Anderson, John.

Christianity and democratisation from pious subjects to critical participants / [electronic resource] : Christianity and democratization John Anderson. - Manchester, U.K. ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - x, 273 p. - Perspectives on democratic practice . - Perspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-268) and index.

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.


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Democracy--Religious aspects--Christianity.


Electronic books.

BR115.P7 / A497 2009