| God in Public: Four Ways American Christianity and Public Life Relate Contributor(s): Toulouse, Mark G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664229131 ISBN-13: 9780664229139 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: In this important study, Mark Toulouse maps the ambiguous landscape between American Christianity and American public life. Built on an extensive study of religious periodical literature since the mid-1950s and on an analysis of landmark events in American history, Toulouse develops an insightful typology for understanding how Americans have related their Christian faith to public life. For Toulouse, the relationship between American Christianity and American public life exists in four styles of interaction: iconic faith, priestly faith, the public Christian, and the public church?with each model appearing in various forms across the terrain of American history. Carefully examined and accessibly written, this study is sure to generate discussion and bring clarity to the many ambiguities and diversities that continue to mark American Christianity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | Christian Living - General - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 261.709 |
| LCCN: 2006042187 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.98 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: In this important study, Mark Toulouse maps the ambiguous landscape between American Christianity and American public life. Built on an extensive study of religious periodical literature since the mid-1950s and on an analysis of landmark events in American history, Toulouse develops an insightful typology for understanding how Americans have related their Christian faith to public life. For Toulouse, the relationship between American Christianity and American public life exists in four styles of interaction--iconic faith, priestly faith, the public Christian, and the public church--with each model appearing in various forms across the terrain of American history. Carefully examined and accessibly written, this study is sure to generate discussion and bring clarity to the many ambiguities and diversities that continue to mark American Christianity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Toulouse, Mark G.: - Mark G. Toulouse is Principal and Professor of the History of Christianity at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Previously, he spent twenty-three years on the faculty of Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. |
