{"product_id":"faith-in-politics-roy-herron-9781621905943","title":"Faith in Politics: Southern Political Battles Past and Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoy Herron graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee at Martin, then studied New Testament and Ethics in Scotland before earning Divinity and Law degrees from Vanderbilt University. But he came home to West Tennessee and served the Volunteer State in both the Tennessee House and Senate. For four decades, Herron served as a legislator, attorney, teacher, and Methodist minister. In that work, he published op-ed essays and articles in Tennessee's leading newspapers and publications from \u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on various topics including constitutional liberties, economic justice, health care, politics, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis informative volume collects the most powerful of these writings, adding helpful updates and contemporary insights. With an engaging, conversational style, Herron addresses voter ID laws, drunk-driving statutes, women's rights and many recurring, contemporary issues. Whether describing the challenges facing his elderly mother as she attempted to exercise her right to vote, or the struggles of working women and men facing illnesses without health insurance, Herron demonstrates an earnestness and thoughtfulness all too rare in politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese nearly fifty essays and articles provide evidence that Herron's Democratic Party and Christianity are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, Herron describes how faith brought him to politics and to fighting for justice, jobs, and constitutional freedoms for all citizens. \u003ci\u003eFaith at Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a veritable guidebook on how faith and spirituality should affect decision making and advocacy in public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eROY HERRON was a Tennessee State Representative from 1987 to 1997 and State Senator from 1997 to 2013. He wrote \u003ci\u003eThings Held Dear: Soul Stories for My Sons \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGod and Politics: How Can a Christian Be in Politics? \u003c\/i\u003eHe coauthored, with Cotton Ivy, \u003ci\u003eTennessee Political Humor: Some of These Jokes You Voted For.\u003c\/i\u003e He lawyers and writes in West Tennessee and Nashville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Herron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621905942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621905943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Univ Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Roy Herron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982917304575,"sku":"9781621905943","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5576a99-8080-4421-bdec-62f76170a1d1.jpg?v=1683263676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faith-in-politics-roy-herron-9781621905943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}