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marylouisa's review against another edition
5.0
I had minor issues with this book, such as the interchangeable uses of “left,” “liberal,” and “progressive,” but overall I thought this book was near perfect. I’m sure that someone more enmeshed in faith-based activism would have more substantive critiques; for me, though, this was a fresh look at familiar subjects.
laurao's review against another edition
I was hoping for a historical account of people the author considered "prophets." Instead, this book is about people he's personally interviewed. It's too narrow a time for what I was hoping to learn, so this book is not for me.
shelbymccarty's review
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
When you think of faith and politics, do you think of one specific group and no one else? Do you think that they don’t mix? Enter: American Prophets.
This book gives a voice to the past two decades of work of the religious left. It captures many faith movements such as Nuns on the Bus, advocacy for the ACA during Obama’s presidency, oil and gas protests by the spiritual Indigenous American community and support of movements like BLM, LGBTQ+ and Women’s rights, and places of worship being sanctuaries.
It offers a counter-perspective on what has been traditionally deemed “America’s moral compass.”
American Prophets is a reminder that faith and politics have always mixed, and that this interfaith coalition of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and other faiths have helped to move society forward and is a force for the civil rights and more.
This book gives a voice to the past two decades of work of the religious left. It captures many faith movements such as Nuns on the Bus, advocacy for the ACA during Obama’s presidency, oil and gas protests by the spiritual Indigenous American community and support of movements like BLM, LGBTQ+ and Women’s rights, and places of worship being sanctuaries.
It offers a counter-perspective on what has been traditionally deemed “America’s moral compass.”
American Prophets is a reminder that faith and politics have always mixed, and that this interfaith coalition of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and other faiths have helped to move society forward and is a force for the civil rights and more.