{"product_id":"pastors-and-public-life","title":"Pastors and Public Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica's clergy are not just religious leaders. Their influence extends far beyond church doors. Houses of worship stand at the center of American civic life-one of the few spheres in which relatively diverse individuals gather together regularly. And the moral authority granted to pastors means that they are uniquely positioned to play a role in public debates.Based on data gathered through national surveys of clergy across four mainline\n\u003cbr\u003eProtestant (the Disciples of Christ; the Presbyterian Church, USA; the Reformed Church in America; and the United Methodist Church) and three evangelical Protestant denominations (the Assemblies of God;\n\u003cbr\u003ethe Christian Reformed Church; and, the Southern Baptist Convention), Pastors and Public Life examines the changing sociological, theological, and political characteristics of American Protestant clergy over the past twenty-plus years. Smidt focuses on the relationship between clergy and politics-clergy positions on issues of American public policy, norms on what is appropriate for clergy to do politically, as well as the clergy's political cue-giving, their pronouncements on public\n\u003cbr\u003epolicy, and political activism-and the impact these changes have on congregations and on American society as a whole.Pastors and Public Life is the first book to systematically examine such\n\u003cbr\u003echanges and continuity over time. It will be invaluable to scholars, students, pastors, and churchgoers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059219943662,"sku":"9780190455491","price":332.61,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780190455491.jpg?v=1736494127","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/pastors-and-public-life","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}