TY - GEN AB - Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other over the years, and how their relationship is changing in the present day. Responding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life. AU - Heclo, Hugh, AU - Bane, Mary Jo, AU - Heclo, Hugh, AU - Kazin, Michael, AU - Skocpol, Theda R., AU - Skocpol, Theda, AU - Wolfe, Alan, AU - Wolfe, Alan, CN - BR517 DO - 10.4159/9780674027053 DO - doi ID - 1478235 JF - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 KW - Christianity and politics KW - Democracy KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy LA - eng LA - In English. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674027053 N2 - Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other over the years, and how their relationship is changing in the present day. Responding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life. SN - 9780674027053 T1 - Christianity and American Democracy / TI - Christianity and American Democracy / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674027053 ER -