Description:
Spiritualizing Politics without Politicizing Religion provides a framework that enables us to think critically about how diverse belief traditions influence political life, for better and for worse.
Brief description:
James R. Price is the executive director of the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute.
Review Quotes:
"James R. Price and Kenneth R. Melchin have written a much-needed and remarkable book that brings to life the possibility of religion and politics coming together for the good of all. Politics and religion are both contentious and complex. The approach Price and Melchin offer, drawing on the example of Sargent Shriver, could help many find their way out of the oppositional mess of the present. Spiritualizing Politics without Politicizing Religion will be a valuable book for those seeking reason and nuance in the midst of challenging trends."
--Andrea Bartoli, President, Sant'Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue" Spiritualizing Politics without Politicizing Religion is an important text, which serves as a much-needed balm for the reader, like gentle rain on parched desert sand. The values and aims articulated, especially in Shriver's speeches, are uplifting and heart-warming. The language of compassion, peace, and personal transformation is disappearing from everyday discourse and this book serves as a necessary reminder of the common good we can all pursue."
--Richard M. Liddy, Professor of Catholic Thought and Culture and Director of the Center for Catholic Studies, Seton Hall University