LEADER 02308oam 2200481 450 001 9910778150703321 005 20170523091608.0 010 $a1-280-91848-9 010 $a9786610918485 010 $a1-84972-905-0 010 $a1-59884-001-0 035 $a(OCoLC)648278189 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3MFA 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000475446 100 $a20070409d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMainline Christians and U.S. public policy $ea reference handbook /$fGlenn H. Utter 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cABC-CLIO$d2007 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aContemporary world issues 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 $a1-59884-000-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Author 330 $aMainline Christian Values and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook provides a revealing and unbiased look at the emergence of Christian denominations as a political force, primarily from the late 19th century to the present.||The book examines the origins, development, current organization and activities, and future prospects of nine mainline U.S. denominations: the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the Catholic Church, the Christian Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Church in America, the United Church of 410 0$aContemporary world issues. 606 $aChristianity$zUnited States 606 $aChristianity and politics$zUnited States 615 0$aChristianity 615 0$aChristianity and politics 676 $a261.80973 700 $aUtter$b Glenn H$0944391 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778150703321 996 $aMainline Christians and U.S. public policy$93836757 997 $aUNINA