{"product_id":"mainline-christians-and-us-public-glenn-h-utter-9781598840001","title":"Mainline Christians and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis insightful reference work explores the relationship between mainline Christian denominations and U.S. politics and public policy, from colonial times to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMainline Christian Values and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e provides a revealing and unbiased look at the emergence of Christian denominations as a political force, primarily from the late 19th century to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines the origins, development, current organization and activities, and future prospects of nine mainline U.S. denominations: the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the Catholic Church, the Christian Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Church in America, the United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church. Readers will encounter a surprising variety of Christian voices offering a range of positions on the Iraq War, abortion, same-sex marriage, global warming, stem-cell research, the death penalty, and other controversial issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn H. Utter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598840002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598840001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.37w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2007 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 20","brand":"Glenn H. Utter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088615518463,"sku":"9781598840001","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ea13ca6-805e-41b2-bc7c-8a0a79ca4b4c.jpg?v=1769105745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mainline-christians-and-us-public-glenn-h-utter-9781598840001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}