Progressive & religious : how Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist leaders are moving beyond the culture wars and transforming American life / Robert P. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and culture--United States.

Religion and culture.

United States--Religion.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Other Title:

Progressive and religious

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Progressive & Religious tells the story of the emerging progressive religious movement in America through an analysis of over 80 in-depth interviews with contemporary religious leaders including nationally known figures such as Rabbis David Saperstein and Michael Lerner, Revs. Jim Wallis and Brian McLaren, Feisal Abdul Rauf, Eboo Patel, Kecia Ali, Lama Surya Das, Robert Thurman, and E. J. Dionne.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Moving beyond the Culture Wars: Finding Progressive Religion in America; Chapter 1: Lifting the Line of History: How Progressive Jews are Healing the World; Chapter 2: More Truth Breaking Out: How Progressive Christians are Seeking the Reign of God on Earth; Chapter 3: Knowing One Another: How Progressive Muslims are Fostering Justice, Beauty, and Pluralism; Chapter 4: Just Sitting Down: How Progressive Buddhists Are Being Peace and Embodying Justice

Conclusion: Progressive & Religious: The New Face of Religion in American Public LifeInterviewees; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22901-8

1-283-87545-4

0-7425-6550-5

OCLC:

825768749