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the East/West encounter, Chicago, 1893

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The World's Parliament of Religions

the East/West encounter, Chicago, 1893

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The 1893 World's Parliament of Religions was much more than a religious assembly. It was conceived as a presentation of the major religious forces at work in the late nineteenth century. The goal of the Parliament was "to unite all religion against irreligion," and many observers celebrated that spirit. Some saw the Parliament as a sign of the coming fulfillment of missionaries' hope to evangelize the world, but others saw it as a disaster for missionaries.

Some thought it proved the superiority of Christianity; others saw a victory for the religions of the East. Some thought the Parliament pointed toward the coming unity of all Christians, while for others it seemed a revelation of the forces dividing Christendom.

  1. Seager's beautifully fashioned narrative explores this fascinating event in all its complexities and establishes it as truly a watershed event in the emergence of a more pluralistic religious culture in America.
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208

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The World's Parliament of Religions: the East/West encounter, Chicago, 1893
1995, Indiana University Press
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World's Parliament of Religions: The East/West Encounter, Chicago 1893
1995, Indiana University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-202) and index.

Published in
Bloomington
Series
Religion in North America

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
291.1/72/09034
Library of Congress
BL21.W8 S43 1995, BL21.W8 S43 2009, BL21.W8S43 1995, BL21.W8 S43 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxi, 208 p. :
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1081934M
Internet Archive
worldsparliament0000seag
ISBN 10
0253351375
LCCN
94005510
OCLC/WorldCat
434562144, 29846252
Library Thing
4871744
Goodreads
1709778

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