Political Justice and Religious Values

Charles Andrain is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at San Diego State University.

• 1. Interpretations of Religion and Politics 2. Perspectives on Biblical Justice 3. Walter Rauschenbusch: Prophet of the Social Gospel 4. The Social Gospel and Political Action 5. New Thought and the Power of the Individual Mind 6. The Policy Influence of Religious Liberalism 7. Liberal and Conservative Attitudes toward Justice. Appendix: Measurement of Variables

"Andrain’s striking interdisciplinary study at the intersection of politics and theology boldly promises to bring liberalism back as an intellectual force for justice and social integrity. His account of the social gospel in U.S. moral history reminds us of the great prophetic power of engaged Christian liberalism, so deeply at odds with the politically complacent and narrowly ambitious conservative Christian politics of today." -- Christine Helmer, Departments of Religion and German, Northwestern University"This book offers a broad, exciting look at religion's role in conceptualizations of justice. Truly interdisciplinary, the book will appeal to scholars across many disciplines. It also offers a particularly timely look at how religion and politics might be married together in ways that go beyond the Religious Right's "values" rubric." -- Laura R. Olson, Professor of Political Science, Clemson University"Andrain has a deep knowledge of American political sociology...This text will be of greatest interest to scholars of American religion and political sociology." Choice, 2009