Progressive Christians Speak: A Different Voice on Faith and PoliticsJohn B. Cobb In this earnest discussion, revolutionary theologian John Cobb Jr. implores Christian churches to take a more active role in the solution of contemporary issues such as food security and the ever-expanding world population, the welfare system, civil and human rights, the war on drugs, abortion, immigration, and the destruction of ecosystems. |
Contents
RELIGION AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 1 |
BASIC RIGHTS FOR OUR CHILDREN | 22 |
REFLECTIONS ON ABORTION | 36 |
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS | 53 |
HOMOSEXUALITY AND SAMEGENDER UNIONS | 76 |
IS SOCIAL SECURITY REALLY BROKEN? | 89 |
THE PENAL SYSTEM | 107 |
THE WAR ON DRUGS | 126 |
RESPONDING TO SWEATSHOPS | 196 |
THE GLOBALIZATION OF ECONOMIC LIFE | 213 |
SHOULD DEBT BE FORGIVEN? | 232 |
THE CHURCH AND ENVIRONMENTALISM | 249 |
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY | 268 |
THE GLOBAL POPULATION CRISIS | 289 |
A SHORT POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN RIGHT | 306 |
NOTES | 336 |
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