27.4 Fall

Politics and the Limits of Religious Optimism

By Anthony Pinn | October 25, 2012

The manner in which the current political discourse in the United States is marred by shortsighted discussions of the “good” and the nature of morality capable of pushing the nation toward its better self is glaring. While neither seems willing to acknowledge this, both the religious Right and the religious Left have fallen short with respect to these ideological challenges.