The expanding the vision of the common good Pally, Marcia. creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Cambridge William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. c2011 2011 monographic eng

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xix, 268 p. : ill ; 23 cm. Summary: Marcia Pally reveals the "new evangelicals"--A growing movement that espouses antimilitaristic, anticonsumerist, and liberal democratic ideals and promotes poverty relief, immigration reform, and environmental stewardship. Combining analysis with numerous interviews, Pally creates a snapshot of a significant trend that is likely to impact American politics for years to come.--from publisher description. Contents: Church and State : what are the questions? What's at stake? Benighted, befuddled, fundamentalist, and fascist? : an introduction to the book ; Freedom of conscience and separating church from state : a short history ; The evangelical turn to conservatism : reuniting church and state? ; Church-state blurrings ; The Möbius strip : ironies of state neutrality toward religion -- Robust religion within liberal democracy : America's "new evangelicals". The "new evangelical" landscape : an overview ; "New evangelicals" : underlying beliefs ; "New evangelicalism" in practice : political and economic activism ; "New evangelicalism in practice" : the environment, abortion, gay unions -- Concluding remarks : against sectarian and secular fundamentalism. Marcia Pally. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index. n-us--- Evangelicalism United States Church and state United States Liberalism Religious aspects Protestant churches Democracy Religious aspects Protestant churches BR 1642 .U5 P35 2011 277.3/082 9780802866400 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2011020583 DLC 110517 20160209193741.0 16782056