The Christian right in Republican state politics
By: Kimberly H. Conger.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780230620797
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Christian conservatism -- United States -- States; Christianity and politics -- United States -- States; Christians -- United States -- States -- Political activity; U.S. states -- Politics and government
Description: Offering interesting new evidence, this book is a theoretically driven examination of the strategy and influence of the Christian Right in state Republican politics.
Table of contents: title: Political context and evangelical activism; title: The Christian right in American politics; title: Working within, working around, or going home; title: Indiana : working around a strong party; title: Missouri : "it's a spirit thing," working within the party; title: Arizona : covering the bases in a weak party state; title: Going home but not giving up; title: Putting it all together : strategy and influence across the states; title: Conclusion : the Christian right and the context of state politics.