Pluralism as a Culture: Religion and Civility in Southern California

This article describes Southern California as a particular setting for the study of religious pluralism and civil society. The region's history of global religious and cultural encounters, lack of a religious establishment, hypermodernity, and fluid identities have all contributed to “pluralism...

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Published in:The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Main Author: Roof, Wade Clark 1939-2019 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2007
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Further subjects:B democratic traditions
B pluralism as culture
B pluralism versus multiculturalism
B mixed identities
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Summary:This article describes Southern California as a particular setting for the study of religious pluralism and civil society. The region's history of global religious and cultural encounters, lack of a religious establishment, hypermodernity, and fluid identities have all contributed to “pluralism as a culture,” or a style of inter-group interaction and cooperation characterized generally by openness and acceptance. Finally, the author discusses how this culture akin to what is sometimes called “rooted cosmopolitanism” and to core American values and democratic traditions.
ISSN:1552-3349
Contains:Enthalten in: American Academy of Political and Social Science, The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0002716207301061