Bibliograph

Souled out, reclaiming faith and politics after the religious right, E.J. Dionne, Jr

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Souled out, reclaiming faith and politics after the religious right, E.J. Dionne, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Souled out

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

697182423

Responsibility statement

E.J. Dionne, Jr

Sub title

reclaiming faith and politics after the religious right

Summary

The religious and political winds are changing. Tens of millions of religious Americans are reclaiming faith from those who would abuse it for narrow, partisan, and ideological purposes. And more and more secular Americans are discovering common ground with believers on the great issues of social justice, peace, and the environment. In Souled Out, award-winning journalist and commentator E.J. Dionne explains why the era of the Religious Right--and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage--is over. Based on years of research and writing, Souled Out shows that the end of the Reli

Table Of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction Is God's Work Our Work?; 1 Is Religion Conservative or Progressive? (Or Both?); 2 Why the Culture War Is the Wrong War:; 3 What Are the "Values" Issues?; 4 Selling Religion Short:; 5 John Paul, Benedict, and the Catholic Future; 6 What Happened to the Seamless Garment?; The Agony of Liberal Catholicism; 7 Solidarity, Liberty, and Religion's True Calling; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index

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