Dangerous Religious Ideas cid_1567 Elizabeth Peabody

Elizabeth Peabody

Yet for those who ground their social activism in progressive religious belief

Zinn later became an outspoken antiwar activist and led spirited protests against the Vietnam War while a professor at Boston University

and the need to let go in order to heal regrets

cultural sensitivity

Dangerous Religious Ideas cid_1567 Elizabeth PeabodyScriptures abiding relevance can inspire great goodness, such as welcoming the stranger and extending compassion for the poor. But its authority has also been wielded to defend slavery, marginalize LGBTQ individuals, ignore science, and justify violence. Grounded in close readings of scripture and tradition in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, religious scholar Rachel Mikva shows us that the Abrahamic religions have always been aware of their