What role should the church take in promoting peace, justice, and human rights? Audrey Chapman, a recognized advocate for these causes with a distinguished background in religious, academic and government circles, is exceptionally well qualified to address this urgent question

This book results from Chapman's investigations and reflections after an extended residence overseas. She is sympathetic to the goals, but critical of the actions, of the mainline Protestant churches. Her book points the way to revitalization of their political ministry.

"No one has surveyed and assessed (the field] as well as Audrey Chapman nor so effectively brought it to bear for the future public ministries of these churches. Not least of this book's gifts is the command of biblical and theological perspectives within the work of the whole."

-Larry L. Rasmussen

Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics Union Theological Seminary