The quiet hand of God
Subtitle: faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism
By: edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.
Contributors: Wuthnow, Robert.; Evans, John Hyde, 1965-
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 429
Subjects: Church and state -- United States; Protestantism -- United States; Religion and politics -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The logic of mainline churchliness : historical background since the Reformation / Peter J. Thuesen; title: Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy / Laura R. Olson; title: The generous side of Christian faith : the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups / R. Marie Griffith; title: Religious variations in public presence : evidence from the national congregations study / Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, and William Tsitsos; title: Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life / Nancy T. Ammerman; title: The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants / Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks; title: Furthering the freedom struggle : racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era / Bradford Verter; title: The hydra and the swords : social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000 / Brian Steensland; title: Caring for creation : environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations / Michael Moody; title: Vital conflicts : the mainline denominations debate homosexuality / Wendy Cadge; title: For the sake of the children? : family-related discourse and practice in the mainline / W. Bradford Wilcox; title: From engagement to retrenchment : an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000 / Derek H. Davis; title: Doing good and doing well : shareholder activism, responsible investment, and mainline Protestantism / Lynn Robinson; title: Love your enemies? : Protestants and foreign policy in the United States / Lester Kurtz and Kelly Goran Fulton; title: Beyond quiet influence? : possibilities for the Protestant mainline / Robert Wuthnow.