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Faith and Politics

Author : John Danforth
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101218762
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Politics written by John Danforth and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times–bestselling author John Danforth, an ordained Episcopal priest and former US senator, is uniquely qualified to write about one of the most contentious issues in America: the intersection of government and religion. In Faith and Politics, he explores the widening rift between left and right, conservative and liberal, believer and nonbeliever. Danforth takes on many of the polarizing hot-button issues, including stem-cell research, abortion, school prayer, and gay marriage, and addresses how we can approach them with less rancor. Arguing that voters must call for our leaders to turn away from wedge-issue politics and work on our country’s pressing problems, Danforth’s book is a much-needed clarion call to all Americans. “A lucid, powerful book that is at once reflective and instructive.”—Jon Meacham, former editor of Newsweek “[A] meditation about the contested terrain where politics and religion intersect.”—George F. Will “Danforth calls for a radical change in how his party operates.”—The Christian Science Monitor “This book and its author are a modern-day profile in courage.”—David Gergen “Danforth’s thoughtfulness, deep wisdom, and simple decency radiate from every page, and leave one at the end with rare hope that through commitment, faith and politics can ultimately enrich, not corrupt, one another.”—Harold Hongju Koh, dean of Yale Law School

Faith and Power

Author : Bernard Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199752812
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Power written by Bernard Lewis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal ), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun ), and as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies" (New York Times ), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, Lewis has brought together writings on religion and government in the Middle East, so different than in the Western world. The collection includes previously unpublished writings, English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, and an introduction to the book by Lewis. Acclaim for What Went Wrong? A New York Times Bestseller "Replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world's foremost Islamic scholar." --Karen Elliott House, Wall Street Journal Lewis has done us all--Muslim and non-Muslim alike--a remarkable service.... The book's great strength, and its claim upon our attention, [is that] it offers a long view in the midst of so much short-term and confusing punditry on television, in the op-ed pages, on campuses and in strategic studies think tanks." --Paul Kennedy, The New York Times Book Review Acclaim for From Babel to Dragomans "Lewis has long been considered the West's leading interpreter of Mideast culture and history, and this collection only solidifies his reputation."--National Review "For more than four decades, Lewis has been one of the most respected scholars and prolific writers on the history and politics of the Middle East. In this compilation of more than 50 journal articles and essays, he displays the full range of his eloquence, knowledge, and insight regarding this pivotal and volatile region."--Booklist

Faith in Politics

Author : Bryan T. McGraw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139487728
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Faith in Politics written by Bryan T. McGraw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No account of contemporary politics can ignore religion. The liberal democratic tradition in political thought has long treated religion with some suspicion, regarding it as a source of division and instability. Faith in Politics shows how such arguments are unpersuasive and dependent on questionable empirical claims: rather than being a serious threat to democracies' legitimacy, stability and freedom, religion can be democratically constructive. Using historical cases of important religious political movements to add empirical weight, Bryan McGraw suggests that religion will remain a significant political force for the foreseeable future and that pluralist democracies would do well to welcome rather than marginalize it.

Faith and Politics

Author : Joseph Ratzinger
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1642290475
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Politics written by Joseph Ratzinger and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pope Francis, in his foreword, states that one of the major themes in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger is the relationship between faith and politics: "His firsthand experience of Nazi totalitarianism led him even as a young student to reflect on the limits of obedience to the state for the sake of the liberty of obeying God."; In support of this, he quotes from one of Ratzinger's texts presented in this volume: "The state is not the whole of human existence and does not encompass all human hope." Ratzinger explored various aspects of this subject in books, speeches, and homilies throughout his career, from his years as a theology professor to his tenure as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and most recently as Pope Benedict XVI. This is the only book that collates all of his most significant works on political themes inside one volume.

Religion and Politics in the United States

Author : Kenneth D. Wald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442225556
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in the United States written by Kenneth D. Wald and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From marriage equality, to gun control, to immigration reform and the threat of war, religion plays a fascinating and crucial part in our nation's political process and in our culture at large. Now in its seventh edition, Religion and Politics in the United States includes analyses of the nation's most pressing political matters regarding religious freedom, and the ways in which that essential constitutional freedom situates itself within modern America. The book also explores the ways that religion has affected the orientation of partisan politics in the United States. Through a detailed review of the political attitudes and behaviors of major religious and minority faith traditions, the book establishes that religion continues to be a major part of the American cultural and political milieu while explaining that it must interact with many other factors to influence political outcomes in the United States.

