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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.

Contributor(s): Wuthnow, Robert | Evans, John Hyde, 1965- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002Description: xi, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Church and state -- United States | Protestantism -- United States | Religion and politics -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 261.8/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.