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Christianity and American Democracy (Paperback): Hugh Heclo

Christianity and American Democracy (Paperback)

Hugh Heclo; Contributions by Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, Alan Wolfe; Foreword by Theda Skocpol

Series: The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics

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Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Hugh Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other.

Heclo shows that amid deeply felt religious differences, a Protestant colonial society gradually convinced itself of the truly Christian reasons for, as well as the enlightened political advantages of, religious liberty. By the mid-twentieth century, American democracy and Christianity appeared locked in a mutual embrace. But it was a problematic union vulnerable to fundamental challenge in the Sixties. Despite the subsequent rise of the religious right and glib talk of a conservative Republican theocracy, Heclo sees a longer-term, reciprocal estrangement between Christianity and American democracy.

Responding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. Heclo's rejoinder suggests why both secularists and Christians should worry about a coming rupture between the Christian and democratic faiths. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.

General

Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics
Release date: March 2009
First published: March 2009
Authors: Hugh Heclo
Contributors: Mary Jo Bane • Michael Kazin • Alan Wolfe
Foreword by: Theda Skocpol
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-03230-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General
Books > Christianity
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LSN: 0-674-03230-6
Barcode: 9780674032309

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