Professor Samuel Heilman has published a new book (University of California Press) Following Similar Paths
What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another
by Samuel C. Heilman (Author), Mucahit Bilici (Author)
Two academics, one Jewish and one Muslim, come together to show how much their faiths have in common—particularly in America.
This book provides a braided portrait of two American groups whose strong religious attachments and powerful commitments to ritual observance are not always easy to adapt to American culture. Orthodox Jews and observant Muslims share many similarities in their efforts to be at home in America while holding on to their practices and beliefs. As Samuel Heilman and Mucahit Bilici reveal, they follow similar paths in their American experience.
The book is available on Amazon.
Samuel Heilman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center.
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