The Faith Factor

by Green, John C.

• ISBN13: 9780275987183
• ISBN10: 0275987183
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-30
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

The impact of religion on the 2004 presidential election results provoked widespread consternation and surprise. In fact, religion and faith have played a vital role in American elections for some time, and here, Green explores the links and how they have changed over time.Green posits that an "old religion gap" describing longstanding political differences among religious communities has been supplanted by a "new religion gap" revealing political divisions based on religious behavior and belief. He puts the differences into context and documents the changing role of religion in politics over the last 60 years.

Author Biography

John C. Green is Senior Fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. He is also Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	p. vii
Series Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Consternation and Surprise: Religion and the 2004 Presidential Election	p. 1
The Old Religion Gap: The Politics of Belonging	p. 21
The New Religion Gap: The Politics of Behaving and Believing	p. 45
The Meaning of the Religion Gaps: Issues and Coalitions	p. 67
The Religion Gaps in Social Context: Gender, Age, and Income	p. 91
The Religion Gaps in Regional Context	p. 113
The Religion Gaps in Action: Campaign Contact and Activism	p. 141
The Religion Gaps and the Future	p. 167
Major Religious Traditions and Denominational Affiliation	p. 177
Major Religious Traditions by State	p. 181
Notes	p. 185
Selected Bibliography on Religion and Politics	p. 199
Index	p. 207
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