Religion, culture, and politics in the twentieth-century United States / Mark Hulsether.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hulsether, Mark.

Series:

Columbia series on religion and politics

Columbia series in religion and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and culture--United States--20th century.

Religion and culture.

Religion and politics--United States--20th century.

Religion and politics.

Religion.

United States--Religious life and customs--20th century.

United States.

United States--Religion--20th century.

Physical Description:

249 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Anyone who seeks to understand the dynamics of culture and politics in the United States must grapple with the importance of religion in its many diverse and contentious manifestations. With conservative evangelicals forming the base of the Republican Party, racial-ethnic communities often organized along religious lines, and sociopolitical movements on the Left including major religious components, many of the country's key cultural-political debates are carried out though religious discourse.

In this volume, Mark Hulsether leads readers on a tour of religion in the United States. He introduces key players and offers a set of case studies to explore the interaction of these players with major trends in U.S. cultural history. Students in American studies and cultural studies will especially appreciate how Hulsether frames his analysis using categories such as cultural hegemony, race and gender contestation, popular culture, and empire, enabling a more informed and constructive discussion of religion in these fields. Hulsether offers a synthesis that is concise yet internally complex and dynamic-one that gives special attention to religious diversity and conflict, the relations between religious groups and broader historical trends, and the internal struggles of religious people as they set priorities and cope with emerging change.

Contents:

1 Key Players and Themes in US Religion before the Twentieth Century 20

2 Changes in the Religious Landscape in the Early Twentieth Century 49

3 Religion and Social Conflict in the Early Twentieth Century 77

4 Cultural Aspects of Religion in the Early Twentieth Century 108

5 Shifts in the Religious Landscape from World War II to the Present 138

6 Religion and Evolving Social Conflicts from World War II to the Present 172

7 Cultural Aspects of Religion from World War II to the Present 204

Conclusion: Consensus, Pluralism, and Hegemony in US Religion 235.

Notes:

First published in the United Kingdom by Edinburgh University Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231144032

0231144032

OCLC:

154711231