Table of Contents:
  • The role of religion in American politics : research approaches / Paulina Napierała
  • American civil religion after Trump : twilight or rebirth? / Károly Pintér
  • Religious influences on American conservative populism : constitutional dimensions of religious and political debates in the US / James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt
  • The exploitation of religious passions in the U.S. constitutional practice : the Christian right and the judicial review / Sebastian Kubas
  • The legal and political context of contemporary free exercise jurisprudence / Jerold L. Waltman
  • Religion, liberty, and marriage equality / Emily R. Gill
  • Religious clauses of the First Amendment in the concept of 'American Islam' in the post 11/9 era : the case of Yasir Qadhi / Elad Ben David
  • The Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and the activist tradition of the Black church / Paulina Napierała
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. on the three social evils in the U.S. : racism, poverty and militarism / Cristóbal Serrán-Pagán y Fuentes
  • Cooking up the revolution : the Black Panthers, church kitchens, and the place of religion in the Black Power movement / Michael McLaughlin
  • The fire this time : Black church burnings in the era of Obama and Black Lives Matter / Jajuan Johnson
  • Religion and support for the 'Trump doctrine' / James L. Guth, Brent F. Nelsen
  • Evangelicals' influence on US policy on Israel and the Palestinians in recent decades / Husam Mohamad
  • Religion and American public attitudes on global warming, 2020 / Lyman A. Kellstedt, James L. Guth.
  • Cover
  • HalfTitle
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • The Role of Religion in American Politics: Research Approaches
  • Evolving Relations Between Religion and American Politics
  • American Civil Religion After Trump: Twilight or Rebirth?
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Civil Religion in the 1970s and in the 2010s
  • The Role of the President in American Civil Religion
  • Donald Trump and His Clash with American Civil Religion
  • Conclusion
  • Religious Influences on American Conservative Populism
  • Introduction
  • Theory: Populist Themes
  • Theory: Religion
  • Data and Methods
  • Religion and "Thin" Populism: Political System Beliefs
  • Majoritarian Rough Politics
  • Distrust of Government
  • Declinism
  • Distrust of Experts
  • Religion and Populist Policy Beliefs
  • White Nationalism
  • Social Traditionalism
  • Welfare Chauvinism
  • Putting It All Together: Religion and the "Populist Syndrome"
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Constitutional Dimensions of Religious and Political Debates in the United States
  • The Exploitation of Religious Passions in the U.S. Constitutional Practice: The Christian Right and the Judicial Review
  • Introduction
  • Two Socio-Political Trajectories Raising the Importance of Religious Voters
  • Translating Religious Preferences into Law
  • Divergent Understandings of the First Amendment's Religion Clauses
  • Toward the Legal Accommodation of Religion: The Evolution of the U.S. Supreme Court's Religious Freedom Jurisprudence
  • Free Exercise of Religion during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Conclusion: Scopes Monkey Trial Revisited?
  • The Legal and Political Context of Contemporary Free Exercise Jurisprudence
  • The Historical Background
  • A Changing Social Reality
  • An Anatomy of Three Recent Cases
  • Conclusion
  • Religion, Liberty, and Marriage Equality
  • Introduction
  • Divergent Views of Marriage Equality
  • The United States Supreme Court before Obergefell
  • Obergefell v. Hodges
  • Commentary on Majority Opinion
  • Commentary on Dissenting Opinions
  • Conclusion
  • Religious Clauses of the First Amendment in the Concept of "American Islam" of Post-9/11 Era: The Case of Yasir Qadhi
  • Introduction
  • Islam in America of the Post-9/11 Era
  • The Figure of Yasir Qadhi
  • Qadhi's Use of the Freedom of Religion to Bolster the Concept of "American Islam"
  • The Pros of Religious Freedom in America, in Comparison to France
  • The Importance of the Islamic Practice in the Private Sphere
  • The Distinction Between "Morality and Legality"
  • "Proposition 8" Case
  • The Reaction to the Blasphemy of the Prophet Muhammad: The Movie "Innocence of Muslims"
  • The LGBTQ and the Supreme Court Decision in 2015
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Religion, Race, and Politics: The Political Role of the Black Church
  • The Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and the Activist Tradition of the Black Church
  • Introduction
  • The Historical Context