One Nation, Divisible - How Regional Religious Differences Shape American Politics

Informationen zum Autor Mark Silk is professor of religion in public life at Trinity College and director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. Andrew Walsh is visiting assistant professor of history and religion at Trinity College and associate director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. Klappentext From the evangelical South to the 'unchurched' Pacific Northwest, regional religious differences have a dramatic impact on public life not only in the regions themselves but also in the United States as a whole. One Nation, Divisible shows how geographical religious diversity has shaped public culture in eight distinctive regions of the country and how regional differences influence the debate around critical national issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Preface Chapter 2: Religion by Region Chapter 3: The Middle Atlantic: Fount of Diversity Chapter 4: New England: Steady Habits, Changing Slowly Chapter 5: The South: In the Evangelical Mode Chapter 6: The Southern Crossroads: Showdown States Chapter 7: The Pacific: Fluid Identities Chapter 8: The Pacific Northwest: The "None" Zone Chapter 9: The Mountain West: Sacred Landscapes in Tension Chapter 10: The Midwest: The Common Denominator? Chapter 11: Retelling the National Story

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Silk, Mark Walsh Silk, Mark/ Walsh Silk, Silk Mark, Andrew Walsh
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 a 22 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2008
• EAN: 9780742558458
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5845-8
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Religion by Region; Religion by Region
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, politics;Religion in America