American Babylon: Christianity and Democracy Before and After Trump

by Philip S Gorski and Philip S. Gorski

Book Overview

Why did 81 percent of white evangelicals vote for Donald Trump in 2016? And what does this tell us about the relationship between Christianity and democracy in the United States? American Babylon places our present political moment against a deep historical backdrop.

In Part I the author traces the development of democratic institutions from Ancient Greece through to the American Revolution and of Christian political theology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367496569
• ISBN13: 9780367496562
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"