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Overview"Whether picketing outside abortion clinics, speaking out at school board meetings, or attending anti-death penalty vigils, many Americans have publicly opposed local, state, or federal government policies on the basis of their religious convictions. In The Fracture of Good Order , Jason Bivins examines the growing phenomenon of Christian protest against civil authority and political order in the United States. He argues that since the 1960s, there has been a proliferation of religious activism against what protesters perceive as government's excessive power and lack of moral principle. Calling this phenomenon """"Christian antiliberalism,"""" Bivins finds at its center a belief that American politics is based on a liberal tradition that gives government too much social and economic influence and threatens the practice of a religious life. Focusing on the Catholic pacifism of Daniel and Philip Berrigan and the Jonah House resistance community, the Christian Right's homeschooling movement, and the evangelical Sojourners community, Bivins combines religious studies with political theory to explore the common ground shared by these disparate groups. Despite their vast ideological and institutional differences, Bivins argues, these activists justify their actions in overtly religious terms based on a rejection of basic tenets of the American political system. Analyzing the widespread dissatisfaction with the conventional forms of political identity and affiliation that characterize American civic life today, Bivins sheds light on the complex relations between religion and democratic society. |Bivins examines Christian activist groups not usually considered together, from the Berrigan brothers to the New Christian Right movement, to show that despite their differing agendas, all are opposed to the government's excessive power and lack of moral influence. Christian antiliberalism, as Bivins calls it, brings religious language and symbolic actions to bear on a political system whose authority is perceived as morally bankrupt." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jason C. BivinsPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780807854686ISBN 10: 0807854689 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 30 September 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews[Bivins] shows us religion that refuses to play nice.' Bivins argues that many who advocate a return to religion do so in ignorance of what religion is. He shows us religion that refuses to play nice. (Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, University of Chicago) This is a fascinating book that uses the concept of Christian anti-liberalism to tie together disparate figures such as the Berrigans, Jim Wallis, and Michael Farris. (Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University) This is a fascinating book that uses the concept of Christian anti-liberalism to tie together disparate figures such as the Berrigans, Jim Wallis, and Michael Farris. (Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University) [Bivins] shows us religion that refuses to play nice.' This is a fascinating book that uses the concept of Christian anti-liberalism to tie together disparate figures such as the Berrigans, Jim Wallis, and Michael Farris. (Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University) Bivins argues that many who advocate a return to religion do so in ignorance of what religion is. He shows us religion that refuses to play nice. (Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, University of Chicago) Author InformationJason C. Bivins, associate professor and associate head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, is coauthor of Introduction to Christianity. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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