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Religion and the Public Conscience:Ecumenical Civil Rights Work in Seattle, 1940-1960 Reprint Edition
Author(s): Randi J. Walker (Author)
- Publisher: Circle Books
- Publication Date: 27 July 2012
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781780990811
- ISBN-13: 1780990812
Book Description
The book explores the nature of public conscience, the influence of the generation that came of age in the Progressive Era on the modern civil rights movements, the nature of women s leadership, the dynamics of civil rights in a multi-racial context, and the way in which religion plays a role in broader social movements. These two ecumenical groups can be credited with contributing to relatively peaceful engagement with the civil rights movement in Seattle compared to other cities in the United States during the 1960s.
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About the Author
Randi Walker is Professor of Church History at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California and an ordained clergywoman in the United Church of Christ.
