God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It - Softcover

Wallis, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006083871X ISBN 13: 9780060838713

Publisher: Harper San Francisco, 2005

Synopsis

God Is Not a Republican ... Or a Democrat

Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and solely pro-Republican? And since when did promoting and pursuing a progressive social agenda with a concern for economic security, health care, and educational opportunity mean you had to put your faith in God aside? Jim Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. In fact, the very survival of America's social fabric depends on such values and vision to shape our politics -- a dependence the nation's founders recognized. God's Politics inspires us to hold our political leaders and policies accountable by integrating our deepest moral convictions into our nation's public life.

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Review:

"Wallis provides a refreshing alternative voice to the polarizing rhetoric currently popular."--Library Journal

From the Back Cover:

Jim Wallis finds the current conservative, liberal, and libertarian options out-of-step with the desires of most Americans untenable. Wallis offers a fourth option, "The Common Good," that would represent those who are traditional on issues of moral character, personal responsibility, sexual integrity, and family values (without scape-goating any group like single parents or homosexuals), while being very progressive on issues like poverty and racial justice. This option affirms good stewardship of the earth and its resources, supports gender equality, and looks first to peacemaking and conflict-resolution when it comes to foreign policy questions. At the spiritual heart of this option is linking one's personal ethics to social justice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper San Francisco
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 006083871X
• ISBN 13: 9780060838713
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 811