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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813629803321
• Autore: Rougeau Vincent D. <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 9786612053535; 1-282-05353-1; 0-19-972007-X
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 233 p
• Disciplina: 261.80973
• Soggetti: Christianity - United States - Forecasting; Christian sociology; 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 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.