Religion And Progressive Activism: New Stories About Faith And Politics (Religion And Social Transformation, 6)

To many mainstream-media saturated Americans, the terms 'progressive' and 'religious' may not seem to go hand-in-hand. As religion is usually tied to conservatism, an important way in which religion and politics intersect is being overlooked. [This book] focuses on this significant intersection, revealing that progressive religious activists are a driving force in American public life, involved in almost every political issue or area of public concern. This volume brings together [contributors] who dissect and analyze the inner worlds and public strategies of progressive religious activists from the local to the transnational level. It provides insight into documented trends, reviews overlooked case studies, and assesses the varied ways in which progressive religion forces us to deconstruct common political binaries such as right/left and progress/tradition...[This] book engages and rethinks long accepted theories of religion, of social movements, and of the role of faith in democratic politics and civic life.--

• | Author: Ruth Braunstein|Todd Nicholas Fuist|Rhys H. Williams, Todd Nicholas Fuist
• | Publisher: NYU Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 13, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 147985476X
• | ISBN-13: 9781479854769