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Getting On Message: Challenging the Christian Right from the Heart of the Gospel
Announcing a New Book of Timely Essays edited by Peter Laarman, Director of PCU
Fourteen prominent religious thinkers begin with the Bible to define Christian values.
In the 2004 election, 80 percent of those who claimed “moral values” was the most important issue affecting their vote cast their ballots for Bush, as did 63 percent of frequent churchgoers. Since then, the religious right has continued to cement an association between “Christian” and “moral” values and conservative policies.
Getting On Message challenges this association from the very heart of the Christian tradition. These readable and incisive essays use biblical framing to discern the personal and social ethics that truly embody Christian values in the contemporary world.
Marilynne Robinson discusses the link between personal holiness and a generous spirit.
Garret Keizer looks at the growing wealth/class divide from a Christian perspective.
Rev. Heidi Neumark examines hospitality as a core Christian value.
Rev. Chloe Breyer explores a justice criterion for women’s decisions on abortion.
Rev. Vivian Denise Nixon offers a Christian response to mass incarceration.
Rev. Bill Sinkford asks what really constitutes a God-approved marriage and family.
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