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The quiet hand of God faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism
Title
The quiet hand of God [electronic resource] : faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism / edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.
ISBN
0520233123 (alk. paper)
0520233131 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.
Physical Description
xi, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2004. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 07, 2005
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
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