This study discusses the dimensions and interactions of both, religion and politics, in the United States of America (USA), and with special refer to the strong influential role of Christian Evangelists in determining the US policies. Though the subject was previously explored by several writers, this book is special distinguished analyzing the historical background and the roots of Christian Evangelism, all the way till their present status and power. Remarkably, the author presents “in perfect doses” a blend of ideology and events, past and present (updated till late 2006), all tied up in a well organized concise academic approach.
On the symbolic use of religion in politics, see Christopher B. Chapp, Religious Rhetoric and American Politics: The Endurance of Civil Religion in Electoral Campaigns (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2012); Colleen J. Shogan, ...
Hagan, Jacqueline Maria. 2008. Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Haider-Markel, Donald. 2000. “Lesbian and Gay Politics in the States: Interest Groups, ...
... 120–21; Stephen Allen, The Life of Rev. John Allen, Better Known as ''Camp Meeting John'' (Boston: Russell, 1888), 41; William E. Gienapp, ''Who Voted for Lincoln?'' in Abraham Lincoln and the American Political Tradition, ed.
"--Leigh E. Schmidt, Princeton University "With brevity and clarity, this book provides a sweeping survey of the often uneasy relationship between religion and politics in the American experience, from the founding era to the twenty-first ...
Smith, Gary Scott, Religion in the Oval Office: The Religious Lives of American Presidents (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). A broad historical examination that uses select presidents' own words, religious participation, ...
17. be John F. Wilson, ed., Church and State in America: A Bibliographical Guide, 2 vols. (Westport, Conn. ... Harvard University Press, 2002); James Hitchcock, The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life, vol.
Emphasizes how and why political and religious actors choose to participate in the interplay, in the voting booth, Congress, state legislatures, the presidency, the courts, interest groups, and the larger culture.
Mary Daly, Beyond God the Father (1973) -- 6. THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT AND ITS CRITICS -- Engel v.
There has always been an intricate relationship between religion and politics. This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelation of religion and politics from colonial days to the present....
In Under God, Pulitzer Prize winner and eminent political observer Garry Wills sheds light on the frequent collision between American politics and American religion.