Christian clergy in American politics
By: edited by Sue E.S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson.
Contributors: Crawford, Sue E. S., 1967-; Olson, Laura R., 1967-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Clergy -- United States -- Political activity; Christianity and politics -- United States
Description: "In this book Sue E.S. Crawford, Laura R. Olson, and their coauthors explore the political choices clergy make and the consequences of these choices. Drawing on personal interviews and statistical data to place the actions of clergy in both their religious and secular contexts, the authors study mainline and evangelical Protestant, Catholic, and Mennonite communities. They examine the role of white, African American, and female religious leaders. And they address issues of local development, city government, and national and international politics."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: Clergy in politics : political choices and consequences / Laura R. Olson and Sue E.S. Crawford; title: Notes for a theory of clergy as political leaders / Ted G. Jelen; title: Reflections on the status of research on clergy in politics / James L. Guth; title: Gender and the political choices of women clergy / Sue E.S. Crawford, Melissa M. Deckman, and Christi J. Braun; title: Theocratic, prophetic, and ecumenical : political roles of African American clergy / Mary R. Sawyer; title: The construction of political strategies among African American clergy / Katie Day; title: Clergy as political actors in urban contexts / Sue E.S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson; title: American church or church in America? The politics of Catholic bishops in comparative perspective / Timothy A. Byrnes; title: The mobilization of a religious elite : political activism among Southern Baptist clergy in 1996 / James L. Guth; title: Reformed preachers in politics / James M. Penning and Corwin E. Smidt; title: Shaping pacifism : the role of the local Anabaptist pastor / Joel S. Fetzer; title: Cardinal O'Connor and his constituents : differential benefits and public evaluations / Paul A. Djupe; title: To march or not to march : clergy mobilization strategies and grassroots antidrug activism / James C. Cavendish; title: Choices and consequences in context / Sue E.S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson.