2024 the best intentions review

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With any new human endeavor, errors and failures are inevitable. In With the Best of Intentions more than three dozen scholars and practitioners of many faiths explore cases of missteps and outright failures of interfaith encounters. Each case also provides critical discussion of what went wrong, and why.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbis Books (September 28, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626985456
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626985452
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 12 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
Reviewer: AnnBarbie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: practical and useful information
Review: The vignettes in this book are quite useful in interfaith work and probably beyond. They tell of specific situations where good intentions were insufficient and occasionally were not only unsuccessful but actually harmful to mutual understanding. I recommend it for anyone who need to communicate across ethnic, cultural or religious difference. Most of the situations make one stop and think, even when they are not directly applicable to ones own situation. It's unfortunte that the book started with probably the least compelling chapter, so it was a slow slog through the first few stories before hitting the really compelling ones.