Religious identity in US politics / Matthew R. Miles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miles, Matthew R., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

Identification (Religion).

Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects.

Identity (Psychology).

United States--Religion.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

While existing scholarship addresses the influence of religious affiliation on political attitudes and behaviors in the United States, a number of puzzling questions remain unanswered. In response, Matthew Miles demonstrates that a more complete conceptualization of religion as a social identity can help to explain many of those puzzles. As he explores the impact, both positive and negative, of religious identity on political attitudes, he also shows that the religion-politics relationship is not a one-way street.

Contents:

The role of religious identity in US politics

Defining religious identity

Religious identity and support for members of Congress

Religious identity and political trust: the Obama era

Christian identity and anti-atheist intolerance

The religious divide

When religious and partisan social identities collide

How political identities influence religious beliefs

Is reconciliation possible?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-816-9

OCLC:

1322124289