Faith in the New Millennium: The Future of Religion and American Politics
Matthew Avery Sutton and Darren Dochuk
Abstract
The United States is at a crossroads in its history. Three decades of political campaigns that at times looked remarkably more like religious revivals than political contests may well be coming to an end. Religion, however, 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 men and women that launched the culture wars fade into history and a new, substantially more diverse generati ... More
The United States is at a crossroads in its history. Three decades of political campaigns that at times looked remarkably more like religious revivals than political contests may well be coming to an end. Religion, however, 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 men and women that launched the culture wars fade into history and a new, substantially more diverse generation (in terms of ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religious affiliation) matures, scholars are assessing how faith is functioning in the new millennium. Each of the contributors to this book tackles a contemporary issue, controversy, or policy 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.
Keywords:
politics,
religion,
diversity,
policy,
Obama,
First Amendment
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199372690 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: December 2015 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199372690.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Matthew Avery Sutton, editor
Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of History, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Darren Dochuk, editor
Associate Professor of History and Humanities, John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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