Author
Claudia Setzer Setzer
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Paperback
Publisher
1517 Media
Published
May 2024
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While conservative groups have often appealed to the Bible to support their positions, so too have many progressive voices rooted in the Bible, seeing their struggles in its narratives and characters, and drawing on its verses to prove the truth of their arguments. Abolitionism countered pro-slavery arguments with copious biblical material. Women's rights advocates strongly disagreed with one another about whether the Bible was good news for their cause, but some argued that it was. Temperance, a broadly inclusive reform movement in the nineteenth century, employed arguments that reflected a critical, non-literalist stance to the text. Civil rights speakers identified with biblical figures and struggles, infusing their rhetoric with familiar verses. The Progressives' Bible foregrounds women, especially women of color, like Maria Stewart, Septima Clark, and Fannie Lou Hamer, while also considering the works of crucial figures like Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. A final chapter describes contemporary social justice movements that draw strength from biblical and religious traditions, from Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant perspectives.
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Author
Claudia Setzer Setzer
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
1517 Media
Published
May 2024
Weight
318g
Dimensions
140 x 216 x 21 mm
ISBN
9781506497082
ISBN-10
150649708X
Eden Code
6491530
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Author/Creator: Claudia Setzer Setzer
ISBN: 9781506497082
Publisher: 1517 Media
Release Date: May 2024
Weight: 318g
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 21 mm
Eden Code: 6491530
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