God in Public: Four Ways American Christianity and Public Life Relate

by Toulouse, Mark G.

• ISBN13: 9780664229139
• ISBN10: 0664229131
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-30
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

In this important study, Mark Toulouse maps the ambiguous landscape between American Christianity and American public life. Built on an extensive study of religious periodical literature since the mid-1950s and on an analysis of landmark events in American history, Toulouse develops an insightful typology for understanding how Americans have related their Christian faith to public life. For Toulouse, the relationship between American Christianity and American public life exists in four styles of interaction--iconic faith, priestly faith, the public Christian, and the public church--with each model appearing in various forms across the terrain of American history. Carefully examined and accessibly written, this study is sure to generate discussion and bring clarity to the many ambiguities and diversities that continue to mark American Christianity.

Author Biography

Mark G. Toulouse is Professor of American Religious History at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
The First Amendment
The Establishment Clause	p. 3
The Free Exercise Clause	p. 25
Public Life and Faith
Iconic Faith	p. 51
Priestly Faith	p. 77
Faith and Public Life
Public Christian	p. 107
Public Church	p. 135
Postmodern Context
Faith and Public Life in a Postmodern Context	p. 167
Appendix	p. 195
Notes	p. 201
Index of Persons	p. 247
Index of Subjects	p. 257
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