A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century

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John A. Buehrens Rebecca Ann Parker

A House for Hope

The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century

John A. Buehrens, Rebecca Ann Parker

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Beacon Press
01 September 2018

Religious groups: social & cultural aspects

From two liberal religious leaders, an accessible yet deeply reasoned discussion of how the common hopes of religious progressives from many traditions can create a liberal religious renaissance.

An accessible discussion aboutthe religious progressives who are creating a movement far stronger than fundamentalism- a liberal religious renaissance based on an expansive love for life

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 aren't 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 women's 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 Hopeaffirms 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.

In lively and engaging language,A House for Hopesuggests that liberal religious commitment is based on expansive love for life rather than adherence to narrow dogma. With chapters that reveal the political and personal relevance of the enduring questions at the heart of this theology,A House for Hopeshows how religious liberals have countered fundamentalists for generations, and provides progressives with not only a theological but also a spiritual foundation for the challenges of the twenty-first century.

By: John A. Buehrens, Rebecca Ann Parker
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 221g
ISBN: 9780807001509
ISBN 10: 0807001503
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction John Buehrens and Rebecca Parker Part One The Garden Chapter One: This Holy Ground Rebecca Parker Chapter Two: Last Things First John Buehrens Part Two The Sheltering Walls Chapter Three: Life Together Rebecca Parker Chapter Four: Restoring Heartwood John Buehrens Part Three The Roof Chapter Five: Deliver Us from Evil Rebecca Parker Chapter Six: Taking Refuge John Buehrens Part Four The Foundations Chapter Seven: The Rocks Will Cry Out Rebecca Parker Chapter Eight: The Changing of the Foundations John Buehrens Part Five The Welcoming Rooms Chapter Nine: A Home for Love Rebecca Parker Chapter Ten: The Welcome Table John Buehrens Chapter Eleven: A Sanctuary for the Spirit John Buehrens and Rebecca Parker Part Six The Threshold Chapter Twelve: No Caravan of Despair Rebecca Parker Chapter Thirteen: A Call to Partnership

John A. Buehrens was president of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1993 to 2001 and is now minister of the First Parish Church in Needham, Massachusetts. He is coauthor of A Chosen Faith and author of Understanding the Bible. Rebecca Ann Parker is president of and professor of theology at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California, and coauthor of Saving Paradise and Proverbs of Ashes. An ordained United Methodist minister, Parker has dual fellowship with the United Methodist Church and the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Reviews for A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century

A thoughtful meditation on religion, duty, and the common good. --Booklist To some observers, religion and conservatism have become inextricably fused. But to [Buehrens and Parker], something new is emerging--a liberal religious renaissance. --Steven Levingston, The Washington Post For nearly three decades, journalists and pundits have focused on the views and beliefs of the Religious Right and basically ignored members of America's mainline and liberal Protestant establishment. . . . [Buehrens and Parker] have set out to reintroduce people to the riches and bounties of progressive religion. --Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice Buehrens and Parker begin with the life of service and work for justice and deepen it to show the implicit beliefs that it assumes and that are implicit in it. They show that progressive Protestants can be proud and articulate about their beliefs. --John B. Cobb Jr., coauthor of For the Common Good