TY  - BOOK
AU  - Slessarev-Jamir,Helene
TI  - Prophetic activism: progressive religious justice movements in contemporary America 
T2  - Religion and social transformation
SN  - 9780814741245
AV  - BL2525 .S572 2011eb
U1  - 201/.70973 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Social justice
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Justice sociale
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Sexuality & Gender Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Religion
KW  - fast
KW  - 1960-
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; An introduction to propheticactivism -- Identifying the qualities of prophetic activism -- Organizing in borderlands communities -- Religious organizing for worker justice -- Immigrant rights activism -- Peacemaking -- Global justice organizing
N2  - While the links between conservative Christians and politics have been drawn strongly in recent years, coming to embody what many think of as religious activism, the profoundly religious nature of community organizing and other more left-leaning justice work has been largely overlooked. Prophetic Activism is the first broad comparative examination of progressive religious activism in the United States. Set up as a counter-narrative to religious conservatism, the book offers readers a deeper understanding of the richness and diversity of contemporary religious activism. Helene Slessarev-Jamir o
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