Prophets of Resistance: Social Justice Activists Contesting Comfortable Church Culture
Religious social justice activist groups strive to develop cultural commitments for sustained activism within congregations. Existing research explains the political and organizational challenges they encounter and hints at corresponding struggles over church culture, but these cultural conflicts ha...
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