Christodemocracy and the Alternative Democratic Theory of America's Christian Right

Preface1. Christodemocracy is the Alternative Normative Framework assumed by America's Christian Right. 2. Christodemocracy is one of many normative frameworks used for understanding the behavior of democratic states.3. Christodemocratic Theory Is Based On Ten Core Assumptions.4. Discourse Analysis Provides a Qualitative Means for Recognizing Christodemocratic Assumptions Behind Political Activism.5. Christodemocracy Assumes That the Role of Any Government is to Enact Christian Morality.6. In Christodemocracy, Positive Religious Identity Supersedes Liberty of Conscience in a Competition of Rights.7. Christodemocracy Relies On a Provincial Historical Narrative to Justify Christian Primacy.8. Christodemocratic Rhetoric Equates Political Leveling with Persecution.9. Christodemocracy does not Recognize Rights that Contradict the Will of the Author of Rights.10. Christodemocracy Assumes a Fixed, Metaphysical Epistemology as the Measure of Agency and Expertise11. Christodemocracy Paradoxically Embraces Populist Faith and Strict Hierarchical Authority.12. Christodemocracy is illiberal because it assumes collective consequences for individual behavior.13. Christodemocracy Rejects Political Outcomes Thought To Be The Product of an Illegitimate Identity.Conclusion


Author: Gabriel S. Hudson
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 06/26/2016
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781137523631

About the Author
Gabriel S. Hudson is Adjunct Professor in the School Policy Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA.

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