Introduction
IDENTITY
1 The Identity of an Interfaith Leader
THEORY
2 The “Inter” in Interfaith
3 The “Faith” in Interfaith
VISION
4 The Vision of Interfaith Leadership
KNOWLEDGE BASE
5 The Knowledge Base of Interfaith Leadership
SKILL SET
6 The Skill Set of Interfaith Leadership
QUALITIES
7 The Qualities of Interfaith Leadership
Conclusion
Appendix: Summary of Frameworks
Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core and the author of Acts of Faith and Sacred Ground. He was a member of President Obama's inaugural faith council, is a regular contributor to the Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN, and public radio, and speaks frequently about interfaith cooperation on college campuses. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two boys.
“This book makes it clear why Eboo Patel is one of the most
inspiring and successful interfaith leaders on the national, and
even international, scene.”
—Paul F. Knitter, author of Without Buddha I Could Not Be a
Christian
“Make no mistake: far from being the easy assertion of
well-intentioned liberalism, civic interfaith leadership is a
subtle and demanding skill that requires patience, political savvy,
historical knowledge, and careful reflection, as well as
inspiration and goodwill. Accessible, inspiring, and rigorous,
Interfaith Leadership will almost certainly become required reading
in almost any class or workshop that engages religious diversity in
our society today. Most of all, Patel has a keen eye for the
stories that Americans have lived in trying to create and nurture
that precious public space, where deeply held religious differences
are neither ignored, nor dissolved, but woven into a common
good.”
—Laurie L. Patton, Professor of Religion, and President,
Middlebury
“At a time when Americans are fiercely debating differences over
race, class and gender, Eboo Patel makes a compelling argument that
to achieve healing, we must reconcile religious differences as
well. Drawing upon practical stories as well as scholarly writings,
he shows how we can move beyond diversity to an enriching
pluralism. This is an important, insightful book by a man who has
become a model of interfaith leadership.”
—David Gergen, Professor of Public Service and Co-Director of the
Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School
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