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The Baptizing of America
The Religious Right's Plans for the Rest of Us
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2009
Here, at last, are the war plans of America's own religious extremists. The Baptizing of America exposes the systematic campaign by Christian fundamentalists to co-opt and take over every "room" of American society from the bedroom to the school room, hospital room, operating room, courtroom,...
Faith in the New Millennium
The Future of Religion and American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
The Statue of Liberty--depicted on a roadside billboard--did not carry her customary torch and tablet. Instead, she shielded her eyes from words that towered beside her, words that highway drivers could not possibly avoid: "We are no longer a Christian nation." Underneath was the name of...
Religion in American Politics
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. From the election of 1800, when Federalist clergymen charged that deist Thomas Jefferson was unfit to lead a "Christian nation,"...
by Seth Dowland
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
During the last three decades of the twentieth century, evangelical leaders and conservative politicians developed a political agenda that thrust "family values" onto the nation's consciousness. Ministers, legislators, and laypeople came together to fight abortion, gay rights, and major...
by Albert Bakker
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
“Democracy”; everyone claims to understand it. Yet, through the eyes of an immigrant, the lack of understanding among Americans is a staggering concern.
An immigrant, an outsider on the inside, shows you how physical, mental, emotional and spiritual patterns among citizens influencing the path this country will follow.
by Wayne A. Grudem
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
A variety of perspectives exist within the Christian community when it comes to political issues and political involvement. This comprehensive and readable book presents a political philosophy from the perspective that the Gospel pertains to all of life so Christians should be involved in political...
How Would Jesus Vote?
A Christian Perspective on the Issues
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
The 2008 election is shaping up to be one of the most important political contests in American history. In fact, Dr. D. James Kennedy believes it will be a watershed moment that could impact our very survival as a nation under God.
Values voters–people whose political views and votes are...
The Great Awakening
Seven Ways to Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Now in paperback: the bestselling author of God’s Politics revives our hope in a politics that reflects our highest common values and offers a roadmap for solving our biggest social problems.
A Faith of Our Own
Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Every day, major headlines tell the story of how Christianity is attempting to influence American culture and politics. But statistics show that young Americans are disenchanted with a faith that has become culturally antagonistic and too closely aligned with partisan politics. In this personal yet...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2008
The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. The 2008 presidential candidates reached out to an unprecedented number of racial and religious voting constituencies including African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mainline...
Tempting Faith
An Inside Story of Political Seduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2006
David Kuo came to Washington wanting to use his Christian faith to end abortion, strengthen marriage, and help the poor. He reached the heights of political power, ultimately serving in the White House under George W. Bush, after being policy adviser to John Ashcroft and speechwriter for Ralph Reed,...
Just Peace Theory Book One
Spiritual Morality, Radical Love, and the Public Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
In these essays I often refer to social contracts such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other international conventions that describe a vision of just human relations, especially in the area of culture and health...
JESUS RODE A DONKEY:
WHY MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS ARE DEMOCRATS
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
If Jesus were alive today, would he: feed the poor - or give tax breaks to the super rich? Comfort the old and infirm - or cut Social Security? Build bridges that unite - or build walls that divide? Make peace - or make war? In this ground breaking book, noted author and theologian Linda Seger, Th.D.,...
Faith in the Halls of Power
How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2007
Evangelicals, once at the periphery of American life, now wield power in the White House and on Wall Street, at Harvard and in Hollywood. How have they reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time? And what does this mean for evangelicals--and for America? Drawing on personal interviews with...