In God at the Grassroots 2016: The Christian Right in American Politics, a distinguished group of political scientists, many of whom have been studying the Christian Right for more than two decades, assess the 2016 elections from the standpoint of religious conservative activism. These elections, more than any that they have analyzed, best tell the story of the resilience of this movement and its enduring importance. The contributors address the evolution of the religious right movement for more than two decades and focus primarily on the movement’s role in the 2016 elections. The first section examines the broader national context, with chapters on the Republican nomination campaign, the general election, and the relationship between the religious right and the tea party. The second section comprises state-specific chapters, focusing primarily on the crucial states in the 2016 presidential contest. They conclude with lessons learned from the studies of the religious right in the elections from 1994 through 2016 and address directions for continued research on the subject. Contributions by Joseph Cella, Kimberly H. Conger, Matthew Corrigan, Paul A. Djupe, Christopher P. Gilbert, James L. Guth, Donna R. Hoffman, Ted G. Jelen, Alexander Jensen, Christopher W. Larimer, Mikael Pelz, Sucheta Pyakuryal, Carin Robinson, Mark J. Rozell, Corwin E. Smidt, Oran P. Smith, Kenneth D. Wald, Clyde Wilcox, and Abigail Zofchak
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In God at the Grassroots, 2016, a distinguished group of political scientists assess the 2016 elections from the standpoint of religious conservative activism. The 2016 elections, more than any election that they have analyzed, best tell the story of the resilience of this movement and of its enduring importance.
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PART ONE: The Christian Right Movement in 2016 Chapter One: Donald J. Trump and the Enduring Religion Factor in U.S. Politics, Mark J. Rozell Chapter Two: Evangelicals and President Trump: The Not So Odd Couple, Ted G. Jelen and Kenneth D. Wald PART TWO: Key States in the 2016 Election Chapter Three: Ohio: Christian Right in Kasich Country?, Paul A. Djupe and Kimberly H. Conger Chapter Four: Iowa: The Religious Right as Sometime Republican Kingmaker, Christopher W. Larimer and Donna R. Hoffman Chapter Five: Michigan: The Christian Right in the Presidential Election, Corwin E. Smidt and Mikael Pelz Chapter Six: Minnesota: The Resurgence of Evangelical Political Strength in 2016, Christopher P. Gilbert, Joseph Cella, and Alexander Jensen Chapter Seven: Colorado: Hiking in Rocky Terrain, Carin Robinson Chapter Eight: Florida: Trump Connects with the Christian Right, Matthew Corrigan, Sucheta Pyakuryal, and Kenneth Wald Chapter Nine: Virginia: Christian Right Birthplace Rejects Trump, Mark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox Chapter Ten: South Carolina: Integration and Challenge?, Oran P. Smith and James L. Guth PART THREE: CONCLUSION Chapter Eleven: The Last Temptation of the Christian Right?, Clyde Wilcox About the Editors
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This book addresses the influence of the American religious Right on the 2016 presidential election campaign. It follows up on a series published in the late 1990s and early 2000s that went into hiatus from 2004 to 2016. The editors, Rozell (George Mason) and Wilcox (Georgetown), are distinguished scholars of religion and American politics. Contributors to this book study the dynamics of the religious Right in eight pivotal states. Their focus is on the role of interest groups during the primaries and general elections, but they also analyze the electoral strategies of the main campaigns. Contributors seek to explain the apparent anomaly of Christian support for the Trump candidacy. Their analysis is succinct and based on strong empirical research. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
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Contributions by Joseph Cella, Kimberly H. Conger, Matthew Corrigan, Paul A. Djupe, Christopher P. Gilbert, James L. Guth, Donna R. Hoffman, Ted G. Jelen, Alexander Jensen, Christopher W. Larimer, Mikael Pelz, Sucheta Pyakuryal, Carin Robinson, Mark J. Rozell, Corwin E. Smidt, Oran P. Smith, Kenneth D. Wald, Clyde Wilcox, and Abigail Zofchak
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781538108918
Publisert
2017-11-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
445 gr
Høyde
238 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
210

Biographical note

Mark J. Rozell is dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University.