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One faith no longer : the transformation of Christianity in red and blue America / George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : New York University Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: xi, 291 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781479808663
  • 1479808660
  • 9781479808687
  • 1479808687
Subject(s):
Contents:
1. The History of the Modernist-Fundamentalist Conflict -- 2. Politics and the American Christian -- 3. I Am Pro-life but -- 4. In or Out? How Christians Justify Their Acceptance or Rejection of Believers with Differing Faiths -- 5. Conservative Christians as Theologically Rigid and Socially Diverse -- 6. Progressive Christians as Theologically Flexible and Politically Optimistic -- 7. Boundaries of Progressive Christians' Social Identities -- 8. Do Red and Blue Christians Belong Together?.
Summary: "This book investigates how conservative and progressive Christians use their political attitudes and theological beliefs to define their social outgroups and shape their social identities. The core question is the role political and theological values play in the construction of the social identities of conservative and progressive Christians and how those values help members of each group find answers to questions of meaning. The bottom line the authors seek to illuminate in this book is that Progressive and Conservative Christians use entirely different factors in determining their social identity and moral values and we articulate ways in which they differ. The authors utilize a mixed methods approach to explore this question. They highlight how Progressive Christians, whom rely on what we call a Humanistic Ethic of Social Justice, emphasize political values relating to social justice issues as they determine who is part of their in-group, and tend to be less concerned about theological agreement. Conservative Christians, on the other hand, rely on a historical theology emphasizing biblical doctrines, and do not put strong emphasis on political agreement as they determine if you are one of them-their major concern is whether you agree with them on core theological points. This helps answer the question about the nature of the theological divide within Christianity and the degree to which this disagreement leads to distinctive religious groups. Indeed, the authors argue that the way these two groups deal with questions of meaning are so opposed that it is time to regard them as distinct religious groups rather than subgroups under a single religious umbrella. By examining the data, the authors argue that the divide between theologically progressive and conservative Christians is so great that one can realistically think of them as different religious groups"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Irreconcilable differences drive the division between progressive and conservative Christians--is there a divorce coming?

Much attention has been paid to political polarization in America, but far less to the growing schism between progressive and conservative Christians. In this groundbreaking new book, George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk offer the provocative contention that progressive and conservative Christianities have diverged so much in their core values that they ought to be thought of as two separate religions.

The authors draw on both quantitative data and interviews to uncover how progressive and conservative Christians determine with whom they align themselves religiously, and how they distinguish themselves from each other. They find that progressive Christians emphasize political agreement relating to social justice issues as they determine who is part of their in-group, and focus less on theological agreement. Among conservative Christians, on the other hand, the major concern is whether one agrees with them on core theological points. Progressive and conservative Christians thus use entirely different factors in determining their social identity and moral values.

In a time when religion and politics have never seemed so intertwined, One Faith No Longer offers a timely and compelling reframing of an age-old conflict.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book investigates how conservative and progressive Christians use their political attitudes and theological beliefs to define their social outgroups and shape their social identities. The core question is the role political and theological values play in the construction of the social identities of conservative and progressive Christians and how those values help members of each group find answers to questions of meaning. The bottom line the authors seek to illuminate in this book is that Progressive and Conservative Christians use entirely different factors in determining their social identity and moral values and we articulate ways in which they differ. The authors utilize a mixed methods approach to explore this question. They highlight how Progressive Christians, whom rely on what we call a Humanistic Ethic of Social Justice, emphasize political values relating to social justice issues as they determine who is part of their in-group, and tend to be less concerned about theological agreement. Conservative Christians, on the other hand, rely on a historical theology emphasizing biblical doctrines, and do not put strong emphasis on political agreement as they determine if you are one of them-their major concern is whether you agree with them on core theological points. This helps answer the question about the nature of the theological divide within Christianity and the degree to which this disagreement leads to distinctive religious groups. Indeed, the authors argue that the way these two groups deal with questions of meaning are so opposed that it is time to regard them as distinct religious groups rather than subgroups under a single religious umbrella. By examining the data, the authors argue that the divide between theologically progressive and conservative Christians is so great that one can realistically think of them as different religious groups"-- Provided by publisher.

Machine generated contents note: 1. The History of the Modernist-Fundamentalist Conflict -- 2. Politics and the American Christian -- 3. I Am Pro-life but -- 4. In or Out? How Christians Justify Their Acceptance or Rejection of Believers with Differing Faiths -- 5. Conservative Christians as Theologically Rigid and Socially Diverse -- 6. Progressive Christians as Theologically Flexible and Politically Optimistic -- 7. Boundaries of Progressive Christians' Social Identities -- 8. Do Red and Blue Christians Belong Together?.

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