The theology of pluralism and islam is very, very strong. And then there are going to be points of tension, some of contradiction, but there is gong to be an awful lot of mutual learning. I think that's, think that so interesting. Atheare, they are the most interesting conversations to have. So i would say two things. Number one, the theological understanding of your creation is diverse because god wants it to be so, and you were made to flow with diversity,. Right? There's all of these stories in islam which basically igh light the important role of other religious communities. That's two of 20 stories that are commonly known by many, many mos
This week Eboo Patel, a Muslim pioneer in interfaith work, joins David and Curtis to discuss his book, We Need to Build. They discuss the need to allow people of different faiths to be able to bring their whole selves, including real and significant religious disagreements, to these conversations. Eboo also helps us understand why it is so important to do more than criticize what we don’t like in the culture, but instead to adopt the more mature approach of actually building what we want to see in society.
Show Notes:
-We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy by Eboo Patel
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