Mainline Christians and U.S. public policy : a reference handbook / Glenn H. Utter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Utter, Glenn H.

Series:

Contemporary world issues.

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Christianity--United States.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mainline Christian Values and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook provides a revealing and unbiased look at the emergence of Christian denominations as a political force, primarily from the late 19th century to the present. The book examines the origins, development, current organization and activities, and future prospects of nine mainline U.S. denominations: the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the Catholic Church, the Christian Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Church in America, the United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church. Readers will encounter a surprising variety of Christian voices offering a range of positions on the Iraq War, abortion, same-sex marriage, global warming, stem-cell research, the death penalty, and other controversial issues. Includes numerous quotations and primary source documents issued by mainline denomination leaders and activists on a wide range of issues.

Contents:

Background and history : mainline denominations

Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA)

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PCUSA)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (CCDC)

American Baptist Churches in the USA (ABC)

United Church of Christ (UCC)

Reformed Church in America (RCA)

United Methodist Church (UMC)

Catholic Church

National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC)

Renewal movements

Mainline Christian denominations and public policy

Problems, controversies, and solutions

Sexuality issues within denominations

Capital punishment

Embryonic stem-cell research

End-of-life decisions and the right to die

Faith-based initiative

Immigration

Iraq war

Abortion

Values and public policy

Worldwide perspective

England

France

Germany

Italy

Poland

Sweden

Biographical sketches

Daniel Berrigan

Joan Chittister

William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

John Clagget Danforth

Dorothy Day

Robert W. (Bob) Edgar

James A. Forbes, Jr.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

Wilton D. Gregory

Frank T. Griswold

Mark S. Hanson

Katharine Jeffers Schori

Elizabeth A. Johnson

Barry W. Lynn

Roger Michael Mahoney

Martin E. Marty

A. Roy Medley

Reinhold Niebuhr

Sean Patrick O'Malley

Norman Vincent Peale

George F. Regas

Robert H. Schuller

Fulton J. Sheen

John Shelby Spong

John H. Thomas

Sharon E. Watkins

Documents and data

Data overview of the mainline denominations

Documents and quotations

Equality and poverty

Public schools

Mainline political engagement

Sexuality issues

Iraq War

Science

End-of-life decisions, the right to die, and euthanasia

Environment

Death penalty

Directory of organizations

Selected print and nonprint resources.

Notes:

Provides a chronology of the events that shaped the present beliefs, values, and concerns of nine mainline Christian denominations from colonial times to the present. Compares and contrasts mainline Christian denominations in the United States with the current status of religious belief and practice in their countries of origin. Presents brief biographies of individuals who have played significant roles within mainline denominations and in attempting to influence U.S. public policy. Discusses the major areas of disagreement within mainline denominations that potentially threaten their unity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400681301

9786610918485

9781280918483

1280918489

9781849729055

1849729050

9781598840018

1598840010

OCLC:

648278189