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Public Pulpits
Steven M. Tipton
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Description for Public Pulpits
Hardcover. Documenting a range of reactions to two radically different events - the invasion of Iraq and the creation of the faith-based initiatives program, this title charts the terrain of religious and moral argument under the Bush administration from Pat Robertson to Jim Wallis. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HRCC95; HRCX6; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 904.
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 reactions to ... Read more
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 reactions to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226804743
SKU
V9780226804743
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About Steven M. Tipton
Steven M. Tipton teaches sociology and religion at Emory University and its Candler School of Theology. He is coauthor of Habits of the Heart and The Good Society and the author of Getting Saved from the Sixties.
Reviews for Public Pulpits
"Steven Tipton's rich, revelatory study of conflict and crisis in the United Methodist Church at the heart of mainline Protestantism enables us to grasp the place of churches in the American polis, and judge their political moves and moral advocacy, as no nonpartisan has done to date. With a gift for finding the issues behind the issues, this book brings ... Read more