Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power Of Catholics And Ev...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power Of Catholics And Evangelicals In The United StatesISBN13:9781416524465ISBN10:1416524460Author:Hudson, Deal W. (Author)Description:Like A Mighty Army Moves The Church Of God; Brothers, We Are Treading Where The Saints Have Trod We Are Not Divided, All One Body We One In Hope And Doctrine, One In Charity -- From The Nineteenth-Century Hymn Onward, Christian Soldiers What Keeps America A Country Of Religious Practice And Traditional Values? How Has The U S Avoided Suc-Cumbing To Total Secularism? The Answer To These Provocative Questions Is Found In The Religious Commun-Ities Of America Today: In The Past Thirty Years, The Religiously Active Voter Has Migrated To The Republican Party, And The Story Behind This Shift, Evidenced In The Emergence Of Evangelical Dominance Over Mainstream Protestantism And The Defeat Of Liberal Catholicism, Is At The Heart Of This Fascinating Cultural History In Onward, Christian Soldiers, The Washington Insider Who Was At The Vanguard Of The Sea Change In Religious And Political History That Propelled George W Bush Into The White House Offers An Intimate Perspective On Those Remarkable Years -- And Their Influence Over The Ones To Come Deal W Hudson Analyzes How, Steadily Over-Coming Age-Old Misjudgments And Misunderstandings That Separated Them, Conservative Catholics And Evangelical Christians Drew Together Because Of What They Viewed As Profound Assaults On Shared Core Beliefs They Became Allies To Battle The Forces Of Secularization, Relativism, And Atheism And Together They Forged A Grassroots Movement Across America That Astonished Political Activists And Surprised Commentators As Well As Members Of Traditional Religious Organizations How, Exactly, Was This Coalition Achieved And Who Were Its Movers And Shakers? What Enabled Them To Deepen, Enrich, And Activate The Resurgence Of Traditional Values In Society To Make America Radically Different From The Secularized Europe That Was So Widely Believed To Be On The Verge Of Becoming The Model For The United States? Deal W Hudson Details This Phenomenon By Examining The Leading Figures And Institutions On Both Sides Of The Debate, Exposing The Dramatic Encounters Between Those Espousing Fundamental Judeo-Christian Beliefs And Those Heralding The Death Of God And The New Age Of Secular Humanism Dealing With Today's Hot-Button Issues, Onward, Christian Soldiers Provides An Unprecedented Look At The Confrontation Of The Religious Right With Secularists In America, A Confrontation That Is Not Only Timely But Also Timeless In Its Impact Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Threshold EditionsPublication Date:2010-06-01Weight:1.07 lbsDimensions:0.85'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:352Language:English

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