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The Christian Right is frequently accused of threatening democratic values. But in The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right, Jon Shields argues that religious conservatives have in fact dramatically increased and improved democratic participation and that they are far more civil and reasonable...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shields, Jon A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Religious right.
Politics and government
Christianity and politics.
Christian conservatism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis.
Droite religieuse > États-Unis.
Conservatisme chretien > États-Unis.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Religious right > United States.
Christian conservatism > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siecle.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Christian Right is frequently accused of threatening democratic values. But in The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right, Jon Shields argues that religious conservatives have in fact dramatically increased and improved democratic participation and that they are far more civil and reasonable than is commonly believed. Shields interviewed leaders of more than thirty Christian Right organizations, observed movement activists in six American cities, and analyzed a wide variety of survey data and movement media. His conclusions are surprising: the Christian Right has reinvigorated American.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400830107

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