The future of conservatism : conflict and consensus in the post-Reagan era / edited by Charles W. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunn, Charles W.

Series:

Religion and contemporary culture series (Wilmington, Del.)

Religion and contemporary culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reagan, Ronald.

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

United States.

Conservatism--Religious aspects.

Reagan, Ronald--Influence.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Politics and government.

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

Physical Description:

ix, 156 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books, 2007.

Summary:

Previously relegated to the wings of the American political stage, conservatism now plays a leading role in public life, thanks largely to the dynamic legacy of Ronald Reagan. But despite conservatism's emergence as a powerful political force in the last several decades, questions remain about its meaning and nature. In examining these questions, The Future of Conservatism reveals the forces that unite, and the tensions that divide, conservatives today. Edited by noted Reagan scholar Charles W. Dunn, this volume casts conservatism as a collage of complexity that defies easy characterization.

Contents:

Introduction: Conservatism on Center Stage / Charles W. Dunn i

I The Uneasy Future of American Conservatism / George H. Nash 1

II Four Heads and One Heart: The Modern Conservative Movement / James W. Ceaser 21

III The Irony of Conservative Success / George W. Carey 31

IV A Plea for Constitutional Conservatism / Harvey C. Mansfield 43

V The Electoral Future of Conservatism / Michael Barone 57

VI Conservatism, Democracy, and Foreign Policy / Daniel J. Mahoney 65

VII Add, Don't Subtract: How Christian Conservatives Should Engage American Culture / Marvin Olasky 79

VIII From Reagan Democrats to Social Conservatives: Hard Choices Facing the Pro-Family Cause / Allan C. Carlson 101

IX Stuck-with-Virtue Conservatism / Peter Augustine Lawler 113

Epilogue: The Enduring Reagan / William Kristol 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1933859229

9781933859224

OCLC:

105056927