Public Faith

Evangelicals and Civic Engagement

AvMichael Cromartie

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Conservative Protestants are mentioned repeatedly in the ongoing conversation about social capital, individualism, and community in the United States. As John Wilson notes in his introduction, evangelicals are frequently discussed either as a threat to civil society or as apparent counterexamples to the prevailing view of American society's fragmentation. The essays in this volume take another look at the role of evangelicals in American civic life. The prominent contributors examine evangelicals' beliefs and activity on topics ranging from bioethics to race relations and welfare reform to international human rights. Taken together, the essays show that, contrary to what critics have proclaimed, the social commitment of evangelicals extends considerably beyond family-related issues, and that their activity in the public sphere makes an essential contribution to the public good. Clearly written and persuasively argued, A Public Faith: Evangelicals and Civic Engagement is a powerful correction to the misconceptions about evangelicals that abound in the current civil-society debate. Co-published with the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-09-03
Mått:158 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:485 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ethics and Public Policy Center
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742531000

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Michael Cromartie is vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and director of its Evangelical Studies project. He is the editor of ten books, including Caesar’s Coin Revisited, Creation at Risk, Disciples and Democracy, No Longer Exiles, Peace Betrayed?, and A Preserving Grace.

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I would recommend this work to anyone interested in the constructive ways in which American evangelicals have and will continue to influence American thought and culture.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Introduction: Correcting MisconceptionsChapter 3 About Evangelicals and Civil SocietyChapter 4 Evangelical Protestants and Civic Engagement: An OverviewChapter 5 The Christian Right: Evolution, Expansion, ContractionChapter 6 Conservative Protestants and the Family: Resisting, Engaging, or Accommodating Modernity?Chapter 7 The Evangelical Response to Homosexuality: A Survey, Critique, and AdvisoryChapter 8 Evangelicals and the Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ DebateChapter 9 Evangelicals and AbortionChapter 10 Evangelicals and Bioethics: An Extraordinary FailureChapter 11 Evangelicals, Welfare Reform, and Care for the PoorChapter 12 Evangelicals and Charitable ChoiceChapter 13 The Loyal Opposition: Evangelicals and Public SchoolsChapter 14 Faith that Separates: Evangelicals and Black-White Race RelationsChapter 15 Creating a Diverse Urban Evangelicalism:Youth Ministry as a ModelChapter 16 Evangelicals and International EngagementChapter 17 NotesChapter 18 Index of NamesChapter 19 About the Ethics and Public Policy Center