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The quiet hand of God : faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism / edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.

Contributor(s): Wuthnow, Robert | Evans, John Hyde, 1965-
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2002Description: xi, 429 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0520233131 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520233123 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Church and state -- United States | Protestantism -- United States | Religion and politics -- United StatesDDC classification: 261.8/0973 LOC classification: BR516 | .Q4 2002Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The logic of mainline churchliness: historical background since the Reformation / Peter J. Thuesen -- Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy / Laura R. Olson -- The generous side of Christian faith: the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups / R. Marie Griffith -- Religious variations in public presence: evidence from the national congregations study / Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, and William Tsitsos -- Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life / Nancy T. Ammerman -- The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants / Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks -- Furthering the freedom struggle: racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era / Bradford Verter -- The hydra and the swords: social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000 / Brian Steensland -- Caring for creation: environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations / Michael Moody -- Vital conflicts: the mainline denominations debate homosexuality / Wendy Cadge -- For the sake of the children?: family-related discourse and practice in the mainline / W. Bradford Wilcox -- From engagement to retrenchment: an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000 / Derek H. Davis -- Doing good and doing well: shareholder activism, responsible investment, and mainline Protestantism / Lynn Robinson -- Love your enemies?: Protestants and foreign policy in the United States / Lester Kurtz and Kelly Goran Fulton -- Beyond quiet influence?: possibilities for the Protestant mainline / Robert Wuthnow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The logic of mainline churchliness: historical background since the Reformation / Peter J. Thuesen -- Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy / Laura R. Olson -- The generous side of Christian faith: the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups / R. Marie Griffith -- Religious variations in public presence: evidence from the national congregations study / Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, and William Tsitsos -- Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life / Nancy T. Ammerman -- The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants / Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks -- Furthering the freedom struggle: racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era / Bradford Verter -- The hydra and the swords: social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000 / Brian Steensland -- Caring for creation: environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations / Michael Moody -- Vital conflicts: the mainline denominations debate homosexuality / Wendy Cadge -- For the sake of the children?: family-related discourse and practice in the mainline / W. Bradford Wilcox -- From engagement to retrenchment: an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000 / Derek H. Davis -- Doing good and doing well: shareholder activism, responsible investment, and mainline Protestantism / Lynn Robinson -- Love your enemies?: Protestants and foreign policy in the United States / Lester Kurtz and Kelly Goran Fulton -- Beyond quiet influence?: possibilities for the Protestant mainline / Robert Wuthnow.

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