Christian Clergy in American Politics

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-8018-6704-0
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

In recent decades, Christian clergy have ever more frequently had to decide whether to become involved in politics. When they do become involved, their influence can be substantial. In this book Sue E. S. Crawford, Laura R. Olson, and their coauthors explore the political choices clergy make and the consequences of these choices. Drawing on personal interviews and statistical data to place the actions of clergy in both their religious and secular contexts, the authors study mainline and evangelical Protestant, Catholic, and Mennonite communities. They examine the role of white, African American, and female religious leaders. And they address issues of local development, city government, and national and international politics.

Contributors: Christi J. Braun, Boston University School of Law • Timothy A. Byrnes, Colgate University • James C. Cavendish, University of South Florida • Sue E. S. Crawford, Creighton University • Katie Day, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia • Melissa M. Deckman, Washington College • Paul A. Djupe, Denison University • Joel S. Fetzer, Central Michigan University • James L. Guth, Furman University • Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada-Las Vegas • Laura R. Olson, Clemson University • James M. Penning, Calvin College • Mary R. Sawyer, Iowa State University • Corwin E. Smidt, Calvin College

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crawford, Sue E S

Olson, Laura R

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables
Preface
Part I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. Clergy in Politics: Political Choices and Consequences
Chapter 2. Notes for a Theory of Clergy as Political Leaders
Chapter 3. Reflections on the Status of Research on Clergy in Politics
Part II. POLITICAL CHOICES
Chapter 4. Gender and Political Choices of Women Clergy
Chapter 5. Theocratic, Prophetic, and Ecumenical: Political Roles of African American Clergy
Chapter 6. The Construction of Political Strategies among African American Clergy
Chapter 7. Clergy as Political Actors in Urban Contexts
Chapter 8. American Church or Church in America?: The Politics of Catholic Bishops in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 9. The Mobilization of a Religious Elite: Political Activism Among Southern Baptist Clergy in 1996
Chapter 10. Reformed Preachers in Politics
Part III. POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES
Chapter 11. Shaping Pacifism: The Role of the Local Anabaptist Pastor
Chapter 12. Cardinal O'Connor and His Constituents: Differential Benefits and Public Evaluations
Chapter 13. To March or Not to March: Clergy Mobilization Strategies and Grassroots Antidrug Activism
Part IV: CONCLUSION
Chapter 14. Choices and Consequences in Context
Notes
References
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Olson, Laura R
Laura R. Olson is an assistant professor of political science at Clemson University. She is author or coauthor of Filled with the Spirit and Power: Protestant Clergy in Politics, The Religious Dimension of Political Behavior, and Religion and Politics in America.

Crawford, Sue E S
Sue E. S. Crawford is an assistant professor of political science and international studies at Creighton University.

Sue E. S. Crawford is an assistant professor of political science and international studies at Creighton University. Laura R. Olson is an assistant professor of political science at Clemson University. She is author or coauthor of Filled with the Spirit and Power: Protestant Clergy in Politics, The Religious Dimension of Political Behavior, and Religion and Politics in America.