The new evangelicals :
Pally, Marcia.
The new evangelicals : expanding the vision of the common good / Marcia Pally. - Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2011. - xix, 268 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.
Contents: Church and State : what are the questions? What's at stake? Benighted, befuddled, fundamentalist, and fascist? : an introduction to the book ; Freedom of conscience and separating church from state : a short history ; The evangelical turn to conservatism : reuniting church and state? ; Church-state blurrings ; The Möbius strip : ironies of state neutrality toward religion --
Robust religion within liberal democracy : America's "new evangelicals". The "new evangelical" landscape : an overview ; "New evangelicals" : underlying beliefs ; "New evangelicalism" in practice : political and economic activism ; "New evangelicalism in practice" : the environment, abortion, gay unions --
Concluding remarks : against sectarian and secular fundamentalism.
Summary:
Marcia Pally reveals the "new evangelicals"--A growing movement that espouses antimilitaristic, anticonsumerist, and liberal democratic ideals and promotes poverty relief, immigration reform, and environmental stewardship. Combining analysis with numerous interviews, Pally creates a snapshot of a significant trend that is likely to impact American politics for years to come.--from publisher description.
9780802866400 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011020583
Evangelicalism--United States.
Church and state--United States.
Liberalism--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.
Democracy--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.
BR 1642 .U5 / P35 2011
277.3/082
The new evangelicals : expanding the vision of the common good / Marcia Pally. - Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2011. - xix, 268 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.
Contents: Church and State : what are the questions? What's at stake? Benighted, befuddled, fundamentalist, and fascist? : an introduction to the book ; Freedom of conscience and separating church from state : a short history ; The evangelical turn to conservatism : reuniting church and state? ; Church-state blurrings ; The Möbius strip : ironies of state neutrality toward religion --
Robust religion within liberal democracy : America's "new evangelicals". The "new evangelical" landscape : an overview ; "New evangelicals" : underlying beliefs ; "New evangelicalism" in practice : political and economic activism ; "New evangelicalism in practice" : the environment, abortion, gay unions --
Concluding remarks : against sectarian and secular fundamentalism.
Summary:
Marcia Pally reveals the "new evangelicals"--A growing movement that espouses antimilitaristic, anticonsumerist, and liberal democratic ideals and promotes poverty relief, immigration reform, and environmental stewardship. Combining analysis with numerous interviews, Pally creates a snapshot of a significant trend that is likely to impact American politics for years to come.--from publisher description.
9780802866400 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011020583
Evangelicalism--United States.
Church and state--United States.
Liberalism--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.
Democracy--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.
BR 1642 .U5 / P35 2011
277.3/082