Religion and Politics in the United States

Kenneth D. Wald is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Samuel R. “Bud” Shorstein Professor Emeritus of American Jewish Culture & Society at the University of Florida.Allison Calhoun-Brown is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Vice President of Student Success at Georgia State University.

• 1. A Secular Society?2. Religion in the American Context3. Religion and American Political Culture4. Religion and the State5. Mobilizing Religious Interests6. Religion and Political Action7. Religion and Public Opinion8. Religion and ConservativePolitical Mobilization9. Religion and Centrist Political Mobilization10. Religion and Liberal Political Mobilization11. The Struggle for Minority Rights: Gender and Sexuality12. Religion and American Political Life

I look forward to each new edition of this text. I have long recommended it to undergraduate and graduate students, and to colleagues who want to better understand the relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Now a classic has gotten even better, with expanded coverage of religion and gender politics, and the politics of sexual diversity. I recommend this highly to political scientists, sociologists, historians, and anyone interested in the myriad ways that politics and religion influence one another.