Christian : : The Politics of a Word in America / / Matthew Bowman.
A Publishers Weekly Best Religion Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title For many Americans, being Christian is central to their political outlook. Political Christianity is most often associated with the Religious Right, but the Christian faith has actually been a source of deep disag...
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Bowman, Matthew, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Christian : The Politics of a Word in America / Matthew Bowman. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018] ©2020 1 online resource (280 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Reconstruction, Spiritualism, and the Shape of an Argument -- Creating Western Civilization at Columbia University -- Challenging Western Civilization at Howard University -- Catholic Community in the Great Depression -- The Anxiety of Christian Anticommunism -- Global Christianity and Black Freedom -- Cult and Countercult -- Civil Religion, the Religious Right, and the Fracturing of Christian Republicanism -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star A Publishers Weekly Best Religion Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title For many Americans, being Christian is central to their political outlook. Political Christianity is most often associated with the Religious Right, but the Christian faith has actually been a source of deep disagreement about what American society and government should look like. While some identify Christianity with Western civilization and unfettered individualism, others have maintained that Christian principles call for racial equality, international cooperation, and social justice. At once incisive and timely, Christian delves into the intersection of faith and political identity and offers an essential reconsideration of what it means to be Christian in America today. “Bowman is fast establishing a reputation as a significant commentator on the culture and politics of the United States.” —Church Times “Bowman looks to tease out how religious groups in American history have defined, used, and even wielded the word Christian as a means of understanding themselves and pressing for their own idiosyncratic visions of genuine faith and healthy democracy.” —Christian Century “A fascinating examination of the twists and turns in American Christianity, showing that the current state of political/religious alignment was not necessarily inevitable, nor even probable.” —Deseret News Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023) Christianity and politics United States History 20th century. Christianity and politics United States History 21st century. RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 9783110606621 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674985759 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674985759 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674985759/original |
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