Faith and Politics - Softcover

Danforth, Senator John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143112481 ISBN 13: 9780143112488

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2007

Synopsis

A former senator and Episcopal priest examines the controversial intersection of religion and politics in America, arguing that the conservative right's focus on such issues as abortion, stem-cell research, and gay marriage have polarized the public, in an account that calls for key changes and faith-based practices that can help citizens and politicians to find common ground. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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Advance Praise:

"John Danforth was a Republican senator and is an Episcopal priest, and he is deeply disturbed by his party's engagement with religion. He knows whereof he speaks in this meditation about the contested terrain where politics and religion intersect."
-George F. Will

"Heed the call of this certain trumpet! No one speaks with more clarity, honesty or sincerity than my old friend Jack Danforth. When things would get rough in the U.S. Senate, he was the guy we would send off to negotiate our way out of the tough problems with the troops on the other side of the aisle. Heed this thoughtful and provocative message. He always gave his very best. He again does so here."
-Alan Simpson, served as Senator from Wyoming 1979-1997

"With passion, clarity, and common sense, John Danforth has given us a great gift: a lucid, powerful book that is at once reflective and instructive. By candidly writing about his own unusual pilgrimage through what Roger Williams called 'the wilderness of the world and the garden of the church,' Danforth--priest and politician--sheds light on the complexities and ambiguities of religion and politics. Jesus once told his followers that 'in this world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer,' and, reading Danforth, one is heartened anew that if we all conduct ourselves with humility and a sense of history, we shall find fresh cause to be of good cheer as we face the storms of the present."
-Jon Meacham, managing editor of Newsweek and author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

"This stirring book--part political memoir, part sermon, part moral plea--reminds us again why the remarkable Jack Danforth has become one of the most respected voices in American political life. His thoughtfulness, deep wisdom, and simple decency radiate from every page, and leave one at the end with rare hope that through commitment, faith and politics can ultimately enrich, and not corrupt, one another."
-Harold Hongju Koh, Dean, Yale Law School

"Danforth's is a welcome voice of reason and moderation during a time of divisive and polarizing rhetoric. As priest and politician he ably sets forth the deeper truths of the Christian tradition with clarity and compassion and applies them to the issues of our time."
-Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, Episcopal Church

About the Author

Senator John Danforth is an ordained Episcopal priest, former three-term U.S. senator (R- MO), and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0143112481
• ISBN 13: 9780143112488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264