Provides a resource for understanding the worldwide impact and extraordinary diversity of Christian influence on politics.
List of Entries Guide to Related Topics Preface Introduction The Encyclopedia, Volume 1 The Encyclopedia, Volume 2 Selected Bibliography About the Contributors Index
Roy P. Domenico is Professor of History at the University of Scranton. His book, Italian Fascists on Trial, 1943-1948 was the recipient of the 1992 Marraro Prize in Italian History. Mark Y. Hanley is Professor of History at Truman State University. He is the author of Beyond a Christian Commonwealth: The Protestant Quarrel with the American Republic, 1830-1860 (1994).
This encyclopedia illustrates the breadth and significance of
Christian activism for modern politics from 1789 to the present.
The French Revolution, the US Constitution, and the rise of free
market capitalism all signaled challenges to religion. This
encyclopedia focuses on how Christianity and Christian
organizations shaped the individual's outlooks, actions, or
political influence, and whether a specific person was truly
religious or merely applied Christian principles without actual
religious practice. Men and women of the Catholic, Protestant, and
Orthodox communities, and associated organizations and political
parties from all over the world, are included….This encyclopedia,
though limited in size, includes a remarkable number of people
whose relationships to faith made a difference in their lives and
in the lives of those around them. Besides the entries, which
feature numerous cross-references, the two volumes include a list
of contributors with affiliations. Each entry is signed and
includes a brief bibliography. Although a number of encyclopedias
deal with countries, people, and religion, none has quite the
emphasis of this work. Highly recommended. All levels.
*Choice*
Domenico and Hanley have produced a concise set offering global
in-depth coverage of Christian people, organizations, and reform
groups-Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox-that have had a
significant influence on politics. The text begins with an A-to-Z
listing of entries followed by the entries, also arranged
alphabetically. It thoroughly covers Christian political influences
from 1789 to the present day….[a]ccessible to nonscholars without
losing depth. The authors take into account the delicate
intricacies of church-state relations across history and geographic
location and address this potential haphazardness with style and
ease. This reference set would make a fine contribution to any
academic library seeking thorough coverage in the areas of
Christianity and/or global political influence.
*Library Journal*
The purpose is to illustrate the breadth and significance of
Christian activism in, and influence on, modern politics, rather
than to cite every example of it. Scholars of history and religion,
and to a lesser degree of literature and other fields, discuss
people, organizations, and movements that drew specifically from
Christian ideas to influence other people's political views. For
example, Franco is included but Hitler is not. Modern begins in
1789, and the geographic range is all of Christendom, though Europe
and North America get the most attention. The two volumes are paged
and indexed together.
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