Christian clergy in American politics / edited by Sue E.S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crawford, Sue E. S., 1967-

Olson, Laura R., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clergy--United States--Political activity.

Clergy.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 287 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sawyer, Iowa State University; Corwin E. Smidt, Calvin College.

Contents:

Contents; Tables; Preface; I Introduction; 1 Clergy in Politics: Political Choices and Consequences; 2 Notes for a Theory of Clergy as Political Leaders; 3 Reflections on the Status of Research on Clergy in Politics; II Political Choices; 4 Gender and the Political Choices of Women Clergy; 5 Theocratic, Prophetic, and Ecumenical: Political Roles of African American Clergy; 6 The Construction of Political Strategies among African American Clergy; 7 Clergy as Political Actors in Urban Contexts; 8 American Church or Church in America? The Politics of Catholic Bishops in Comparative Perspective

9 The Mobilization of a Religious Elite: Political Activism among Southern Baptist Clergy in 1996; 10 Reformed Preachers in Politics; III Political Consequences; 11 Shaping Pacifism: The Role of the Local Anabaptist Pastor; 12 Cardinal O'Connor and His Constituents: Differential Benefits and Public Evaluations; 13 To March or Not to March: Clergy Mobilization Strategies and Grassroots Antidrug Activism; IV Conclusion; 14 Choices and Consequences in Context; Notes; References; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-273) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-7513-7

OCLC:

923190432