Theological Perspectives for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness [electronic resource] : Public Intellectuals for the Twenty-First Century /
Isasi-Diaz, A.editor.
Fulkerson, M.editor.
Carbine, R.editor.
Rather than wield religion as a weapon or a ruse in irrational appeals, the book attempts to reimagine a shared American mythos and ethos, by reminding us of our shared stake in creating an America committed to the life of all peoples and species and to the full developments of our capabilities as an exercise of liberty.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Reimagining the Responsibilities of Public Intellectuals; PART I Learning about "Our Nation" from La Lucha (The Struggle); CHAPTER 1 The Indigenous Dream-A World without an "America"; CHAPTER 2 Race, Religion, and the Pursuit of Happiness; CHAPTER 3 pax americana, pax humana; PART II Creative Practices that Emerge from Lo Cotidiano (The Everyday); CHAPTER 4 The United States as a Responsible Member of the Global Community: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness When Globalized Militarization Matters
CHAPTER 5 Living Sustainably toward Social Justice: Asceticism RevisitedCHAPTER 6 "Dead in the Water. . . . Again": Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Twenty-First Century; CHAPTER 7 Welcome to the Great American Middle Class: From the American Dream to Deep Solidarity; CHAPTER 8 Political Theology: Reflecting on the Arts of a Liberating Politics; PART III The Significance of Fuerzas Para La Lucha (God-Given Strength for the Struggle); CHAPTER 9 Naming What We Want: Thoughts on Religious Vocabulary and the Desire for Quality of Life
CHAPTER 10 Redeeming Equality: Life,Liberty, and Alternatives to ObliviousnessCHAPTER 11 The Political Divide; CHAPTER 12 Revitalizing US Civil Society by Reconceptualizing Civil Religion and Its Virtues; CHAPTER 13 Latinas' and Latinos' Understanding of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; Afterword; Selected Bibliography of Suggested Readings; Notes of Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
Rather than wield religion as a weapon or a ruse in irrational appeals, the book attempts to reimagine a shared American mythos and ethos, by reminding us of our shared stake in creating an America committed to the life of all peoples and species and to the full developments of our capabilities as an exercise of liberty.
Religion and sociology.
Feminist theory.
Religion.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Religions.
Sociology of Religion.
Feminism.
Religious Studies, general.
Latin American Culture.
Comparative Religion.
Religion and Society.