Religion, Race, and the American Presidency

by Espinosa, Gaston; Calfano, Brian Robert; Dalin, David G.; Djupe, Paul A.; Espinosa, Gastón; Green, John C.; Harris-Lacewell, Melissa V.; Kellstedt, Lyman A.; Kim, So Young; Leege, David C.; Olson, Laura R.; Smidt, Corwin E.; Stenger, Katherine E.; Warber,

• ISBN13: 9780742563216
• ISBN10: 0742563219
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-02
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

"The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. Many of the 2008 presidential candidates proactively courted racial and religious voting constituencies including African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Jews, Muslims, Catholics, Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, women, and seculars and the non-religious. Religion, Race, and the American Presidency examines some of the reasons why, by focusing on the roles of these racial, gender, and religious groups in presidential politics over the last forty years, and in elections from 1996 to 2004 in particular."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

List of Photographs	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Evangelicals and the American Presidency	p. 1
Mainline Protestants and the American Presidency	p. 27
Catholics and the American Presidency	p. 55
Seculars and the American Presidency	p. 81
Women, Religion, and the American Presidency	p. 101
Jews and the American Presidency	p. 129
Muslims and the American Presidency	p. 155
Asian Americans, Religion, and the American Presidency	p. 183
African Americans, Religion, and the American Presidency	p. 205
Latinos, Religion, and the American Presidency	p. 231
Variable Coding for MAPS Data	p. 275
Questions for Pittsburgh Interviewees	p. 277
Survey Information	p. 279
Notes	p. 281
Index	p. 325
About the Editor and Contributors	p. 343
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