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1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) |
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Old-time religion in a free market empire -- Combining faith and reason in the modern world through Catholic social thought -- Justice, community, and solidarity in the American battle over affirmative action -- Enter the poor: American welfare reform, solidarity, and the capability of human flourishing -- Fear of the other -- Christian cosmopolitans in the American empire |
| Summary |
What does it mean to be a Christian citizen of the United States today? This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references 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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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Christianity -- United States -- 21st century
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Christian sociology.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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Christian sociology.
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Christianity.
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Moral conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Moral conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140383
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195188097 |
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0195188098 |
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9780199720071 |
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019972007X |
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9780199852109 |
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0199852103 |
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1282053531 |
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9781282053533 |
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9786612053535 |
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6612053534 |
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