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Christianity and Democracy in Global Context

By:John Witte
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367007829
eText ISBN:9780429720079
Edition:1
Copyright:1993
Format:Reflowable

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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