Jesus and Gin: evangelicalism, the roaring twenties and today's culture wars

Jesus and Gin: evangelicalism, the roaring twenties and today's culture wars

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A tour of the roaring twenties where we meet a host of colourful characters including a Baptist minister who commits adultery in the White House and a presidential election hinging on a religious issue. With the religious right in disarray today this is a timely look at a parallel age when preachers held sway and politicians answered to the pulpit INDICE: PART ONE: HOW A LIBERAL CHRISTIAN LOOKS AT RELIGION - Some LiberalPerspectives: Jesus, Science, Abortion, and Same-Sex Marriage - The Essence of Liberal Christianity - God - Jesus and the Church - Understanding the Bible - Faith - Talking to Atheists and Christian Conservatives - PART TWO: A LIBERAL CHRISTIAN QUESTIONS SOCIETY - The Great Social Issues: Poverty, Bigotry, War, and Environmental Destruction - Church and State - PART THREE: LIVING THE LIBERAL CHRISTIAN LIFE - Christian Doctrine: The Trinity, Communion, Being Born Again, the Apocalypse, and the Sabbath - The Church Year: Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter - Epilogue: Reclaiming Liberal Christianity -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-61419-2
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 256
  • Fecha Publicación: 03/09/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés