Title: Religion and politics in America : faith, culture, and strategic choices /
Authors: Fowler, Robert Booth, 1940-; Hertzke, Allen D., 1950-
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Religion and politics United States; United States Religion.; United States Politics and government.
Abstract: "Fowler and Hertzke provide a lively and straightforward treatment of the politics of religion in American public life today. They provide the historical and sociological context, as well as the range of strategic choices open to different religious actors, to enable the reader to reach informed and balanced judgments about the role of religion in politics."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Religion and political culture in America : the historical legacy -- Contemporary religion and political culture -- The politics of organized religious groups -- Voting and religion in American politics -- Religion and political elites -- The Christian right and American politics -- African-American religion and politics -- Women, religion, and politics -- The politics of unconventional religion -- Religious politics and the legal system -- Church and state in the courts -- Theories of religion, culture, and American politics.