Does religion promote political mobilization? Are individuals
motivated by their faith to focus on issues of social justice,
personal morality, or both? What is the relationship between
religious conviction and partisanship? Does religious identity
reinforce or undermine other political identifications like race,
ethnicity, and class? The answers to these questions are hardly
monolithic, varying between and within major American religious
groups. With an electoral climate increasingly shaped by issues of
faith, values, and competing moral visions, it is both fascinating
and essential to examine the religious and political currents
within America's major religious traditions. J. Matthew Wilson and
a group of prominent religion and politics scholars examine these
topics and assess one question central to these issues: How does
faith shape political action in America's diverse religious
communities? "From Pews to Polling Places" seeks to cover a rich
mosaic of religious and ethnic perspectives with considerable
breadth by examining evangelical Christians, the religious left,
Catholics, Mormons, African Americans, Latinos, Jews, and Muslims.
Along with these groups, the book takes a unique look at the role
of secular and antifundamentalist positions, adding an even wider
outlook to these critical concerns. The contributors demonstrate
how different theologies, histories, and social situations drive
distinct conceptualizations of the relationship between religious
and political life. At the same time, however, the book points to
important commonalities across traditions that can inform our
discussions on the impact of religion on political life. In
emphasizing these similarities, the authors explore the challenges
of political mobilization, partisanship, and the intersections of
religion and ethnicity.
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