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

• Autore: Rougeau Vincent D. <1963->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 261.80973
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - United States - Forecasting; Christian sociology
• Soggetto geografico: United States Moral conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-216) and index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: What 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. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behi
• Titolo autorizzato: Christians in the American empire
• ISBN: 1-282-05353-1; 0-19-972007-X; 9786612053535
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465527803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II