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