The quiet hand of God :faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism /edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

The quiet hand of God :faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism /edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.

Description

The logic of mainline churchliness : historical background since the Reformation / Peter J. Thuesen -- Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy / Laura R. Olson -- The generous side of Christian faith : the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups / R. Marie Griffith -- Religious variations in public presence : evidence from the national congregations study / Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, William Tsitsos -- Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life / Nancy T. Ammerman -- The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants / Jeff Manza, Clem Brooks -- Furthering the freedom struggle : racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era / Bradford Verter -- The hydra and the swords : social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000 / Brian Steensland^^Caring for creation : environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations / Michael Moody -- Vital conflicts : the mainline denominations debate homosexuality / Wendy Cadge -- For the sake of the children? : family-related discourse and practice in the mainline / W. Bradford Wilcox -- From engagement to retrenchment : an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000 / Derek H. Davis -- Doing good and doing well : shareholder activism, responsible investment, and mainline Protestantism / Lynn Robinson -- Love your enemies? : Protestants and foreign policy in the United States / Lester Kurtz, Kelly Goran Fulton -- Beyond quiet influence? : possibilities for the Protestant mainline / Robert Wuthnow. xi, 429 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Place Published

City

Berkeley

Date Published

circa 2002

Publication Subjects

Church and state--United States. Protestantism--United States. Religion and politics--United States.

Call No.

BR516 .Q4 2002

ISBN

0520233123 (alk. paper), 0520233131 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2002000713

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.