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The Routledge Handbook of Politics and Religion in Contemporary America is a comprehensive reference source to this significant, controversial and consistent topic in America's politics. It examines the copious research conducted to date and pursues important but under-researched questions.
List of contents
Introduction: Religion and politics in the contemporary USA. Culture wars and the Christian Right
Section 1: History and Context 1. Religion and the founding of America 2. Culture, Religion, and American Political Life 3. Religion, church and state in America
Section 2: Theoretical Debates and Methodological Perspectives 4. Why religion and politics divide America 5. Religion and citizenship 9. Politics of Atheism
Section 3: Actors, Policies and Institutions 14. Religion and Nationalism 20. Religion and Liberal Politics in the U.S. since 1980: Fields of Activism and Influence
Section 4: Religion and Human Rights: From Culture War Clashes to Common Ground on One of the Most Challenging Issues, Transgender Athletes Religion and American Conservative Populism
About the author
Jeffrey Haynes is Emeritus Professor of Politics at London Metropolitan University, UK. His recent Routledge Handbooks include
Religion and Political Parties (2019),
Religion, Politics, and Ideology (2021), and
Religion and Politics, third edition. (2023). He has written extensively about religion and politics in the USA, including two research monographs:
From Huntington to Trump: Thirty Years of the Clash of Civilizations (2019) and
Trump and the Politics of Neo-Nationalism: The Christian Right and Secular Nationalism in America (2021). He has also published research articles on religion and politics in the USA in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
Summary
The Routledge Handbook of Politics and Religion in Contemporary America is a comprehensive reference source to this significant, controversial and consistent topic in America’s politics. It examines the copious research conducted to date and pursues important but under-researched questions.
