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Full Description
While existing scholarship addresses the influence of religious affiliation on political attitudes and behaviors in the United States, a number of puzzling questions remain unanswered. In response, The author demonstrates that a more complete conceptualization of religion as a social identity can help to explain many of those puzzles. As he explores the impact, both positive and negative, of religious identity on political attitudes, he also shows that the religion-politics relationship is not a one-way street.
Contents
The Role of Religious Identity in US Politics. Defining Religious Identity. Religious Identity and Support for Members of Congress. Religious Identity and Political Trust: The Obama Era. Christian Identity and Anti-Atheist Intolerance. The Religious Divide. When Religious and Partisan Identities Collide. How Political Identities Influence Religious Beliefs. Is Reconciliation Possible?



