Examining race, law and religion in today's America, this book highlights the power of these principles to both divide and unite, and promotes and new form of liberalism which incorporates the spiritual values neglected by earlier liberals. Cook looks at progressive liberals such as John Dewy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Walther Rauschenbusch, and traces the development of the progressive movement in law and politics from the post-World War II era to the present.

Examining race, law and religion in today's America, this book highlights the power of these principles to both divide and unite, and promotes and new form of liberalism which incorporates the spiritual values neglected by earlier liberals. Cook looks at progressive liberals such as John Dewy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Walther Rauschenbusch, and traces the development of the progressive movement in law and politics from the post-World War II era to the present.