Religion and American politics: domestic and international contexts
"This book presents a broad international and interdisciplinary perspective on the role of religion in American politics (both domestic and international). The volume is a result of the cooperation between Jagiellonian University scholars and an international group of academics, including renow...
| Résumé: | "This book presents a broad international and interdisciplinary perspective on the role of religion in American politics (both domestic and international). The volume is a result of the cooperation between Jagiellonian University scholars and an international group of academics, including renowned American specialists, who study the interactions between religion and American politics. Coming not only from the USA, but also from Israel, Spain, Hungary, Poland and the Palestinian territories, they give readers a unique international perspective on how the US deals with issues on the intersection of religion and politics. The volume starts with discussing theoretical approaches used in the book and introduces the debate on the new conceptualizations of political science of religion. The following chapters focus on various religious influences in US politics, civil religion, legal issues, public attitudes and the role of Black churches"-- The role of religion in American politics : research approaches / Paulina Napierała -- American civil religion after Trump : twilight or rebirth? / Károly Pintér -- Religious influences on American conservative populism : constitutional dimensions of religious and political debates in the US / James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt -- The exploitation of religious passions in the U.S. constitutional practice : the Christian right and the judicial review / Sebastian Kubas -- The legal and political context of contemporary free exercise jurisprudence / Jerold L. Waltman -- Religion, liberty, and marriage equality / Emily R. Gill -- Religious clauses of the First Amendment in the concept of 'American Islam' in the post 11/9 era : the case of Yasir Qadhi / Elad Ben David -- The Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and the activist tradition of the Black church / Paulina Napierała -- Martin Luther King, Jr. on the three social evils in the U.S. : racism, poverty and militarism / Cristóbal Serrán-Pagán y Fuentes -- Cooking up the revolution : the Black Panthers, church kitchens, and the place of religion in the Black Power movement / Michael McLaughlin -- The fire this time : Black church burnings in the era of Obama and Black Lives Matter / Jajuan Johnson -- Religion and support for the 'Trump doctrine' / James L. Guth, Brent F. Nelsen -- Evangelicals' influence on US policy on Israel and the Palestinians in recent decades / Husam Mohamad -- Religion and American public attitudes on global warming, 2020 / Lyman A. Kellstedt, James L. Guth. |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Description matérielle: | 381 Seiten, 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-86596-5 |
