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The new evangelicals : expanding the vision of the common good / Marcia Pally.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2011.Description: xix, 268 p. : ill ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780802866400 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 277.3/082 23
LOC classification:
  • BR 1642 .U5 P35 2011
Contents:
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: Summary: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.
Item type: Books
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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.