Taking Faith Seriously /

Taking Faith Seriously / / Brent. Coffin, Mary Jo. Bane, Richard Higgins.

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Whether simply uneasy or downright hostile, the relation between religion and liberal democracy in this country has long been vexed and complex--and crucial to what America is and aspires to be. Amid increasingly contentious exchanges over fundamentalism, abortion rights, secularism, and pluralism,...

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TeilnehmendeR:
Bane, Mary Jo.,
Coffin, Brent.,
Higgins, Richard,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2005
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Taking Faith Seriously
  • PART ONE
  • Religious Roots
  • The Rise of the Civic Engagement Tradition / Hall, Peter Dobkin
  • PART TWO
  • Faith Communities
  • The Catholic Puzzle: Parishes and Civic Life / Bane, Mary Jo
  • H. Richard Niebuhr Meets "The Street" / McRoberts, Omar M.
  • Moral Deliberation in Congregations / Coffin, Brent
  • Religious Narratives in the Public Square / Ammerman, Nancy T.
  • PART THREE
  • Religion at Large
  • Lutheran Social Ministry in Transition: What's Faith Got to Do with It? / Thiemann, Ronald F.
  • Long-Term Care: Does Religious Affiliation Matter? / Wilson, Julie Boatright
  • Faith, Practice, and Teens: Evaluating Faith-Based Programs / Reynolds, Amy / Winship, Christopher
  • God, Abortion, and Democracy in the Pro-Life Movement / Munson, Ziad
  • Conclusion: Engaging and Evaluating Religion's Public Roles
  • Notes / Bibliography / Contributors / Index
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index

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