The quiet hand of God : faith-based activism and the public role of mainline Protestantism / / edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Wuthnow, Robert.; Evans, John Hyde, 1965-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Utgivningsår: 2002
• Språk: English
• Fysisk beskrivning: xi, 429 p. :; ill.
• Other title: The logic of mainline churchliness : historical background since the Reformation/; Mainline Protestant Washington offices and the political lives of clergy/; The generous side of Christian faith : the successes and challenges of mainline women's groups/; Religious variations in public presence : evidence from the national congregations study/; Connecting mainline Protestant churches with public life/; The changing political fortunes of mainline Protestants/; Furthering the freedom struggle : racial justice activism in the mainline churches since the civil rights era/; The hydra and the swords : social welfare and mainline advocacy, 1964-2000/; Caring for creation : environmental advocacy by mainline Protestant organizations/; Vital conflicts : the mainline denominations debate homosexuality/; For the sake of the children? : family-related discourse and practice in the mainline/; From engagement to retrenchment : an examination of first amendment activism by America's mainline churches, 1980-2000/; Doing good and doing well : shareholder activism, responsible investment, and mainline Protestantism / Lynn Robinson -- Love your enemies? : Protestants and foreign policy in the United States / Lester Kurtz and Kelly Goran Fulton -- Beyond quiet influence? : possibilities for the Protestant mainline / Robert Wuthnow.
• Bibliografi: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 0520233123 (alk. paper); 0520233131 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans.