Religious interests in community conflict
Subtitle: beyond the culture wars
By: Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson, editors
Contributors: Djupe, Paul A; Olson, Laura R., 1967-
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781932792515
Subjects: Church and social problems -- United States; Religion and politics -- United States; Social conflict -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-324) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Toward a fuller understanding of religion and politics / Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson; title: God and gaming : community conflict over a proposed Indian casino in west Michigan / James M. Penning & Andrew Storteboom; title: Sweet land of liberty : the gay marriage amendment in Nevada / David F. Damore, Ted G. Jelen, & Michael W. Bowers; title: Clergy and controversy : a study of clergy and gay rights in Columbus, Ohio / Paul A. Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel, & Anand Edward Sokhey; title: Religious interests in community collaboration : the quiet fight for health care in south Omaha / Sue E.S. Crawford; title: Homelessness, ecumenism, and politics in Racine, Wisconsin / Laura R. Olson; title: Religious interests and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in Greenville, South Carolina / James L. Guth ... [et al.]; title: Salt Lake City's Main Street plaza controversy / J. Quin Monson & Kara L. Norman; title: From riots to reconciliation : the religious interests involved in healing Cincinnati after racial unrest / Anand Edward Sokhey; title: Unity in the face of the faceless : clergy opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in northwest Arkansas / Franklyn C. Niles; title: Conclusion: A meditation on and meta-analysis of the public presence of religious interests / Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson