Christianity and American democracy / Hugh Heclo ; with responses by Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, Alan Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heclo, Hugh.

Contributor:

Bane, Mary Jo.

Kazin, Michael, 1948-

Wolfe, Alan, 1942-

Series:

Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics.

The Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Democracy.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

ix, 299 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other over the years, and how their relationship is changing in the present day. Responding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Skocpol, Theda R.

1. Christianity and Democracy in America / Heclo, Hugh

2. Democracy and Catholic Christianity in America / Bane, Mary Jo

3. Pluralism Is Hard Work-and the Work Is Never Done / Kazin, Michael

4. Whose Christianity? Whose Democracy? / Wolfe, Alan

5. Reconsidering Christianity and American Democracy / Heclo, Hugh

Notes

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-283) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780674027053

0674027051

9780674038462

0674038460

OCLC:

1013957840