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The Diminishing Divide : Religion's Changing Role in American Politics /

Finally, The Diminishing Divide offers a look at the future." "As candidates and elected officials increasingly air their personal faith in public places with apparent political intent, and as parishioners are marshaled into political action by clergy and political groups, the authors lay...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kohut, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Finally, The Diminishing Divide offers a look at the future." "As candidates and elected officials increasingly air their personal faith in public places with apparent political intent, and as parishioners are marshaled into political action by clergy and political groups, the authors lay out the background against which religion's power in American political life will be played in the new century."--Jacket.
"Drawing on extensive survey data from the Pew Research Center, the National Election Studies, and other sources, The Diminishing Divide illuminates the historical relationship between religion and politics in the United States and explores the ways in which religion will continue to alter the political landscape in the century before us. A historical overview of religion in U.S. politics sets the tone as the book examines the patchwork quilt of American religion and the changing role of religious institutions in American political life since the 1960s. The book explores the complex relations between religion and political attitudes, as well as that of religion and political behavior - particularly with respect to party affiliation and voting habits.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (195 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780815723592