -- Biography.
- Muslims -- United States -- Ethnic identity.
- Cultural pluralism -- United States.
- Youth -- Religious life -- United States.
- Religions -- Relations.
- United States -- Ethnic relations.
- United States -- Religious life and customs.