Religion and Politics in the United States, Sixth Edition, offers a comprehensive account of the role of religious ideas, institutions and communities in American life. This book examines the ways religion can both compel and constrain involvement in politics and policy. What facilitates political p
Religion and Politics in the United States
β Scribed by Allison Calhoun-Brown; Kenneth D. Wald
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 433
- Edition
- 8
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Figures and Tables
Preface
Chapter 1. A Secular Society?
Chapter 2. Religion in the American Context
Chapter 3. Religion and American Political Culture
Chapter 4. Religion and the State
Chapter 5. Mobilizing Religious Interests
Chapter 6. Religion and Political Action
Chapter 7. Religion and Public Opinion
Chapter 8. Religion and Conservative Political Mobilization
Chapter 9. Religion and Centrist Political Mobilization
Chapter 10. Religion and Liberal Political Mobilization
Chapter 11. The Struggle for Minority Rights: Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 12. Religion and American Political Life
Notes
References
Index
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There is a complex relationship between religiosity and secularism in the American experience. America is notable both for its strict institutional separation of church and state, and for the strong role that religion has played in its major social movements and ongoing political life.γThis book see
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