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Profound demographic and cultural changes in American society over
the last half century have unsettled conventional understandings of
the relationship between religious and political identity. The
"Protestant mainline" continues to shrink in numbers, as well as in
cultural and political influence. The growing population of
American Muslims seek both acceptance and a firmer footing within
the nation's cultural and political imagination. Debates over
contraception, same-sex relationships, and "prosperity" preaching
continue to roil the waters of American cultural politics. Perhaps
most remarkably, the fastest-rising religious demographic in most
public opinion surveys is "none," giving rise to a new demographic
that Gutterman and Murphy name "Religious Independents." Even the
evangelical movement, which powerfully re-entered American politics
during the 1970s and 1980s and retains a strong foothold in the
Republican Party, has undergone generational turnover and no longer
represents a monolithic political bloc. Political Religion and
Religious Politics:Navigating Identities in the United States
explores the multifaceted implications of these developments by
examining a series of contentious issues in contemporary American
politics. Gutterman and Murphy take up the controversy over the
"Ground Zero Mosque," the political and legal battles over the
contraception mandate in the Affordable Health Care Act and the
ensuing Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision, the national response
to the Great Recession and the rise in economic inequality, and
battles over the public school curricula, seizing on these divisive
challenges as opportunities to illuminate the changing role of
religion in American public life. Placing the current moment into
historical perspective, and reflecting on the possible future of
religion, politics, and cultural conflict in the United States,
Gutterman and Murphy explore the cultural and political dynamics of
evolving notions of national and religious identity. They argue
that questions of religion are questions of identity -- personal,
social, and political identity -- and that they function in many of
the same ways as race, sex, gender, and ethnicity in the
construction of personal meaning, the fostering of solidarity with
others, and the conflict they can occasion in the political arena.
Profound demographic and cultural changes in American society over
the last half century have unsettled conventional understandings of
the relationship between religious and political identity. The
"Protestant mainline" continues to shrink in numbers, as well as in
cultural and political influence. The growing population of
American Muslims seek both acceptance and a firmer footing within
the nation's cultural and political imagination. Debates over
contraception, same-sex relationships, and "prosperity" preaching
continue to roil the waters of American cultural politics. Perhaps
most remarkably, the fastest-rising religious demographic in most
public opinion surveys is "none," giving rise to a new demographic
that Gutterman and Murphy name "Religious Independents." Even the
evangelical movement, which powerfully re-entered American politics
during the 1970s and 1980s and retains a strong foothold in the
Republican Party, has undergone generational turnover and no longer
represents a monolithic political bloc. Political Religion and
Religious Politics:Navigating Identities in the United States
explores the multifaceted implications of these developments by
examining a series of contentious issues in contemporary American
politics. Gutterman and Murphy take up the controversy over the
"Ground Zero Mosque," the political and legal battles over the
contraception mandate in the Affordable Health Care Act and the
ensuing Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision, the national response
to the Great Recession and the rise in economic inequality, and
battles over the public school curricula, seizing on these divisive
challenges as opportunities to illuminate the changing role of
religion in American public life. Placing the current moment into
historical perspective, and reflecting on the possible future of
religion, politics, and cultural conflict in the United States,
Gutterman and Murphy explore the cultural and political dynamics of
evolving notions of national and religious identity. They argue
that questions of religion are questions of identity -- personal,
social, and political identity -- and that they function in many of
the same ways as race, sex, gender, and ethnicity in the
construction of personal meaning, the fostering of solidarity with
others, and the conflict they can occasion in the political arena.
Scholarship on the role of religion in American public life has
taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the
attacks of September 11, 2001. This volume brings together an
impressive group of scholars to build on past work and broaden the
scope of this crucial inquiry in two respects: by exploring aspects
of the religion-politics nexus in the United States that have been
neglected in the past, and by examining traditional questions
concerning the religious tincture of American political discourse
in provocative new ways. Essays include examinations of religious
rhetoric in American political and cultural discourse after
September 11th, the impact of religious ideas on environmental
ethics, religion and American law beyond the First Amendment,
religious responses to questions of gay and lesbian rights, the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and issues of free
speech and public space in Utah, and the role of religious
institutions and ideas on the political priorities of
African-American and Latino communities. In addition, Religion,
Politics, and American Identity includes introductory and
concluding essays by leading scholars in the field of religion and
politics that assess present and future directions for study.
Scholarship on the role of religion in American public life has
taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the
attacks of September 11, 2001. This volume brings together an
impressive group of scholars to build on past work and broaden the
scope of this crucial inquiry in two respects: by exploring aspects
of the religion-politics nexus in the United States that have been
neglected in the past, and by examining traditional questions
concerning the religious tincture of American political discourse
in provocative new ways. Essays include examinations of religious
rhetoric in American political and cultural discourse after
September 11th, the impact of religious ideas on environmental
ethics, religion and American law beyond the First Amendment,
religious responses to questions of gay and lesbian rights, the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and issues of free
speech and public space in Utah, and the role of religious
institutions and ideas on the political priorities of
African-American and Latino communities. In addition, Religion,
Politics, and American Identity includes introductory and
concluding essays by leading scholars in the field of religion and
politics that assess present and future directions for study.
