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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101538105136

ISBN-139781538105139

eBay Product ID (ePID)239596782

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameReligion and Politics in the United States

SubjectAmerican Government / General, History, Religion, Politics & State, Sociology of Religion

Publication Year2018

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorAllison Calhoun-Brown, Kenneth D. Wald

Subject AreaReligion, Political Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight24 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number8

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2017-037184

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsLong the standard by which other volumes on religion and politics are measured, this new edition continues to provide not only up-to-date coverage but an excellent breadth and depth of such coverage as well., I look forward to each new edition of this text. I have long recommended it to undergraduate and graduate students, and to colleagues who want to better understand the relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Now a classic has gotten even better, with expanded coverage of religion and gender politics, and the politics of sexual diversity. I recommend this highly to political scientists, sociologists, historians, and anyone interested in the myriad ways that politics and religion influence one another., This is a strong, accessible textbook for upper division religion and politics courses. The book may be used as a stand-alone text and complements supplementary material well including magazine articles, religious group websites and U.S. Supreme Court opinions., "I look forward to each new edition of this text. I have long recommended it to undergraduate and graduate students, and to colleagues who want to better understand the relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Now a classic has gotten even better, with expanded coverage of religion and gender politics, and the politics of sexual diversity. I recommend this highly to political scientists, sociologists, historians, and anyone interested in the myriad ways that politics and religion influence one another." --Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University "This is a strong, accessible textbook for upper division religion and politics courses. The book may be used as a stand-alone text and complements supplementary material well including magazine articles, religious group websites and U.S. Supreme Court opinions." --Terri Susan Fine, University of Central Florida "Long the standard by which other volumes on religion and politics are measured, this new edition continues to provide not only up-to-date coverage but an excellent breadth and depth of such coverage as well." --Corwin E. Smidt, Calvin College

Grade FromCollege Sophomore

IllustratedYes

Grade ToCollege Senior

Dewey Decimal322/.10973090511

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of Content1. A Secular Society? 2. Religion in the American Context 3. Religion and American Political Culture 4. Religion and the State 5. Mobilizing Religious Interests 6. Religion and Political Action 7. Religion and Public Opinion 8. Religion and ConservativePolitical Mobilization 9. Religion and Centrist Political Mobilization 10. Religion and Liberal Political Mobilization 11. The Struggle for Minority Rights: Gender and Sexuality 12. Religion and American Political Life

SynopsisReligion and Politics in the United States has been fully updated with material from current scholarship to cover recent American politics and elections. Using an evidenced-based, social-scientific approach to religion, this text shows how religion plays a fascinating and crucial part in our nation's political process and in our culture at large., Using an evidenced-based, social-scientific approach to religion, Kenneth D. Wald and Allison Calhoun-Brown challenge the perception that religious influence in American politics is a problem to be solved. Instead, they contend that religion is a form of social identification that not only shapes our ideas about politics, but it also shapes the behavior of political elites and ordinary citizens, the interpretation of public laws, and the development of government programs. Ultimately, the authors show how religion plays a fascinating and crucial role in our nation's political process and in our culture at large. The eighth edition of Religion and Politics in the United States has been fully updated to include the latest scholarship and coverage of the 2016 presidential election. It also features a new discussion of the religious right, center, and left, as well as the impact of religion on the fight for equality based on gender and sexual orientation. Additional student resources include all new discussion questions and further readings at the end of each chapter, as well as a companion website featuring self-quizzes.

LC Classification NumberBL2525.W35 2018