A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century, Buehrens John, Parker Rebecca Ann

Hope is rising. The political tide in the United States has turned, and people across the country who have been working for years for social change and justice finally feel as though they arent struggling alone. Yet for those who ground their social activism in progressive religious belief, it is all too easy to feel spiritually divided and isolated, daunted by the apparent dominance of religious fundamentalists in the media and politics. The impact of liberal religion is richer and more far-reaching than many know--a force for good that has inspired and supported two centuries of American social progress, from the abolition of slavery and the securing of womens rights to the present-day struggles for marriage equality, ecological responsibility, and global peace. In order to sustain our spirits and advance positive social change, progressive people need to claim the transforming power of our theological heritage.

Authored by two leading progressive theologians, A House for Hope affirms that the shared hopes of religious progressives from many traditions can create a movement far stronger than fundamentalism: a liberal religious renaissance. Yet for it to flourish, progressive people must rediscover the spiritual sustenance available in the theological house our liberal forebears built, and embrace what our tradition truly holds sacred, as well as understanding what it rejects.