Thread: The Democratization of American Christianity -- Nathan O. Hatch
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by joshua View Post
Let's just say this: From the 100+ pages I've read thus far, it seems that Hatch may be implying that a commitment to political republicanism will inevitably work itself out in one's ecclesiology; but I don't know if that follows.
That wasn't the impression I got from the book; as I read it, he didn't seem to be making any point at all regarding political commitments, only what happens when political ideas are assumed to apply within the church.
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