Why religion is good for American democracy

"This book addresses the question of whether, and if so how, religion benefits American democracy. Scholarly views about the answer are divided, as is public opinion. Some hold that religion is beneficial where democracy is concerned; others view it as detrimental; and still others take the mid...

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Main Author: Wuthnow, Robert 1946- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Wuthnow, Robert, 1946-, Why religion is good for American democracy] (2023) (Williams, Rhys H., 1955 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Democracy / Religious pluralism
RelBib Classification:KBQ North America
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Community organization
B Democracy (United States) Religious aspects
B Lecture
B Funding
B Judeo-Christian
B Reinhold Niebuhr
B Pentecostalism
B Puritans
B Religion And Politics (United States)
B Legislator
B Social justice
B Clergy
B State religion
B Freedom of speech
B Conscientious objector
B Activism
B Freedom of religion
B Totalitarianism
B Presbyterianism
B POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
B Unemployment
B Deliberation
B United States Religion
B Political Culture
B Consideration
B World War II
B Political participation - Religious aspects
B Trade union
B Religion et politique - États-Unis
B United States
B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion
B World War I
B Black church
B Advocacy
B Jews
B Voting
B Racial segregation
B Protestantism
B Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
B Participation politique - États-Unis - Aspect religieux
B Reform Judaism
B Methodism
B Democracy - Religious aspects
B Christianity Today
B Government
B Voluntary association
B Religion
B Supreme Being
B Prosperity theology
B Civil society
B Authoritarianism
B National Council of Churches
B Parochial school
B Economic inequality
B Racism
B Moral responsibility
B Pastor
B Interfaith dialogue
B Living wage
B Billy Graham
B Tax
B Freedom of assembly
B Jehovah's Witnesses
B Pacifism
B Chaplain
B Religious organization
B Religion And Politics
B Doctrine
B Religion in the United States
B Legislation
B Americans
B Political Participation (United States) Religious aspects
B Church World Service
B Communism
B Religious community
B États-Unis - Religion
B Big government
B Public policy
B Advocacy group
B Baptists
B Impediment (canon law)
B Grassroots
B Democracy
B Immigration
B Mennonite
B Social issue
B American Jewish Congress
B United Church of Christ
B Vaccination
B African Americans
B Religious Pluralism Political aspects (United States)
B Catholic Church
B Baptist World Alliance
B Place of worship
B Employment
B United States Constitution
B Welfare
B Institutional racism
B Theology
B John Haynes Holmes
B National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
B Criticism
B Christian denomination
B Christianity
B Political Culture (United States)
B Congregational church
B Religious disputation
B Lutheranism
B Separation of church and state
B Christian
B The Other Hand
B Politics
B Small government
B Southern Baptist Convention
B Social Gospel
B Wealth
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520 |a "How the actions and advocacy of diverse religious communities in the United States have supported democracy's development during the past century. Does religion benefit democracy? Robert Wuthnow says yes. In Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy, Wuthnow makes his case by moving beyond the focus on unifying values or narratives about culture wars and elections. Rather, he demonstrates that the beneficial contributions of religion are best understood through the lens of religious diversity. The religious composition of the United States comprises many groups, organizations, and individuals that vigorously, and sometimes aggressively, contend for what they believe to be good and true. Unwelcome as this contention can be, it is rarely extremist, violent, or autocratic. Instead, it brings alternative and innovative perspectives to the table, forcing debates about what it means to be a democracy. Wuthnow shows how American religious diversity works by closely investigating religious advocacy spanning the past century: during the Great Depression, World War II, the civil rights movement, the debates about welfare reform, the recent struggles for immigrant rights and economic equality, and responses to the coronavirus pandemic. The engagement of religious groups in advocacy and counteradvocacy has sharpened arguments about authoritarianism, liberty of conscience, freedom of assembly, human dignity, citizens' rights, equality, and public health. Wuthnow hones in on key principles of democratic governance and provides a hopeful yet realistic appraisal of what religion can and cannot achieve.At a time when many observers believe American democracy to be in dire need of revitalization, Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy illustrates how religious groups have contributed to this end and how they might continue to do so despite the many challenges faced by the nation"-- 
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