Religion and progressive activism : new stories about faith and politics /

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"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 sig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Fuist, Todd Nicholas (Autor, Editor ), Williams, Rhys H. (Autor, Editor )
Otros Autores: Braunstein, Ruth, 1981- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Colección:Religion and social transformation.
Temas:
Religion and politics.
Religion and sociology.
Religion et politique.
Sociologie religieuse.
sociology of religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Religion and politics
Religion and sociology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Religion and progressive activism--introducing and mapping the field / Todd Nicholas Fuist, Ruth Braunstein, and Rhys H. Williams
  • Part I. Patterns of progressive religious mobilization and engagement. Achieving and leveraging diversity through faith-based organizing / Brad R. Fulton and Richard L. Wood
  • Progressive religious activists and Democratic Party politics / Rebecca Sager
  • Why congregations mobilize for progressive causes / Kraig Beyerlein and A. Joseph West
  • Collective identity and movement solidarity among religious left activists in the U.S. / Laura R. Olson
  • Part II. Cultural challenges of progressive religious activism. Cultural challenges for mainline Protestant political progressives / Paul Lichterman and Rhys H. Williams
  • Activist etiquette in the multicultural immigrant rights movement / Mia Diaz-Edelman
  • Challenges and opportunities of community organizing in suburban congregations / Kristin Geraty
  • Part III. The roles of religion in progressive political action. Religious roots of New Left radicalism / Joshua Z. Gahr and Michael P. Young
  • Religious culture and immigrant civic participation / Juan R. Martinez
  • Progressive activism among Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims in the U.S. / Grace Yukich
  • Religious beliefs and perceptions of repression in the U.S. and Swedish Plowshares movements / Sharon Erickson Nepstad
  • Part IV. Distinctive styles of progressive religious talk in the public sphere. Reviving the civil religious tradition / Philip S. Gorski
  • Strategic storytelling by nuns on the bus / Ruth Braunstein
  • "Neutral" talk in educating for activism / Gary J. Adler, Jr.
  • How moral talk connects faith and social justice / Todd Nicholas Fuist
  • Conclusion: What progressive efforts tell us about faith and politics / Rhys H. Williams.

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