Nash, R. J. 2001. Religious Pluralism in the Academy: Opening the Dialogue. New York: Peter Lang.
This book argues that American colleges and universities need to sponsor conversations among students about religious difference in order to navigate the complexities of the religiously pluralistic campus. Nash identifies the problem presented to the pluralistic academy by “religious monists” who believe “unalterably that there is One Truth in one set of doctrines rather than several truths in many.” Nash outlines six common “religio-spiritual narratives” about religion and religious pluralism in the academy drawn from his experience as a lecturer, identifying the challenges and opportunities each poses educators. He then asks how efforts to incorporate religion and values into the curriculum might be undertaken, and how educators and students can begin to speak about religious differences.
