Learn about the backgrounds and practices of these ten non-Christian religions so that you can engage with these significant others in meaningful ways.
A generation ago, most Americans had little or no contact with Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, or any other adherents of non-Christian religions. Now our culture is much more pluralistic. In addition to these "others", many Westerners, disenchanted with Christianity, are more inclined than they were a generation ago to dabble in new spiritual alternatives that were not as readily available here before.
In thirteen film segments, Monte Cox explains how to engage our non-Christian neighbors in conversation. This 3 DVD set and companion study guide booklet will help you become more acquainted with the religious backgrounds of devout non-Christians around you, as well as with the growing number of American people who claim no religious affiliation at all.
Thirteen segments include:
Disc One:
- Preface: Us and Them
- Does God Hear Their Prayers
- Our Jewish Neighbors
- Our Muslim Neighbors
- Our Hindu Neighbors
Disc Two:
- Our Buddhists Neighbors
- Our Sikh Neighbors
- Our Bahá'í Neighbors
- Our Jain Neighbors
Disc Three:
- Our Native American Neighbors
- Our Chinese Neighbors
- Our Shinto Neighbors
- Bookends: What I Have Learned
MONTE COX is Dean of the College of Bible and Ministry at Harding University and Preaching Minister for the Downtown Church of Christ in Searcy, AR. He has taught Bible and comparative religions courses at Harding since 1992. He and his wife, Beth, have three grown children and three grandchildren.
