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Faith in the New Millennium - The Future of Religion and American Politics (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,554
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Faith in the New Millennium - The Future of Religion and American Politics (Hardcover): Matthew Avery Sutton, Darren Dochuk

Faith in the New Millennium - The Future of Religion and American Politics (Hardcover)

Matthew Avery Sutton, Darren Dochuk

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In the last few decades, all major presidential candidates have openly discussed the role of faith in their lives, sharing their religious beliefs and church commitments with the media and their constituencies. And yet, to the surprise of many Americans, God played almost no role in the 2012 presidential campaign. During the campaign, incumbent Barack Obama minimized the role of religion in his administration and in his life. This was in stark contrast to his emphasis, in 2008, on how his Chicago church had nurtured him as a person, community organizer, and politician, which ultimately backfired when incendiary messages preached by his liberationist pastor Jeremiah Wright went viral. The Republican Party faced a different kind of problem in 2012, with the increasing irrelevance or absence of founders of the Religious Right such as Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell. Furthermore, with Mormon Mitt Romney running as the GOP candidate, party operatives avoided shining a spotlight on religion, recognizing that vast numbers of Americans remain suspicious of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The absence of God during the 2012 election reveals that the United States is at a crossroads with regards to faith, even while religion continues to play a central role in almost every facet of American culture and political life. The separation of church and state and the disestablishment of religion have fostered a rich religious marketplace characterized by innovation and entrepreneurship. As the generation that launched the culture wars fades into history and a new, substantially more diverse population matures, the question of how faith is functioning in the new millennium has become more important than ever. In Faith in the New Millennium historians, sociologists, and religious studies scholars tackle contemporary issues, controversies, and policies ranging from drone wars to presidential campaigns to the exposing of religious secrets in order to make sense of American life in the new millennium. This melding of past and present offers readers a rare opportunity to assess Americans' current wrestling with matters of faith, and provides valuable insight into the many ways that faith has shaped and transformed the age of Obama and how the age of Obama has shaped American religious faith.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2016
Editors: Matthew Avery Sutton (Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of History) • Darren Dochuk (Associate Professor of History and Humanities)
Dimensions: 237 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-937269-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN: 0-19-937269-1
Barcode: 9780199372690

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