us & them: bridging the chasm of faith explores the common experience of faith that believers in all religions share, despite our differences in specific practices and beliefs. We deepen our faith as we broaden our appreciation for the faith of others. This small book of interfaith theology unfolds the ethical reach of this premise, with twenty brief chapters on such topics as humility, conscience, compassion, idolatry, and skepticism.
w.c. scheurer has degrees in religious studies and jurisprudence, and has worked as a lay minister, a lawyer, and a businessperson, and is now a full-time writer and activist.
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October 24, 2004: It's about time someone wrote this book. Would it be too much to ask to print six billion copies and send one to everyone on the planet? This book is saintly and I truly enjoyed it. It may well bring some friends of mine back to faith -- who mistake religion for faith.
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April 09, 2004: 'Us and Them' is a gentle giant amongst books.It has opened my eyes and heart to the humanity in each of us. I am a better person for having read 'Us and Them'.I was overcome with tears of gratitude for the simple beauty of its compassionate message.It is a book you can read over and over again and come away each time feeling more complete as a human being.