Women of Other Faiths
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Diana Eck
Churches and mosques, synagogues, temples and gurdwaras stand within a stone's throw of one another. More often than not, no stones are thrown. But are there corridors of communication? Bridges of relationship? The potential is real, but interactive engagement of pluralism is just beginning.
Diana Eck states in her book, “A New Religious America: How a Christian Country Has Become the World’s Most Religiously Diverse Nation.”
Known For: Professor of Comparative Religion at Harvard, director of the Pluralism Project, author
Faith: Christianity
Country: United States
About
Diana Eck is professor of Comparative Religion at Harvard University and the director of the Pluralism Project. She discovered the world of religious diversity in 1965 on an undergraduate class trip to Banares, India focusing on India’s many faces of God. At the time she was devoted to the Methodist Christian faith of her upbringing but knew little of other religions. Face to face with the stark humanity of life in India, she had a moment of realization in the possibility of God connecting with us in the lives of people of other faiths.
Her book called A New Religious America surveys the astounding religious and cultural diversity in the US. Through her Christian faith and study of world religions Diana illustrates how religious diversity can be a source of strength instead of controversy. Encountering some of the vast array of world religions encourages a deep sense of humility that strengthens one’s own faith. In her work with Pluralism she affirms that religious diversity presents a gift as well as a challenge- to come closer together and to understand one another.
Sources
Hunt, Helen LaKelly. The Half Moon Book: Devotions on Justice and Peace.
Videos
Diana Eck at the Art Institute of Chicago
Diana Eck: Globalization and Religious Pluralism
More Information
Diana Eck discusses the new “WE” in America
Diana Eck’s Interview with Bob Abernethy
Diana Eck’s Interview with Bill Moyers
Diana Eck: Biography on Cambridge Forum Speakers
Diana Eck discusses the importance of communication
Diana Eck: Biography at the Pluralism Project in Harvard University
