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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778449603321

Autore

Heclo Hugh

Titolo

Christianity and American democracy [[electronic resource] /] / Hugh Heclo ; with responses by Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, Alan Wolfe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-674-02705-1

0-674-03846-0

Descrizione fisica

ix, 299 p

Collana

The Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics

Altri autori (Persone)

BaneMary Jo

KazinMichael <1948->

WolfeAlan <1942->

Disciplina

261.70973

Soggetti

Democracy - Religious aspects - Christianity

Christianity and politics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Skocpol, Theda R. -- 1. Christianity and Democracy in America / Heclo, Hugh -- 2. Democracy and Catholic Christianity in America / Bane, Mary Jo -- 3. Pluralism Is Hard Work-and the Work Is Never Done / Kazin, Michael -- 4. Whose Christianity? Whose Democracy? / Wolfe, Alan -- 5. Reconsidering Christianity and American Democracy / Heclo, Hugh -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.