Faith and Politics, Senator John Danforth
Faith and Politics, Senator John Danforth
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Faith and Politics
How the Moral Values Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together

Author: Senator John Danforth

Narrator: Senator John Danforth

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2025

Synopsis

As a former three-term Republican U.S. senator from Missouri and an ordained Episcopal priest, John Danforth has watched the changes in his party and the church with growing alarm. Now he wants to voice his concerns and call for change. Danforth speaks out clearly against the religious right’s conflation of their political agenda with a religious agenda. He argues that no one should presume to embody God’s truth. He castigates the religious right for their focus on wedge issues that drive people apart and that create “tests” for religious orthodoxy. In fact, Danforth looks closely at many of the major wedge issues of our day: abortion, stem cell research, gay marriage, the Schiavo case, and public displays of religion. In Faith and Politics, Danforth provides a blueprint for moving forward that is based on years of hard-won political experience and a life of religious service by calling for Christians to look to the Bible and Christian teachings for ways in which they can practice their faith day to day so as to inspire a trust and focus on common ground, not fringe issues. As a respected former senator, ambassador to Sudan, priest, and especially here as an author who writes openly about political life, and ambition, humbly about his achievements, and above all with clarity and reason that both Republicans and Democrats hear all too little of, Senator Danforth is uniquely qualified to call for the change we so desperately need.

Reviews

Goodreads review by G.H. on January 31, 2009

This book will be poorly rated because it's not what you think. Considering the author and his credentials, you might think that this book would be a game plan for the radical ryte (misspelled intentionally so as to avoid confusion with the word "right", which is the opposite of "wrong"). This book......more

Goodreads review by Cherif on January 20, 2017

Overall a casual and easy read. The topics are important however, as former republican Senator John Danforth from Missouri, an ordained Episcopalian priest as well as a lawyer, analyses the role of faith in politics, with a critical eye towards the hijacking of the Republican Party by the Christian......more

Goodreads review by Brian on September 16, 2019

Before reading this book I saw 'wedge issues' as a way to define candidates. Pro-choice vs. pro-life etc. After reading this book, I think I'll have a lot harder time deciding which politicians to vote for and trying to decide which issues are the most important to consider when voting. It will be d......more

Goodreads review by AnnieM on February 03, 2019

It ended up being lots better than I had expected. Well written and not inflammatory, it gives you a good look at where we are at. The suggestions on how to fix this problem are common sense and physically easy. It’s probably why it hasn’t changed yet.......more

Goodreads review by Mike on December 22, 2018

Senator John Danforth from Missouri discusses how wedge issues of Christians are used as political leverage for policy. “Faith and Politics: How the 'Moral Values' Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together” was published in 2006. In the last twelve years, not much has changed, many of......more

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