Religion and Politics in the United States

Allison Calhoun-Brown (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

448 Seiten

2006 | 5th ed.
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-4040-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Religion and Politics in the United States, Fifth Edition, offers a comprehensive account of the role of religious ideas, institutions, and communities in American public life. While maintaining that religion is too politically potent to be left out or consigned to the margins in accounts of American politics, Wald and Calhoun-Brown also argue against the common tendency to treat religion as the dominant force in politics today. Early topics include the nature and persistence of religion in the United States, its contribution to the Founding, and the continuing debate over the role of religion in government and law. Following a discussion of how religious factors encourage political action, the book concludes by discussing basic political attitudes and behavior among members of mainstream American religious traditions and minority religious communities defined by ethnicity, race, gender, and sexual orientation. The new edition greatly expands coverage of various religious minorities with a new chapter on politics and religion among African-Americans, Latinos, Muslim Americans, Latter Day Saints (Mormons), and other faith traditions. There is larger focus on how religion influences the politics of local communities.

Autor

Kenneth D. Wald is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He is co-editor of the Cambridge University Press Series, "Religion, Politics, and Social Theory," and a member of the editorial board of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Allison Calhoun-Brown is associate professor of political science at Georgia State University. Her research and teaching interests include public opinion, religion and politics, and African American politics. She is a past chair of the Religion and Politics section of the American Political Science Association and has published her research in journals such as American Politics Quarterly, The Journal of Politics, and the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.7.2006
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations
• Verlagsort: Lanham, MD
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 163 x 236 mm
• Gewicht: 794 g
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• ISBN-10: 0-7425-4040-5 / 0742540405
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-4040-8 / 9780742540408
• Zustand: Neuware