A provocative look at the political beliefs of evangelical Christians
Should public schools teach both creationism and evolution? How does religion influence our political stances on gay marriage? The death penalty? Immigration? The issues are real. The emotions are intense.
In 'Faith in the New Millennium', Matthew Avery Sutton and Darren Dochuk bring together a collection of essays from renowned historians, sociologists, and religious studies scholars that address the future of religion and American politics.
"If he were alive today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would remind us that 'We are the leaders we have been waiting for.' Consider Dispatches from the Religious Left your...
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The Future of Faith is a major statement and a hopeful vision from one of the most revered theologians today.
In partnership with Colorado's governor, a Democrat, Wait No More engaged dozens of congregations to recruit adoptive parents for waiting children in foster care. Though Kelly is always sure to share credit with the adoption agencies ...
To lay the groundwork for a religious response, the book offers chapters showing how Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism can nourish liberal democracy.
... soul in the train of the gods : " But when the souls we call immortals reach the top , they move outward and take ... The Growth of the Liberal Soul ( Columbia : University of Missouri Press , 1997 ) . 2 The Trajectories of Religious ...
In Faith, Freedom, and the Future renown scholars discuss the ever-changing relationship between religion and politics.
Explores the history of the radical idea from its nineteenth-century socialist origins to present-day attitudes toward multiculturalism, the ACLU, social equality, radical feminism, and the AIDS epidemic.