Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices
Allen D Hertzke
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Description for Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices
Paperback. A lively and accessible exploration of the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that underlie religious political engagement in the US. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. In this fifth edition of Religion and Politics in America , the authors offer a lively, accessible, and balanced treatment of religion in American politics. They explore the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that underlie religious political engagement while also highlighting the pragmatic and strategic political realities that religious organizations and people face. Incorporating the best and most up-to-date scholarship, the authors assess the politics of Roman Catholics evangelical, mainline, and African American Protestants Jews Muslims and other conventional and not-so-conventional ... Read more
Religion and politics are never far from the headlines, but their relationship remains complex and often confusing. In this fifth edition of Religion and Politics in America , the authors offer a lively, accessible, and balanced treatment of religion in American politics. They explore the historical, cultural, and legal contexts that underlie religious political engagement while also highlighting the pragmatic and strategic political realities that religious organizations and people face. Incorporating the best and most up-to-date scholarship, the authors assess the politics of Roman Catholics evangelical, mainline, and African American Protestants Jews Muslims and other conventional and not-so-conventional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Westview Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813348513
SKU
V9780813348513
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About Allen D Hertzke
Robert Booth Fowler is Herbert and Evelyn Howe Bascom Professor of Integrated Liberal Studies and Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An award-winning teacher, he is also the author of numerous books.Allen D. Hertzke is David Ross Boyd Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma. He is author or editor of several books on ... Read more
Reviews for Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices
Praise for Previous Editions: "This thoughtful new edition closely tracks the current salience of religion to the political system, while carefully placing these developments in historical and theoretical context. It will promote discussion of the key issues in the field in both introductory and upper level courses
a real achievement."
Paul A. Djupe, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Denison University "Carefully ... Read more
a real achievement."
Paul A. Djupe, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Denison University "Carefully ... Read more