BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, August 19, 2002: In the past thirty years, the religious landscape of the U.S. has changed radically. Islamic centers and mosques, Hindu and Buddhist temples and meditation centers are found in virtually every major American city. How Americans of all faiths begin to engage with one another in shaping a positive pluralism is one of the most important questions American society faces in the years ahead, according to The Pluralism Project. Developed by Diana L. Eck at Harvard University to study and document the growing religious diversity of the United States, The Pluralism Project has new research by Michael Linderman on the Hindu Temples of New Jersey available on their website. This extensive list includes twenty temples and The Garden State Crematory with it’s chapel for Hindu ceremonies. Profiles of individual centers include detailed histories of each institution, with a focus on history of organization and funding bodies; target population and language groups served; current management and personnel; relationships with local communities and with other temples; and the centers’ religious art, architecture, and ritual installations. An additional new link has dozens of photos available in a slide show format.
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