{"product_id":"religion-and-democracy-in-the-united-states-9780691147291","title":"Religion and Democracy in the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsiders the ways Americans understand the relationship between their religious beliefs and the political arena. This work covers such topics as: how religious diversity affects American democracy, how religion is implicated in America's partisan battles, and how religion affects ideas about race, ethnicity, and gender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I am highly enthusiastic about this book's engaged, yet rigorous, political science, as well as its examination of the ways in which religion and politics are intertwined. This is a rich and substantive book.\"\u003cb\u003e—David Campbell, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book's target audience should be scholars and students of American politics who are either unaware or skeptical of religion's relevance to their enterprise. In this regard, the book is a remarkable contribution. It brings together a fine sampling of the work that's being done today by scholars of religion and American politics all in one volume.\"\u003cb\u003e—Laura R. Olson, Clemson University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403777745239,"sku":"9780691147291","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/religion-and-democracy-in-the-united-states-9780691147291","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}