Spiritual Socialists
Title | Spiritual Socialists PDF eBook |
Author | Vaneesa Cook |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2019-09-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0812296508 |
Refuting the common perception that the American left has a religion problem, Vaneesa Cook highlights an important but overlooked intellectual and political tradition that she calls "spiritual socialism." Spiritual socialists emphasized the social side of socialism and believed the most basic expression of religious values—caring for the sick, tired, hungry, and exploited members of one's community—created a firm footing for society. Their unorthodox perspective on the spiritual and cultural meaning of socialist principles helped make leftist thought more palatable to Americans, who associated socialism with Soviet atheism and autocracy. In this way, spiritual socialism continually put pressure on liberals, conservatives, and Marxists to address the essential connection between morality and social justice. Cook tells her story through an eclectic group of activists whose lives and works span the twentieth century. Sherwood Eddy, A. J. Muste, Myles Horton, Dorothy Day, Henry Wallace, Pauli Murray, Staughton Lynd, and Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke and wrote publicly about the connection between religious values and socialism. Equality, cooperation, and peace, they argued, would not develop overnight, and a more humane society would never emerge through top-down legislation. Instead, they believed that the process of their vision of the world had to happen in homes, villages, and cities, from the bottom up. By insisting that people start treating each other better in everyday life, spiritual socialists transformed radical activism from projects of political policy-making to grass-roots organizing. For Cook, contemporary public figures such as Senator Bernie Sanders, Pope Francis, Reverend William Barber, and Cornel West are part of a long-standing tradition that exemplifies how non-Communist socialism has gained traction in American politics.
Spiritual Socialists
Title | Spiritual Socialists PDF eBook |
Author | Vaneesa Cook |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2019-10-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0812251652 |
Refuting the common perception that the American left has a religion problem, Vaneesa Cook highlights an important but overlooked intellectual and political tradition that she calls "spiritual socialism." Spiritual socialists emphasized the social side of socialism and believed the most basic expression of religious values—caring for the sick, tired, hungry, and exploited members of one's community—created a firm footing for society. Their unorthodox perspective on the spiritual and cultural meaning of socialist principles helped make leftist thought more palatable to Americans, who associated socialism with Soviet atheism and autocracy. In this way, spiritual socialism continually put pressure on liberals, conservatives, and Marxists to address the essential connection between morality and social justice. Cook tells her story through an eclectic group of activists whose lives and works span the twentieth century. Sherwood Eddy, A. J. Muste, Myles Horton, Dorothy Day, Henry Wallace, Pauli Murray, Staughton Lynd, and Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke and wrote publicly about the connection between religious values and socialism. Equality, cooperation, and peace, they argued, would not develop overnight, and a more humane society would never emerge through top-down legislation. Instead, they believed that the process of their vision of the world had to happen in homes, villages, and cities, from the bottom up. By insisting that people start treating each other better in everyday life, spiritual socialists transformed radical activism from projects of political policy-making to grass-roots organizing. For Cook, contemporary public figures such as Senator Bernie Sanders, Pope Francis, Reverend William Barber, and Cornel West are part of a long-standing tradition that exemplifies how non-Communist socialism has gained traction in American politics.
The Spiritual Significance of Modern Socialism
Title | The Spiritual Significance of Modern Socialism PDF eBook |
Author | John Spargo |
Publisher | New York, B. W. Huebsch |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Christian socialism |
ISBN |
Christian Socialism
Title | Christian Socialism PDF eBook |
Author | Cort, John C. |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 643 |
Release | 2020-05-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608338207 |
"This full-scale study of Christian socialism, from the beginnings of the Jewish-Christian tradition through the present day, argues that socialism, per se, is basically Christian"--
Religious Socialism
Title | Religious Socialism PDF eBook |
Author | Quigley, Fran |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2021-08-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608338983 |
"A brief overview of the history of religious socialism, with profiles of living representatives from various faith traditions"--
Letters from Prison
Title | Letters from Prison PDF eBook |
Author | Bouck White |
Publisher | |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Socialism |
ISBN |
The Socialist Spirit
Title | The Socialist Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Christian socialism |
ISBN |