Overview

Challenging a widespread belief that religious people are politically intolerant, Marie Ann Eisenstein offers compelling evidence to the contrary. In this surprising and significant book, she thoroughly re-examines previous studies and presents new research to support her argument that there is, in fact, a positive correlation between religious belief and practice and political tolerance in the United States. Eisenstein utilizes sophisticated new analytical tools to re-evaluate earlier data and offers persuasive new statistical evidence to support her claim that religiousness and political tolerance do, indeed, mix - and that religiosity is not the threat to liberal democracy that it is often made out to be.

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Author:   Marie A. Eisenstein
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
Imprint:   Baylor University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.344kg
ISBN:  

9781932792843

ISBN 10:   1932792848
Pages:   195
Publication Date:   30 January 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Politics of Tolerance 2 Christian Political Tolerance in Contemporary America 3 What Do Christian Congregants Say about Themselves? 4 Issue Attitudes, Religion, and Political Tolerance 5 Political Intolerance: Is It Really not about Religion? Appendices A Survey B Focus Group Session Script C """"Your Help Is Needed"""" Flier D Phone Script E Informed Consent Statement F Political Attitudes Questionnaire Notes References Index"

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Eisenstein has made a promising contribution to the growing literature on religion and politics in the US... Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students.-- CHOICE

Eisenstein has made a promising contribution to the growing literature on religion and politics in the US... Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students. -- CHOICE

Author Information

Marie A. Eisenstein (Ph.D. Purdue University) is Assistant Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs-Political Science, Indiana University Northwest.

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