How to Be a Perfect Stranger

by Matlins, Stuart M.; Magida, Arthur J.

• ISBN13: 9781893361676
• ISBN10: 1893361675
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Skylight Paths Pub

Summary

A straightforward guide to the rituals and celebrations of the major religions and denominations in the United States and Canada from the perspective of an interested guest of any other faith, How to Be a Perfect Stranger, 3rd ed., is based on information obtained from authorities of each religion.

This easy-to-use guidebook helps the well-meaning guest of any other faith feel at ease, participate to the fullest extent possible, and avoid violating anyone's religious principles or hurting their feelings. Not a guide to theology. Not presented from the perspective of any particular faith. Belongs in every living room, library, and office.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell
Preface	ix
Sanford Cloud, Jr.
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xv
The ``Everything You Need to Know Before You Go'' Checklist	xix
African American Methodist Churches	1	(13)
Assemblies of God	14	(11)
Baha'i	25	(11)
Baptist	36	(10)
Buddhist	46	(12)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	58	(12)
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist)	70	(7)
Churches of Christ	77	(10)
Episcopalian and Anglican	87	(13)
Hindu	100	(10)
Islam	110	(14)
Jehovah's Witnesses	124	(8)
Jewish	132	(27)
Lutheran	159	(15)
Mennonite/ Amish	174	(18)
Methodist	192	(12)
Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)	204	(12)
Native American/First Nations	216	(12)
Orthodox Churches	228	(18)
Pentecostal Church of God	246	(13)
Presbyterian	259	(13)
Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)	272	(12)
Reformed Church in America/Canada	284	(14)
Roman Catholic	298	(12)
Seventh-day Adventist	310	(9)
Sikh	319	(20)
Unitarian Universalist	339	(14)
United Church of Canada	353	(16)
United Church of Christ	369	(14)
Glossary of Common Religious Terms and Names	383	(9)
Calendar of Religious Holidays and Festivals	392	(6)
Summary of Proper Forms for Addressing Leaders of Various Faiths	398	(2)
About SkyLight Paths	400