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Is secularism a growing force in American politics? Is a Secular Left emerging? Secular Surge is for anyone seeking to understand the stunning decline in American religion-and what politics has to do with it. This book will appeal to readers interested in politics, religion, sociology, history, and constitutional law.
List of contents
1. The Secular Surge; 2. America the Secular; 3. Public Secularism; 4. Secularism and Civic Engagement; 5. Secularism and Political Attitudes; 6. Non-Religiosity and Backlash Politics; 7. Secularism and Party Politics; 8. Secularism and the Democrats; 9. Non-Religiosity and the Republicans; 10. Secularism on the Stump; 11. Beyond the Secular Surge.
About the author
David E. Campbell is the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the co-author of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (2010) and Seeking the Promised Land: Mormons and American Politics (Cambridge, 2014), as well as numerous other publications on religion, civic engagement, and American politics. Campbell is a nationally recognized expert in the study of religion's role in American politics.Geoffrey C. Layman is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The Great Divide: Religious and Cultural Conflict in American Party Politics (2001) and has published widely on religion and politics, party politics, public opinion, and voting behavior. He is currently the co-editor of the journal Political Behavior.John C. Green is Emeritus Director of the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. He is the author of The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences the Vote, and co-author of Seeking the Promised Land: Mormons and American Politics (2014) and Mr. Chairman: The Life and Times of Ray C. Bliss (2017), in addition to published articles on religion and politics, American political parties, and campaign finance.
Summary
Is secularism a growing force in American politics? Is a Secular Left emerging? Secular Surge is for anyone seeking to understand the stunning decline in American religion–and what politics has to do with it. This book will appeal to readers interested in politics, religion, sociology, history, and constitutional law.
