Introduction : why can't we talk about religion and politics?

Take back the faith : co-opted by the right, dismissed by the left

A lack of vision : too narrow or none at all

Is there a politics of God? : God is personal, but never private

Protest is good, alternatives are better : what are we for?

How should your faith influence your politics? : what's a religious voter to do?

Prophetic politics : a new option

Be not afraid : a moral response to terrorism

Not a just war : the mistake of Iraq

Dangerous religion : the theology of empire

Blessed are the peacemakers : winning without war

Against impossible odds : peace in the Middle East

Micah's vision for national and global security : cure causes, not just symptoms

The poor you will always have with you? : what does the Bible say about poverty?

Poor people are trapped in the debate about poverty : breaking the left/right impasse

Isaiah's platform : budgets are moral documents

Amos and Enron : what scandalizes God?

The tipping point : faith and global poverty

A consistent ethic of life : abortion and capital punishment

Truth telling about race : America's original sin

The ties that bond : family and community values

The critical choice : hope versus cynicism

Epilogue : we are the ones we've been waiting for.