Religion and Progressive Activism : : New Stories About Faith and Politics / / ed. by Ruth Braunstein, Rhys H. Williams, Todd Nicholas Fuist.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Adler Jr, Gary J.,; Beyerlein, Kraig,; Braunstein, Ruth,; Diaz-Edelman, Mia,; Fuist, Todd Nicholas,; Fulton, Brad R.,; Gahr, Joshua Z.,; Geraty, Kristin,; Gorski, Philip S.,; Lichterman, Paul,; Martinez, Juan R.,; Nepstad, Sharon Erickson,; Olson, Laura R.,; Sager, Rebecca,; West, A. Joseph,; Williams, Rhys H.,; Wood, Richard L.,; Young, Michael P.,; Yukich, Grace,
• HerausgeberIn: Braunstein, Ruth,; Fuist, Todd Nicholas,; Williams, Rhys H.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Religion and Social Transformation ; 6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Patterns of Progressive Religious Mobilization and Engagement -- 1. Achieving and Leveraging Diversity through Faith- Based Organizing -- 2. Progressive Religious Activists and Democratic Party Politics -- 3. Why Congregations Mobilize for Progressive Causes -- 4. Collective Identity and Movement Solidarity among Religious Left Activists in the U.S. -- Part II. Cultural Challenges of Progressive Religious Activism -- 5. Cultural Challenges for Mainline Protestant Political Progressives -- 6. Activist Etiquette in the Multicultural Immigrant Rights Movement -- 7. Challenges and Opportunities of Community Organizing in Suburban Congregations -- Part III. The Roles of Religion in Progressive Political Action -- 8. Religious Roots of New Left Radicalism -- 9. Religious Culture and Immigrant Civic Participation -- 10. Progressive Activism among Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims in the U.S. -- 11. Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Repression in the U.S. and Swedish Plowshares Movements -- Part IV. Distinctive Styles of Progressive Religious Talk in the Public Sphere -- 12. Reviving the Civil Religious Tradition -- 13. Strategic Storytelling by Nuns on the Bus -- 14. “Neutral” Talk in Educating for Activism -- 15. How Moral Talk Connects Faith and Social Justice -- Conclusion -- About the Contributors -- Index