{"title":"Series: Politics and Culture Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePolitics and Culture Series\u003c\/strong\u003e invites readers to explore the intricate connections between societal values, governance, and everyday life. Spanning diverse subjects from philosophy and history to finance and technology, this collection offers thoughtful perspectives on how cultures shape political landscapes and vice versa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into ethical questions, economic strategies, or cultural narratives, these titles challenge readers to consider the forces that influence human behaviour and societal change. 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Rauch applies careful research and incisive prose to examine, diagnose, and prescribe a cure for the maladies afflicting contemporary religious-political dynamics.\u003c\/em\u003e—Michael M. Rosen, \u003cem\u003eCommentary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Thin Christianity,\" as Rauch calls the mainline church, has been unable to inspire and retain believers. Worse, a Church of Fear has distorted white evangelicalism in ways that violate the tenets of both Jesus and James Madison. What to do? 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