Christian Faith and Modern Democracy: God and Politics in the Fallen World (Frank M.Covey, Jr., Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis) - Softcover

Kraynak, Robert P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268022666 ISBN 13: 9780268022662

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2001

Synopsis

Christian Faith and Modern Democracy Do Christianity and modern liberal democracy share a common moral vision, or are they opposed and even hostile to each other? In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, Robert Kraynak challenges the commonly accepted view that Christianity is inherently compatible with modern democratic society. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Kraynak argues that there is no necessary connection between Christianit... Full description

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"It is the great virtue of Robert P. Kraynak's Christian Faith and Modern Democracy to question the assumptions of both sides in the culture war. Kraynak strongly supports those who advocate a greater role for the church in American public life. He powerfully defends the view that liberalism is incapable of vindicating the human dignity on which liberal rights are based."--First Things

Synopsis:

This work challenges the commonly accepted view that Christianity is inherently compatible with modern democratic society. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it argues that there is no necessary connection between Christianity and any form of government.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0268022666
• ISBN 13: 9780268022662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352