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By the count of most religion historians, there have been four Great American Awakenings since Colonial times; the first in the early 18th century, the most recent in the 1960s and '70s. To this tally, Jim Wallis has now added a fifth, which he believes is already underway. The editor of the liberal evangelical magazine Sojourners contends that even in the heartland, Christians are now rallying behind a social justice agenda that is more comprehensive than traditional conservative calls for bans of abortion and gay marriage. A provocative manifesto for believers.
This book gives the best treatment I have seen of how both religious believers and politicians are regaining the proper focus on the true problems of the day - such as global poverty and AIDS, racial reconciliation, environmental destruction, the plight of women in the developing world, and related problems. Evangelicals and others are beginning to realize that such things are far more important, and more aligned with true religion, that judgmental debates over homosexuality and the right to birth (a more accurate term than right to life). Conversely, politicians are realizing that freedom of religion does not mean religious principles of our leaders are irrelevant; they have been a major factor influencing decisions throughout our history as a nation.