Interfaith Leadership: A Primer

Eboo Patel identifies the civic interfaith landscape as the various spaces where people who orient around religion differently interact with varying degrees of understanding and where their faith identities are salient in those interactions. In Interfaith Leadership: A Primer, Patel makes the case for why interfaith leadership is essential to navigate the evolving civic interfaith landscape of America’s religiously diverse society. Using the metaphor of a bridge builder, Patel outlines the vision, knowledge base, skill set, and qualities interfaith leaders must utilize to create the spaces, organize the social processes, and craft the conversations which allow people who orient around religion differently to work together. This book offers a wealth of insight for educators and student affairs professionals working with students who are seeking guidance in engaging across lines of religious difference.