There is no better time to stand up for your values than when they are under attack.
In the decade following the attacks of 9/11, suspicion and animosity toward American Muslims has increased rather
than subsided. Alarmist, hateful rhetoric once relegated to the fringes of political discourse has now become frighteningly
mainstream, with pundits and politicians routinely invoking the specter of Islam as a menacing, deeply anti-American
force.
In Sacred Ground, author and renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel says this prejudice is not just a problem for
Muslims but a challenge to the very idea of America. Patel shows us that Americans from George Washington to Martin
Luther King Jr. have been �interfaith leaders,� illustrating how the forces of pluralism in America have time and
again defeated the forces of prejudice. And now a new generation needs to rise up and confront the anti-Muslim
prejudice of our era. To this end, Patel offers a primer in the art and science of interfaith work, bringing to
life the growing body of research on how faith can be a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division
and sharing stories from the frontlines of interfaith activism.
Patel asks us to share in his vision of a better America�a robustly pluralistic country in which our commonalities
are more important than our differences, and in which difference enriches, rather than threatens, our religious
traditions. Pluralism, Patel boldly argues, is at the heart of the American project, and this visionary book will
inspire Americans of all faiths to make this country a place where diverse traditions can thrive side by side.