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_bSTE/C
100 1 _aSteven, Martin H. M.
245 1 0 _aChristianity and party politics: keeping the faith/
_cMartin H.M. Steven.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2011.
300 _avi, 169 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [156]-166) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction : the neglected dimension of British politics -- Religion and voting behaviour in Britain : from denominational cleavage to the alpha vote -- More Methodism than Marxism? : Christianity and the British party system -- Still the "Conservative Party at prayer"? : the role of Church of England bishops in Parliament -- A Presbyterian conscience : the Church of Scotland, the Labour Party, and the politics of social justice -- Little wonder "we don't do God" : ethics, life issues, and the power of the Christian lobby -- Still fighting a losing battle? : equalities and the weakness of the Christian lobby -- Conclusions : the British model of politics and religion.
650 0 _aChristianity and politics
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aPolitical parties
_zGreat Britain.
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xPolitics and government.
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