Allen D. Hertzke, Laura R. Olson, Kevin R. Den Dulk, Robert Booth Fowler

Religion and Politics in America (eBook, PDF)

Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship in American politics remains complex and often confusing. This book offers an engaging, accessible, balanced treatment of this topic, exploring the contexts that motivate religious political engagement and assessing the political realities that religious organizations and people face.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429947360
• Artikelnr.: 55363513

Autorenporträt

Allen D. Hertzke is David Ross Boyd Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma. He is author or editor of several books on religion and politics, most recently Religious Freedom in America and Christianity and Freedom, vols. I and II.



Laura R. Olson is Centennial Professor in the Department of Political Science at Clemson University and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.



Kevin R. den Dulk is the Paul B. Henry Chair in Political Science and Director of the Henry Institute at Calvin College. He is the coauthor of The Disappearing God Gap? Religion in the 2008 Election and Pews, Prayers, and Participation: Religion and Civic Responsibility.



Robert Booth Fowler is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His published books include Enduring Liberalism: American Political Thought since the 1960s, The Dance with Community: The Contemporary Debate in American Political Thought, and Unconventional Partners: Religion and American Liberal Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Religion and Political Culture in America: From the Historical
Legacy to the Present Day
Chapter 2 Theories of Religion, Culture, and American Politics
Chapter 3 Christianity and Its Major Branches
Chapter 4 Judaism, Islam, and Other Expressions of Religious Pluralism
Chapter 5 Latino and African American Religion and Politics
Chapter 6 Gender, Sexual Orientation, Religion, and Politics
Chapter 7 Voting and Religion in American Politics
Chapter 8 The Politics of Organized Religious Groups
Chapter 9 Religion and Political and Cultural Elites
Chapter 10 Religion, Civil Society, and Political Culture
Chapter 11 The Politics of Religion in the Legal System
Chapter 12 Church and State in the Courts
Chapter 13 Big Themes and Normative Concerns in Religion and Politics