Spiritual socialists : religion and the American Left / Vaneesa Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Vaneesa, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Progressivism (United States politics)--Religious aspects--History--20th century.

Progressivism (United States politics).

Progressivism (United States politics)--Religious aspects--History--21st century.

Religion and politics--United States--History--20th century.

Religion and politics.

Religion and politics--United States--History--21st century.

Right and left (Political science)--United States--Religious aspects--History--20th century.

Right and left (Political science).

Right and left (Political science)--United States--Religious aspects--History--21st century.

Socialism--United States--Religious aspects--History--20th century.

Socialism.

Socialism--United States--Religious aspects--History--21st century.

United States.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Profiling an eclectic group of activists such as Sherwood Eddy, Dorothy Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Vaneesa Cook argues that ""spiritual socialists"" held that the most basic expression of religious values--caring for the sick, tired, hungry, and exploited members of one's community--created a firm footing for a new society

Contents:

Introduction. Cultivating the kingdom of God

Reconstructing socialism in the wake of World War I

The Kingdom of God in the city and the country

Spiritual power and the Kingdom abroad

The religious left and the Red Scare

Socialism of the heart

Conclusion. Spiritual socialists in the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780812296501

0812296508

OCLC:

1134075065