Beschreibung:
Djupe and Gilbert investigate how membership in organized religious bodies shapes the political life of members.
1. A theory of religious influence on political behavior; 2. Social networks and church structure: congregations, small groups, informal contacts; 3. Clergy influences and religious commitment reconsidered: reconciling old and new influences on political behavior; 4. Church-centered influences on public opinion; 5. The resourceful believer: generating civic skills in church; 6. The construction of political mobilization in churches; 7. Present but not accounted for: churches, institutional treatment, and gender differences in civic resources; 8. Conclusion.