Divine Rebels
American Christian Activists for Social Justice
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Life, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Deena Guzder, Roger S. Gottlieb | ISBN: | 9781569768709 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press | Publication: | May 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Deena Guzder, Roger S. Gottlieb |
| ISBN: | 9781569768709 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Language: | English |
In an effort to reclaim the fundamental principles of Christianity, moving it away from religious right-wing politics and towards the teachings of Jesus, the American Christian activists profiled in this book agitate for a society free from racism, patriarchy, bigotry, retribution, ecocide, torture, poverty, and militarism. These activists view their faith as a personal commitment with public implications; their world consists of people of religious faith protecting the weak and safeguarding the sacred. Recounting social justice activists on the frontlines of the Christian Left since the 1950s-including Daniel Berrigan, Roy Bourgeois, and SueZann Bosler-this book articulates their faith-based alternative to the mainstream conservative religious agenda and liberal cynicism and describes a long-standing American tradition, which began with the nation's earliest Quaker abolitionists.
In an effort to reclaim the fundamental principles of Christianity, moving it away from religious right-wing politics and towards the teachings of Jesus, the American Christian activists profiled in this book agitate for a society free from racism, patriarchy, bigotry, retribution, ecocide, torture, poverty, and militarism. These activists view their faith as a personal commitment with public implications; their world consists of people of religious faith protecting the weak and safeguarding the sacred. Recounting social justice activists on the frontlines of the Christian Left since the 1950s-including Daniel Berrigan, Roy Bourgeois, and SueZann Bosler-this book articulates their faith-based alternative to the mainstream conservative religious agenda and liberal cynicism and describes a long-standing American tradition, which began with the nation's earliest Quaker abolitionists.
