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Contents List of Tables and Figures vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 part i. history, organization, and activities 1. The Logic of Mainline Churchliness: Historical Background since the Reformation 27 Peter J. Thuesen 2. Mainline Protestant Washington Offices and the Political Lives of Clergy 54 Laura R. Olson 3. The Generous Side of Christian Faith: The Successes and Challenges of Mainline Women’s Groups 80 R. Marie Griffith 4. Religious Variations in Public Presence: Evidence from the National Congregations Study 108 Mark Chaves, Helen M. Giesel, and William Tsitsos 5. Connecting Mainline Protestant Churches with Public Life 129 Nancy T. Ammerman 6. The Changing Political Fortunes of Mainline Protestants 159 Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks part ii. involvement in public issues 7. Furthering the Freedom Struggle: Racial Justice Activism in the Mainline Churches since the Civil Rights Era 181 Bradford Verter 8. The Hydra and the Swords: Social Welfare and Mainline Advocacy, 1964–2000 213 Brian Steensland 9. Caring for Creation: Environmental Advocacy by Mainline Protestant Organizations 237 Michael Moody 10. Vital Conflicts: The Mainline Denominations Debate Homosexuality 265 Wendy Cadge 11. For the Sake of the Children? Family-Related Discourse and Practice in the Mainline 287 W. Bradford Wilcox 12. From Engagement to Retrenchment: An Examination of First Amendment Activism by America’s Mainline Churches, 1980–2000 317 Derek H. Davis 13. Doing Good and Doing Well: Shareholder Activism, Responsible Investment, and Mainline Protestantism 343 Lynn D. Robinson 14. Love Your Enemies? Protestants and United States Foreign Policy 364 Lester Kurtz and Kelly Goran Fulton 15. Beyond Quiet Influence? Possibilities for the Protestant Mainline 381 Robert Wuthnow List of Contributors 405 Index 411 ...

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