{"product_id":"christianity-and-american-democracy-hugh-heclo-9780674032309","title":"Christianity and American Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Hugh Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeclo shows that amid deeply felt religious differences, a Protestant colonial society gradually convinced itself of the truly Christian reasons for, as well as the enlightened political advantages of, religious liberty. By the mid-twentieth century, American democracy and Christianity appeared locked in a mutual embrace. But it was a problematic union vulnerable to fundamental challenge in the Sixties. Despite the subsequent rise of the religious right and glib talk of a conservative Republican theocracy, Heclo sees a longer-term, reciprocal estrangement between Christianity and American democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResponding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. Heclo's rejoinder suggests why both secularists and Christians should worry about a coming rupture between the Christian and democratic faiths. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Heclo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674032306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674032309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Hugh Heclo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522775478527,"sku":"9780674032309","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_174c5ebf-c801-4ac2-ac46-4234a554ecac.jpg?v=1700158957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/christianity-and-american-democracy-hugh-heclo-9780674032309","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}