LEADER 04859nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910781029303321 005 20230207231206.0 010 $a0-226-31819-2 010 $a9786612538049 010 $a1-282-53804-7 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226318196 035 $a(CKB)2550000000011796 035 $a(EBL)530438 035 $a(OCoLC)630542286 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000435145 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12120905 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435145 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10420985 035 $a(PQKB)10199788 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000415268 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11269660 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415268 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10410807 035 $a(PQKB)10325234 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122588 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC530438 035 $a(DE-B1597)524575 035 $a(OCoLC)842285287 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226318196 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL530438 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10383921 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL253804 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000011796 100 $a20000607d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCultural dilemmas of progressive politics$b[electronic resource] $estyles of engagement among grassroots activists /$fStephen Hart 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (306 p.) 225 1 $aMorality and society series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-31818-4 311 $a0-226-31817-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPart I: How We Engage in Politics and Why It Matters -- $tPart II: Congregation-Based Community Organizing -- $tPart III: Human Rights and Amnesty International -- $tPart IV: How Should We Talk about Politics? -- $tAppendix A. Results from Two National Surveys of Congregation-Based Community Organizing -- $tAppendix B. A Catholic Framework for Economic Life (U.S. Catholic Conference) -- $tAppendix C. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Republic of France) -- $tAppendix D. The Bill of Rights and Supporting Documents (United States of America) -- $tAppendix E. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations) -- $tAppendix F. Excerpts from the Statute of Amnesty International -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aWhy have conservatives fared so much better than progressives in recent decades, even though polls show no significant move to the right in public opinion? Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics highlights one reason: that progressives often adopt impoverished modes of discourse, ceding the moral high ground to their conservative rivals. Stephen Hart also shows that some progressive groups are pioneering more robust ways of talking about their issues and values, providing examples other progressives could emulate. Through case studies of grassroots movements-particularly the economic justice work carried on by congregation-based community organizing and the pursuit of human rights by local members of Amnesty International-Hart shows how these groups develop distinctive ways of talking about politics and create characteristic stories, ceremonies, and practices. According to Hart, the way people engage in politics matters just as much as the content of their ideas: when activists make the moral basis for their activism clear, engage issues with passion, and articulate a unified social vision, they challenge the recent ascendancy of conservative discourse. On the basis of these case studies, Hart addresses currently debated topics such as individualism in America and whether strains of political thought strongly informed by religion and moral values are compatible with tolerance and liberty. 410 0$aMorality and society. 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States 606 $aSocial movements$zUnited States 606 $aReligion and politics$zUnited States 610 $aprogressive politics, activism, grassroots, conservatives, political engagement, discourse, morality, debate, public opinion, social justice, community organizing, amnesty international, human rights, issues, values, rhetoric, individualism, religion, liberty, freedom, independence, tolerance, nonfiction, catholicism, culture, secularism. 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aSocial movements 615 0$aReligion and politics 676 $a323/.042/0973 700 $aHart$b Stephen$f1946-$01516552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781029303321 996 $aCultural dilemmas of progressive politics$93753099 997 $aUNINA