We need to build : field notes for diverse democracy /
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Boston, Massachusetts :
Beacon Press,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Critics and builders. Critic: a personal journey
- Builder, creating interfaith America
- Jen Bailey, critic and builder
- Campus as crucible
- The good society. America, the people's potluck
- The Obama story, the Trump story
- The genius of religious institutions
- Considerations and cautions. The challenge of being in charge
- Align the substantive and the symbolic
- Be guided by a vision for, not an anger against
- Embrace diversity, including the differences you don't like
- Embrace the multiple languages of social change
- Be careful turning identity categories into ideological categories
- Seek solutions, then seek scale
- Welcome all allies
- Persuade your opponents
- Consider constructive engagement before you cancel
- Stand on the balcony and think of a hedgehog
- Appreciate the history of your movement, then extend it
- Be cautious about becoming a symbol
- Be cautious about making generalizations and speaking for others
- Be cautious of the single story
- Be cautious about the false social map
- Be cautious when accusing others
- Conclusion: A letter to my sons, future builders of diverse democracy.