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Us & them Muslim-Christian relations and cultural harmony in Australia Abe W Ata.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bowen Hills, Qld. Australian Academic Press, 2009Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 178 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781921513190 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Us and them Muslim-Christian relations and cultural harmony in Australia
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.27 23 A862 2009
Contents:
Section One: Cross-Religious and Cultural Attitudes-- Chapter 1 Cross-Religious Misunderstanding or a Clash Between Civilisations in Australia-- Chapter 2 Christian-Muslim Households Identity and Attitudes to Their 'Australian' Children-- Chapter 3 Attitudes of School-Age Non-Muslim Australians Towards Muslims and Islam: A National Survey-- Chapter 4 The Lebanese in Melbourne Ethnicity, Interethnic Activities and Attitudes to Australia----Section Two: Education-- Chapter 5 The Role of Gender, Religion and Friendship in the Perception of the 'other' - An Investigation of Secondary Students in Australia: A National Survey-- Chapter 6 The Role of Australian Schools in Educating Students About Islam and Muslims: A National Survey (co-authored with Joel Windle)-- Chapter 7 Social Distance From Muslims: A National Survey-- Chapter 8 Attitudes of School-Age Muslim Australians Towards Australia - Gender and Religious Differences A National Survey----Section Three: Muslim-Christian Intermarriage-- Chapter 9 Adjustment and Complications of Christian-Muslim Intermarriages in Australia-- Chapter 10 Bereavement Anxieties and Health Among the Arab Muslim Community-- Chapter 11 Observing Different Faiths, Learning About Ourselves: Practice With Intermarried Muslims and Christians (co-authored with Mark Furlong)-- Chapter 12 Opting for an Eschatological Interpretation of Interfaith Marriages (co-authored with Glenn Morrison).
Action note:
  • Recommended Reading REL 310 PHIL 3007 2009
Summary: In Australia, cross-cultural research suggests that Australian Muslims have surpassed Asians as one of the countrys most marginalised religious and ethnic groups. Muslims and people from the Middle East are thought to be unable to fit into Australia, with more than 50% of Australians preferring their relatives did not to marry into a Muslim family. Yet this statistic masks diverse interpretations of interfaith relations and cultural harmony present across Australia today. In 11 essays, Us and Them offers truths about interfaith relations as they are believed and expressed by Muslim and non-Muslim Australians.
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"...offers 11 essays about interfaith relations drawn from a variety of research projects over past years, including results from a national survey on attitudes towards Islam and Muslims among Australian secondary students" -- Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Section One: Cross-Religious and Cultural Attitudes-- Chapter 1 Cross-Religious Misunderstanding or a Clash Between Civilisations in Australia-- Chapter 2 Christian-Muslim Households Identity and Attitudes to Their 'Australian' Children-- Chapter 3 Attitudes of School-Age Non-Muslim Australians Towards Muslims and Islam: A National Survey-- Chapter 4 The Lebanese in Melbourne Ethnicity, Interethnic Activities and Attitudes to Australia----Section Two: Education-- Chapter 5 The Role of Gender, Religion and Friendship in the Perception of the 'other' - An Investigation of Secondary Students in Australia: A National Survey-- Chapter 6 The Role of Australian Schools in Educating Students About Islam and Muslims: A National Survey (co-authored with Joel Windle)-- Chapter 7 Social Distance From Muslims: A National Survey-- Chapter 8 Attitudes of School-Age Muslim Australians Towards Australia - Gender and Religious Differences A National Survey----Section Three: Muslim-Christian Intermarriage-- Chapter 9 Adjustment and Complications of Christian-Muslim Intermarriages in Australia-- Chapter 10 Bereavement Anxieties and Health Among the Arab Muslim Community-- Chapter 11 Observing Different Faiths, Learning About Ourselves: Practice With Intermarried Muslims and Christians (co-authored with Mark Furlong)-- Chapter 12 Opting for an Eschatological Interpretation of Interfaith Marriages (co-authored with Glenn Morrison).

In Australia, cross-cultural research suggests that Australian Muslims have surpassed Asians as one of the countrys most marginalised religious and ethnic groups. Muslims and people from the Middle East are thought to be unable to fit into Australia, with more than 50% of Australians preferring their relatives did not to marry into a Muslim family. Yet this statistic masks diverse interpretations of interfaith relations and cultural harmony present across Australia today. In 11 essays, Us and Them offers truths about interfaith relations as they are believed and expressed by Muslim and non-Muslim Australians.

In English.

Recommended Reading REL 310 PHIL 3007 2009

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