'The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant Christian denomination within inarguably the greatest nation on God's earth. As such, the Convention exercises great influence, if for no other reason than the sheer force of its millions of members. For an entire century, Southern Baptists have intentionally attempted to engage American culture with a view to establishing righteousness as the prevailing virtue. The principal organization with the task assignment of leading that engagement and speaking for Southern Baptists in the areas of moral and religious liberty issues and public policy is the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. This volume is the story of that engagement.' -from the introduction
