Philip S. Gorski Bücher

Christentum und Demokratie - fur den grossten Teil der amerikanischen Geschichte handelte es sich hierbei um eine komplementare Beziehung. Doch die Wahl von Donald Trump und die Rolle, die Evangelikale darin gespielt haben, legt nahe, dass sich beider Wege nun trennen. Wie und warum es dazu kam, zeigt dieses Buch. Es schildert, wie der amerikanische Protestantismus zunehmend in eine autoritare Richtung abgedriftet ist. Ausschlaggebend hierfur ist die Uberzeugung, die Kulturkampfe der letzten Jahrzehnte verloren zu haben. Die Evangelikalen betrachten sich selbst als am starksten verfolgte Gruppe in den USA und halten Ausschau nach einem starken Beschutzer, der sie gleichsam aus dem Babylonischen Exils herausfuhrt und ihnen ihr Land zuruckgibt. Dieses Gefuhl von Verlust und Anspruch ist tief im Narrativ von Amerika als weisser christlicher Nation verwurzelt. Trump hat die Herzen der Evangelikalen hier gepackt, indem er mit ihren tiefsten Angsten spielt. Amerikas Christentum und die Demokratie am Scheideweg: Wird es gelingen, beide wieder in zusammenzufuhren?

In this short primer, Gorski and Perry explain what white Christian nationalism is and is not; when it first emerged and how it has changed; where it's headed and why it threatens democracy. Tracing the development of this ideology over the course of three centuries and especially its influence over the last three decades, they show how white Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian, and violent impulses on display in our current political moment.

In European history, the relationship between Christianity and democracy has often been ambivalent. In US history, it has usually been complementary. But the role of white evangelicals in the election of Donald Trump suggests that American Christianity may now be taking an authoritarian turn. American Babylon is a historical sociology of this political moment. It explains how and when Christianity and democracy have and have not gone together over the course of European history; why they have generally been complementary for most of America's history and why that complementarity is gradually giving way to antagonism. The author then explores why this antagonism is threat not only to American democracy but also to American Christianity; and why conservative Christians and secular progressives must learn to respect one another again.

Was America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, argues Philip Gorski in American Covenant. What the founders envisioned was a prophetic republic that would weave together the ethical vision of the Hebrew prophets and the Western political heritage of civic republicanism. In this eye-opening book, Gorski shows why this civil religious tradition is now in peril--and with it the American experiment.American Covenant traces the history of prophetic republicanism from the Puritan era to today, providing insightful portraits of figures ranging from John Winthrop and W.E.B. Du Bois to Jerry Falwell, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. Featuring a new preface by the author, this incisive book demonstrates how half a century of culture war has drowned out the quieter voices of the vital center, and demonstrates that if we are to rebuild that center, we must recover the civil religious tradition on which the republic was founded. --amazon.com

Philip S. Gorski argues for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the reformation. He shows how Calvinist inspired social discipline contributed to the governance and pacification of Dutch society. schovat popis

Philip S. Gorski, a Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at Yale University, explores the intersection of Calvinism and state formation in early modern Europe in his work, "The Disciplinary Revolution." This book delves into how religious beliefs influenced the development of state power, examining the historical and sociological implications of this relationship. Gorski's expertise and scholarly perspective provide a nuanced understanding of the role of religion in shaping political structures.