Running for Our Lives: A Story of Faith Politics and the Common Good

Empowered by the Brand New Congress initiative in 2018 evangelical pastor and progressive Republican Robb Ryerse embarked on a long-shot grassroots congressional campaign against Steve Womack one of the most powerful Republican incumbents in Washington DC. After he ultimately lost his race Ryerse worked with the Vote Common Good campaign traveling across the United States to help turn Congress blue. Throughout his political journey Ryerse gained new insights on the relationship between religion and politics in America today the dynamics of our deep partisan divide and the power of faithful people working for the common good. Running for Our Lives is the honest and authentic story of how one pastor tried to make a difference. Through all the joys and struggles of daring to make a stand Ryerse shares what hes learned about how our political identities shape us what the role of government has in helping to meet peoples needs and how others can get involved in politics as an expression of progressive faith.