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Adherents of Christian Democratic ideologies generally hold that the Christian faith provides the best mechanism for the creation of a just civil society, and that Christian concepts such as stewardship, communitarianism, social justice, and individual morality should be observed in the administration of public policy.Many movements in Europe attempted to meld religious action to political action, but true support did not arise until the late nineteenth century when modernism began to threaten the privileged place of the Church in Western society. Christian Democratic parties saw an explosion of growth in particular after the Second World War; they represented an alternative path resisting both the harsh oppression of secular fascism and communism and the extremes of individualism and materialistic capitalism. During the Cold War, many Christian Democratic parties became active not only in Europe but in other predominantly Christian nations around the globe.Although the specifically Christian tone of many of the major Christian Democratic parties has been muted in the later 20th century (and thus introduces confusion and electoral overlap with conservatives and social democrats alike), it nonetheless remains one of the major ideological strains in the world at large.
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| Movement for Christian Democracy - A political organization working in the UK with the position that Christianity gives a vision for the whole of politics. Info on beliefs, constitution and manifesto, personnel, policy development, and membership.
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| | Democracy, Christian - Pope Leo XIII in his Encyclical "Graves de communi" declared it to be the same as "popular Catholic action".
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| | Wilberforce Quarterly: European Christian Democracy - Article from the September 1991 issue wherein the author compares continental Christian democracy to British conservatism and looks with favor on the latter movement.
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| | English Historical Review: The Path to Christian Democracy - A summary of the Nicholls book about Catholics and the party system within Germany, focusing on the activity of the Centre Party and the founding of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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| | Graves de Communi Re - Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, promulgated 18 January 1901, on the Christian Democracy name and movement.
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| | Christian Confederacy of Intermarium - A proposed federation of Christian democratic and allied political parties, organizations and individuals in Central Europe. English, Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian content regarding doctrine, structure, summits, history and news, and campaigns and related organizations.
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| | Christiandemocratic Forum (Kristendemokrati) - Danish and English site covering elections and events from around the world where Christian Democratic ideology figures.
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| | Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) - Think tank which researches the history of Christian Democracy and supports European unification, international understanding, and development-policy cooperation.
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| | The Nature of Christian Democracy: A Review and Critique of Maurice Glasman - Article by Nigel Meek published in the Libertarian Alliance's Economic Notes, No. 95 which reviews "Unnecessary Suffering: Managing Market Utopia," a history of the European Christian Democratic movement.
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| | Christian Peoples Alliance - British political movement to introduce Christian principles into society and government, founded by Ram Gidoomal. Site includes current news headlines, text of speeches and party documents, event information, and related links.
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| | Christian Democracy in Western Europe 1920-1953 - Hypertext of a book by Michael P. Fogarty published in 1957 describing the philosophical underpinnings of Christian Democracy, its history and involvement in 19th and 20th century movements, and its relationship to the Catholic Church and church history.
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