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Jonathan Rauch Cross Purposes (Hardback). Thin Christianity, as Rauch calls the mainline church, has been unable to inspire and retain believers. What to do?. Author: Jonathan Rauch. “Concise and elegant.. Rauch applies careful research and incisive prose to examine, diagnose, and prescribe a cure for the maladies afflicting contemporary religious-political dynamics.”. Further DetailsTitle: Cross Purposes Condition: New Subtitle: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy ISBN-10: 0300273541 Format: Hardback Author: Jonathan Rauch EAN: 9780300273540 ISBN: 9780300273540 Publisher: Yale University Press Release Date: 01/28/2025 Description: Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy “Concise and elegant. . . . Rauch applies careful research and incisive prose to examine, diagnose, and prescribe a cure for the maladies afflicting contemporary religious-political dynamics.”—Michael M. Rosen, Commentary What happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of Christianity. Thin Christianity, as Rauch calls the mainline church, has been unable to inspire and retain believers. Worse, a Church of Fear has distorted white evangelicalism in ways that violate the tenets of both Jesus and James Madison. What to do? For answers, Rauch looks to a new generation of religious thinkers, as well as to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has placed the Constitution at the heart of its spiritual teachings. In this timely critique Rauch addresses secular Americans who think Christianity can be abandoned, and Christian Americans who blame secular culture for their grievances. The two must work together, he argues, to confront our present crisis. He calls on Christians to recommit to the teachings of their faith that align with Madison, not MAGA, and to understand that liberal democracy, far from being oppressive, is uniquely protective of religious freedom. At the same time, he calls on secular liberals to understand that healthy religious institutions are crucial to the survival of the liberal state. Genre: Law & Politics Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 140mm Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
