Progressive Evangelicals and the Pursuit of Social Justice
Brantley W. Gasaway
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 10/2014
Pages: 336
Subject: Religion, History
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9781469617732
DESCRIPTION
The book analyzes how prominent leaders, including Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Tony Campolo, responded to key political and social issues over the past four decades. Progressive evangelicals combated racial inequalities, endorsed feminism, promoted economic justice, and denounced American nationalism and militarism. At the same time, most leaders opposed abortion and refused to affirm homosexual behavior, even as they defended gay civil rights. Gasaway demonstrates that, while progressive evangelicals have been caught in the crossfire of partisan conflicts and public debates over the role of religion in politics, they have offered a significant alternative to both the Religious Right and the political left.