15. How Moral Talk Connects Faith and Social Justice

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Patterns of Progressive Religious Mobilization and Engagement
6. 1. Achieving and Leveraging Diversity through Faith- Based Organizing 27
7. 2. Progressive Religious Activists and Democratic Party Politics 56
8. 3. Why Congregations Mobilize for Progressive Causes 76
9. 4. Collective Identity and Movement Solidarity among Religious Left Activists in the U.S. 97
10. Part II. Cultural Challenges of Progressive Religious Activism
11. 5. Cultural Challenges for Mainline Protestant Political Progressives 115
12. 6. Activist Etiquette in the Multicultural Immigrant Rights Movement 138
13. 7. Challenges and Opportunities of Community Organizing in Suburban Congregations 161
14. Part III. The Roles of Religion in Progressive Political Action
15. 8. Religious Roots of New Left Radicalism 181
16. 9. Religious Culture and Immigrant Civic Participation 205
17. 10. Progressive Activism among Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims in the U.S. 225
18. 11. Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Repression in the U.S. and Swedish Plowshares Movements 246
19. Part IV. Distinctive Styles of Progressive Religious Talk in the Public Sphere
20. 12. Reviving the Civil Religious Tradition 269
21. 13. Strategic Storytelling by Nuns on the Bus 289
22. 14. “Neutral” Talk in Educating for Activism 308
23. 15. How Moral Talk Connects Faith and Social Justice 328
24. Conclusion 348
25. About the Contributors 365
26. Index 371