Prophets and Patriots
Faith in Democracy across the Political Divide
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2017
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-29365-6 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-29365-6 (ISBN)
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In the wake of the Great Recession and rising discontent with government responsiveness to ordinary citizens, participants in two very different groups - a progressive faith-based community organization and a conservative Tea Party group - worked together to become active and informed citizens, put their faith in action, and more.
Prophets and Patriots takes readers inside two of the most active populist movements of the Obama era and highlights cultural convergences and contradictions at the heart of American political life. In the wake of the Great Recession and amid rising discontent with government responsiveness to ordinary citizens, the book follows participants in two very different groups-a progressive faith-based community organization and a conservative Tea Party group-as they set out to become active and informed citizens, put their faith into action, and hold government accountable. Both groups viewed themselves as the latest in a long line of prophetic voices and patriotic heroes who were carrying forward the promise of the American democratic project. Yet the ways in which each group put this common vision into practice reflected very different understandings of American democracy and citizenship.
Prophets and Patriots takes readers inside two of the most active populist movements of the Obama era and highlights cultural convergences and contradictions at the heart of American political life. In the wake of the Great Recession and amid rising discontent with government responsiveness to ordinary citizens, the book follows participants in two very different groups-a progressive faith-based community organization and a conservative Tea Party group-as they set out to become active and informed citizens, put their faith into action, and hold government accountable. Both groups viewed themselves as the latest in a long line of prophetic voices and patriotic heroes who were carrying forward the promise of the American democratic project. Yet the ways in which each group put this common vision into practice reflected very different understandings of American democracy and citizenship.
Ruth Braunstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Connecticut.
List of Figures and Table Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Becoming Active Citizens 3. Narratives of Active Citizenship 4. Putting Faith into Action 5. Holding Government Accountable 6. Styles of Active Citizenship 7. Conclusion Appendix: Methodological Notes Notes References Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.04.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 4 b-w line art, 1 table, scatt |
Verlagsort | Berkerley |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 363 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 0-520-29365-7 / 0520293657 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-29365-6 / 9780520293656 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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