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Dispatches from the Front

Theological Engagements with the Secular

Stanley Hauerwas

Duke University Press, 1994

God knows it is hard to make God boring, Stanley Hauerwas writes, but American Christians, aided and abetted by theologians, have accomplished that feat. Whatever might be said about Hauerwas—and there is plenty—no one has ever accused him of being boring, and in this book he delivers another jolt to all those who think that Christian theology is a matter of indifference to our secular society.
At once Christian theology and social criticism, this book aims to show that the two cannot be separated. In this spirit, Hauerwas mounts a forceful attack on current sentimentalities about the significance of democracy, the importance of the family, and compassion, which appears here as a literally fatal virtue. In this time of the decline of religious knowledge, when knowing a little about a religion tends to do more harm than good, Hauerwas offers direction to those who would make Christian discourse both useful and truthful. Animated by a deep commitment, his essays exhibit the difference that Christian theology can make in the shaping of lives and the world.
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The Divided Mind of Protestant America, 1880-1930

Ferenc M. Szasz

University of Alabama Press, 1982

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The Divided Mind of Protestant America, 1880–1930 by Ferenc M. Szasz is a landmark study of the religious, intellectual, and cultural conflicts that transformed American Protestantism during a pivotal period in United States history. Examining the rise of theological liberalism, the emergence of modern biblical criticism, the growing influence of science, and the reaction of conservative believers, Szasz traces the origins of the fundamentalist-modernist controversy that reshaped American Christianity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Through careful analysis of denominational debates, religious leaders, and broader social movements, the book reveals how issues such as evolution, higher criticism, and changing cultural values challenged traditional Protestant beliefs. As Protestant churches struggled to respond to modernity, divisions emerged that altered the course of American religious life and influenced public discussions about faith, education, morality, and national identity.

Both accessible and scholarly, this influential volume demonstrates how religious controversies that unfolded between 1880 and 1930 established patterns that continue to shape American Christianity today. By placing theological disputes within their wider historical context, Szasz offers readers a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between religion and culture in modern America. This book is an essential resource for students and scholars of religious history, theology, American studies, and cultural history.

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The Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism

William R. Hutchison

Duke University Press, 1992

This landmark study of American religion, recipient of the National Religious Book Award in 1976, is being brought back into print with an updated bibliography. The Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism traces the history of American Protestant thought from the early part of the nineteenth century to the present. William R. Hutchison deals especially with the "modernist" movement that flourished in the years around 1900, and with the colorful personalities and disputes associated with that movement.
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Voices Of The Religious Left

Rebecca Alpert

Temple University Press, 2000

What  has happened to the religious left? If there is a religious left, why don't we hear more about it?

The academics and activists who write this rich volume, edited by Rebecca Alpert, argue passionately on topics that concern all of us. Quoting from the Bible, the Torah, the Qur'an, the teachings of Buddha, as well as Native American folklore, they make the voices of the religious left heard -- teaching lessons of peace and liberation.

As this invaluable sourcebook shows, the religious left is committed to issues of human rights and dignity. Answering questions of identity and ideology, the essays included here stem from the "culture wars" that have divided orthodox and liberal believers. Responding to the needs of and raised by marginalized social groups, the writers discuss economic issues and religious politics as they champion equal rights, and  promote the teaching of progressive vision.

Containing insightful perspectives of adherents to many faiths, Voices of the Religious Left makes it clear that there is a group dedicated to instilling the values of justice and freedom. They are far from silent.

All of the essays in this collection "...represent the power of the written word as a vehicle for advocacy and social change....It is my hope that the  readers of these essays will themselves feel compelled to think more about the importance of taking a stand on issues from religious perspectives, and  to act on something that compels them." --Rabbi Rebecca Alpert
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