A New Evangelical Manifesto

“A New Evangelical Manifesto is a timely and important book that refuses to shrink back from the pressing moral issues of our time. As rising generations shake off the scales of the religious right, many Christians are looking for fresh approaches to modern problems. While readers may not agree 􀁟ith e􀁞ery 􀁟ord contained herein, they􀀏ll 􀃅nd much to learn from and even more to rejoice over.” JONATHAN MERRITT, author of A Faith of Our Own: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars “Evangelical Christianity has long had outside critics. The criticism in this book is much more powerful because it comes from within. But this book is far more than simply an indictment of certain practices and patterns within evangelical Christianity. It also sets forth a hopeful vision for what evangelical Christianity can and should be. Everyone who cares about the Christian witness in the world will want to read this book and join this important conversation.” MELISSA ROGERS, Center for Religion and Public Affairs, Wake Forest University Divinity School “As I read A New Evangelical Manifesto, I kept thinking of Martin Luther King’s description of the freedom movement, from his ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ in 1963—the movement was standing up ‘for the best in the American Dream’ and ‘the most sacred values in our Judeo- Christian Heritage,’ bringing ‘the whole nation back to the great wells of democracy’ from the nation’s beginnings. So too, this Manifesto and the movement it represents. This is a bold, compelling, passionate statement for Christians—and all Americans—to move beyond the blame games, hatreds, and demonizations which so warp our capacities to act across differences to build a sustainable, just, and participatory democratic society. The authors embody the Holy Spirit at work in the world, in a tempestuous and crucial moment in time.” HARRY C. BOYTE, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, author of CommonWealth: A Return to Citizen Politics