Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One - The Crusader: The Political Education of a Young Radical (1930s & 1940s)
Chapter Two - Descendents of Hagar (1950s)
Chapter Three - Jane Crow (1960s)
Chapter Four - Murray Among the Theologians (1970s & 1980s)
Chapter Five - The Gates of the City: An Eschatological Vision of American Democracy
Endnotes
Bibliography

About the Author

Sarah Azaransky teaches in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College, Harvard Divinity School, and the University of Virginia.

Reviews

"Azaransky has produced a valuable... work...It is a well-researched overview of an incredible person." --The North Carolina Historical Review
"The Dream is Freedom may be read not only as an astute scholarly consideration of Murray's religious and political commitments, but also as an informative and inspiring exegesis of the courage, reconciliation, and freedom named in the church's prayer."--Lauren F. Winner, "Sojourners Magazine
"The Dream Is Freedom brings much needed attention to the remarkable life of Pauli Murray--activist, author, advocate, legal scholar, theological critic, poet, and organizer for freedom, justice and democracy. Across discrimination by race, gender, sex, and class, Pauli called us to be our better selves, join the struggle for change, and fulfill the promise of what America and we could be. This is a terrific book about an extraordinary and too little
recognized fighter for a better world."--Heather Booth, President, Midwest Academy
"This careful and thoughtful study offers readers important insights into the nature and meaning of Pauli Murray's contributions to our theological self-understanding and our democratic desires." --Anthony B. Pinn, Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, Rice University
"The Dream is Freedom may be not only as an astute scholarly consideration of Murry's religious and political commitments, but also as an informative and inspiriing exegesis of the courage, reconciliation , and freedom names in the church's prayer."--Lauren F. Winner, SOJOURNERSmagazine
"Azaransky's books is a helpful contribution to a growing literature on Pauli Murray, which helps to situate her in the context of both American civil rights struggles and the development of a "womanist" or Black woman's perspective on theology and the Christian Church in the United States."--Church History
"Azaransky's study is one of those books that makes me wish I could re-write my previous works - not just because Murray is such a fascinating subject, but also because Azaranksy does such a nice and succinct job of interrogating her life, writings, ideas, and perspectives."--Religion in American History
"This book is a must read not only for those who need to be introduced to this foremother to whom we all owe so much but also for anyone interested in the roots and development of civil rights and feminist movements, as well as black, feminist, womanist, and black feminist liberation theologies."--Anglican and Episcopal History