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Paul A. Djupe is Associate Professor of Political Science at Denison University. He is the coauthor (with Christopher Gilbert) of The Political Influence of Churches and (with Laura Olson), Religious Interests in Community Conflict, and co-editor of the journal Politics & Religion.
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Brian R.Calfano is Associate Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University. His research interests include religion and politics, media, and social identity. He has published articles in Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, Politics and Religion, Social Science Quarterly, and related outlets.¿¿
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Obama Is a Muslim? What Religion and Politics Research Has to Say
1 Getting to the Heart of Things: The State of the Literature and the Promise of Experiments in Religion and Politics Research
PART I With What Effect Do Political Elites Use Religion?
2 God Talk: Religious Cues and Electoral Support
3 Why People Will Not Vote for Atheist Candidates, coauthored with Chelsea Back
PART II How Are Religious Elites and Groups and Their Public Arguments Evaluated?
4 Evangelizing the Environment: Decision Process Effects in Political Persuasion, coauthored with Gregory W. Gwiasda
5 Justification Not by Faith Alone: Clergy Generating Trust and Certainty by Revealing Thought
6 Between a Bloc and a Hard Place: Voters' Perceptions of Group Threat Credibility in Elections
7 Fair and Balanced: Conditional Elite Effects on Threat Perceptions of Homosexuals among Evangelical Protestants, coauthored with Samantha Webb
PART III How Can Congregation-Based Elites Affect Members?
8 Divine Intervention? The Influence of Religious Values Communication on U.S. Foreign Intervention Policy
9 The Civil Brake: Values as Contextual Influences on Elite Framing Effects
Conclusion: An Emerging Approach to the Study of Religious Influence
Appendix
References
Index
About the author
Paul A. Djupe is Associate Professor of Political Science at Denison University. He is the coauthor (with Christopher Gilbert) of The Political Influence of Churches and (with Laura Olson), Religious Interests in Community Conflict, and co-editor of the journal Politics & Religion.
Brian R.Calfano is Associate Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University. His research interests include religion and politics, media, and social identity. He has published articles in Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, Politics and Religion, Social Science Quarterly, and related outlets.
Summary
Provides a compelling framework for understanding the links between religion and politics.
