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Vor 5 Tagen · Christian democracy is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe influenced by Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism.
Vor 3 Tagen · The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (German: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands [ˈkʁɪstlɪç demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʔuˈni̯oːn ˈdɔʏtʃlants]; CDU German pronunciation: [ˌtseːdeːˈʔuː] ) is a Christian democratic and liberal conservative political party in Germany.
- 26 June 1945; 77 years ago
- Centre-right
Christian democracy, political movement that has a close association with Roman Catholicism and its philosophy of social and economic justice. It incorporates both traditional church and family values and progressive values such as social welfare.
14. Mai 2023 · Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Christlich-Demokratische Union, German centre-right political party that supports a free-market economy and social welfare programs but is conservative on social issues. The CDU has also been a strong advocate of European integration and has cultivated close relations with the United States while in ...
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In A Letter Concerning Toleration, Locke wrote that "there is absolutely no such thing, under the Gospel, as a Christian Commonwealth". By this he meant that political authority cannot be validly founded upon Christianity. Rousseau, in On the Social Contract (in book 4, chapter 8), echoed this, saying that "I am mistaken in saying 'a Christian repu...
Calvin's Geneva
While the classical writers had been the primary ideological source for the republics of Italy, in Northern Europe, the Protestant Reformation would be used as justification for establishing new republics. Most important was Calvinist theology, which developed in Geneva (a city-state associated with the Old Swiss Confederacy – a powerful republic – since 1526 due to its anti-Savoy alliance treaty with Bern and Fribourg). John Calvin did not call for the abolition of monarchy, but he advanced...
Netherlands
Calvinism played an important role in the republican revolts in England and the Netherlands. Like the city-states of Italy and the Hanseatic League, both were important trading centres, with a large merchant class prospering from the trade with the New World. Large parts of the population of both areas also embraced Calvinism. During the Dutch Revolt (beginning in 1566), the Dutch Republic emerged from rejection of Spanish Habsburg rule. However, the country did not adopt the republican form...
English Commonwealth
In 1641 the English Civil War began. Spearheaded by the Puritans and funded by the merchants of London, the revolt was a success, and led to the Commonwealth of England and the execution of King Charles I. In England James Harrington, Algernon Sidney, and John Milton became some of the first writers to argue for rejecting monarchy and embracing a republican form of government. The English Commonwealth was short lived, and the monarchy soon restored. The Dutch Republic continued in name until...
Vor 3 Tagen · The Christian right, or the religious right, are Christian political factions characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and traditionalist policies. Christian conservatives seek to influence politics and public policy with their interpretation of the teachings of Christianity.
Vor einem Tag · Christian-majority countries and territories. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center study, of the then 232 countries and territories, 157 had Christian majorities. 126 countries had a Christian majority, while 71 countries had a Christian minority.
Christian Democratic and Flemish [9] [10] ( Dutch: Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, listen (help·info), CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. [2] [3] The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League.
Vor 6 Tagen · Dominion theology, also known as dominionism, is a group of Christian political ideologies that seek to institute a nation that is governed by Christians and based on their understandings of biblical law. Extents of rule and ways of acquiring governing authority are varied.
Vor 3 Tagen · Demokratie (von altgriechisch δημοκρατία dēmokratía Volksherrschaft) ist ein Begriff für Formen der Herrschaftsorganisation auf der Grundlage der Partizipation bzw. Teilhabe aller an der politischen Willensbildung.
25. Mai 2023 · Christian Democracy has a good claim to be considered the most successful and one of the most durable and influential political forces in twentieth-century Europe. From the 1890s to the 1990s, parties claiming a primarily Christian inspiration for their political actions garnered mass support in elections and occupied positions of power in ...
