City of dignity : Christianity, liberalism, and the making of global Los Angeles

City of dignity : Christianity, liberalism, and the making of global Los Angeles

"Los Angeles, often seen as the bulwark of progressive secular politics, is a place that values immigration, equity, diversity, and perhaps above all human rights. This worldview, Sean Dempsey says, originated with liberal Protestants and other engaged religious organizations in the postwar era...

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Main Author: Dempsey, Sean T. (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Church and social problems > California > Los Angeles.
Liberalism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Social justice > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Social justice > California > Los Angeles.
Social ethics > California > Los Angeles.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Church and social problems.
Social ethics.
Social justice.
Liberalism.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century.
California > Los Angeles.
History.

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