Christodemocracy and the Alternative Democratic Theory of America’s Christian Right
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| Summary: | XII, 180 p. text |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52364-8 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Christodemocracy is the Alternative Normative Framework assumed by America’s Christian Right
- 2. Christodemocracy is one of many normative frameworks used for understanding the behavior of democratic states
- 3. Christodemocratic Theory Is Based On Ten Core Assumptions
- 4. Discourse Analysis Provides a Qualitative Means for Recognizing Christodemocratic Assumptions Behind Political Activism
- 5. Christodemocracy Assumes That the Role of Any Government is to Enact Christian Morality
- 6. In Christodemocracy, Positive Religious Identity Supersedes Liberty of Conscience in a Competition of Rights
- 7. Christodemocracy Relies On a Provincial Historical Narrative to Justify Christian Primacy
- 8. Christodemocratic Rhetoric Equates Political Leveling with Persecution
- 9. Christodemocracy does not Recognize Rights that Contradict the Will of the Author of Rights
- 10. Christodemocracy Assumes a Fixed, Metaphysical Epistemology as the Measure of Agency and Expertise
- 11. Christodemocracy Paradoxically Embraces Populist Faith and Strict Hierarchical Authority
- 12. Christodemocracy is illiberal because it assumes collective consequences for individual behavior
- 13. Christodemocracy Rejects Political Outcomes Thought To Be The Product of an Illegitimate Identity
- Conclusion.