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MagdaTrocm19011996wastheItalian-bornwifeofReverendAndrTrocm19011971aFrenchpastordeeplyinvolvedinthesocialgospelmovementthatsawChristianityembeddedinprogressivepoliticalstruggles.TogethertheyworkedheroicallyandunderdangerouscircumstancestopreventthedeportationofthousandsofpeopletoNaziconcentrationcamps.LivinginthesmallmainlyProtestanttownofLeChambon-sur-LignononthePlateauVivarais-LignoninsouthernFranceMagdaandAndrTrocminspiredanetworkofresistancetotheVichyregimesdeportationofJewsandwouldeventuallybehonouredasRighteousAmongtheNationsbythestateofIsrael.Thisbookincludesamosaicofsermonsletterspub-lishedarticlesdiariesandspeechesfromthewaryearsbutalsobeforeandafterextendingfromthe1920stothe1970s.ThecoupletravelledwidelyafterthewarmeetingwiththelikesofMartinLutherKingJrIndiraGandhiElieWieselandRosaParksandplayedanactiveroleinmovementsforanti-colonialismnucleardisarmamentandpeace.AppearingforthersttimeinEnglishthesetextshavebeenselectedbyPierreBoismorandwhooffersbridgingcommentaryandexplanatorynotesthroughout.Throughadiverserangeofpublicprivateandautobiographi-caldocumentsthereaderenterstheheartofthisremarkablecouplesmoti-vationshopesandalsotheirunfullleddreams.AndrandMagdaTrocmlivedthroughatroubledtimewithconvictioncourageanddignitytheirwritingsprovideapowerfulexampleofanunyieldingdedicationtojusticeandpeacefulresistance.PierreBoismorandisaProtestantpastorwhoworksinaparishinSwitzerland.WhenaskedWhatreligiondoyoufollowthetypicalansweristonameaspecicgrouportorespondNone.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplehow-everareintentionallycombiningelementsfromvariousreligiousheritagesdemonstratingthatreligionsdonothavermboundariesnoraretheypurelydistinct.InPraiseofMixedReligiondiscussestheconceptofsyncretismthetermforthemixingofreligiousperspectives.Thereligiousstudiesdisciplinehastraditionallydistinguishedbetweentworesponsestosyncretismasubjectiveviewwhichtreatssyncretismasmorallyreprehensibleandanobjectiveviewwhichtreatsitasamorallyneutralphenomenon.WilliamHarrisonadoptsathirdperspectivetheadvocacyviewwhichclaimsthatmixingreli-gionsisagoodandnecessaryprocess.HecitescountlessexamplessuchasIslamstransformativeencounterwithGreekthoughtfrombothhistoryandrecentyearstoshowhowreligioustraditionshavegainedtheologicalandpracticalwisdombyborrowingkeyideasbeliefsandpracticesfromoutsidetheirownmovements.ByencouragingsyncretismInPraiseofMixedReligionconteststhehardboundariesbetweenreligiousworldviewsandpresentsadramaticalternativeforthinkingandtalkingaboutreligion.WilliamH.HarrisonisprincipaloftheKootenaySchoolofMinistry.33MQUPSPRING2014RELIGIOUSSTUDIESEUROPEANHISTORYSPECIFICATIONSApril2014978-0-7735-4352-239.94TCDN34.95TUS22.99cloth6x9304pp24bwphotosSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableMagdaandAndrTrocmResistanceFigureseditedbypierreboismorandTranslatedbyJo-AnneElderIntroductionbyMichaelD.BessAselectionofwritingsbycourageouspacistChristianswhohelpedtosavehundredsofJewishlivesduringtheSecondWorldWar.RELIGIOUSSTUDIESPOLITICALSCIENCEInPraiseofMixedReligionTheSyncretismSolutioninaMultifaithWorldwilliamh.harrisonAdvocatingforaprofoundshiftinthinkingaboutthemix-and-matchapproachtoreligion.SPECIFICATIONSMay2014978-0-7735-4358-434.95TCDN34.95TUS22.99cloth6x9272ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailable