Welcome to the spiritual neighborhood of Fred Rogers"I like you as you areExactly and preciselyI think you turned out nicelyAnd I like you as you are."Fred Rogers fiercely believed that all people deserve love. This conviction wasn't simply sentimental: it came directly from his Christian faith. God, he insisted, loves us just the way we are.In Exactly as You Are, Shea Tuttle looks at Fred Rogers's life, the people and places that made ...

How do we transform American Culture through our religious convictions?Discover here the compelling stories of thirteen pioneers for social justice who engaged in peaceful protest and gave voice to the marginalized, working courageously out of their religious convictions to transform American culture. Their prophetic witness still speaks today.Comprising a variety of voices—Catholic and Protestant, gay and straight, men and women of different racia...

Meet twelve activists whose faith transformed twentieth-century America.In a political climate where Christianity is increasingly seen as reactionary, People Get Ready offers a revolutionary alternative. Narrated by some of the most galvanizing voices of the current moment, this collection of succinct and evocative biographies tells the stories of twelve modern apostles who lived the gospel mission and unsettles what we think we know about Christianity's r...