LEADER 02409nam 22005294a 450 001 9910972952003321 005 20251116153424.0 010 $a9786612053535 010 $a1-282-05353-1 010 $a0-19-972007-X 035 $a(CKB)24235104300041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431232 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034301 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431232 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288341 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL205353 035 $a(OCoLC)319510128 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7034301 035 $a(OCoLC)1256082111 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235104300041 100 $a20080125d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChristians in the American empire $efaith and citizenship in the New World order /$fVincent D. Rougeau 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $axii, 233 p 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-216) and index. 327 $aOld-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. 330 $aWhat does it mean to be a Christian citizen of the United States today? This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. 606 $aChristianity$zUnited States$xForecasting 606 $aChristian sociology 607 $aUnited States$xMoral conditions 615 0$aChristianity$xForecasting. 615 0$aChristian sociology. 676 $a261.80973 700 $aRougeau$b Vincent D.$f1963-$01859382 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972952003321 996 $aChristians in the American empire$94463121 997 $aUNINA