There's been a lot of talk in recent years about building bridges between Christians, Muslims, and other groups in America.
But there's "good reason for skepticism," writes an evangelical Christian blogger at the Chronicle of Higher Education.
"Through that work, I have come to believe that most programs focused on pluralism are mismatched to the problems they aim to solve," writes the blogger, who serves as director of Neighborly Faith, a Christian group that trains young Christians to counter polarization.
"This stems from a fundamental misunderstanding by philanthropists and experts in the field of the issues that need to be addressed, whom should be targeted, and where interventions are likely to have the greatest impact," writes the blogger.
There are good reasons for skepticism, including the fact that most pluralism programs focus on academics, policy makers, progressive clergy, and college students.
"It is much harder to convince evangelicals to sit down with Muslimsor any faith groupthat don’t share their political leanings," writes the blogger.
"It is also much harder to convince evangelicals to sit down with Muslimsor any faith groupthat don’t share their political leanings."
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