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

Explores the theological and spiritual foundation of progressive religious belief, a liberal theological heritage that has inspired and supported American social progress from the abolition of slavery to the fight for women's rights, marital equality, ecological responsibility. and global peace.
For over a generation, conservative religion has seemed dominant in America. But there are signs of a strengthening liberal religious movement. For it to flourish, laypeople need a sense of their theological heritage. A House for Hope lays out, in lively and engaging language, the theological house that religious liberalism has inherited—and suggests how this heritage will need to be spiritually and theologically transformed. With chapters that suggest liberal religious commitment is based on common hopes and an expansive love for life, A House for Hope shows how religious liberals have countered fundamentalists for generations, and provides progressives with a theological and spiritual foundation for the years ahead.