Republican theology: the civil religion of American evangelicals

Since the founding, American evangelicals have espoused a political theology that sees limited government as a condition for a thriving church and accordingly tilts toward libertarian politics. This 'republican theology', however, also predicates the republic's longevity on the church...

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Main Author: Lynerd, Benjamin T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:Republican Theology (2016) (Compton, John W., 1977 -)
[Rezension von: Lynerd, Benjamin T., Republican Theology: The Civil Religion of American Evangelicals] (2016) (Longfield, Bradley J.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Civil religion / Evangelical movement / Political identity
Further subjects:B Evangelicalism (United States) History
B Christianity and politics ; United States ; History
B Religious right ; United States
B Liberty ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
B Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
B Liberty Religious aspects Christianity
B Christianity and politics (United States) History
B Second Great Awakening
B Religious Right (United States)
B Church and state ; United States ; History
B Church and state (United States) History
B Evangelicalism ; United States ; History
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Summary:Since the founding, American evangelicals have espoused a political theology that sees limited government as a condition for a thriving church and accordingly tilts toward libertarian politics. This 'republican theology', however, also predicates the republic's longevity on the church's capacity to elevate civic virtue, an impulse toward moral activism that often cuts against the libertarian grain. How evangelicals navigate the logic of their civil religion forms the subtext of their participation in American politics.
ISBN:0199363552
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199363551.001.0001