RT Book
T1 The democratic virtues of the Christian right
A1 Shields, Jon A.
LA English
PP Princeton
PB Princeton University Press
YR 2009
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/686450922
AB The Christian Right is frequently accused of threatening democratic values. But in The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right, Jon Shields argues that religious conservatives have in fact dramatically increased and improved democratic participation and that they are far more civil and reasonable than is commonly believed.   Shields interviewed leaders of more than thirty Christian Right organizations, observed movement activists in six American cities, and analyzed a wide variety of survey data and movement media. His conclusions are surprising: the Christian Right has reinvigorated Americ
NO Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-188) and index
CN BR516
SN 9780691137407
SN 9781400830107
K1 Christianity and politics : United States
K1 Religious Right : United States
K1 Christian conservatism : United States
K1 United States : Politics and government : 21st century
DO 10.1515/9781400830107