Religion and reaction : the secular political challenge to the religious right / Susan B. Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen, Susan B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious right--United States.

Religious right.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

United States--Church history--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the Religious Right has received considerable scholarly attention and media coverage in recent years, the story of the growing number of Secular Americans-those who identify themselves as atheists, agnostics, or as not having any religious ties-has yet to be told. In the first book devoted exclusively to Seculars, Susan B. Hansen argues that they are not only increasing in number and political involvement, but have devised strategies and alliances to counter the organization advantages of the Religious Right and its roots in church-based groups and the Republican party.

Contents:

The secular challenge to the religious right

Explaining the growth in seculars in the United States

Religiosity, public opinion, and political involvement

Party differences, religious "threat," and voter mobilization

Secular and religious right organizations : challenges and alliances

Case studies in countervailing power

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34567-1

1-283-23379-7

9786613233790

1-4422-1107-5

OCLC:

753480125