From pews to polling places : faith and politics in the American religious mosaic / editor, J. Matthew Wilson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, J. Matthew.

Series:

Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)

Religion and politics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

United States.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Does religion promote political mobilization? Are individuals motivated by their faith to focus on issues of social justice, personal morality, or both? What is the relationship between religious conviction and partisanship? Does religious identity reinforce or undermine other political identifications like a race, ethnicity, and class?

From Pews to Polling Places seeks to answer these questions by unveiling a rich mosaic of religious and ethnic perspectives including those of evangelical Christians, the religious left, Catholics, Mormons, African, Latinos, Jews, and Muslims. Along with these groups, the book takes a unique look at the role of secular and antifundamentalist positions.

Promment religion and politics scholars demonstrate how different theologies, histories, and social situations drive distinct conceptualizations of the relationship between religious and political life. At the same time, however, the book points to important commonalities across traditions that can inform our discussions on the impact of religion on political life. In emphasizing these similarities, the authors explore the challenges of political mobilization, partisanship, and the intersections of religion and ethnicity.

Contents:

Prayers, parties, and preachers : the evolving nature of political and religious mobilization / Clyde Wilcox and Carin Robinson

Evangelical and mainline Protestants at the turn of the millennium : taking stock and looking forward / Corwin E. Smidt

Whither the religious left? : religiopolitical progressivism in twenty-first-century America / Laura R. Olson

The political behavior of American Catholics : change and continuity / Stephen T. Mockabee

Dry kindling : a political profile of American Mormons / David E. Campbell and J. Quin Monson

From liberation to mutual fund : political consequences of differing conceptions of Christ in the African American church / Melissa Harris-Lacewell

Power in the pews? religious diversity and Latino political attitudes and behaviors / Louis DeSipio

The evolution of Jewish pluralism : the public opinion and political preferences of American Jews / Paul A. Djupe

The politics of American Muslims / Paul A. Djupe and John C. Green

Secularists, antifundamentalists, and the new religious divide in the American electorate / Louis Bolce and Gerald De Maio

Religion and American political life : a look forward / J. Matthew Wilson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-307) and index.

ISBN:

9781589011731

1589011732

9781589011724

1589011724

OCLC:

85444123