Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States (A Special Issue of<I> American Quarterly</I> <I> </I>)

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Synopsis
This collection of essays from a special issue of American Quarterly explores the complex and sometimes contradictory ways that religion matters in contemporary public life.Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States offers a groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary conversation between scholars in American studies and religious studies. The contributors explore numerous modes through which religious faith has mobilized political action. They utilize a variety of definitions of politics, ranging from lobbying by religious leaders to the political impact of popular culture. Their work includes the political activities of a very diverse group of religious believers: Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and others. In addition, the book explores the meanings of religion for people who might contest the term—those who are spiritual but not religious, for example, as well as activists who engage symbols of faith and community but who may not necessarily consider themselves members of a specific religion. Several essays also examine the meanings of secular identity, humanist politics, and the complex evocations of civil religion in American life.No other book on religion and politics includes anything like the diversity of religions, ethnicities, and topics that this one does—from Mormon political mobilization to attempts at Americanizing Muslims in the post-9/11 United States, from César Chávez to James Dobson, from interreligious cooperation and conflict over Darfur to the global politics surrounding the category of Hindus and South Asians in the United States.
Copyright:
2088

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
552 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780801895319
Related ISBNs:
9780801888687
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Copyrighted By:
American Studies Association
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Politics and Government, Sociology
Grade Levels:
College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
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Bookshare Staff
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Edited by:
Melani McAlister
Edited by:
R. Marie Griffith

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