Spiritualizing Politics without Politicizing Religion : : The Example of Sargent Shriver / / Kenneth R. Melchin, James R. Price.

The clash of religion and politics has been a steady source of polarization in North America. In order to think wisely and constructively about the spiritual dimension of our political life, there is need for an approach that can both maintain the diversity of belief and foster values founded on the...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. Religion and Politics: Doing Things Differently
  • Chapter Two. The Public Faith of Sargent Shriver, 1955–1959
  • Chapter Three. Shriver on Spirituality and Politics, 1961–1964
  • Chapter Four. Explaining What Shriver Did
  • Chapter Five. Religion, Politics, and the Peace Corps
  • Chapter Six. The Way Forward
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index