Religion and politics in America: faith, culture, and strategic choices

In the revised and updated second edition, Robert Booth Fowler, Allen D. Hertzke and Laura R. Olson provide a lively and straightforward treatment of the politics of religion in American public life today. They provide the historical context, the broader sociological aspects of religion and politics...

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Hauptverfasser: Fowler, Robert Booth 1940- (VerfasserIn), Hertzke, Allen D. 1950- (VerfasserIn), Olson, Laura R. 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Boulder, Colo. [u.a.] Westview Press 1999
Ausgabe:2. ed.
Schriftenreihe:Explorations
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Zusammenfassung:In the revised and updated second edition, Robert Booth Fowler, Allen D. Hertzke and Laura R. Olson provide a lively and straightforward treatment of the politics of religion in American public life today. They provide the historical context, the broader sociological aspects of religion and politics, and the range of strategic choices open to different religious actors, enabling the reader to reach informed and balanced judgments about these controversial issues.The authors honor both behavioral and philosophical approaches to the study of religion in society; they dismiss neither conservative cultural values nor liberal demands for social justice. The book is driven not by ideology or any grand schemes but rather by the desire to provide reliable knowledge about religion and politics on a careful case-by-case basis that will enable students to understand today's developments and to adapt to those of tomorrow. It assesses the politics of Roman Catholics, evangelical Protestants, liberal Protestants, and Jews. It also examines important but often neglected subjects such as women and religion, African American religion, Islam, less traditional faiths, and cults. Arguing that religion and politics are much more than institutions and political behavior, Fowler, Hertzke and Olson emphasize the roles of values and attitudes in social and cultural patterns and in conflicts and agreements lived out day to day in communities.--From publisher's description.
Beschreibung:3. Aufl. u.d.T.: Religion and politics in America
Beschreibung:XIV, 320 S.
ISBN:081333490X

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