Religion and Politics in America - Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices

Zusatztext Praise for the Sixth EditionThe new edition of this essential text on religion and American politics includes terrific features to help students engage with the material. I am especially impressed with expanded coverage of religion and intersectionality! as well as of religion in the Trump era. Elizabeth A. Oldmixon! University of North Texas Religion and Politics in America continues to challenge students to understand how religion and culture interact and influence each other in American politics! including the impact of this dynamic on public policy. This insightful new edition introduces new information on race! gender! and sexual orientation in a manner that highlights change and stability across the political! legal! and cultural arenas.James D. Ward! Rutgers University-NewarkPraise for Earlier EditionsThis thoughtful new edition closely tracks the current salience of religion to the political system! while carefully placing these developments in historical and theoretical context. It will promote discussion of the key issues in the field in both introductory and upper level courses-a real achievement.Paul A. Djupe! Denison UniversityCarefully re-organized and updated! the new edition builds on the impressive 2nd edition. Fresh insights abound in this accessible text.Clarke E. Cochran! Texas Tech UniversityReligion and Politics in America is an invaluable primer on this increasing important topic. Well-written! well-researched and up-to-date! it combines a broad vision of the role of faith in American public life with sensitivity to the nuances of religious communities.John Green! University of AkronThis outstanding book is must reading for anyone interested in religion and politics in the United States. The authors provide a current! comprehensive! and accessible examination of an exceedingly important subject.James M. Penning! Calvin CollegeA thoughtful! well-balanced work? Few books provide as comprehensive a survey of religion and politics in America as this one? A valuable book for students and scholars of religion and politics in America.Journal of Church and StateThe authors do the field of religion and politics a great service with this introductory yet sophisticated text.Religion and Politics NewsletterAn outstanding synthesis of historical! sociological! and cultural perspectives on religious activism and church-state issues in the U.S.Theological StudiesThis book delivers handsomely on its title? The authors provide an insightful guide to both contemporary religion and contemporary politics in America. It is essential reading for those who would understand the often confusing cultural churnings that are transforming our public life.Richard John Neuhaus! Author of The Naked Public Square; Editor in Chief of First Things Informationen zum Autor 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 ...

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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

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Praise for the Sixth Edition
The new edition of this essential text on religion and American politics includes terrific features to help students engage with the material. I am especially impressed with expanded coverage of religion and intersectionality, as well as of religion in the Trump era.
Elizabeth A. Oldmixon, University of North Texas

Religion and Politics in America continues to challenge students to understand how religion and culture interact and influence each other in American politics, including the impact of this dynamic on public policy. This insightful new edition introduces new information on race, gender, and sexual orientation in a manner that highlights change and stability across the political, legal, and cultural arenas.
James D. Ward, Rutgers University-Newark

 
Praise for Earlier Editions

This thoughtful new edition closely tracks the current salience of religion to the political system, while carefully placing these developments in historical and theoretical context. It will promote discussion of the key issues in the field in both introductory and upper level courses-a real achievement.
Paul A. Djupe, Denison University

Carefully re-organized and updated, the new edition builds on the impressive 2nd edition. Fresh insights abound in this accessible text.
Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University

Religion and Politics in America is an invaluable primer on this increasing important topic. Well-written, well-researched and up-to-date, it combines a broad vision of the role of faith in American public life with sensitivity to the nuances of religious communities.
John Green, University of Akron

This outstanding book is must reading for anyone interested in religion and politics in the United States. The authors provide a current, comprehensive, and accessible examination of an exceedingly important subject.
James M. Penning, Calvin College

A thoughtful, well-balanced work... Few books provide as comprehensive a survey of religion and politics in America as this one... A valuable book for students and scholars of religion and politics in America.
Journal of Church and State

The authors do the field of religion and politics a great service with this introductory yet sophisticated text.
Religion and Politics Newsletter

An outstanding synthesis of historical, sociological, and cultural perspectives on religious activism and church-state issues in the U.S.
Theological Studies

This book delivers handsomely on its title... The authors provide an insightful guide to both contemporary religion and contemporary politics in America. It is essential reading for those who would understand the often confusing cultural churnings that are transforming our public life.
Richard John Neuhaus, Author of The Naked Public Square; Editor in Chief of First Things

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Booth Fowler, Kevin R. den Dulk, Kevin Dulk, Robert Fowler, Robert Booth Fowler, Allen D Hertzke, Allen D Olson Hertzke, Allen D. Hertzke, Allen D. Dulk Hertzke, Allen D. Olson Hertzke, Hertzke Allen D., Laura Olson, Laura R. Olson
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780813350578
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-5057-8
• Pagine: 378
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Religion & politics, Political structure & processes, Religion and Politics, Political structure and processes, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity