Wolfe / Katznelson Religion and Democracy in the United States

Danger or Opportunity?
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3677-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolfe, Alan

Katznelson, Ira

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction by Rosa DeLauro 1

Part I: Religious Pluralism and American Democracy

Chapter 1: Political Science, Democracy, and Religion by Alan Wolfe 19

Chapter 2: Religious Diversity and American Democracy: A View from the Polls by John C. Green 46

Chapter 3: Muslim Americans: Enriching or Depleting American Democracy? by Amaney Jamal 89

Chapter 4: The Constitutions of Religious Pluralism in the United States by Bette Novit Evans 114

Part II: Religion and Democratic Values

Chapter 5: The Political Consequences of Religiosity: Does Religion Always Cause Political Intolerance? by James L. Gibson 147

Chapter 6: The Christian Right and Civic Virtue byClyde Wilcox 176

Chapter 7: Religion and Party Activists: A "Perfect Storm" of Polarization or a Recipe for Pragmatism? by Geoffrey C. Layman 212

Part III: Political Diversity and American Religion

Chapter 8: Entering the Promised Land? The Rise of Prosperity Gospel and Post-Civil Rights Black Politics by Fredrick C. Harris 255

Chapter 9: This Far by Faith? Religion, Gender, and Efficacy by Allison Calhoun-Brown 279

Chapter 10: Religion and the Political and Civic Lives of Latinos by David L. Leal 308

Part IV: Religion and Cultural Conflict

Chapter 11: Mobilizing Religious Differences in American Politics by Kenneth D. Wald and David C. Leege 355

Chapter 12: Faith in America: Political Theory's Logic of Autonomy and Logic of Congruence by Nancy L. Rosenblum 382

Conclusion: Reflections on Religion, Democracy, and the Politics of Good and Evil by Ira Katznelson 411

Index 431

Über Autor(innen)

Alan Wolfe is professor of political science at Boston College. Ira Katznelson is the Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University.