Theological Perspectives for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness ― Public Intellectuals for the 21st Century

Rather than wield religion as a weapon or a ruse in irrational appeals, the book attempts to reimagine a shared American mythos and ethos, by reminding us of our shared stake in creating an America committed to the life of all peoples and species and to the full developments of our capabilities as an exercise of liberty.

Andrea Smith associate professor, Department of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside James H. Evans, Jr. Robert K. Davies Professor of Systematic Theology, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Sharon Welch provost and professor of religion and society, Meadville Lombard Theological School K. Christine Pae Assistant Professor of Ethics, Denison University Paula M. Cooey Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Christian Theology and Culture, Macalester College Teresa Delgado Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Iona College Joerg Rieger Wendland-Cook Endowed Professor of Constructive Theology, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Mark Lewis Taylor Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Theology and Culture, Department of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary Anthony B. Pinn Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University Stephanie Y. Mitchem Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina