Christodemocracy and the Alternative Democratic Theory of America’s Christian Right

1. Christodemocracy Is the Alternative Normative Framework Assumed by America’s Christian Right
Gabriel S. Hudson

2. Christodemocracy Is One of Many Normative Frameworks Used for Understanding the Behavior of Democratic States
Gabriel S. Hudson

3. Christodemocratic Theory Is Based on Ten Core Assumptions
Gabriel S. Hudson

4. Discourse Analysis Provides a Qualitative Means for Recognizing Christodemocratic Assumptions Behind Political Activism
Gabriel S. Hudson

5. Christodemocracy Assumes That the Role of Any Government Is to Enact Christian Morality
Gabriel S. Hudson

6. In Christodemocracy, Positive Religious Identity Supersedes Liberty of Conscience in a Competition of Rights
Gabriel S. Hudson

7. Christodemocracy Relies on a Provincial Historical Narrative to Justify Christian Primacy
Gabriel S. Hudson

8. Christodemocratic Rhetoric Equates Political Leveling with Persecution
Gabriel S. Hudson

9. Christodemocracy Does Not Recognize Rights That Contradict the Will of the Author of Rights
Gabriel S. Hudson

10. Christodemocracy Assumes a Fixed, Metaphysical Epistemology as the Measure of Agency and Expertise
Gabriel S. Hudson

11. Christodemocracy Paradoxically Embraces Populist Faith and Strict Hierarchical Authority
Gabriel S. Hudson

12. Christodemocracy Is Illiberal Because It Assumes Collective Consequences for Individual Behavior
Gabriel S. Hudson

13. Christodemocracy Rejects Political Outcomes Thought to Be the Product of an Illegitimate Identity
Gabriel S. Hudson

14. Conclusion
Gabriel S. Hudson

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Democracy, Political Theory, US Politics, Religion and Society