Religious interests in community conflict : beyond the culture wars / Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Djupe, Paul A.

Olson, Laura R., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and social problems--United States.

Church and social problems.

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

United States.

Social conflict--United States.

Social conflict.

Physical Description:

xi, 341 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction: Toward a fuller understanding of religion and politics / Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson

God and gaming : community conflict over a proposed Indian casino in west Michigan / James M. Penning & Andrew Storteboom

Sweet land of liberty : the gay marriage amendment in Nevada / David F. Damore, Ted G. Jelen, & Michael W. Bowers

Clergy and controversy : a study of clergy and gay rights in Columbus, Ohio / Paul A. Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel, & Anand Edward Sokhey

Religious interests in community collaboration : the quiet fight for health care in south Omaha / Sue E.S. Crawford

Homelessness, ecumenism, and politics in Racine, Wisconsin / Laura R. Olson

Religious interests and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in Greenville, South Carolina / James L. Guth ... [et al.]

Salt Lake City's Main Street plaza controversy / J. Quin Monson & Kara L. Norman

From riots to reconciliation : the religious interests involved in healing Cincinnati after racial unrest / Anand Edward Sokhey

Unity in the face of the faceless : clergy opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in northwest Arkansas / Franklyn C. Niles

Conclusion: A meditation on and meta-analysis of the public presence of religious interests / Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index.

ISBN:

9781932792515

1932792511

OCLC:

72699190