Religion, Culture, and Politics in the Twentieth-century United States

by Hulsether, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780231144032
• ISBN10: 0231144032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

Anyone who seeks to understand the dynamics of culture and politics in the United States must grapple with the importance of religion in its many diverse and contentious manifestations. With conservative evangelicals forming the base of the Republican Party, racial-ethnic communities often organized along religious lines, and socio-political movements on the left including major religious components, many of the country's key cultural-political debates are carried out through religious discourse.In this volume, Mark Hulsether leads readers on a tour of religion in the United States. He introduces key players and offers a set of case studies to explore the interaction of these players with major trends in U.S. cultural history. Students in American studies and cultural studies will especially appreciate how Hulsether frames his analysis using categories such as cultural hegemony, race and gender contestation, popular culture, and empire, enabling a more informed and constructive discussion of religion in these fields. Hulsether offers a synthesis that is concise yet internally complex and dynamic& -one that gives special attention to religious diversity and conflict, the relations between religious groups and broader historical trends, and the internal struggles of religious people as they set priorities and cope with emerging change.

Author Biography

Mark Hulsether is associate professor of religious studies and American studies at the University of Tennessee

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Key Players and Themes in US Religion before the Twentieth Century	p. 20
Changes in the Religious Landscape in the Early Twentieth Century	p. 49
Religion and Social Conflict in the Early Twentieth Century	p. 77
Cultural Aspects of Religion in the Early Twentieth Century	p. 108
Shifts in the Religious Landscape from World War II to the Present	p. 138
Religion and Evolving Social Conflicts from World War II to the Present	p. 172
Cultural Aspects of Religion from World War II to the Present	p. 204
Conclusion: Consensus, Pluralism, and Hegemony in US Religion	p. 235
Index	p. 242
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