The Quiet Hand of God: Faith-Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism Paperback - 2002
by Robert Wuthnow (Editor); John H. Evans (Editor)
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In his classic study, The Social Sources of Denominationalism (1929), H. Richard Niebuhr denounced the "denominational self-consciousness and inertia" that had frustrated a united ethical witness in American Christianity.
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"For those who thought Mainline Protestantism was well on its way to extinction, this collection provides interesting--possibly even shocking--reading. It points to new life arising out of old structures and changing modes of engagement with the culture. The message the reader takes away is that while the future for this religious tradition will not look like its past, it has a future. The best book written lately on this topic."--Wade Clark Roof, author of Spiritual Marketplace: BabyBoomers and the Remaking of American Religion
"An important contribution to our understanding of the public influence of mainline Protestantism. This well-written and expansive book reveals how socially, civically, and politically active mainline Protestantism continues to be in American society, contrary to much conventional wisdom. Yet it shows the mainline influence as having a particular character, different from that of other religious traditions. Mainline Protestantism has, without justification, been understudied lately. This landmark book puts it back on the map and will generate discussion and inquiry for years to come."--Christian Smith, author of The Secular Revolution
"This important book provides a balanced, critical, yet genuinely appreciative analysis of the role of mainline Protestantism's public role. It is a stimulating and refreshing change from the mainline Protestant 'bashing' of the past three decades. In a time of increased calls for religious organizations to be involved in public life, readers will be helped to understand both the possibilities and limits of such involvement as the authors examine the practices and policies of the most publicly engaged of America's religious families."--Jackson W. Carroll, coauthor of Bridging Divided Worlds: Congregations and Generational Cultures
"An essential book for anyone interested in the public nature and works of the Protestant mainline. The vast majority of American citizens believe that churches have a public role. But they disagree about what that role should be. Help has arrived."--Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy
"This book is a comprehensive overview of mainline Protestantism's contribution to the public role of religion during the last three decades of the 20th century. It provides a firm platform from which to guide our vision in the new millennium."--Donald E. Miller, author of Reinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New Millennium
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- Title The Quiet Hand of God: Faith-Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism
- Author Robert Wuthnow (Editor); John H. Evans (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 440
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
- Date 2002-10-21
- ISBN 9780520233133 / 0520233131
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 6.4 x 1.17 in (22.76 x 16.26 x 2.97 cm)
- Reading level 1600
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Church and state - United States, Religion and politics - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002000713
- Dewey Decimal Code 261.809
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- Choice, 06/01/2006, Page 1774
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