American Babylon: Christianity and Democracy Before and After Trump

ISBN-13: 9780367331498 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 132 str.

Philip S. Gorski

Opis

In US history, the relationship between Christianity and democracy has usually been complementary. But the role of white evangelicals in the election of Donald Trump suggests that American Christianity may now be taking an authoritarian turn. American Babylon is a historical sociology of this political moment.

Spis treści

Introduction: American Babylon?  PART I: Elective Affinities: Christianity and Democracy in Western History  Chapter 1: Is Democracy Christian?  Chapter 2: Is Christianity Democratic?  PART II: Changing Chemistries: Christianity and Democracy in American History  Chapter 3: Goodbye Tocqueville?  Chapter 4: The Republican Captivity  Chapter 5: White Christian Nationalism  Conclusion: The Constantinian Temptation  Index

O autorze

Philip S. Gorski is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at Yale University, USA. He writes on religion and politics in the USA and Europe. Recent books include American Covenant (2019).