| Description |
xii, 249 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"America is at a pivotal crossroads. The soul of our nation is at stake and in peril. The process of healing and creating a more perfect union in our nation must start now and must always be tied to cocreating a more just and inclusive nation. The moral vision cast by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders of the Beloved Community, which animated and galvanized the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, provides a transformational way forward. In [this book], Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, president of Sojourners, reimagines a contemporary version of the Beloved Community that will inspire and unite Americans across generations, geographic and class divides, racial and gender differences, faith traditions, and ideological leanings. In the Beloved Community, neither privilege nor punishment is tied to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or economic status, and everyone is able to realize their full potential and thrive. Building the Beloved Community requires living out a series of commitments, such as true equality, radical welcome, ubuntu interdependence, E Pluribus Unum ('out of many, one'), environmental stewardship, nonviolence, and dignity for all. The pursuit of the Beloved Community can help cure deep polarization and partisanship that is crippling our politics and culture, enabling our nation to live up to its best ideals and realize a more perfect union."-- jacket. |
| Subject |
Civil rights -- United States.
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Equality -- United States.
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Social justice -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
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| ISBN |
9781506464534 |
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150646453X |
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