Christianity and American Democracy / /
Heclo, Hugh
Christianity and American Democracy / / Hugh Heclo. - 1 online resource (312 p.) - The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics .
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
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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 argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674032309 9780674027053
10.4159/9780674027053 doi
Christianity and politics--United States.
Democracy--Religious aspects--Christianity.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy
BR517 / .H45 2007eb
Christianity and American Democracy / / Hugh Heclo. - 1 online resource (312 p.) - The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674032309 9780674027053
10.4159/9780674027053 doi
Christianity and politics--United States.
Democracy--Religious aspects--Christianity.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy
BR517 / .H45 2007eb