{"product_id":"9780226306162","title":"A Shared Future: Faith-Based Organizing for Racial Equity and Ethical Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A hopeful testimony to how racial injustice can begin to be addressed constructively within one form of democratic practice.\" -\u003ci\u003eSociology of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   Faith-based community organizers have spent decades working for greater equality in American society, and more recently have become significant players in shaping at the highest levels of government.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   In \u003ci\u003eA Shared Future\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard L. Wood and Brad R. Fulton draw on a national study of community organizing coalitions and in-depth interviews of key leaders to show how faith-based organizing is creatively navigating the competing aspirations of America's universalist and multiculturalist democratic ideals, even as it confronts three demons bedeviling American politics: economic inequality, federal policy paralysis, and racial inequity. With a broad view of the entire field and a distinct empirical focus on the PICO National Network, Wood and Fulton's analysis illuminates the tensions, struggles, and deep rewards that come with pursuing racial equity within a social change organization and in society. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eA Shared Future\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vision for how we might build a future that embodies the ethical democracy of the best American dreams.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \"A critically important book.\" -Mark R. Warren-author of \u003ci\u003eA Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \"Loaded with firsthand accounts, accessible critical analyses, and spirited conviction, this book exemplifies religious witness and political participation.\" -\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \"Unabashedly promoting a liberal agenda to address issues of growing inequality, poverty, educational disparities, racial injustice, voter suppression, and policy paralysis at the national level. Highly recommended.\" -\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \"A remarkable achievement. . . . Timely and relevant.\" -\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46525718331633,"sku":"9780226306162","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780226306162_p0.jpg?v=1767879670","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226306162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}