Piety, Politics, and Pluralism Religion, the Courts, and the 2000 Election

by Segers, Mary C.; Garvey, George E.; Evans, Bette Novitt; Jelen, Ted G.; Wilcox, Clyde; Goldberg, Rachel; Hull, Elizabeth A.; Rozell, Mark; Andolina, Molly W.

• ISBN13: 9780742515154
• ISBN10: 074251515X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Piety, Politics, and Pluralism skillfully confronts the question: Is liberal democracy hostile to religion or is it compatible with the rights of believers? Prominent scholars analyze the controversy about religious freedom by examining two areas at the intersection of religion and politics in contemporary American society: the Supreme Court's 1990 decision in Oregon v. Smith and the events of the 2000 presidential campaign. Their essays remind us that in an increasingly pluralistic society, Americans must work continually to reconcile religious commitment and political obligation.

Author Biography

Mary C. Segers is professor of political science at Rutgers University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Religion and Liberal Democracy: An American Perspective	1	(18)
Mary C. Segers
Part One: The Role of Religion in the 2000 Presidential Election
The Extraordinary Election of 2000	19	(22)
Mary C. Segers
Bush v. Gore: Judicial Activism, Conservative Style	41	(16)
Elizaheth A. Hull
The Christian Right in the 2000 GOP Presidential Campaign	57	(18)
Mark J. Rozell
Catholics and the 2000 Presidential Election: Bob Jones University and the Catholic Vote	75	(30)
Mary C. Segers
Stealth Politics: Religious and Moral Issues in the 2000 Election	105	(22)
Molly W. Andolina
Clyde Wilcox
A Historic First: The Lieberman Nomination	127	(24)
Mary C. Segers
Part Two: Religious Liberty in a Pluralistic Society: The Smith Case
Evolving Standards under the Free Exercise Clause: Neutrality or Accommodation?	151	(26)
George E. Garvey
The Constitutional Context of Religious Liberty in the United States	177	(26)
Bette Novit Evans
Political Culture, Political Structure, and Political Conflict: The Persistence of Church-State Conflict in the United States	203	(18)
Ted G. Jelen
Public Attitudes on Church and State: Coexistence or Conflict?	221	(14)
Clyde Wilcox
Rachel Goldberg
Ted G. Jelen
Bibliography	235	(12)
Index	247	(8)
About the Contributors	255