Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011. 470 c. Религия и политика в
Соединенных Штатах Америки. Язык английский.
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
1 A Secular Society?
- The Puzzle of Religious Vitality
- The Persistence of Religion
- Stability or Change?
- Possible Explanations
- Why the United States?
2 Religion in the American Context
- Understanding Religion
- Pattes of Religious Affiliation
- Basic Political Tendencies
3 Religion and American Political Culture
- The Puritan Imprint on Colonial Thought
- Covenant Theology and the Right to Revolt
- Puritanism and Democracy: A Qualification
- Total Depravity and Institutional Restraint
- One Nation under God: A Civil Religion
- Civil Religion as a Double-Edged Sword
- One of Many Influences
4 Religion and the State
- The Genesis of Church-State Conflict
- Overview of Church-State Relations
- How Far Can Govement Go?
- The Judicial Record
- The Separationist Era (1940s–1970s)
- The Accommodationist Era
- The Politics of Church-State Relations
- The Constitutional Revolution in Perspective
5 Mobilizing Religious Interests
- Studying Religious Interests
- Establishing Motive
- Establishing Means
6 Religion and Political Action
- Religious Cultural Environment
- Institutional Contexts
- Partisan Political Alignments
- Influential Allies
- Policy Domain
7 Religion and Public Opinion
- Economic Liberalism
- Moral-Cultural Issues
- Social Justice
- Foreign Policy
- What Culture War?
8 The Political Mobilization of Evangelical Protestants
- The Political Background
- Roots of the New Christian Right"
- Building a National Movement
- Evangelical Political Action
- Organizational Transformation: The Second Generation
- Theories of Evangelical Mobilization
- The Impact of the Christian Right
- The Consequences for Public Policy
- Good Times? The Christian Right and the Bush Administration
- The Christian Right as a Mass Movement
9 Continuity and Change in the Religious Center: Catholics, Mainline Protestants, and Jews
- Catholicism: Conflicting Political Impulses
- The Conservative Political Heritage
- The Transformation of Catholic Attitudes
- Abortion: The Catholic Response
- Is Abortion a Catholic Issue?
- The Political Traditions of Mainline Protestants
- Mainline Activism: Sources and Reactions
- American Jews
10 Religion and the Politics of Ethnic and Religious Minorities
- African American Protestants
- Latino Catholics and Protestants
- Muslim Americans
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Other Faith Traditions
11 The Other Minorities: Women and Gay People
- Women, Religion, and Politics
- Homosexuals
- Religion and Homosexuality
12 Religion and American Political Life
- The Case against Religious Influence in Politics
- Assessing the Evidence
- The Case for Religion in Politics
- Religion in Public Conversation
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
1 A Secular Society?
- The Puzzle of Religious Vitality
- The Persistence of Religion
- Stability or Change?
- Possible Explanations
- Why the United States?
2 Religion in the American Context
- Understanding Religion
- Pattes of Religious Affiliation
- Basic Political Tendencies
3 Religion and American Political Culture
- The Puritan Imprint on Colonial Thought
- Covenant Theology and the Right to Revolt
- Puritanism and Democracy: A Qualification
- Total Depravity and Institutional Restraint
- One Nation under God: A Civil Religion
- Civil Religion as a Double-Edged Sword
- One of Many Influences
4 Religion and the State
- The Genesis of Church-State Conflict
- Overview of Church-State Relations
- How Far Can Govement Go?
- The Judicial Record
- The Separationist Era (1940s–1970s)
- The Accommodationist Era
- The Politics of Church-State Relations
- The Constitutional Revolution in Perspective
5 Mobilizing Religious Interests
- Studying Religious Interests
- Establishing Motive
- Establishing Means
6 Religion and Political Action
- Religious Cultural Environment
- Institutional Contexts
- Partisan Political Alignments
- Influential Allies
- Policy Domain
7 Religion and Public Opinion
- Economic Liberalism
- Moral-Cultural Issues
- Social Justice
- Foreign Policy
- What Culture War?
8 The Political Mobilization of Evangelical Protestants
- The Political Background
- Roots of the New Christian Right"
- Building a National Movement
- Evangelical Political Action
- Organizational Transformation: The Second Generation
- Theories of Evangelical Mobilization
- The Impact of the Christian Right
- The Consequences for Public Policy
- Good Times? The Christian Right and the Bush Administration
- The Christian Right as a Mass Movement
9 Continuity and Change in the Religious Center: Catholics, Mainline Protestants, and Jews
- Catholicism: Conflicting Political Impulses
- The Conservative Political Heritage
- The Transformation of Catholic Attitudes
- Abortion: The Catholic Response
- Is Abortion a Catholic Issue?
- The Political Traditions of Mainline Protestants
- Mainline Activism: Sources and Reactions
- American Jews
10 Religion and the Politics of Ethnic and Religious Minorities
- African American Protestants
- Latino Catholics and Protestants
- Muslim Americans
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Other Faith Traditions
11 The Other Minorities: Women and Gay People
- Women, Religion, and Politics
- Homosexuals
- Religion and Homosexuality
12 Religion and American Political Life
- The Case against Religious Influence in Politics
- Assessing the Evidence
- The Case for Religion in Politics
- Religion in Public Conversation
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Authors