Religion and Progressive Activism: New Stories about Faith and Politics

by Rhys H Williams, Todd Nicholas Fuist, Rhys H. Williams

Book Overview

New stories about religiously motivated progressive activism challenge common understandings of the American political landscape.

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. Religion and Progressive Activism focuses on this significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479852902
• ISBN13: 9781479852901
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"