RT Book
T1 Politics as a Christian vocation: faith and democracy today
A1 Gamwell, Franklin I. 1937-
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2005
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/883418355
AB Many democratic citizens, including many Christians, think that separation of religion from the state means the exclusion of religious beliefs from the political process. That view is mistaken. Both democracy and Christian faith, this 2004 book shows, call all Christians to make their beliefs effective in politics. But the discussion here differs from others. Most have trouble relating religion to democratic discussion and debate because they assume that religious differences cannot be publicly debated. Against this majority view, this book argues that Christian faith belongs in politics because it shares with democracy a full commitment to rational pursuit of the truth.  The book then develops ideals of justice and the common good Christians should advocate within the democratic process and shows the difference they make for contemporary politics in the United States, focusing specifically on issues of abortion, affirmative action, and economic distribution.
OP 185
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CN BR115.P7
SN 9780511617294
K1 Christianity and justice
K1 Democracy : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Christianity and politics
K1 Democracy ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
DO 10.1017/CBO9780511617294