Christianity and American Democracy / / Hugh Heclo.
Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other over the years, and how their relationship is changing in the present day. Responding to his challenging arg...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1. Christianity and Democracy in America
- 2. Democracy and Catholic Christianity in America
- 3. Pluralism Is Hard Work-and the Work Is Never Done
- 4. Whose Christianity? Whose Democracy?
- 5. Reconsidering Christianity and American Democracy
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Index