Soul of Activism, The (Paperback)

Shmuly Yanklowitz

ISBN 10: 1789040604 / ISBN 13: 9781789040609

Published by Collective Ink, New Alresford, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. In The Soul of Activism, author and activist Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, gives a unique re-examination of the power of interfaith spirituality to fuel the fires of progressive activism. 'Religion' in the public sphere has been claimed by far-right ideologues while progressives, turned off by the hypocrisy of the religious influence on contemporary policy, have lost out on the experience of religious community. As a result, progressives are losing control of political discourse because they neither grasp nor trust the universal and invigorating language and practice of religion when expressed productively for social justice. Progressive activists must find these missing spiritual tools, cultivate compassion, and lead affirmative change in their communities. A unique book that reexamines the power of interfaith spirituality to fuel the fires of progressive activism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soul of Activism, The (Paperback)
• Publisher: Collective Ink, New Alresford
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789040604
• ISBN 13: 9781789040609
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In The Soul of Activism, author and activist Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, gives a unique re-examination of the power of interfaith spirituality to fuel the fires of progressive activism. 'Religion' in the public sphere has been claimed by far-right ideologues while progressives, turned off by the hypocrisy of the religious influence on contemporary policy, have lost out on the experience of religious community. As a result, progressives are losing control of political discourse because they neither grasp nor trust the universal and invigorating language and practice of religion when expressed productively for social justice. Progressive activists must find these missing spiritual tools, cultivate compassion, and lead affirmative change in their communities.

About the Author

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is an author and activist. He is the President and Dean of the Valley Beit Midrash collaborative adult education program, Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek, the Orthodox Social Justice Movement, and Founder & CEO of The Shamayim V'Aretz Institute. His work has published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and the Huffington Post, as well as many secular and religious publications. Rabbi Shumly is the author of several books on Jewish spirituality, social justice and ethics. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.