Christianity and American Democracy

by Hugh Heclo

Book Overview

Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Hugh Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other.

Heclo shows that amid deeply felt religious differences, a Protestant colonial society gradually convinced itself of the truly Christian reasons for, as well as the enlightened political advantages of, religious liberty. By the mid-twentieth century,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674032306
• ISBN13: 9780674032309
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"