The Active Society, published in 1968, is the most ambitious book
in Amitai Etzioni's remarkable career. It is sociology in the grand
tradition, with at least one foot outside its own time. In it,
Etzioni confronts the great modern irony- that setting out to
become the masters of nature, humans become mastered by their own
instruments- championing the sense of agency and aiming to
demonstrate that humanity can direct its own creations, or at
least, that societies can aspire to a greater measure of authentic
self-government. In this new collection of essays, Wilson Carey
McWilliams brings together scholars in a range of disciplines to
analyze the significance and shortcomings of this important work.
They comment on the importance of Etzioni's contributions, the
magnitude of his achievement, and the extent to which The Active
Society speaks to contemporary social and political life.
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The Active Society, published in 1968, is the most ambitious book
in Amitai Etzioni's remarkable career. It is sociology in the grand
tradition, with at least one foot outside its own time. In it,
Etzioni confronts the great modern irony that setting out to become
the masters of nature, humans become mastered by their own
instruments championing the sense of agency and aiming to
demonstrate that humanity can direct its own creations, or at
least, that societies can aspire to a greater measure of authentic
self-government. In this new collection of essays, Wilson Carey
McWilliams brings together scholars in a range of disciplines to
analyze the significance and shortcomings of this important work.
They comment on the importance of Etzioni's contributions, the
magnitude of his achievement, and the extent to which The Active
Society speaks to contemporary social and political life.
"In an era of military conflict and economic hardship, religious
and political leaders adamantly speak in the language of crisis.
Whether one attributes this public religious fervor to a response
to the attacks of September 11, 2001, millennial hopes and fears, a
sense of moral decay (generally based on either growing economic
inequality or the 'breakdown of the American family'), or a sign of
the normal progression of the stages of history, the discourse of
religious revival is increasingly prominent. And, as is amply
evident in the United States and throughout the world, devout
declarations of religious belief in the public sphere can bring
intractable passions to politics." from Chapter 1What are the
relationships among religion, politics, and narratives? What makes
prophetic political narratives congenial or hostile to democratic
political life? David S. Gutterman explores the prophetic politics
of four twentieth- and twenty-first-century American Christian
social movements: the Reverend Billy Sunday and his vision of
"muscular Christianity"; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil
Rights movement; the conservative Christian male organization
Promise Keepers; and the progressive antipoverty organization Call
to Renewal. Gutterman develops a theory based on the work of Hannah
Arendt and others and employs this framework to analyze expressions
of the prophetic impulse in the political narrative of the United
States. In the process, he examines timely issues about the tense
and intricate relationship between religion and politics. Even
prior to George W. Bush's faith-based initiative, debates about
abortion, family values, welfare reform, and environmental
degradation were informed by religious language and ideas. In an
interdisciplinary and accessible manner, Gutterman translates the
narratives employed by American Christian social movements to
define both the crises in the land and the path to resolving these
crises. The book also explores the engagement of these prophetic
social movements in contentious political issues concerned with
sex, gender, sexuality, race, and class, as well as broader
questions of American identity."
"In an era of military conflict and economic hardship, religious
and political leaders adamantly speak in the language of crisis.
Whether one attributes this public religious fervor to a response
to the attacks of September 11, 2001, millennial hopes and fears, a
sense of moral decay (generally based on either growing economic
inequality or the 'breakdown of the American family'), or a sign of
the normal progression of the stages of history, the discourse of
religious revival is increasingly prominent. And, as is amply
evident in the United States and throughout the world, devout
declarations of religious belief in the public sphere can bring
intractable passions to politics." from Chapter 1What are the
relationships among religion, politics, and narratives? What makes
prophetic political narratives congenial or hostile to democratic
political life? David S. Gutterman explores the prophetic politics
of four twentieth- and twenty-first-century American Christian
social movements: the Reverend Billy Sunday and his vision of
"muscular Christianity"; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil
Rights movement; the conservative Christian male organization
Promise Keepers; and the progressive antipoverty organization Call
to Renewal. Gutterman develops a theory based on the work of Hannah
Arendt and others and employs this framework to analyze expressions
of the prophetic impulse in the political narrative of the United
States. In the process, he examines timely issues about the tense
and intricate relationship between religion and politics. Even
prior to George W. Bush's faith-based initiative, debates about
abortion, family values, welfare reform, and environmental
degradation were informed by religious language and ideas. In an
interdisciplinary and accessible manner, Gutterman translates the
narratives employed by American Christian social movements to
define both the crises in the land and the path to resolving these
crises. The book also explores the engagement of these prophetic
social movements in contentious political issues concerned with
sex, gender, sexuality, race, and class, as well as broader
questions of American identity."
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