David E. Campbell

Secular Surge (eBook, PDF)

A New Fault Line in American Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

American society is rapidly secularizing-a radical departure from its historically high level of religiosity-and politics is a big part of the reason. Just as, forty years ago, the Religious Right arose as a new political movement, today secularism is gaining traction as a distinct and politically energized identity. This book examines the political causes and political consequences of this secular surge, drawing on a wealth of original data. The authors show that secular identity is in part a reaction to the Religious Right. However, while the political impact of secularism is profound, there may not yet be a Secular Left to counterbalance the Religious Right. Secularism has introduced new tensions within the Democratic Party while adding oxygen to political polarization between Democrats and Republicans. Still there may be opportunities to reach common ground if politicians seek to forge coalitions that encompass both secular and religious Americans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108924290
• Artikelnr.: 66183996

Autorenporträt

David E. Campbell is the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the co-author of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (2010) and Seeking the Promised Land: Mormons and American Politics (Cambridge, 2014), as well as numerous other publications on religion, civic engagement, and American politics. Campbell is a nationally recognized expert in the study of religion's role in American politics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Secular Surge
2. America the Secular
3. Public Secularism
4. Secularism and Civic Engagement
5. Secularism and Political Attitudes
6. Non-Religiosity and Backlash Politics
7. Secularism and Party Politics
8. Secularism and the Democrats
9. Non-Religiosity and the Republicans
10. Secularism on the Stump
11. Beyond the Secular Surge.