The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Politics

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ID20000697
AuthorsJames Guth (0000-0002-8598-957X)
EditorsJames L Guth (Political Science, Furman University), Lyman A Kellstedt (Political Science, Wheaton College, Illinois), Corwin E Smidt (0000-0001-6460-8582, Henry Institute, Calvin College)
Year2009
Pages586
Publication date2009-08-19
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byThe Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Politics, Shaun Casey, 2010
VenueThe Oxford handbook of religion and American politics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195326529.001.0001
OpenAlexW115842236
Open LibraryOL22685624M
ISBN9780195326529
LanguageEN
Citations received109

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Politics is unique to the field of religion and American politics. Religion is, and has always been, a powerful force in American politics. Over the past three decades, the study of religion and politics has gone from being ignored by the scholarly community to being a major focus of research. This research has been dominated by studies of the mass public, but has included some examination of political activists and elites as well. Because this important research is not easily accessible to non-specialists, much of the analysis of religion's role in the political arena that we read in the media is greatly oversimplified. This book seeks to bridge that gap by examining the considerable research that has been conducted to this point and assessing what has been learned, what remains unsettled due to conflicting research findings, and what important questions remain largely unaddressed by current research endeavors. Noted scholars in the field have written articles for the book that examine a particular subject area that: assess the “state of the art” within that area; review important findings, insights, and theoretical advances; outline the current debates that engage scholarly attention; and raise some important, but currently understudied, questions. Thus, the authors review previous work, explain the findings of that research, and speculate about the bases of the various findings related to that topic

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