Forward together : a moral message for the nation / William J. Barber, II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, William J., II, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--North Carolina.

Christianity and politics.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Church and social problems--United States.

Church and social problems.

North Carolina--Moral conditions.

North Carolina.

United States--Moral conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Saint Louis, Missouri : Chalice Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the spring of 2013, seventeen people gathered at the North Carolina state legislature to protest extreme legislation passed by the General Assembly attacking health insurance, unemployment insurance, labor, and voting rights. The ministers, labor, and human rights activists began praying, singing, and chanting, and were ultimately arrested. That group grew into crowds of thousands at successive "Moral Mondays" rallies, and by summer's end nearly 1, 000 people had been arrested, making this sustained moral protest one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in U.S. history. The effort grew out of seven years of organizing with more than 160 groups. Rallies continued in 2014, with a "Moral March" of 80, 000 people in February. Rev. Dr. William Barber II, a pastor and president of the North Carolina Conference of the NAACP, now the largest in the South, became one of the architects of the Forward Together Moral Movement. In a new book, Forward Together, Rev. Barber tells the story of a new fusion civil rights movement, a "big tent, " in which black and white, gay and straight, rich and poor, old and young, Republicans and Democrats are all welcome. Rev. Barber's sermons/speeches at the protests, many of them collected in Forward Together, became the inspiration and rallying cry for a new civil rights movement. North Carolina today is at the epicenter of the political and spiritual crisis affecting 21st-century America. What happens here, says Barber, can shift the center of gravity in the American political discourse. Similar movements are now growing in states around the country. Forward Together captures the essence of what it means to preach in the public square.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Welcome: Preaching in the Public Square""; ""Introduction to the Forward Together Moral Movement and Moral Monday Rallies""; ""Chapter 1 Historic Thousands on Jones Street Rally 7: ""The Need to Know Who We Are in Times Like These""""; ""Chapter 2 Moral Monday Rally 1: ""Witness Against Extremism""""; ""Chapter 3 Moral Monday Rally 2: ""Healthcare""""; ""Chapter 4 Moral Monday Rally 4: ""Equal Protection under the Law""""; ""Chapter 5 Moral Monday Rallies 5 and 12: ""Education, Economic Justice, and Voting Rights""""

""Chapter 6 Moral Monday Rally 8: ""Labor, Women, and Economic Justice""""""Chapter 7 Moral Monday Rally 11 (Monday after the Trayvon Martin Case Verdict):""United for Women""""; ""Chapter 8 Moral Monday Rally 13: ""This Is the Day""""; ""Chapter 9 Fiftieth Anniversary of March on Washington Rally: ""Taking the Dream Home""""; ""Chapter 10 Historic Thousands on Jones Street Rally 8: ""The Call to Higher Ground""""; ""Chapter 11 Our Alliance with LGBT Rights: ""A Look Back""""; ""Chapter 12 Our Alliance with Labor Union Rights: ""Coming Together to Go Beyond""""

""Chapter 13 Beyond Protest to Voter Mobilization""""Chapter 14 Lessons from the Movement""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780827244962

0827244967

9780827244955

0827244959