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American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 - Letters of Hope from People of Faith Andrea Weiss

American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 - Letters of Hope from People of Faith By Andrea Weiss

American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 - Letters of Hope from People of Faith by Andrea Weiss


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American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 - Letters of Hope from People of Faith by Andrea Weiss

Religious scholars and leaders engage in a nonpartisan letter-writing campaign following the 2021 Presidential inauguration.

In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, biblical scholar Andrea L. Weiss and graphic designer Lisa M. Weinberger teamed up to create Values & Voices, a national nonpartisan campaign that used letters and social media to highlight core American values connected to our diverse religious traditions. The result was American Values, Religious Voices: 100 Days, 100 Letters, a collection of one hundred letters written by some of America's most accomplished and thoughtful scholars of religion interspersed with original artwork during the first one hundred days of the Trump presidency.

In 2021, Weiss and Weinberger invited religious scholars and leaders to address President Biden, Vice President Harris, and members of the 117th Congress in their national letter writing and social media campaign. During the first 100 days of the Biden administration, religious leaders from across the country and from a range of religious denominations once again sent one letter a day to elected leaders in Washington. These letters bring an array of religious texts and teachings to bear on our most pressing contemporary issues. Arranged chronologically, the 2021 edition features 59 returning letter writers and 42 new scholars, new artwork, original essays, and and a new section focused on putting the letters into practice by using them for teaching, preaching, meditative practice, civic activism, and more. An alternate table of contents arranged by core values that emerged in the letters over the 100 days allows for thematic reading.

American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 - Letters of Hope from People of Faith Reviews

The letters in this remarkable collection, written by religious scholars representing Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh traditions, remind us of fundamental American values sorely threatened today, as our nation is riven by deep socio-political divisions. . . . A clarion call, not only to our leaders in Washington, but to us 'the people,' to enact the values that have made our nation a beacon of promise-freedom, justice, hospitality, tolerance, respect, and equal rights for all people. Their call is both timely and urgent. * William Madges, Xavier University *

About Andrea Weiss

Rabbi Andrea Weiss is the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Provost at Hebrew Union College. She is the co-creator of Values & Voices and associate editor of The Torah: A Women's Commentary. Lisa Weinberger is founder and creative director of Masters Group Design, a design and branding studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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NGR9781947602915
9781947602915
1947602918
American Values, Religious Voices, Volume 2 - Letters of Hope from People of Faith by Andrea Weiss
New
Hardback
University of Cincinnati Press
2023-04-28
200
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