02308oam 2200481 450 991077815070332120170523091608.01-280-91848-997866109184851-84972-905-01-59884-001-0(OCoLC)648278189(MiFhGG)GVRL3MFA(EXLCZ)99100000000047544620070409d2007 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrMainline Christians and U.S. public policy a reference handbook /Glenn H. UtterSanta Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIO2007Santa Barbara, Calif. :ABC-CLIO,2007.1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) illustrationsContemporary world issuesDescription based on print version record.1-59884-000-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Background and History; 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions; 3 Worldwide Perspective; 4 Chronology; 5 Biographical Sketches; 6 Data and Documents; 7 Directory of Organizations; 8 Resources; Glossary; Index; About the AuthorMainline Christian Values and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook provides a revealing and unbiased look at the emergence of Christian denominations as a political force, primarily from the late 19th century to the present.||The book examines the origins, development, current organization and activities, and future prospects of nine mainline U.S. denominations: the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the Catholic Church, the Christian Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Church in America, the United Church ofContemporary world issues.ChristianityUnited StatesChristianity and politicsUnited StatesChristianityChristianity and politics261.80973Utter Glenn H944391MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910778150703321Mainline Christians and U.S. public policy3836757UNINA