The democratic virtues of the Christian right

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...

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Autor principal: Shields, Jon A. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Princeton Princeton University Press 2009
En:Año: 2009
Críticas:The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right (2009) (Kosek, Joseph Kip)
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B USA / Nueva derecha cristiana
Otras palabras clave:B United States Politics and government 21st century
B Christianity and politics (United States)
B Religious Right (United States)
B Christian conservatism (United States)
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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-188) and index
ISBN:0691137404
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9781400830107