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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465527803321

Autore

Rougeau Vincent D. <1963->

Titolo

Christians in the American empire [[electronic resource] ] : faith and citizenship in the New World order / / Vincent D. Rougeau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-282-05353-1

0-19-972007-X

9786612053535

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

261.80973

Soggetti

Christianity - United States - Forecasting

Christian sociology

Electronic books.

United States Moral conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-216) and index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Old-time religion in a free market empire -- Combining faith and reason in the modern world through Catholic social thought -- Justice, community, and solidarity in the American battle over affirmative action -- Enter the poor: American welfare reform, solidarity, and the capability of human flourishing -- Fear of the other -- Christian cosmopolitans in the American empire.

Sommario/riassunto

What does it mean to be a Christian citizen of the United States today? This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behi