Faith in Action Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America

Name: Faith in Action Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America
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ISBN: 9780226905969

ISBN-10: 0226905969

ISBN-13: 9780226905969

Edition: 2002

Authors: Richard L. Wood

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Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and achievements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans.

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.92" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Democratic Renewal in America



Dynamics of Contention in Faith-Based and Multiracial Organizing



Faith-Based Organizing in Action: The Local Organizing Committee at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church



Higher Power: The Symbiosis of Religion and Politics



Race-Based Organizing in Action



Reweaving the Social Fabric: Social Capital and Political Power



Thinking Culturally about Politics



The Political Culture of Faith-Based Organizing: Practices, Beliefs, Ethos



Cultural Dynamics and Political Action



The Limitations of Religious Culture: Moralistic and Therapeutic Faith



Making Democracy Work in America



Organizations Sponsoring Multiracial Organizing and Faith-Based Organizing



History and Development of PICO


Notes


References


Index