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  • The Greening of Protestant Thought

    by Robert Booth Fowler ...
    The Greening of Protestant Thought traces the increasing influence of environmentalism on American Protestantism since the first Earth Day, which took place in 1970. Robert Booth Fowler explores the extent to which ecological concerns permeate Protestant thought and examines contemporary controversies within and between mainline and fundamentalist Protestantism over the Bible’s teachings about the ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Religion and Politics in America

    Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices

    by Allen D. Hertzke, Laura R. Olson, Kevin R. den Dulk, Robert Booth Fowler ...
    Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. This book offers an engaging, accessible, and balanced treatment of religion in American politics. It explores the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that motivate religious political engagement and assesses the pragmatic and strategic political realities that religious ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Enduring Liberalism

    American Political Thought Since the 1960s

    by Robert Booth Fowler ...
    Series series American Political Thought
    Has the United States become more pluribus than unum? In terms of the nation’s political beliefs, Robert Booth Fowler answers both yes and no. While his study affirms significant diversity among an elite cadre of public intellectuals, it vigorously denies it in a general public that collectively adheres to the same set of liberal core values.Enduring Liberalism pursues two objectives. One, it ... Read more

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  • The Dance with Community

    The Contemporary Debate in American Political Thought

    by Robert Booth Fowler ...
    Series series American Political Thought
    Contemporary intellectuals have rushed to embrace the concept of “community.” What does this tell us about American political thought? Why are intellectuals uneasy with modern liberal individualism and its institutional policy results? Why is political intellectual discourse dominated today by complaint?In The Dance with Community Robert Booth Fowler reflects upon these and related questions. “My ... Read more

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    Beyond Multiculturalism

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