Religious Socialism: Faith in Action for a Better World - Paperback

by Fran Quigley (Author)

*Advance Praise & Reviews*
"Fran Quigley has written the right book for the right reasons at the right time--for all time. The profiles are courageous and true; the socialism of the Gospel has and will continue to stand the test of time. This joyful, righteous book will be read and digested and upon its publication will find its way into seminary and divinity school classrooms worldwide. The endorsement from this Christian Socialist is full-throated and glad-hearted. Thank you, Professor Quigley!"--Rev. Dr. Angela Cowser, Associate Dean of Black Church Studies and Doctor of Ministry programs, Louisville Seminary

For most of this nation's history, religious socialists made their case to a population that was, for the most part, hospitable to religion and resistant to socialism. Today, those trends are moving in opposite directions. A majority of young people and persons of color in the U.S. express support for socialism. At the same time, even as religious affiliation has dropped, most Americans still say religion is important to them.

Religious Socialism provides an introduction to how those powerful forces come together in the form of religious socialism, the intersection between a devotion to God and a system that promotes social justice in the world. Many of its champions would embrace the words of Eugene Debs, who ran for president several times on the Socialist ticket: "Socialism is Christianity in action." Most of the figures in this book are Christian, including contemporary figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Cornel West, but others profiled are Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim socialists.

Back Jacket

RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Socialism

ISBN 978-1-62698-435-6

Cover photos of Walter Rauschenbusch, Cornel West, Eugene Debs, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Cover design: Marco Gallo

Author Biography

Fran Quigley is a former journalist, now teaching as professor at Indiana University McKinney School of Law, where he directs the Health and Human Rights Clinic. He is an active member of the Religion and Socialism Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America, where he contributes to and helps edit their blog and podcast.