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

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  1. Gabriel S. Hudson

    1. George Mason University, Annandale, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Christodemocracy Is the Alternative Normative Framework Assumed by America’s Christian Right

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 1-9

  3. Christodemocracy Is One of Many Normative Frameworks Used for Understanding the Behavior of Democratic States

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 11-21

  4. Christodemocratic Theory Is Based on Ten Core Assumptions

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 23-56

  5. Discourse Analysis Provides a Qualitative Means for Recognizing Christodemocratic Assumptions Behind Political Activism

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 57-65

  6. Christodemocracy Assumes That the Role of Any Government Is to Enact Christian Morality

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 67-75

  7. In Christodemocracy, Positive Religious Identity Supersedes Liberty of Conscience in a Competition of Rights

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 77-88

  8. Christodemocracy Relies on a Provincial Historical Narrative to Justify Christian Primacy

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 89-110

  9. Christodemocratic Rhetoric Equates Political Leveling with Persecution

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 111-118

  10. Christodemocracy Does Not Recognize Rights That Contradict the Will of the Author of Rights

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 119-124

  11. Christodemocracy Assumes a Fixed, Metaphysical Epistemology as the Measure of Agency and Expertise

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 125-151

  12. Christodemocracy Paradoxically Embraces Populist Faith and Strict Hierarchical Authority

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 153-160

  13. Christodemocracy Is Illiberal Because It Assumes Collective Consequences for Individual Behavior

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 161-165

  14. Christodemocracy Rejects Political Outcomes Thought to Be the Product of an Illegitimate Identity

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 167-174

  15. Conclusion

    • Gabriel S. Hudson
    Pages 175-177

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 179-180
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About this book

This book evaluates the democratic theory of America’s Christian Right (CR). The CR has been examined extensively in academic literature. However, most analyses focus on its origins, policy preferences, or successful mobilization. Hudson instead examines the normative assumptions about governance that inform CR activism. The CR has its own answers to the core questions asked in democratic theory, such as “What legitimizes power?” and “What is the proper relationship between the state and the individual?”   The author outlines ten normative assumptions of the CR and compares each to its counterpoint in liberal democratic theory. Much of what the CR believes about democracy comes from the same authors as modern and postmodern democratic theory but differs in its interpretation and application. The book describes in detail the theory of CR and demonstrates how the CR operates from a different view of governance than is usually associated with the United States.

Authors and Affiliations

  • George Mason University, Annandale, USA

    Gabriel S. Hudson

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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