| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Part One: The Vision of the Beloved Community -- 1. Embracing a bigger story of us -- 2.Why America must be reborn -- 3. E Pluribus Unum : out of many, one -- 4. Reimagining the beloved community -- Part Two: Building Blocks of the Beloved Community -- 5. Unmasking America's myths -- 6. Telling the whole rruth to set us free -- 7. Overcoming toxic polarization -- 8. Redeeming patriotism -- Part Three: Beatitudes of the Beloved Community -- 9. Equality: the Imago Dei imperative -- 10. Radical welcome -- 11. Ubuntu interdependence -- 12. Prioritizing nonviolence -- 13. Environmental stewardship -- 14. Dignity for all -- 15. Revitalizing and reinventing democracy -- Epilogue: Where do we go from here? |
| Summary |
America is at a pivotal spiritual and political crossroads. A new public narrative is needed to counter the discord in our politics and culture, a new way forward rooted in Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of the beloved community. In A More Perfect Union, Adam Russell Taylor, president of Sojourners, calls for a shared moral vision that transcends partisanship to live out our nation's best ideals and realize a more perfect union |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 19, 2021) |
| Subject |
Civil rights -- United States.
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Equality -- United States
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Social justice -- United States
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Civil rights
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Equality
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Social justice
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1506464548 |
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9781506464541 |
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