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• catalog abstract "The leading book in its field, Religion and Politics in the United States is a comprehensive guide to the political mobilization of religious organizations, their impact at the ballot box, and their influence on the framing of national agendas. Stressing the diversity of religion in the United States and its consequences for American political life, author Kenneth D. Wald argues that no one can fully understand how America governs itself without recognizing the profound influence of religion. - Back cover.".
• catalog contributor b9675477.
• catalog contributor b9675478.
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1981-1989.".
• catalog coverage "United States Religion 1960-".
• catalog created "c1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "c1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
• catalog description "A secular society? The puzzle of religious vitality -- Possible explanations -- Why the United States? -- Religion and politics : points of contact. Incentives : the causes of religious intervention in politics -- Opportunity : how government structure encourages political action by churches -- Religion as a political resource -- Limits on religious influence in politics -- Religion and American political culture. The Puritan imprint on colonial thought -- Covenant theology and the right to revolt -- Puritanism and democracy : a qualification -- "Total depravity" : and institutional restraint -- One nation under God : a civil religion -- Civil religion as a double-edged sword -- One of many influences -- Religion and the state. The genesis of church-state conflict -- Principles of church-state relations -- The founders and religion -- How far can government go? -- The wall of separation grows higher -- Religious expression in the public schools -- Making sense of the establishment clause -- Extending free-exercise claims -- A free-exercise standard -- The politics of church-state relations -- Assaults on the new order : loosening the establishment clause -- The fall and rise of free exercise -- Can we do better?".
• catalog description "Continuity and change outside the evangelical camp. Catholicism : the conservative political heritage -- The transformation of Catholic attitudes -- Abortion : the Catholic response -- Abortion : a Catholic issue? -- The political traditions of mainline Protestants -- Mainline activism : sources and reactions -- Retrenchment -- African American Protestants : the perpetuation of liberalism -- The infrastructure of African American politics -- Jews and U.S. political trends -- Religion and American political life. The case against religious influence in politics -- Assessing the evidence -- The case for religion in politics.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-388) and index.".
• catalog description "Religion and American public policy. Interest group activities -- Organizing for political action -- The question of representation -- Paths of influence -- The judiciary -- The president's religion -- Religious values and government activities -- Limitations on religious influence -- Religious activism in politics : costs and benefits -- The religious dimension of American political behavior. Patterns of religious affiliation -- Political identity -- Political issues -- The "social issue" -- The "culture war" thesis -- Religious differences and social standing --Religion and political values -- Religion and group interests -- The role of social integration -- The political mobilization of evangelical Protestants. The political background -- Roots of the "New Christian Right" -- Building a national movement -- Evangelical political action in the 1980s -- The next generation -- Theories of evangelical mobilization -- The New Christian Right as a mass movement -- A fractious family -- The electoral dimension of the NCR -- A Republican dilemma? -- The consequences for public policy.".
• catalog description "The leading book in its field, Religion and Politics in the United States is a comprehensive guide to the political mobilization of religious organizations, their impact at the ballot box, and their influence on the framing of national agendas. Stressing the diversity of religion in the United States and its consequences for American political life, author Kenneth D. Wald argues that no one can fully understand how America governs itself without recognizing the profound influence of religion. - Back cover.".
• catalog extent "xv, 400 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Religion and politics in the United States.".
• catalog identifier "1568021577".
• catalog isFormatOf "Religion and politics in the United States.".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "c1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : CQ Press,".
• catalog relation "Religion and politics in the United States.".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1981-1989.".
• catalog spatial "United States Religion 1960-".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "322/.1/097309049 20".
• catalog subject "BL2525 .W35 1997".
• catalog subject "Religion and politics United States History 20th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "A secular society? The puzzle of religious vitality -- Possible explanations -- Why the United States? -- Religion and politics : points of contact. Incentives : the causes of religious intervention in politics -- Opportunity : how government structure encourages political action by churches -- Religion as a political resource -- Limits on religious influence in politics -- Religion and American political culture. The Puritan imprint on colonial thought -- Covenant theology and the right to revolt -- Puritanism and democracy : a qualification -- "Total depravity" : and institutional restraint -- One nation under God : a civil religion -- Civil religion as a double-edged sword -- One of many influences -- Religion and the state. The genesis of church-state conflict -- Principles of church-state relations -- The founders and religion -- How far can government go? -- The wall of separation grows higher -- Religious expression in the public schools -- Making sense of the establishment clause -- Extending free-exercise claims -- A free-exercise standard -- The politics of church-state relations -- Assaults on the new order : loosening the establishment clause -- The fall and rise of free exercise -- Can we do better?".
• catalog tableOfContents "Continuity and change outside the evangelical camp. Catholicism : the conservative political heritage -- The transformation of Catholic attitudes -- Abortion : the Catholic response -- Abortion : a Catholic issue? -- The political traditions of mainline Protestants -- Mainline activism : sources and reactions -- Retrenchment -- African American Protestants : the perpetuation of liberalism -- The infrastructure of African American politics -- Jews and U.S. political trends -- Religion and American political life. The case against religious influence in politics -- Assessing the evidence -- The case for religion in politics.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Religion and American public policy. Interest group activities -- Organizing for political action -- The question of representation -- Paths of influence -- The judiciary -- The president's religion -- Religious values and government activities -- Limitations on religious influence -- Religious activism in politics : costs and benefits -- The religious dimension of American political behavior. Patterns of religious affiliation -- Political identity -- Political issues -- The "social issue" -- The "culture war" thesis -- Religious differences and social standing --Religion and political values -- Religion and group interests -- The role of social integration -- The political mobilization of evangelical Protestants. The political background -- Roots of the "New Christian Right" -- Building a national movement -- Evangelical political action in the 1980s -- The next generation -- Theories of evangelical mobilization -- The New Christian Right as a mass movement -- A fractious family -- The electoral dimension of the NCR -- A Republican dilemma? -- The consequences for public policy.".
• catalog title "Religion and politics in the United States / Kenneth D. Wald.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".