{"product_id":"mainline-christians-and-u-s-public-policy","title":"Mainline Christians and U.S. Public Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis insightful reference work explores the relationship between mainline Christian denominations and U.S. politics and public policy, from colonial times to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMainline Christian Values and U.S. Public Policy: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e provides a revealing and unbiased look at the emergence of Christian denominations as a political force, primarily from the late 19th century to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book examines the origins, development, current organization and activities, and future prospects of nine mainline U.S. denominations: the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the Catholic Church, the Christian Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Church in America, the United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church. Readers will encounter a surprising variety of Christian voices offering a range of positions on the Iraq War, abortion, same-sex marriage, global warming, stem-cell research, the death penalty, and other controversial issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes numerous quotations and primary source documents issued by mainline denomination leaders and activists on a wide range of issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a chronology of the events that shaped the present beliefs, values, and concerns of nine mainline Christian denominations from colonial times to the present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54250818797912,"sku":"9781598840001","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mainline-christians-and-u-s-public-policy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}