Religion and Politics in America

Author : Robert Booth Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813318523
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in America written by Robert Booth Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad view of the relationship between religion and politics in the US, accepting the mercurial nature of both as they are experienced and described rather than trying to pinpoint any essential inner truths or hair-fine distinctions. Emphasizes how and why political and religious actors choose to participate in the interplay, in the voting booth, Congress, state legislatures, the presidency, the courts, interest groups, and the larger culture. Also provides a historical perspective. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Politics of Faith

Author : Jerry L. Sumney
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506467008
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Faith written by Jerry L. Sumney and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Faith addresses key biblical texts and their intersection with questions of good government, social policy, and societal leadership. It speaks to Christians and others who seek to ponder and discuss the role of faith and Bible in their decisions about civic politics and faithful citizenship. This book aims to enable readers to see more clearly that the Bible does speak about the kinds of economic and social policies a nation should adopt. It will empower them to claim the message of Scripture in favor of policies that promote the good of those who are disadvantaged and the good of the community. It will help them make the argument that the Bible calls for laws and policies that expect the wealthy to contribute to the good of all, including policies and laws that are not always to their personal financial advantage. The author explores ways the Old Testament shows God's concern for social structures, the ideal early church community in Acts, and how the Gospel of Matthew shows concern for social structures in the ministry of Jesus. The final section looks at the writings of Paul, showing how they demand certain kinds of political commitments. This book will help readers talk about how a deeper understanding of Scripture can affect how one votes and the kinds of policies one supports. Each chapter ends with a set of questions for discussion that both review what is in the chapter and provoke discussion about faithful action.

Christianity and Contemporary Politics

Author : Luke Bretherton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444357697
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Contemporary Politics written by Luke Bretherton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congratulations to Luke Bretherton on winning the 2013 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing for Christianity and Contemporary Politics! Relations between religious and political spheres continue to stir passionate debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Through a combination of theological reflection and empirical case studies, Bretherton succeeds in offering timely and invaluable insights into these crucial issues facing 21st century societies. Explores the relationship between Christianity and contemporary politics through case studies of faith-based organizations, Christian political activism and welfare provision in the West; these case studies assess initiatives including community organizing, fair trade, and the sanctuary movement Offers an insightful, informative account of how Christians can engage politically in a multi-faith, liberal democracy Integrates debates in political theology with inter-disciplinary analysis of policy and practice regarding religious social, political and economic engagement in the USA, UK, and continental Europe Reveals how Christians can help prevent the subversion of the church – and even of politics itself – by legal, bureaucratic, and market mechanisms, rather than advocating withdrawal or assimilation Engages with the intricacies of contemporary politics whilst integrating systematic and historical theological reflection on political and economic life

Religion and Politics in America

Author : Robert Booth Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429972792
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in America written by Robert Booth Fowler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. In this fifth edition of Religion and Politics in America, the authors offer a lively, accessible, and balanced treatment of religion in American politics. They explore the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that underlie religious political engagement while also highlighting the pragmatic and strategic political realities that religious organizations and people face. Incorporating the best and most up-to-date scholarship, the authors assess the politics of Roman Catholics; evangelical, mainline, and African American Protestants; Jews; Muslims and other conventional and not-so-conventional American religious movements. The author team also examines important subjects concerning religion and its relationship to gender, race/ethnicity, and class. The fifth edition has been revised to include the 2012 elections, in particular Mitt Romney's candidacy and Mormonism, as well as a fuller assessment of the role of religion in President Obama's first term. In-depth treatment of core topics, contemporary case studies, and useful focus-study boxes, provides students with a real understanding of how religion and politics relate in practice and makes this fifth edition essential reading for courses in political science, religion, and sociology departments.

Left, Right & Christ

Author : Lisa Sharon Harper
Publisher : Elevate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1943425256
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Left, Right & Christ written by Lisa Sharon Harper and published by Elevate Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a young man infected the AIDS virus by his parents.

Faith and Power

Author : Felipe Hinojosa
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479804525
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Faith and Power written by Felipe Hinojosa and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Faith and Power is framed within the larger processes of immigration, refugee policies, deindustrialization, the rise of the religious left and right, the human rights revolution, and the Chicana/ o, Puerto Rican, and Immigrant freedom movements. The book explores religion and religious politics as part of the larger ecosystem that has shaped Latina/o communities specifically and American politics in general"--

City of Man

Author : Michael Gerson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781575679280
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book City of Man written by Michael Gerson and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An era has ended. The political expression that most galvanized evangelicals during the past quarter-century, the Religious Right, is fading. What's ahead is unclear. Millions of faith-based voters still exist, and they continue to care deeply about hot-button issues like abortion and gay marriage, but the shape of their future political engagement remains to be formed. Into this uncertainty, former White House insiders Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner seek to call evangelicals toward a new kind of political engagement -- a kind that is better both for the church and the country, a kind that cannot be co-opted by either political party, a kind that avoids the historic mistakes of both the Religious Left and the Religious Right. Incisive, bold, and marked equally by pragmatism and idealism, Gerson and Wehner's new book has the potential to chart a new political future not just for values voters, but for the nation as a whole.

