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Christian Democracy n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the beliefs, principles, practices, or programme of a Christian Democratic party Christian Democratic adj How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Maria Mitchell, "Antimaterialism in Early German Christian Democracy," in European Christian Democracy: Historical Legacies and Comparative Perspectives, ed. But if the base of the right were Catholic ethnics in the Northeast and Midwest, American conservatism would resemble European Christian democracy, combining social conservatism with support for a strong and paternalistic welfare state. Leo XIII, after all, and the Italian Jesuits who helped draft Rerum novarum were among Europe's most influential voices on the "social question," and Catholic intellectuals and workers formed the backbone of what eventually came to be called Christian Democracy, a movement central to the formation of the modern European and South American welfare states. |
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