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Auteur(s) : Gorski, Philip S.
Titre(s) : American Babylon [Texte imprimé] : christianity and democracy before and after Trump / Philip S. Gorski
Publication : Abingdon : Routledge, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (132 p.) ; 23 cm
Collection : Routledge focus on religion
Lien à la collection : Routledge focus on religion
Note(s) : Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index
Why did 81 percentof white evangelicals vote for Donald Trump in 2016? And what does
this tell us about the relationship between Christianity and democracy in the United
States? American Babylon places our present political moment against a deep historical
backdrop. In Part I the author traces the development of democratic institutions from
Ancient Greece through to the American Revolution and of Christian political theology
from Augustine to Falwell. Part II charts the decline of democratic governance within
American churches; explains the capture of evangelical Christianity by the Republican
Party; and denounces the fateful embrace between white Christian nationalists and
right-wing populists that culminated in Trump's victory. An accessible and timely
book, American Babylon is essential reading for those concerned with the vexed relationship
of religion and politics in the United States, including students and scholars in
the fields of divinity, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology
Sujet(s) : Christianisme et politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Démocratie -- Christianisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Évangélistes (prédicateurs protestants) -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 2017-....
Indice(s) Dewey :
261.709 73 (23e éd.) = Christianisme et affaires politiques - Etats-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780429318146. - ISBN 0429318146. - ISBN 9781000069136. - ISBN 1000069133. -
ISBN 9781000069099. - ISBN 1000069095. - ISBN 9781000069112. - ISBN 1000069117. -
ISBN 0367331497 (erroné). - ISBN 9780367331498 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465933833
Notice n° :
FRBNF46593383
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Table des matières : Cover ; Half Title ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents
; Introduction: American Babylon? ; Part I: Elective affinities: Christianity and
democracy in Western history ; 1 Is democracy Christian? ; Prologue: "elective affinities"
; Christian ethics and democratic politics ; The four layers of Western democracy
; Republican democracy ; Representative democracy ; Liberal democracy ; The fourth
layer: social democracy ; Conclusion: democracy and religion ; Note ; References
; 2 Is Christianity democratic? ; Ancient Israel: covenants and kings
The early Christians: siblings and patriarchs ; Late antiquity: cities and empires
; The middle ages: popes and councils ; Reformations: communal and magisterial?
; Modernity: revolution or reaction? ; The modern era: dictators and democrats ;
Conclusion: sovereign God or triune God? ; References ; Part II: Changing chemistries:
Christianity and democracy in American history ; 3 Goodbye Tocqueville? ; Christianity
and democracy in Tocqueville's America ; From moral consensus to culture war ; The
anti-politics of the apocalypse ; America's churches: from little republics to big
firms
Hello Weber ; References ; 4 The Republican captivity ; Prologue: the "monkey
trial" ; The problem: changing affinities ; Foreign policy: from progressive anti-imperialism
to American exceptionalism ; Economic policy: from social gospel to CEO Jesus ;
Social policy: from Hatrack to Roe v. Wade ; White supremacism: the fourth leg ;
Conclusion: Babylonian captivity or Republican captivity? ; References ; 5 White
Christian nationalism ; Why did (white) evangelicals vote for Trump? ; Evangelicalism
and white Christian nationalism ; White Christian nationalism: a brief history
Trumpism as white Christian nationalism ; Do white Evangelicals still support American
democracy? ; Conclusion: can evangelical Christianity and liberal democracy co-exist?
; References ; Conclusion: the Constantinian temptation ; References ; Index
