{"product_id":"christianity-and-american-democracy-9780674032309","title":"Christianity and American Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Hugh Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeclo shows that amid deeply felt religious differences, a Protestant colonial society gradually convinced itself of the truly Christian reasons for, as well as the enlightened political advantages of, religious liberty. By the mid-twentieth century, American democracy and Christianity appeared locked in a mutual embrace. But it was a problematic union vulnerable to fundamental challenge in the Sixties. Despite the subsequent rise of the religious right and glib talk of a conservative Republican theocracy, Heclo sees a longer-term, reciprocal estrangement between Christianity and American democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResponding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. Heclo's rejoinder suggests why both secularists and Christians should worry about a coming rupture between the Christian and democratic faiths. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeclo, Hugh:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hugh Heclo is Robinson Professor of Public Affairs, George Mason University.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBane, Mary Jo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mary Jo Bane is Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKazin, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Kazin is Professor of History, Georgetown University.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412778160402,"sku":"9780674032309","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc4c7725-4e4b-42bf-8bec-493a791f1cf9.jpg?v=1729327409","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christianity-and-american-democracy-9780674032309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}