The truth about conservative Christians [[electronic resource] ] : what they think and what they believe / / Andrew Greeley & Michael Hout

• Autore: Greeley Andrew M. <1928->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 277.3/083
• Soggetto topico: Christian conservatism - United States; Conservatism - Religious aspects - Christianity
• Soggetto non controllato: conservative, politics, religion, spirituality, christianity, bush, moral majority, media, stereotypes, homosexuality, abortion, pornography, school prayer, evolution, class, income, jimmy carter, bill clinton, presidency, campaign, inequality, freedom, sexuality, feminism, women, gender, happiness, lifestyle, pentecostals, catholicism, nonfiction
• Altri autori: HoutMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-201) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The religion of conservative Christians: a return to the reformation? -- Conservative Christians in American politics -- The politics of conservative Christianity in black and white -- Freedom, inequality, and conservative Christianity -- A social portrait of conservative Christians -- Conservative Christian growth: membership begins at home -- Conservative Christians in the "sexual revolution" -- The conservative Christian family and the "feminist revolution" -- Happiness and lifestyle among conservative Christians -- The Pentecostals: ultimate conservative Christians -- Conservative Christians and Catholics: too estranged for alliance -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Ever since the reelection of President Bush, conservative Christians have been stereotyped in the popular media: Bible-thumping militants and anti-intellectual zealots determined to impose their convictions on such matters as evolution, school prayer, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality on the rest of us. But conservative Christians are not as fanatical or intractable as many people think, nor are they necessarily the monolithic voting block or political base that kept Bush in power. Andrew M. Greeley and Michael Hout's eye-opening book expertly conveys the complexity
• Titolo autorizzato: The truth about conservative Christians
• ISBN: 1-281-95696-1; 9786611956967; 0-226-30675-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782541103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II