Religion and the politics of tolerance [[electronic resource] ] : how Christianity builds democracy / / Marie Ann Eisenstein

• Autore: Eisenstein Marie A (Marie Ann)
• Pubblicazione: Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 261.7
• Soggetto topico: Religion and politics - United States; Democracy - Religious aspects; Toleration - Religious aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The politics of tolerance -- Christian political tolerance in contemporary America -- What do Christian congregants say about themselves? -- Issue attitudes, religion, and political tolerance -- Political intolerance : is it really not about religion?
• Sommario/riassunto: Challenging a widespread belief that religious people are politically intolerant, Marie Ann Eisenstein offers compelling evidence to the contrary. In this surprising and significant book, she thoroughly re-examines previous studies and presents new research to support her argument that there is, in fact, a positive correlation between religious belief and practice and political tolerance in the United States. Eisenstein utilizes sophisticated new analytical tools to re-evaluate earlier data and offers persuasive new statistical evidence to support her claim that religiousness and political tol
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion and the politics of tolerance
• ISBN: 1-281-12519-9; 9786611125196; 1-60258-168-1; 1-4356-3231-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781823403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II