Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy by Rauch, Jonathan
Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy by Rauch, Jonathan

Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy

Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy "Concise and elegant. . . ....
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Author: Jonathan Rauch
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Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy by Rauch, Jonathan

Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy

$41.96
Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy by Rauch, Jonathan

Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy

$41.96
Author: Jonathan Rauch
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy

"Concise and elegant. . . . Rauch applies careful research and incisive prose to examine, diagnose, and prescribe a cure for the maladies afflicting contemporary religious-political dynamics."--Michael M. Rosen, Commentary

What happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch--a lifelong atheist--reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of Christianity.

Thin Christianity, as Rauch calls the mainline church, has been unable to inspire and retain believers. Worse, a Church of Fear has distorted white evangelicalism in ways that violate the tenets of both Jesus and James Madison. What to do? For answers, Rauch looks to a new generation of religious thinkers, as well as to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has placed the Constitution at the heart of its spiritual teachings.

In this timely critique Rauch addresses secular Americans who think Christianity can be abandoned, and Christian Americans who blame secular culture for their grievances. The two must work together, he argues, to confront our present crisis. He calls on Christians to recommit to the teachings of their faith that align with Madison, not MAGA, and to understand that liberal democracy, far from being oppressive, is uniquely protective of religious freedom. At the same time, he calls on secular liberals to understand that healthy religious institutions are crucial to the survival of the liberal state.

Author: Jonathan Rauch
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 02/04/2025
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780300273540


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2025

About the Author
Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow in the governance studies program at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is the recipient of a National Magazine Award. His books include The Constitution of Knowledge, The Happiness Curve, and Gay Marriage. He lives in northern Virginia.
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