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When we think about religion and politics in the United States today, we think of conservative evangelicals. But for much of the twentieth century it was liberal Protestants who most profoundly shaped American politics. Leaders of this religious community wielded their influence to fight for social justice by lobbying for the New Deal, marching against segregation, and protesting the Vietnam War. Gene Zubovich shows that the important role of ...

For much of the twentieth century it was liberal Protestants who most profoundly shaped American politics. Leaders of this religious community wielded their influence to fight for social justice by marching against segregation, lobbying for the New Deal, and protesting the Vietnam War. In the same way that the rise of the New Right cannot be understood apart from the mobilization of evangelicals, Gene Zubovich shows that the rise of American l...