A collection of essays that demonstrate the vitality of current liberal religious thought.

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Making Progressive Religious Theology: Warrant for Progressive Religious Thought and Action 1. Renewing the Heart of Faith: A Prophetic Convergence of the People of God Jim Wallis 2. Womanist Theology: Black Women's Voices Delores S. Williams 3. Theology as a Public Responsibility Richard A. McCormic, S.J., and Richard P. McBrien 4. Reflections from a Latin American Theologian Gustavo Gutierrez 5. Canaanites, Cowboys, and Indians: Deliverance, Conquest, and Liberation Theology Today Robert Allan Warrior 6. Re-imagining God: Reflections on Mirrors, Motheroot, and Memory Rita Nakashima Brock 7. Martin Luther King and the Future of America Vincent Harding Part II: Focusing on the Issues ALTHOUGH SUFFERING IS LIMITLESS, I VOW TO END IT (The Boddhisatva Vow) 8. The Skewing of America: Disparities in Wealth and Income Ronald D. Pasquariello 9. Poverty, Women, and Reproduction: Welfare Reform and Social Justice A position paper of Catholics for a Free Choice 10. Jews, Money, and Social Responsibility Lawrence Bush and Jeffrey Dekro 11. Option for the Poor: Preference or Platitude? Thomas J. Paprocki THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S (Psalm 24:1) 12. The Greening of Buddhist Practice Kenneth Kraft 13. The Theological Basis of Animal Rights Andrew Linzey 14. From Compassion to Jubilee Arthur Waskow AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (Genesis 4:9) 15. Apartheid as Idolatry James H. Evans 16. Pesach and the Palestinians Arthur Waskow 17. The Martyrs' Living Witness: A Call to Honor and Challenge Daniel Berrigan 18. Back to the Dust: How I Rediscovered the Power of Scripture Barbara Holmes 19. Catholics and Colonialism: The Church's Failure in Rwanda Todd Salzman PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT THE LAND (Leviticus 25:10) 20. The Full Circle of Liberation: An American Indian Theology of Place George Tinker 21. The Upward Mobility of the Gospel Helen Prejean 22. Between Brick and Steel Mumia Abu-Jamal 23. Release the Prisoners! Eliezer Valentin-Castanon 24. Free Speech in Pauline Political Theology David Fredrickson THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE FOR YOU ARE ALL ONE (Galatians 3:28) 25. The Worth of a Woman Laila Al-Marayati 26. Violence against Women: The Theological Dimension Mary Pellauer 27. In God's Image: Coming to Terms with Leviticus Rebecca T. Alpert 28. Homosexuality: Challenging the Church to Grow John J. McNeill 29. Searching Scripture for a Model of the Family Rosemary Radford Ruether 30. The New York Times Ad: A Case Study in Religious Feminism Mary E. Hunt and Frances Kissling 31. Antiabortion / Prochoice: Taking Both Sides Helen Tworkov Part III: Building Bridges: Know One Another 32. Difference Is No Excuse for Hatred Diana Eck 33. A Case Study: American Christians, Jews, and Muslims Working Together for Middle East Peace Ronald J. Young 34. Reconsidering Christopher Columbus and the Recovery of a Biblical Theology of Mission Wi Jo Kang 35. The Church's False Witness against Jews Carl D. Evans 36. Arena for Interaction Lee Ranck About the Contributors