The quiet hand of God faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism / [electronic resource] : edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002. - xi, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The logic of mainline churchliness : historical background since the Reformation/ Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy/ The generous side of Christian faith : the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups/ Religious variations in public presence : evidence from the national congregations study/ Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life/ The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants/ Furthering the freedom struggle : racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era/ The hydra and the swords : social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000/ Caring for creation : environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations/ Vital conflicts : the mainline denominations debate homosexuality/ For the sake of the children? : family-related discourse and practice in the mainline/ From engagement to retrenchment : an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000/ 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. Peter J. Thuesen -- Laura R. Olson -- R. Marie Griffith -- Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, and William Tsitsos -- Nancy T. Ammerman -- Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks -- Bradford Verter -- Brian Steensland -- Michael Moody -- Wendy Cadge -- W. Bradford Wilcox -- Derek H. Davis --


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Church and state--United States.
Protestantism--United States.
Religion and politics--United States.


Electronic books.

BR516 / .Q4 2002eb

261.8/0973