Religious Interests in Community Conflict

Paul A. Djupe (Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis) is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Denison University.Laura R. Olson (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clemson University.

• List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Toward a Fuller Understanding of Religion and Politics--Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. OlsonPart I: Moral Concerns2 God and Gaming: Community Conflict over a Proposed Indian Casino in West Michigan--James M. Penning & Andrew Storteboom3 Sweet Land of Liberty: The Gay Marriage Amendment in Nevada--David F. Damore, Ted G. Jelen, & Michael W. Bowers4 Clergy and Controversy: A Study of Clergy and Gay Rights in Columbus, Ohio--Paul A. Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel, & Anand Edward SokheyPart II: Social Justice5 Religious Interests in Community Collaboration: The Quiet Fight for Health Care in South Omaha--Sue E. S. Crawford6 Homelessness, Ecumenism, and Politics in Racine, Wisconsin--Laura R. OlsonPart III: Religion in the Public Square7 Religious Interests and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday in Greenville, South Carolina--James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Joshua Copeland, & Christine Rowland8 Salt Lake City's Main Street Plaza Controversy --J. Quin Monson & Kara L. NormanPart IV: Race Relations9 From Riots to Reconciliation: The Religious Interests Involved in Healing Cincinnati after Racial Unrest--Anand Edward Sokhey10 Unity in the Face of the Faceless: Clergy Opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in Northwest Arkansas--Franklyn C. NilesConclusion11 A Meditation on and Meta-analysis of the Public Presence of Religious Interests--Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. OlsonNotesReferencesAbout the ContributorsIndex

Students of religion and politics, as well as those interested in local political activities and community action, will benefit from this book... Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through practitioners. -- CHOICE