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The quiet hand of God : faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism

Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans bring together a stellar collection of essays that paints a contemporary portrait of American Protestantism--a denomination that has remained quietly, but firmly, influential in the public sphere. Mainline Protestants may have steered clear of the controversial, attention-grabbing tactics of the Religious Right, but they remain culturally influential and continue to impact American society through political action and the provision of social services
eBook, English, ©2002
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©2002
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1 online resource (xi, 429 pages)
9780520936362, 9780585419732, 9781597348430, 0520936361, 0585419736, 1597348430
1298206502
Print version:
The logic of mainline churchliness : historical background since the Reformation / Peter J. Thuesen
Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy / Laura R. Olson
The generous side of Christian faith : the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups / R. Marie Griffith
Religious variations in public presence : evidence from the national congregations study / Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, and William Tsitsos
Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life / Nancy T. Ammerman
The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants / Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks
Furthering the freedom struggle : racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era / Bradford Verter
The hydra and the swords : social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000 / Brian Steensland
Caring for creation : environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations / Michael Moody
Vital conflicts : the mainline denominations debate homosexuality / Wendy Cadge
For the sake of the children? : family-related discourse and practice in the mainline / W. Bradford Wilcox
From engagement to retrenchment : an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000 / Derek H. Davis
Doing good and doing well : shareholder activism, responsible investment, and mainline Protestantism / Lynn Robinson
Love your enemies? : Protestants and foreign policy in the United States / Lester Kurtz and Kelly Goran Fulton
Beyond quiet influence? : possibilities for the Protestant mainline / Robert Wuthnow