LEADER 02882nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910819988003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-12520-2 010 $a9786611125202 010 $a1-60258-170-3 010 $a1-4356-3232-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484572 035 $a(EBL)332594 035 $a(OCoLC)437200442 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000160218 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161274 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160218 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10182389 035 $a(PQKB)11445146 035 $a(OCoLC)212925570 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse5130 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL332594 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217115 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112520 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC332594 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484572 100 $a20071001d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe future of faith in American politics $ethe public witness of the evangelical center /$fDavid P. Gushee 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWaco, TX $cBaylor University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (358 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60258-071-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I: Evangelicals and public life : across the spectrum -- Clearing the ground -- The evangelical right -- The evangelical left -- The emerging evangelical center -- Part II: Finding the center : key issues for evangelical public engagement -- Torture and human rights -- Marriage and the law -- Creation care and the climate change debate -- Evangelicals and war -- Conclusion: A way ahead for evangelicals and American culture. 330 $aDavid Gushee argues convincingly that there is in U.S. politics an evangelical center of voters who do not identify with the politics and religion of either the right or the left. Although evangelical Christians are portrayed by the media as conservatives, Gushee claims that the evangelical movement includes nearly even numbers of voters on the right, in the center, and on the left of the political spectrum. He provides portraits of the major figures in each of the three camps, outlines the core convictions of the adherents, and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of each group's positions. 606 $aChristianity and politics$zUnited States 606 $aEvangelicalism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xChurch history 615 0$aChristianity and politics 615 0$aEvangelicalism 676 $a261.70973 700 $aGushee$b David P.$f1962-$01122185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819988003321 996 $aThe future of faith in American politics$94071232 997 $aUNINA