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Contents Acknowledgments List of Contributors 1 The Civic Life of American Religion: An Introductory Statement Paul Lichterman and C. Brady Potts 2 The Varieties of Civic Experience Michael Schudson 3 Congregations and Civic Life Nancy Ammerman 4 Congregations' Significance to American Civic Life Mark Chaves 5 Beyond Savior, Victim, and Sinner: Neighborhood Civic Life and Absent Presence in the Religious District Omar McRoberts 6 How Religion Circulates in America's Local Public Square Paul Lichterman 7 A Tacit Sense of Evil? The Meaning of Politics in United Methodist Debates Over Homosexuality Dawne Moon 8 Conclusion: Rethinking Religion's Civic Life Paul Lichterman and C. Brady Potts Index

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