"If you want to create change in a time of division, you need to read this book."
—VAN JONES, host of The Van Jones Show, CNN
"Gushee and Holtz set a new standard in interdisciplinary as well as intersectional scholarship that has social relevance for our times."
—STACEY FLOYD-THOMAS, Vanderbilt University
“There is nothing more important than moral leadership.”
—JIM WALLIS, New York Times bestselling author
“A great deal of sharply focused historical insight but even more, much-needed wisdom about how the virtues of past leaders can inspire the pursuit of justice and truth today.”
—MARK NOLL, author of Turning Points
“More than a mere historical study or set of inspirational biographies, this volume seeks to engage the reader in the hard work of transforming our world.”
—RUBÉN ROSARIO RODRÍGUEZ, Saint Louis University
“It is easy to imagine this book becoming a classic, a book readers will discover when they’re young and to which they’ll return throughout their lives.”
—BRIAN D. McLAREN, author of The Great Spiritual Migration
“In a time when lying is increasingly touted as a virtue, this book is a must-read!”
—ANGELA D. SIMS, author of Lynched
“Gushee and Holtz offer us significant help in navigating the difficult theological and ethical terrain of our day.”
—REGGIE L. WILLIAMS, McCormick Theological Seminary