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God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It
Contributor(s): Wallis, Jim (Author)
ISBN: 0060834471     ISBN-13: 9780060834470
Publisher: HarperOne
OUR PRICE:   $13.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2006
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Annotation: Jim Wallis finds the current conservative, liberal, and libertarian options out-of-step with the desires of most Americans untenable. Wallis offers a fourth option, ?The Common Good, ? that would represent those who are traditional on issues of moral character, personal responsibility, sexual integrity, and family values (without scape-goating any group like single parents or homosexuals), while being very progressive on issues like poverty and racial justice. This option affirms good stewardship of the earth and its resources, supports gender equality, and looks first to peacemaking and conflict-resolution when it comes to foreign policy questions. At the spiritual heart of this option is linking one's personal ethics to social justice.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues
- Religion | Religion, Politics & State
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - General
Dewey: 261.709
Series: Plus
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Theometrics - Mainline
 
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Publisher Description:

New York Times bestseller God's Politics struck a chord with Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics, and with the Left, who were mute on the subject. Jim Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. God's Politics offers a vision for how to convert spiritual values into real social change and has started a grassroots movement to hold our political leaders accountable by incorporating our deepest convictions about war, poverty, racism, abortion, capital punishment, and other moral issues into our nation's public life. Who can change the political wind? Only we can.


Contributor Bio(s): Wallis, Jim: -

Jim Wallis is the author of the New York Times bestseller God's Politics, which electrified Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics by offering an alternative voice. Wallis is a leading figure at the crossroads of religion and politics in America today, the author of eight books, and the founder of Sojourners, a global faith and justice network. He is a public theologian, an internationally renowned speaker and preacher, a faith-based activist, husband, and father to two young boys, and a Little League baseball coach.