{"product_id":"a-democratic-and-republican-faith-paperback","title":"A Democratic and Republican Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond R. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid P. Gushee\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperts warn that America's democratic political culture is in crisis and that the country is slouching toward authoritarianism. While many have warned of the challenge that Christian nationalism presents to democracy, Roberts addresses the burden that mainstream Christianity has placed on democratic culture by failing to nurture members in a thick democratic and republican faith. Roberts examines the positive role that religion must play in a liberal democratic society and shows how mainstream Protestants can do their part to revitalize the cultural and moral resources on which democracy depends. He addresses Protestantism's disarray and America's democratic crisis by articulating the practical implications of nine principles of a public theology: theocentrism, creation, image of God, natural law, sin, hope, vocation, covenant, and ecclesiology. Rediscovering the wisdom in these principles will give Protestants new purpose and vigor. Because these principles evolved alongside and shaped the ideas and practices of democracy, refreshing their meaning promises to strengthen ideas that are frequently considered more secular, such as liberalism, federalism, constitutionalism, human rights, the separation of powers, and the rule of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond R. Roberts is a Presbyterian pastor, Professor of Ethics at the University of Richmond, former Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee for Social Witness Policy for the Presbyterian Church (USA), author of the book \u003ci\u003eWhose Kids Are They Anyway? Religion and Morality in America's Public Schools\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eco-songwriter with the band Reckless and Wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42757923536992,"sku":"9798385251421","price":40.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/VsQqxzrKw-9798385251421.webp?v=1779346445","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-democratic-and-republican-faith-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}