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Pluralism Texts Bibliography
This bibliography reflects a variety of perspectives that provide foundational theory, knowledge, and practical wisdom about civic pluralism.
The Pluralism Bibliography
This bibliography reflects a variety of perspectives that provide foundational theory, knowledge, and practical wisdom about civic pluralism. It is not fully comprehensive but provides a starting point for faculty seeking to develop courses on the topic or learners looking to expand their own knowledge.
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Books
Allen, Danielle. Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship Since Brown V. Board of Education. United States: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Cosmopolitanism: Ethics In A World Of Strangers. United Kingdom: W. W. Norton, 2007.
Appiah, Kwame Anthony. The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity. United Kingdom: Liveright, 2018.
Brooks, Arthur C. Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt. Germany: HarperCollins, 2019.
Brooks, David. How To Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. United Kingdom: Penguin Books Limited, 2023.
Coleman, Peter T. The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization. United States: Columbia University Press, 2021.
French, David. Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. United States: St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 2020.
Guzmán, Mónica. I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. United States: BenBella Books, 2022.
Haidt, Jonathan. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. United Kingdom: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013.
Inazu, John D. Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference. United States: University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Inazu, John D. Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. United States: Zondervan, 2024.
Levendusky, Matthew S. Our Common Bonds: Using What Americans Share to Help Bridge the Partisan Divide. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Liu, Eric. Become America: Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy. United States: Sasquatch Books, 2019.
Manji, Irshad. Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times. United States: St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 2019.
Marty, Martin E. The One and the Many: America’s Struggle for the Common Good. United Kingdom: Harvard University Press, 1998.
Mason, Lilliana. Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity. United States: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Murray, John Courtney. We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition. United States: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2005.
Patel, Eboo. Interfaith Leadership: A Primer. United States: Beacon Press, 2016.
Patel, Eboo. Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise. United States: Beacon Press, 2019.
Patel, Eboo. We Need to Build: Field Notes for a Diverse Democracy. United States: Beacon Press, 2022.
Pierce, Elinor J. Pluralism in Practice: Case Studies of Leadership in a Religiously Diverse America. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2023.
Putnam, Robert D.., Campbell, David E. American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Ripley, Amanda. High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out. India: Simon & Schuster, 2022.
St. John, Warren. Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town. United States: Random House Children’s Books, 2013.
Stout, Jeffrey. Democracy and Tradition. Ukraine: Princeton University Press, 2009.
Walzer, Michael. What it Means to be an American. United States: Marsilio, 1996.
Films
Hesburgh. Music Box Films, 2019. https://www.amazon.com/Hesburgh-Ted-Koppel/dp/B07WRST8FS.
Online Sources
Gest, Justin, and Tyler Reny. “What Promotes Pluralism In America’s Diversifying
Democracy?” New Pluralists. Last modified June 2023. Accessed February 6,
Stories to use as case studies
Craig, Tim. “Strain of Israel-Gaza War Engulfs Idyllic New York City Suburb.” Washington Post, November 13, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/12/israel-gaza-war-impacts-teaneck-nj/.
Deb, Sopan. 2018. “Casting Controversy Derailed a High School Play. Then Came the Threats.” The New York Times, February 8, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/theater/hunchback-of-notre-dame-ithaca-high-school.html.
Leland, John. 2024. “How a Drag Queen Event That Never Happened Forced a Library to Shut Down.” The New York Times, January 4, 2024.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/nyregion/lake-luzerne-library-drag-story-hour.html.
Weisman, Jonathan, and Benjamin Rasmussen. “Divided by Politics, a Colorado Town Mends Its
Broken Bones.” The New York Times, November 30, 2023.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/us/politics/silverton-division.html.
Yoon, Sungjoo. “I am a Highschool Junior: Let’s Talk about Huckleberry Finn and Mockingbird.” The New York Times, April 18th, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/opinion/school-book-bans-students.html.
