Christianity and Democracy in Global Context
Auteur : John Witte
Date de publication : 2019-03-08
Éditeur : Routledge
Nombre de pages : 344
Résumé du livre
In the past, Christianity has had both positive and negative influences on democracy. Christian churches have served as benevolent agents of welfare and catalysts of political reform. But they have also served as belligerent allies of repression and censors of human rights. Christian theology has helped to cultivate democratic ideas of equality, li