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Book Review: God and Race in American Politics, by Mark A. Noll

June 9, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

God and Race in American Politics: A Short History, Mark A. Noll. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008. Summary: This text explores the interwoven story of religion, race, and politics in American history, with a concluding theological reflection. … [Read more...] about Book Review: God and Race in American Politics, by Mark A. Noll

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Book Review, civil rights, evangelical voter, evangelicals, history, jim crow, justice, mark noll, Political Science, politics, race, religion, voter

Are evangelicals motivated by the same political issues as everybody else?

April 25, 2016 by Joshua Wu Leave a Comment

Do evangelicals use a different political calculus than non-evangelicals in determining which political candidates to support this election season? … [Read more...] about Are evangelicals motivated by the same political issues as everybody else?

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: elections, evangelical voter, evangelicals, myth of the evangelical voter, Political Science, politics, voter

The Myth of Evangelicals’ Political Apathy

April 5, 2016 by Joshua Wu Leave a Comment

Do evangelicals care about and participate in politics? While research firms, Christian leaders and presidential candidates portray American evangelicals as politically disengaged citizens who too often stay home instead of voting, claims of evangelicals' political apathy are overstated. Using data from the nationally representative survey 2016 National Election Study, I find self-identified evangelicals and weekly churchgoers vote more and are more politically active than non-evangelicals and infrequent churchgoers. … [Read more...] about The Myth of Evangelicals’ Political Apathy

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: elections, evangelical voter, evangelicals, myth of the evangelical voter, Political Science, politics, voter

Evangelical (Re)engagement of politics

March 8, 2016 by Joshua Wu 8 Comments

Part of the ritual of the modern presidential election season is a vigorous debate about religion and politics, especially evangelicals and politics.   This year is no exception. … [Read more...] about Evangelical (Re)engagement of politics

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: debate, elections, evangelical voter, evangelicals, myth of the evangelical voter, Political Science, politics, voter

The Myth of the Evangelical Voter

February 15, 2016 by Joshua Wu 11 Comments

Editor's note: We're delighted to welcome Joshua Wu as he starts a new series using data snapshots of evangelicals to frame conversations about the intersection of faith with our public social and political lives. Stay tuned for more soon. During this election season, hardly a day goes by without candidates citing Bible verses, touting their religious beliefs, and jostling to be America's pastor-in-chief. Regardless if public religious fervor reflects a genuine personal faith, it is undeniable that candidates … [Read more...] about The Myth of the Evangelical Voter

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: elections, evangelical voter, evangelicals, myth of the evangelical voter, Political Science, politics, voter

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