Review & Giveaway: The Religious Left
In his new book, acclaimed sociologist Robert Wuthnow seeks to both illuminate what has been hidden and to add complexity where a story has been too simply told.
Black Church Leaders Revive Civil Rights Playbook to Mobilize Voters for Midterms
While some view the work of faith-based organizers and groups as part of a surge in activism by a new 'religious left,' others say the Black church and leaders rooted in its traditions don’t fit neatly within one pole or the other.
Progressive Faith Leaders Found New Power in Protesting ICE. Can Their Movement Survive Success?
Not since the Civil Rights Era has the religious left so publicly and collaboratively protested in the name of a social question they regard as a spiritual one.
3 Democratic Pastors in Iowa Are Running for Congress, a Snapshot of a National Trend
After years of white Christians overwhelmingly supporting Republican Donald Trump, a striking number of clergy are currently running for political office as Democrats.
Godless Liberals? Not in Minnesota, Where the Religious Left Is a Driving Force for Democrats
A coalition of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and other people of faith has gained power and influence at the ballot box and the Legislature in the past decade especially, becoming one of the most influential forces in state politics.
Welton Gaddy, Former Southern Baptist Who Became a Champion of Liberal Christianity, Dies
The Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, a pastor and former president of Interfaith Alliance who went from being a conservative Southern Baptist leader to an advocate for interfaith relations and LGBTQ Christians, died Wednesday at the age of 81.
Christian Leaders Continue Opposition to ReAwaken America Tour — at Trump Resort
A group of local clergy and national faith leaders spoke in opposition to the Trump National Doral Miami stop of the ReAwaken America Tour.
For Embattled TN Lawmakers, Liberal Faith Movements Were a Training Ground
'(I) grew up in the moral movement with Rev. Barber and the Poor People's Campaign,' said Rep. Justin Jones.
William Barber Launches New Center at Yale, Will Retire From Church
Yale Divinity School is launching a new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, an advocacy-focused body to be led by pastor Rev. William Barber II. Barber has emerged as a prominent activist over the past decade, launching several major protest movements that have attracted
Jack Jenkins on Covering Religion & Politics
In episode 69, Jack Jenkins, a national reporter for Religion News Service about his work reporting on religion and politics on both the right and left. He also discusses his book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the
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