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Taking Faith Seriously.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (398 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674020481
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Taking Faith SeriouslyDDC classification:
  • 261.8/0973
LOC classification:
  • BR517
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Taking Faith Seriously -- PART ONE. Religious Roots -- 1. The Rise of the Civic Engagement Tradition -- PART TWO. Faith Communities -- 2. The Catholic Puzzle: Parishes and Civic Life -- 3. H. Richard Niebuhr Meets "The Street" -- 4. Moral Deliberation in Congregations -- 5. Religious Narratives in the Public Square -- PART THREE. Religion at Large -- 6. Lutheran Social Ministry in Transition: What's Faith Got to Do with It? -- 7. Long-Term Care: Does Religious Affiliation Matter? -- 8. Faith, Practice, and Teens: Evaluating Faith-BasedPrograms -- 9. God, Abortion, and Democracy in the Pro-LifeMovement -- Conclusion: Engaging and Evaluating Religion's Public Roles -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Summary: The relation between religion and liberal democracy in America has long been vexed and complex--and crucial to what it is and aspires to be. Amid increasingly contentious exchanges over fundamentalism, abortion rights, secularism, and pluralism, Bane reminds us of the critical role that religion plays in the health and well-being of a democracy.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Taking Faith Seriously -- PART ONE. Religious Roots -- 1. The Rise of the Civic Engagement Tradition -- PART TWO. Faith Communities -- 2. The Catholic Puzzle: Parishes and Civic Life -- 3. H. Richard Niebuhr Meets "The Street" -- 4. Moral Deliberation in Congregations -- 5. Religious Narratives in the Public Square -- PART THREE. Religion at Large -- 6. Lutheran Social Ministry in Transition: What's Faith Got to Do with It? -- 7. Long-Term Care: Does Religious Affiliation Matter? -- 8. Faith, Practice, and Teens: Evaluating Faith-BasedPrograms -- 9. God, Abortion, and Democracy in the Pro-LifeMovement -- Conclusion: Engaging and Evaluating Religion's Public Roles -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

The relation between religion and liberal democracy in America has long been vexed and complex--and crucial to what it is and aspires to be. Amid increasingly contentious exchanges over fundamentalism, abortion rights, secularism, and pluralism, Bane reminds us of the critical role that religion plays in the health and well-being of a democracy.

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