A more perfect union : a new vision for building the beloved community / Adam Russell Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Adam, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

United States.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2021]

Summary:

America is at a pivotal spiritual and political crossroads. A new public narrative is needed to counter the discord in our politics and culture, a new way forward rooted in Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of the beloved community. In A More Perfect Union, Adam Russell Taylor, president of Sojourners, calls for a shared moral vision that transcends partisanship to live out our nation's best ideals and realize a more perfect union.9781608462995

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One The Vision of the Beloved Community

1. Embracing a Bigger Story of Us

2. Why America Must Be Reborn

3. E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One

4. Reimagining the Beloved Community

pt. Two Building Blocks of the Beloved Community

5. Unmasking America's Myths

6. Telling the Whole Truth to Set Us Free

7. Overcoming Toxic Polarization

8. Redeeming Patriotism

pt. Three Beatitudes of the Beloved Community

9. Equality: the Imago Dei Imperative

10. Radical Welcome

11. Ubuntu Interdependence

12. Prioritizing Nonviolence

13. Environmental Stewardship

14. Dignity for All

15. Revitalizing and Reinventing Democracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

150646453X

9781506464534

OCLC:

1237695312

Publisher Number:

99988118945