@book{2023:ellithorpe:multirelig,
title = {Multireligious Reflections on Friendship},
year = {2023},
note = {Multireligious Reflections on Friendship: Becoming Ourselves in
Community presents a multi-religious discussion of spiritual and
ethical formation through friendship. Contributors discuss the
positive effects of friendship and some of the culturally diverse ways
that friendships develop. Friends help us co-exist in diverse
societies, live sustainably in our ecosystems, heal from trauma,
develop inner virtues, engage wisely in social action, and connect
with the divine. While friendship is a core human value, cultural
traditions have used different tools to build friendships. For
example, Indigenous communities emphasize reciprocity on the land;
Jewish traditions encourage respect for study partners; Buddhist
teachers suggest discernment in befriending; Christian texts speak of
bringing God’s love into community. The fifteen scholars
contributing to this book draw on the teachings of six different
global traditions: Indigenous, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Islamic, and
Christian. Each scholar applies the tools of their
tradition—reciprocity, respect, discernment, love, and more—to
discuss how we might become our best selves in community.},
edition = {1},
publisher = {Lexington},
address = {Lanham},
series = {},
volume = {},
editor = {Ellithorpe, Anne-Marie and Duhan-Kaplan, Laura and Timani, Hussam S.}
}