Opis: Faith in the New Millennium

In the last few decades, all major presidential candidates have openly discussed the role of faith in their lives, sharing their religious beliefs and church commitments with the media and their constituencies. And yet, to the surprise of many Americans, God played almost no role in the 2012 presidential campaign. During the campaign, incumbent Barack Obama minimized the role of religion in his administration and in his life. This was in stark contrast to his emphasis, in 2008, on how his Chicago church had nurtured him as a person, community organizer, and politician, which ultimately backfired when incendiary messages preached by his liberationist pastor Jeremiah Wright went viral. The Republican Party faced a different kind of problem in 2012, with the increasing irrelevance or absence of founders of the Religious Right such as Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell. Furthermore, with Mormon Mitt Romney running as the GOP candidate, party operatives avoided shining a spotlight on religion, recognizing that vast numbers of Americans remain suspicious of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The absence of God during the 2012 election reveals that the United States is at a crossroads with regards to faith, even while religion 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 generation that launched the culture wars fades into history and a new, substantially more diverse population matures, the question of how faith is functioning in the new millennium has become more important than ever. In Faith in the New Millennium historians, sociologists, and religious studies scholars tackle contemporary issues, controversies, and policies 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. This melding of past and present offers readers a rare opportunity to assess Americans' current wrestling with matters of faith, and provides valuable insight into the many ways that faith has shaped and transformed the age of Obama and how the age of Obama has shaped American religious faith. "In this outstanding collection, two leading scholars of religion and politics in America's past have brought together an all-star roster of historians to discuss religion and politics in our present. Brimming with expertise and insights, Faith in the New Millennium is scholarship-in-action at its very finest." --Kevin M. Kruse, author of One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian AmericaList of Contributors ; Introduction ; I. POLITICS ; 1. The Founding Fathers in Modern America by Kate Carte Engel ; 2. Slavery and Religion in (Not Just) a Christian Nation by Edward J. Blum ; 3. Religion and the "Outsider" Candidates by Charles F. Irons ; 4. African American Religious Conservatives in the New Millennium by Anthea Butler ; 5. Barack Hussein Obama: America's First Muslim President? by Rebecca Anne Goetz ; II. POLICY ; 6. From Drone War to Indian War: Protecting (and Liberating) Innocent Women and Children by Jennifer Graber ; 7. Crude Awakenings in the Age of Oil by Darren Dochuk ; 8. The Welfare of Faith by Alison Collis Greene ; 9. Latino/a Religious Communities and Immigration in Modern America by Arlene Sanchez-Walsh ; 10. Teaching about Religion in Red State America by Mark Chancey ; 11. America's World Mission in the Age of Obama by Andrew Preston ; III. RELIGION ; 12. Between Hope and Despair: Obama and Evangelical Politics by Steven P. Miller ; 13. Secrets and the Making of Mormon Moments by J. Spencer Fluhman ; 14. Preparing for Doomsday by Matthew Avery Sutton ; 15. The Rise of the Nones by Matthew S. Hedstrom ; 16. The Blessings of American Pluralism and Those Who Rail Against It by Kevin M. Schultz ; Afterword: Amanda Porterfield

Szczegóły: Faith in the New Millennium

Tytuł: Faith in the New Millennium
Producent: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199372706
Rok produkcji: 2016
Ilość stron: 320
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.43 kg

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