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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 277.3083 EAN: 9781595584199 ISBN: 1595584196 Label: New Press Manufacturer: New Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: October 14, 2008 Publisher: New Press Studio: New Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A leader of the new generation of progressive evangelicals reclaims her faith from partisan politics, in this book in the acclaimed "Does Not Equal" series. "To let the religious right define evangelical...wipes out the memory of real people who lived and fought for just causes and just social policies because of their faith....I refuse to let the religious right confiscate my heritage."—from Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican...Or Democrat A new breed of evangelicals, with a fiery passion for economic justice, racial reconciliation, and care for the environment, has abandoned the religious right. Lisa Sharon Harper, a rising star in this movement, describes the roots of this political shift, the agents of change driving it, and, in interviews with leaders across the political spectrum, the extent of the evangelical rejection of the right-wing political agenda. In Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican...Or Democrat, Harper lays out a manifesto for the new progressive evangelical movement, drawing inspiration from the biblical concepts of shalom and the kingdom of God, as well as from historical predecessors such as William Wilberforce, Sojourner Truth, and John Perkins. Harper offers a powerful indictment of the religious right, of its role in hijacking evangelical passion and dividing Christians against each other, and—in an agenda that is racist and sexist to the core—of its abandonment of the gospel. She shows how evangelicals, in disengaging from partisan politics, can reclaim their roots and become a new moral voice for the nation. Average Rating:
 Rating: - This Book is in the Prophetic Tradition of the Black Church!This work is timely and in the prophetic tradition of the Black Church. Lisa Sharon Harper dispels myths about Evangelical politics and calls the church back to its true focus. By examining Christian movements from abolition to civil rights to the Promise Keepers Harper exposes the triumphs and mistakes of Evangelical politics. There is a movement among Evangelicals to focus on ending poverty and this work is a must read to understand this movement, especially in light of our historic election where ... Read More Rating: - A Must Read for those into politics and religionHow and when and should politics and religion cross? This author has blended together her own historic quest for justice with evangelical history and theology. She becomes quite specific with the issue of racial reconcilation and women's issues,which alone are worth the cost of the book. Her words often are harsh...but always grounded in truth, even when some in the church may not be ready to hear it. Almost seventy top leaders of the evangelical church are interviewed. The author's informed and ... Read More Rating: - Spectacular read!I highly recommend this book to anyone even slightly interested in the intersection of faith and politics in America today. This very well written piece of non-fiction faithfully examines American Evangelical worldviews through the lenses of race, socio-economic experience, and historical understanding in an honest and accessible way. Harper's analysis of the development of the Religious Right, the gap between black and white evangelical worldviews, and the use of Biblical and prophetic language to ... Read More 
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