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Patel, Eboo, 1975-

Acts of faith : the story of an American Muslim, the struggle for the soul of a generation / Eboo Patel. - Boston : Beacon Press, c2007. - xix, 189 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189).

Introduction: The faith line -- The crossroads of the identity crisis -- Growing up American, growing up other -- Identity politics -- Real world activism -- An American in India -- The story of Islam, the story of pluralism -- The youth programs of religious totalitarians (or tribal religion, transcendent religion) -- Building the Interfaith Youth Core -- Conclusion: Saving each other, saving ourselves.

The author, a young American Muslim of Indian background, juxtaposes his college years as an angry young radical with a description of how he came to see the possibilities of religious pluralism and founded the Interfaith Youth Core.

ISBN: 9780807077269 (acidfree paper) 0807077267 (acidfree paper) 9780807077276 (pbk.) 0807077275 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007009064

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA859473 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014596216 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Patel, Eboo, 1975-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Interfaith Youth Core.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Muslims--United States--Biography.
East Indian Americans--Biography.
Muslims--Ethnic identity.--United States
Cultural pluralism--United States.
Youth--Religious life--United States.
Religions--Relations.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Ethnic relations.
United States--Religious life and customs.

LC Class. No.: E184.M88 / P38 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 305.6/97089914073 B