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  • - Individual Transformation and the Struggle for Social Justice
    af Maureen K. Day
    460,95 kr.

    Uncovers why Catholic organizations fail to foster civic activismThe American Catholic Church boasts a long history of teaching and activism on issues of social justice. In the face of declining religious and community involvement in the twenty-first century, many modern-day Catholic groups aspire to revive the faith as well as their connections to the larger world. Yet while thousands attend weekly meetings designed to instill religiosity and a commitment to civic engagement, these programs often fail to achieve their more large-scale goals.In Catholic Activism Today, Maureen K. Day sheds light on the impediments to successfully enacting social change. She argues that popular organizations such as JustFaith Ministries have embraced an approach to civic engagement that focuses on mobilizing Catholics as individuals rather than as collectives. There is reason to think this approach is effective¿these organizations experience robust participation in their programs and garner reports of having had a transformative effect on their participants¿ lives. Yet, Day shows that this approach encourages participants to make personal lifestyle changes rather than contend with structural social inequalities, thus failing to make real inroads in the pursuit of social justice. Moreover, the focus on the individual serves to undermine the institutional authority of the Catholic Church itself, shifting American Catholics¿ perceptions of the Church from a hierarchy that controls the laity to one that simply influences it as they pursue their individual paths.Drawing on three years of interview, survey, and participant observation data, Catholic Activism Today offers a compelling new take on contemporary dynamics of Catholic civic engagement and its potential effect on the Church at large.

  • - Progressive Religious Justice Movements in Contemporary America
    af Helene Slessarev-Jamir
    365,95 - 978,95 kr.

    The first broad comparative examination of progressive religious activism in the United States

  • - Religion and Ethics in the Living Wage Movement
    af C. Melissa Snarr
    548,95 kr.

    Analyses the work of recent American church coalitions that support and campaign for low wage workers.

  • - How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions
    af Jason E. Shelton & Michael Oluf Emerson
    368,95 - 1.143,95 kr.

    Shows that America's history of racial oppression has had a deep and fundamental effect on the religious beliefs and practices of blacks and whites across America

  • - New Stories About Faith and Politics
     
    377,95 kr.

    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 intersection, revealing that progressive religious activists are a driving force in American public life, involved in almost every political issue or area of public concern. This volume brings together leading experts who dissect and analyze the inner worlds and public strategies of progressive religious activists from the local to the transnational level. It provides insight into documented trends, reviews overlooked case studies, and assesses the varied ways in which progressive religion forces us to deconstruct common political binaries such as right/left and progress/tradition. In a coherent and accessible way, this book engages and rethinks long accepted theories of religion, of social movements, and of the role of faith in democratic politics and civic life. Moreover, by challenging common perceptions of religiously motivated activism, it offers a more grounded and nuanced understanding of religion and the American political landscape.

  • - The Politics of Exodus in African American Biblical Interpretation
    af Herbert Robinson Marbury
    342,95 - 1.123,95 kr.

  • - New Stories About Faith and Politics
     
    1.163,95 kr.

  • - Cultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief Systems
    af Joseph O. Baker & Buster G. Smith
    369,95 - 998,95 kr.

  • - Africana Lessons on Religion, Racism, and Ending Gender Violence
    af Traci C. West
    421,95 - 1.113,95 kr.

  • - Enacting Civic Engagement and Social Transformation
    af Sharon D. Welch
    345,95 - 999,95 kr.

  • - Political Activism and Redemption after Incarceration
    af Edward Orozco Flores
    340,95 - 996,95 kr.

  • - Green Media and the Dilemma of Environmental Virtue
    af Sarah McFarland Taylor
    374,95 - 1.009,95 kr.

  • - Digital Black Christians and Hip Hop
    af Erika D. Gault
    399,95 - 1.112,95 kr.

  • - Confronting White Supremacy in the Pandemic
    af Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas
    369,95 - 1.005,95 kr.

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