Marcia Pally

The New Evangelicals: Expanding the Vision of the Common Good Marcia Pally

Hardly a day goes by when religion is not in the news, often associated with theocracy, oppression and terrorism. In this book, Marcia Pally rebuts this bleak and superficial view by offering the first in-depth look at "new evangelicals"--those who have moved away from the Religious Right toward a broadened focus on economic justice, environmental care, and democracy. The far-reaching effects of this shift--in the US and abroad--ask us to reconsider religious stereotypes and refine our political thinking.
       The sharp empirical analysis and vivid reporting include interviews with "new evangelicals" across the country, ages 19-74--with megachurch pastor Greg Boyd, professor David Gushee, new monastic Shane Claiborne, and ordinary evangelical plumbers, bikers, students, and firemen--assembling a collage of thoughtful, passionate voices that create a compelling snapshot of this significant new movement in American Christianity and politics.