Catholics and Politics

Author : Kristin E. Heyer
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 158901653X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Catholics and Politics written by Kristin E. Heyer and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic political identity and engagement defy categorization. The complexities of political realities and the human nature of such institutions as church and government often produce a more fractured reality than the pure unity depicted in doctrine. Yet, in 2003 under the leadership of then-prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a "Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life." The note explicitly asserts, "The Christian faith is an integral unity, and thus it is incoherent to isolate some particular element to the detriment of the whole of Catholic doctrine. A political commitment to a single isolated aspect of the Church's social doctrine does not exhaust one's responsibility toward the common good." Catholics and Politics takes up the political and theological significance of this "integral unity," the universal scope of Catholic concern that can make for strange political bedfellows, confound predictable voting patterns, and leave the church poised to critique narrowly partisan agendas across the spectrum. Catholics and Politics depicts the ambivalent character of Catholics' mainstream "arrival" in the U.S. over the past forty years, integrating social scientific, historical and moral accounts of persistent tensions between faith and power. Divided into four parts—Catholic Leaders in U.S. Politics; The Catholic Public; Catholics and the Federal Government; and International Policy and the Vatican—it describes the implications of Catholic universalism for voting patterns, international policymaking, and partisan alliances. The book reveals complex intersections of Catholicism and politics and the new opportunities for influence and risks of cooptation of political power produced by these shifts. Contributors include political scientists, ethicists, and theologians. The book will be of interest to scholars in political science, religious studies, and Christian ethics and all lay Catholics interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the tensions that can exist between church doctrine and partisan politics.

Religion in American Politics

Author : Frank Lambert
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691146136
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Religion in American Politics written by Frank Lambert and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-21 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of The Barbary Wars offers a critical analysis of the often uneasy relationship between religion and politics in the United States from the Founding Fathers to the twenty-first century.

Faith in Politics

Author : Roy Herron
Publisher : Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9781621905943
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Faith in Politics written by Roy Herron and published by Univ Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a collection of former Tennessee State Senator Roy Herron's writings and speeches on various topics, including civil liberties, economic justice, health care, politics, faith, and many things in between. While the essays are reprinted much as they originally appeared, Herron has added some thoughtful reflections on themes that constantly recur in our politics and in his various writings, as well as carefully identifying figures who might be unfamiliar to contemporary readers and updating some circumstances. In general, Herron's work reveals that political issues are often very similar over time, but it also bears witness to stark changes in our representatives' response to social problems and the growing divide between Republicans and Democrats throughout the nation"--

Religion and Progressive Activism

Author : Ruth Braunstein
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479823821
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Progressive Activism written by Ruth Braunstein and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New stories about religiously motivated progressive activism challenge common understandings of the American political landscape. To many mainstream-media saturated Americans, the terms “progressive” and “religious” may not seem to go hand-in-hand. As religion is usually tied to conservatism, an important way in which religion and politics intersect is being overlooked. Religion and Progressive Activism focuses on this significant intersection, revealing that progressive religious activists are a driving force in American public life, involved in almost every political issue or area of public concern. This volume brings together leading experts who dissect and analyze the inner worlds and public strategies of progressive religious activists from the local to the transnational level. It provides insight into documented trends, reviews overlooked case studies, and assesses the varied ways in which progressive religion forces us to deconstruct common political binaries such as right/left and progress/tradition. In a coherent and accessible way, this book engages and rethinks long accepted theories of religion, of social movements, and of the role of faith in democratic politics and civic life. Moreover, by challenging common perceptions of religiously motivated activism, it offers a more grounded and nuanced understanding of religion and the American political landscape.

Religious Leaders and Faith-based Politics

Author : Jo Renee Formicola
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847699636
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Religious Leaders and Faith-based Politics written by Jo Renee Formicola and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious Leaders and Faith-Based Politics offers a powerful and timely analysis of the dynamic relationship between religious leaders of all faiths and political activism in the United States. From the colonial era to the present, religious leaders have raised Americans' moral and political awareness of countless issues, including revolution, slavery, temperance, civil rights, and, most recently, the culture wars. This book is the first to explore the renewed and intense commitment of evangelicals, Catholics, Muslims, and Jews to preach, teach, and participate in politics today.