Spiritual Politics Joining Hands: Politics and Religion Together for Social Change, by Roger S. Gottlieb. Westview Press, 2002.
One of the ironies of modern life is that, despite decades of scientific advancement, technological innovation, and more rational understandings of life, religious sentiment persists and, in many quarters, continues to grow. Ninety percent of Americans say they believe in God; religious fundamentalism both within and outside the U.S. wins new converts every day, and there is an explosion of new-age or otherwise nontraditional spiritual movements emerging all over the world. God is far from dead. In fact, as Roger Gottlieb tells us in his latest book, God …