![]() ![]() Over twelve chapters, Jenkins delves into some of the most notable instances of Religious Left mobilization over the last two decades. This richly reported and moving account makes clear not only that the Religious Left is a powerful force in American politics today, but that religious activism may very well be one of the central pillars of the contemporary Democratic Party and progressive movement. Jack Jenkins’s American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country may at last put the debate to rest. These works have recovered the place of religious people, institutions, and symbols in many of the protest movements of the 20 th and 21 st centuries, from civil rights to environmental justice to queer liberation.Īnd yet it remains the case that every few years, almost like a ritual, a debate will arise in the media over whether there is a discernible “Religious Left” in the United States. Over the last decade, an explosion of new work has expanded our understanding of the influence of American religion on the trajectory of (center-) left politics. If it was once possible to argue that scholars and journalists paid too much attention to politically conservative American Christians at the expense of their liberal and leftwing counterparts, the argument no longer holds as much water. ![]()
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