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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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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Princeton
Princeton University Press
2009
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| In: | Anno: 2009 |
| Recensioni: | The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right (2009) (Kosek, Joseph Kip)
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USA
/ Nuova destra cristiana
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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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Cover (Verlag) Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Riepilogo: | 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 |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-188) and index |
| ISBN: | 0691137404 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781400830107 |