| Description |
1 online resource (x, 273 pages) |
| Series |
Perspectives on democratic practice |
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Perspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Democracy and the Christian tradition -- The Catholic 'third wave': undermining authoritarianism -- The Catholic 'third wave': creating a new order -- The Orthodox hesitation: church, state and nation -- The Orthodox hesitation: the 'liberal-democracy' paradox -- The Protestant ethic revisited: conservative Christianity and the quality of American democracy -- The Protestant ethic revisited: the Pentecostal explosion as democratic hindrance or support? -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This text brings together a wide range of scholarship to examine the relationship between Christianity and democratisation. It offers new insights into how and why this relationship had developed, and explores all the major Christian traditions including the Eastern Orthodox engagement with politics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-268) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781847792617 |
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1847792618 |
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9781781702000 |
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1781702004 |
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