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

Name: Religion, Culture, and Politics in the Twentieth-Century United States
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ISBN: 9780231144032

ISBN-10: 0231144032

ISBN-13: 9780231144032

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Authors: Mark Hulsether

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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…

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List price: $32.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 8.50" wide x 5.50" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Mark Hulsether is associate professor of religious studies and American studies at the University of Tennessee and is the author of Building a Protestant Left: Christianity and Crisis Magazine, 1941-1993.



Introduction



Key Players and Themes in US Religion before the Twentieth Century



Changes in the Religious Landscape in the Early Twentieth Century



Religion and Social Conflict in the Early Twentieth Century



Cultural Aspects of Religion in the Early Twentieth Century



Shifts in the Religious Landscape from World War II to the Present



Religion and Evolving Social Conflicts from World War II to the Present



Cultural Aspects of Religion from World War II to the Present


Conclusion: Consensus, Pluralism, and Hegemony in US Religion


Index