{"product_id":"american-prophets-the-religious-roots-of-progressive-politics-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-the-soul-of-the-country-paperback","title":"American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the country's most respected religion reporters, a paradigm-shifting discussion of how the Religious Left is actually the moral compass that has long steered America's political debates, including today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the ascendancy of the Religious Right in the 1970s, common wisdom holds that it is a coalition of fundamentalist powerbrokers who are the \"moral majority,\" setting the standard for conservative Christian values and working to preserve the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, as national religion reporter Jack Jenkins contends, the country is also driven by a vibrant, long-standing moral force from the left. Constituting an amorphous group of interfaith activists that goes by many names and takes many forms, this coalition has operated since America's founding -- praying, protesting, and marching for common goals that have moved society forward. Throughout our history, the Religious Left has embodied and championed the progressive values at the heart of American democracy--abolition, labor reform, civil rights, environmental preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his years of reporting, Jenkins examines the re-emergence of progressive faith-based activism, detailing its origins and contrasting its goals with those of the Religious Right. Today's rapidly expanding interfaith coalition -- which includes Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and other faiths -- has become a force within the larger \"resistance\" movement. Jenkins profiles Washington political insiders--including former White House staffers and faith outreach directors for the campaigns of Barack Obama, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton--as well as a new generation of progressive faith leaders at the forefront today, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRev. William Barber II, leader of North Carolina's Moral Mondays and co-chair of the nationwide Poor People's campaign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinda Sarsour, co-chair of the Women's March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRev. Traci Blackmon, a pastor near Ferguson, Missouri who works to lift up black liberation efforts across the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSister Simone Campbell, head of the Catholic social justice lobby and the \"Nuns on the Bus\" tour organizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative American \"water protectors\" who demonstrated against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exciting reevaluation of America's moral center and an inspiring portrait of progressive faith-in-action, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Prophets\u003c\/em\u003e will change the way we think about the intersection of politics and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53565888069965,"sku":"9780062935991","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/QnVpRE1YWnppa25HMGpRY3FzVFR0dz09.webp?v=1774032625","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/american-prophets-the-religious-roots-of-progressive-politics-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-the-soul-of-the-country-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}