Public Pulpits Methodists and Mainline Churches in the Moral Argument of Public Life

Name: Public Pulpits Methodists and Mainline Churches in the Moral Argument of Public Life
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ISBN: 9780226804743

ISBN-10: 0226804747

ISBN-13: 9780226804743

Edition: 2008

Authors: Steven M. Tipton

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Since the 2000 presidential election, debate over the role of religion in public life has followed a narrow course as pundits and politicians alike have focused on the influence wielded by conservative Christians. But what about more mainstream Christians? Here, Steven M. Tipton examines the political activities of Methodists and mainline churches in this groundbreaking investigation into a generation of denominational strife among church officials, lobbyists, and activists. The result is an unusually detailed and thoughtful account that upends common stereotypes while asking searching questions about the contested relationship between church and state. Documenting a wide range of…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.93" long x 0.15" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English

Steven M. Tipton is a professor of sociology of religion at Emory University and its Candler School of Theology. He is coauthor of Habits of the Heart and The Good Society and author of Getting Saved From the Sixties.



Preface


Introduction



Faith in Public: Going to War in Iraq and Doing Good at Home



Civic Republic and Liberal Democracy: Religion in an Ambiguous Polity



Contesting Church and Society



United Methodism in Crisis: Prophetic Witness through the Board of Church and Society



United Methodism in Crisis: Scriptural Renewal through the Good News Movement



Faith and Freedom: The Institute on Religion and Democracy



From Cold War to Culture Wars: The Evolution of the IRD



Witnessing versus Winning in Washington



Religious Lobbies and Public Churches: Ecclesiology Matters



The Challenge of Ecumenical Advocacy: Interfaith Impact for Justice and Peace



Members of One Body: The Churches and the National Council of Churches



The Mainline in Motion: Resisting the Right, Remaking the Center


Conclusion



Public Churches and the Church



Ecclesiology in Action


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index