For too long, the advancement of democracy has been misunderstood as requiring the abandonment or privatization of Christianity and other religions. Religion, however, is not an isolable function that humans can marginalize or emphasize at will. The faiths, including the secular faiths, by which people live direct their lives and not only their modes of worship. Working within an American context, James W. Skillen explores the implications of a Christian-democratic approach to the meaning of civil society.
192 pages, Paperback